{"id":126272,"date":"2017-04-19T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zelfkennis.nu\/lees-mij\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T14:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T12:40:20","slug":"read-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zelfkennis.nu\/en\/read-me\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Read me&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;780px&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;780px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_all_caps=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;on&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Tekst-gele achtergrond-met rand&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#fff2d7&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3%|3%|3%|3%&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;8px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#dcb385&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;on&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Read me<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #4a0707;\">&#8216;Read me&#8217;, that\u2019s how manuals usually start. But this is more of a preface with <\/span><span style=\"color: #4a0707;\">some explanation about how this website came into being and how it &#8216;works&#8217;. This website is informative and offers a &#8216;manual&#8217; for becoming autodidactically free within and for blossoming into self-realization. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment\">This informative website has no financial purpose whatsoever. Topics that are dear to me as the compiler, and that in my experience lead to inner liberation, are discussed. Words are needed for that\u2014many more words than are nowadays common on websites. The goal is to be explicit and in-depth.<br \/>The website offers practical actions and descriptions of inner attitudes that work liberatingly, if applied continuously. You will naturally encounter them. It is, in fact, a practical manual and not just a theoretical treatise. A manual for becoming a &#8216;true&#8217; human being, a person who realizes themselves and comes into full bloom through self-reflection. In essence, a modern <span class=\"tooltips  bubblewidth_550 custom_m_bubble\" style=\"\" title=\"&lt;em&gt;Shastra&lt;\/em&gt; (\u015a\u0101stra - \u0936\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930) is a Sanskrit word that means &lt;em&gt;prescription, manual, compendium or treatise&lt;\/em&gt;. The word is usually used as a suffix for technical or specialized knowledge of practice in a certain (scientific or philosophical) field. In this case, a spiritual-philosophical treatise that teaches, advises, and creates assignments for those who want to learn to live in accordance with their &quot;intention&quot;.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;comment&quot;&gt;Selfknowledge Now is a so-called &lt;em&gt;syncretic&lt;\/em&gt; shastra, because it unites different spiritual-philosophical principles into a new coherence. Certain elements from the philosophy of the Fourth Way have been made compatible on Selfknowledge Now with those of Vedic philosophy. From study and practical experience of the author, new interpretations and meanings of age-old principles have also emerged.&lt;br \/&gt;This is called &lt;em&gt;syncretic&lt;\/em&gt;, and this term comes from Greek (originally from Plutarch) and stands for the process of uniting \/ integrating different spiritual-philosophical principles.\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Shastra<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"comment\"><a class=\"et_pb_lightbox_image \" href=\"https:\/\/www.zelfkennis.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/contemplatie-kl-e1492606306467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-117229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zelfkennis.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/contemplatie-kl-e1492606306467.jpg\" alt=\"Reading in silence\" width=\"296\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zelfkennis.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/contemplatie-kl-e1492606306467.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.zelfkennis.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/contemplatie-kl-e1492606306467-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a>I started this website in order not to have to write a book. Books must be paid for, whereas this website is free, accessible to everyone, and contains all kinds of &#8216;chapters&#8217;. A book is linear, from the first to the last page\u2014Zelfkennis Nu is not. You can surf freely, crisscross through all the texts, and let yourself be guided by what attracts you. <span class=\"tooltips  bubblewidth_500 custom_m_bubble\" style=\"\" title=\"In-depth explanation\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Brown words<\/span><\/span> provide a pop-up with a deeper explanation.<br \/><span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Read more about it &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a&gt;here&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>Brown italics<\/em><\/span><\/span> lead you to another relevant page.<\/p>\n<p class=\"comment\">Selfknowledge Now is a slow-food website for anyone who wants to delve into the essence of inner liberation without spiritual fuss. That cannot be done in a quick fix. But lovers of spiritual-philosophical fast-food are also taken into account! For them, there are the pages <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Read them &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.zelfkennis.nu\/stellingen\/&quot;&gt;here&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>Statements<\/em><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Check them &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.zelfkennis.nu\/release-yourself\/&quot;&gt;here&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><em>Release Yourself<\/em><\/span><\/span> with a lot of aphorisms that could invite reflection in contemplation, and thereby still provide an entry into the rest of the pages.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy reading!<br \/>Michiel Koperdraat<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zelfkennis.nu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/verginaster-nieuw-200.svg\" alt=\"cropped-zelfkennis-app-logo.png\" width=\"95\" height=\"95\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->jQuery(document).ready(function( $ ){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\/\/ Get page title<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->var pageTitle = $(\"title\").text();<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\/\/ Change page title on tab switch<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->$(window).blur(function() {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->$(\"title\").text(\"READ A LITTLE MORE!\");<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->\/\/ Make normal title come back again<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->$(window).focus(function() {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->$(\"title\").text(pageTitle);<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->});<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selfknowledge.today is mainly informative. 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