Items of interest

On his journey Pascal always goes back to thinking about the life of Herta Müller who grew up in Romania and was persecuted by the Securitate. It makes his own physical suffering on the journey more bearable. http://www.hoerbuch-hamburg.de/hoerbuecher/mueller-immer-derselbe-schnee-und-immer-derselbe-onkel-2117/

A good book on the history of the Sinti and Roma, which can help build a better understanding of the often supressed people group. http://www.chbeck.de/Fings-Sinti-Roma/productview.aspx?product=16567028

Pascal came across the book this year and it inspired him. The peace of nature, but also people with the courage to speak up, are the subjects of the book. https://www.piper.de/buecher/der-klang-der-stille-isbn-978-3-86612-389-2

Pascal saw the film two years ago at the International Documentary Film Festival, Munich. It was the trigger for Pascal to learn more about Zen teachings.

The art of letting go doesn't first begin at the end of life, but now – if we let ourselves sink into the moment. One of the tips from Abbot Muho's book, which Pascal read and which inspired him to see life in a new way. https://www.piper.de/buecher/ein-regentropfen-kehrt-ins-meer-zurueck-isbn-978-3-8270-1338-5

A book that gave Pascal a new attitude to life, helping him go through it with more openness and enjoy the moment, live in the here and now, and not stress about what has been or what will be. https://www.amazon.de/Zen-gr%C3%B6sste-L%C3%BCge-aller-Zeiten/dp/3936018308/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503905503&sr=8-1&keywords=Zen+ist+die+gr%C3%B6%C3%9Fte+L%C3%BCge+aller+Zeiten

A book that Pascal read in 2003. Wolfgang Büscher sets off for Moscow, alone and on foot. Across three months he wanders through Poland, Belarus, and Russia, meeting funny, and some simply bizarre acquaintance along the way. https://www.rowohlt.de/taschenbuch/wolfgang-buescher-berlin-moskau.html