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Zaher Alkaei

Sit to save the world

“Zen meditation is not for you, not for your own pleasure, not for fun. Basically it is a pure ritual enactment of selflessness. It…

6 min readApr 5, 2021

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Sit to save the world

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Zaher Alkaei

On suicide, death, and other cheerful thoughts!

“I didn’t want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that’s really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like…

7 min readAug 27, 2020

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On suicide, death, and other cheerful thoughts!

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Zaher Alkaei

Ten very short poems

The far big mountain

1 min readMay 18, 2020

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Ten very short poems

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Zaher Alkaei

On being an antinatalist

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all.

6 min readApr 28, 2020

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On being an antinatalist

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Zaher Alkaei

How Zen philosophy and meditation spared me (and others) a lot of suffering

“Meditation is the preparation for the worst day of your life.”

7 min readMar 7, 2020

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How Zen philosophy and meditation spared me (and others) a lot of suffering

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Zaher Alkaei

My ‘Trips’ in Berlin

I grew up in an environment where all the men — including my father — smoked cigarettes. But while everyone else smoked in front of their…

8 min readFeb 20, 2020

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My ‘Trips’ in Berlin

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Zaher Alkaei

My first time in the psychiatry department

“Until you show some respect, I won’t talk to you!” said the doctor. “I am not obliged to treat you!” he added.

10 min readJan 2, 2020

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My first time in the psychiatry department

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Zaher Alkaei

Chris and my violin

“Can we play something together?” I looked at the young blond man who had asked me this question. He was smiling and carrying his guitar…

4 min readDec 20, 2019

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Chris and my violin

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Zaher Alkaei

We are all in the same boat!

“Stop! Don’t move!” I shouted. There were 28 of us, including two children (5 and 9 years old), three teenage siblings and maybe four or…

6 min readDec 15, 2019

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We are all in the same boat!

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Zaher Alkaei

Zaher Alkaei

I was born in Syria and have lived in Berlin, Germany since 2015. Besides being a violinist, a composer, a musicologist, and a linguist I enjoy writing stories.

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