One day, I received a strange letter. When I opened it, a mala with exactly 108 beads rolled out. The letter itself was a puzzle – exactly 108 words, no more and no less, an invitation to Gomde. There they had created a new space for meditation, a place where visitors could experience the transformative power of spatial experience and meditation, the encounter of architecture and nature, as well as inner reflection.

Honestly, children, I wasn't particularly interested in meditation at that time. But I knew "The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery."[3] And so, I set off because the number 108 had appeared to me in ancient texts, and it seemed to reveal symmetries too profound to be just coincidence. I had to explore this new pavilion. And if nothing else, I might be able to help the monks solve the most complex Sudoku."

let me tell you about the train ride to Gomde. It was quite an experience! The train's rhythmic clatter seemed to be in perfect harmony with my heartbeat as I gazed out of the window. The world outside was a canvas of nature's beauty, and it felt like "God used beautiful mathematics in creating the world."[4]. Trees, flowers, rivers – everything seemed to be dancing to an equation that only the universe understood.

I was suddenly interrupted by a voice. "All phenomena arise in mutual dependence."[5] said an elderly man sitting across from me. He introduced himself as a philosopher, I don´t remember everything but oh boy, did we have a chat!

He looked out of the window and said, "In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous,"[6] I couldn't help but nod in agreement. I told him how long I thought that nature seemed to follow mathematical laws But that I've been wondering, how does nature know that it must act according to them?"

The philosopher gave me a smile that had more wisdom in it than a library full of books. "The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass, God is waiting for you."[7] he said. That really got me thinking!

I told him about my struggle to find the connection between the logical and the spiritual. He simply started, "The goal of life, is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature."[8]

'But where does this natural law come from?' I asked, genuinely curious. The philosopher, replied, "The natural law is nothing other than the light of understanding placed in us by God; through it we know what we must do and what we must avoid. God has given this light or law at creation."[9]

And just like that, he left me with another puzzle. What a weird journey that was!"

Gomde's Divine Pavilion

"kids i know you are bored but i will come to an end.

so as I got closer to Gomde, I couldn't help but notice how the air seemed... fresher.

There was a kind of harmony in the sounds around me, and everything just felt... right.

"Without music, life would be a mistake."[10]

When I entered Gomde, my eyes were immediately drawn to this new pavilion.Sitting right there on the lawn in front of the main building. It was like nothing I'd ever seen before – as if nature itself had decided to become an architect! "Nature is the art of God."[11]

As the day came to a close, I found myself among a group of people gathering for meditation. I thought to myself, 'Why not give it a try while I'm here?' So, I joined them.

Walking barefoot across the cool floor, "Trees, flowers, green grass, water – this combination, even if we just look, heals our stress, worries, and anxiety. It brings mental peace, tranquility, lightness. On top of that, we feel wiser. It has so much power,”[12] I thought.

The pavilion was so well integrated into the landscape that, while meditating, I felt as if I was sitting alone in the forest. Its minimalist design turned my focus inward, to my own thoughts and sensations.

The acoustic design of the pavilion amplified the natural sounds around us – the rustling leaves, the chirping birds, and the wise words of the lama. "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment,"[13] he said.

There I was, a man who had spent his life decoding the divine, but what if the real understanding was in just being present? "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." [14] What if the real discovery wasn't in the numbers I was always chasing, but in just being there, in the here and now? In that quiet moment, I understood – the new reality I was seeking wasn't about solving a code. It was about living it. Those 108 beads from the mala weren't a code to crack; they were 108 little reminders to stay in the present.

I felt changed, kids. Not just a 'had a good vacation' kind of change, but a shift in how I viewed my work as a mathematician. "For conversion is a kind of change,"[15] I realized.

In the weeks that followed, I developed a new theory. I called it 'The Divine Algorithm,' a testament to my journey beyond numbers."

[1] Galileo Galilei

[2] Albert Einstein, The Quotable Einstein

[3] Anais Nin

[4] Paul Dirac

[5] Nagarjuna__Madhyamika

[6]Aristotle

[7]Werner Heisenberg

[8] Joseph Campbell - Joseph Campbell Companion

[9] Aquinas Summa Theologiae

[10] Friedrich Nietzsche "Twilight of the Idols"

[11]Thomas Aquinas

[12] Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche__Gomde Teachings

[13]Buddha

[14]Søren Kierkegaard

[15]Aquinas, Summa Theologica