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Letting Go: The Spiritual Way to inner freedom(part one)
There is a yearning in the silent parts of the human heart, which is above all other yearnings–the yearning to be free. Not just free, politically or socially, but inner free: free of remorse, free of resentment, free of the obsessive desire to dominate, free of the chains of attachment so imperceptible to us, and…
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Discovering Your Mission by Spiritual Sensitivity(part three)
Finding Courage to live in Uncertainty and Grow The purpose found in spiritual awareness is not fixed and static. As people develop and transform, they may change their perception of purpose. Such fluidity may be disturbing, particularly in societies that focus on assurance and predictability. But spiritual awareness is that uncertainty is not a defect,…
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Discovering Your Mission by Spiritual Sensitivity(part two)
Ceasing to Hold on to Ego and Illusion One of the greatest barriers on the way to the purpose is the ego or man-made identity formed under the influence of past experience, social roles, and personal stories. As the ego serves an effective purpose in exploring the world, it is also capable of causing illusion,…
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Discovering Your Mission by Spiritual Sensitivity(part one)
Introduction In a society where everyone is in a constant state of flux, outside approval and material success, most individuals end up posing a question as old as time itself: Why am I here? Although access to information, technology and opportunity are at an all time high; it is still easy to feel empty or…
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Mind, Body and Spirit: The Art of Living in Balance(part two)
Interconnection of Mind, Body and Spirit The mind, body and spirit are discussable as independent entities, but when it comes to practice, they cannot be separated. The dimensions affect and facilitate one another. The mind may be overwhelmed and the body may be tense and the spirit may be disconnected. In case of body neglect,…
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Mind, Body and Spirit: The Art of Living in Balance(part one)
In the world, full of movement, a rush in the world of technology and growing requirements on human attention, the issue of balance has become one of the most significant issues of the modern world. It is not unusual to hear that people are urged to achieve, create and do but little is done concerning…
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Spiritual Development: How to have Faith in the invisible(part three)
Connection and the Collective Dimension of the Unseen Spiritual development is not merely a personal thing but it is also a group aspect. The unseen usually has to do with letting go of the doubtful and acknowledging the embedded relationship between all creatures. In most spiritual traditions, it is stressed that humanity possesses a common…
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Spiritual Development: How to have Faith in the invisible(part two)
The Role of Faith in Having Faith in the Unseen One of the most widespread ways through which individuals can describe their association with the unseen is faith. Faith is commonly related with religion but it also exists beyond conventional faiths. Faith is simply a profound belief in something bigger than one self, be it…
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Spiritual Development: How to have Faith in the invisible(part one)
One of the most dramatic and radical experiences a human being can undergo is spiritual growth. Unlike physical advancement, which is quantifiable in terms of material advancement (in the form of wealth, rank, or bodily achievement), spiritual progress takes place mostly in the unseen worlds of belief, faith, intuitiveness, and inner-knowledge. It is a very…
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The Strength of Inside Silence in a Dumb World(part three)
The Nurturing of Inner Silence in our everyday Life. Inner silence is not formed by isolating oneself from society and living in complete silence. It starts with some little, deliberate steps. One of the most effective is meditation. Spending a few minutes a day sitting and watching the breath can bring about tremendous changes in…