Our relationship to happiness is an interesting one. Being happy is one of many people’s biggest goals, and yet people often struggle with being happy. It’s one of the goals many spiritual seekers have and why they come to the spiritual path. In general, I’ve found that there are at least three different types of […]
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It is a strange time that we live in. Thanks to the Internet, we can disseminate all kinds of information across all kinds of borders to people of all walks of life–so long as they can access the Internet. This is wonderful! However, we can also create any and all kinds of beliefs and find
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Anyone who realizes anything on this spiritual path typically goes through a humbling process. It’s humbling to see that we aren’t who we thought we were. It’s humbling to see that many of our assumptions about life aren’t true. It’s humbling to see how much suffering we’ve caused ourselves and others. It’s humbling to know
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People spend a lot of time trying to succeed. They try to succeed at looking attractive. They try to succeed at making money. They try to succeed at winning arguments They try to succeed at starting a family. They try to succeed at maintaining a family. Some even try to succeed at having the most
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Many spiritual paths go to great lengths to lay claim to “the Truth.” But the reality is no one owns the truth. If anything, we are owned by it. Yet somehow, people (individually or in specific spiritual traditions) claim to have it. They know it, and they can give it to you. That last part
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