Religions and other spiritual traditions have a variety of explicit and implicit goals. Some of the explicit goals of many religions and spiritual traditions include trying to offer safety for the spiritual follower, social identity by connecting with others with similar beliefs, communal safety through everyone following the same rules, and other things. Some of […]
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There are a number of beautiful outcomes from spiritual inner work, and spiritual humility is definitely one of them. Humility helps us to see our place in the grand scheme of life and to embrace this reality. It leads us towards greater appreciation for being alive and having whatever we may have whether it is
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Spiritual awakening is a powerful shift, and often during the initial moments and days after awakening, a person can feel intensely open and connected. But then that experience fades, and they return–at least partially–to the reality of the ego self they’ve created and the world in which they live. That return can bring
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A lot of the initial aspects of the spiritual path involve inner work simply because we are deeply attached to our stories and our pain. These attachments create a definitive healing phase for many people to release numerous issues that are being held onto. While some people attempt to bypass this healing phase and jump
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Craving is definitely one of the more uncomfortable issues that can arise for people. It can have that uneasy, itchy, I-gotta-do-something feeling that makes people feel a need to take action. Sometimes, that craving is very clear like craving sugar. Sometimes, craving is ambiguous. We feel like we want something, but we don’t know what.
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