In my time as a spiritual teacher and as someone paying attention to people on the spiritual path for a lot of years, I’ve seen some really crazy things. I mean really CRAZY things. But one of the crazier things is simply this: People deny their own spiritual experiences. Now, I’m not talking about some […]
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Doing inner work is a central part of the process of dissolving ego attachments. If we don’t know what we’re attached to, we won’t give up those attachments. It’s simple like that. In saying that, the emphasis of inner work on the path to spiritual freedom is about letting go of things. Conversely, many people
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Death. It is a fundamental part of our existence. This is one of my many human truths that we must realize and surrender to. In surrender, it is very natural to grieve. However, acceptance of death and grief are not things that I’ve found many people to be good at. In fact, many people whole-heartedly
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Jim Tolles is a spiritual teacher who offers an array of spiritual classes to help people realize spiritual freedom. Most classes are available online.
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Way back in 2011, I wrote a blog post called “How to Build Your Sandcastle.” It’s about how spiritual awakening shows us that our egos are nothing but temporary structures. During some of the more active phases of ego dissolution, it feels like water is washing out the foundation right from underneath us. The solid
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