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Tips, practices, and teachings for living a happier, more awakened life.
Learn to handle painful emotions and destructive beliefs in a mindful, healthy way.
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Act 1: Essence, personality, ego & suffering
(Many) Musicians, researchers, therapists, and spiritual paths agree on this…
It happened to all of us,
and is happening to...
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Three levels of karma:
1. "Spiritual" karma:
That's the most famous one.
It relates to past lives, reincarnations, etc.
It can be helpful if you use it in certain ways,
but for most people, it's more...
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Here's a question that came in from David (I changed his name for privacy).
It's so common that I wanted to share it with everyone - for us to learn together.
And while it speaks of Judaism and A...
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When Helen Schucman and William (‘Bill’) Thetford, two professors of Medical Psychology at Columbia University, were having a hard time in their professional relationships, Bill awakened to the realization that ‘there must be another way.’
And...
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I get asked a lot,
“What do you mean when you say that we see different realities, different worlds?”;
And “What does it mean that we each live in our own universe, our own reality?”
Well,...
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The most important day in the Jewish tradition is both beautiful and terrible.
It is also a great example of why I chose a spiritual path over a religious path -
and why I can never relate to any religious narrative...
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Pain and suffering are a serious issue.
But sometimes the best way to learn - and to remember - how to deal with it all,
is through a joke.
As the Course in Miracles says -
part of the problem is that we are...
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Who got it right - the east or the west?
Yes, you can see spirituality in the west, and psychology in the east.
But by and large, the west focuses on psychology.
The east on spirituality.
But the fact is that you...
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“Once you have recognized that there are other realities,
other than the one you have been familiar with,
your life starts to change.
I don’t care whether you got it from a joint;
whether...
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I used to hate my birthday.
It was a combination of unpleasant experiences,
expectations that didn’t get met, and, of course,
hating myself.
And then, in 1995, the biggest tragedy of my life happened:
My...
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A Bedouin was walking with his son in the hot, unforgiving desert.
Their camel was all they had.
It was their hope for survival, too.
One day, after a long journey, they arrived in a small town.
All they...
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"Simply do this:
Be still, and lay aside all thoughts of what you are and what God is;
all concepts you have learned about the world;
all images you hold about yourself.Empty your mind of everything it thinks is...
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In a mother’s womb were two twin babies.
The first baby asked the other:
“Do you believe in life after delivery?”
The other baby replied, “Of course.
There has to be...
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We all want a happier, better life.
Consciously and unconsciously, we run away from pain and towards happiness.
But what is the key to happiness?
It seems that humans struggled with this question forever.
A Course...
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Following our FREE MEDITATION TRAINING on how to meditate (click here to join),
we received great reviews and some questions from people who wanted to deepen their practice and understanding of how to meditate.
Join us for...