Do you ever think of meditation for emotional healing? Most people think that anything that has to do with emotions belongs to psychology, but since a psychological approach is within the realm of the mind, it is narrower than a spiritual approach, which encompasses but also goes beyond the mind. Spirituality is not about following a bunch of ideas or…
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Creativity as Spiritual Practice: Why a Creative Endeavor Is Sacred Work
The world is in disarray, and this affects us all on some level, as we try to focus on our day-to-day lives. The destructive energy of the world has a negative effect on everyone. Perhaps you feel more anxious, irritable, or confused. Maybe you lack enthusiasm or your usual capacity for concentration. Or you feel easily overwhelmed and have a…
Discover the Power of Silence To Master the Ego-Mind
Have you noticed that your mind is always active, except when you’re deeply asleep and not dreaming? You’re either talking to other people, talking to yourself, or reacting to your life-movie. You’re focused on your activities, interactions, and all the things you read and hear throughout the day. If there’s a moment of silence, you probably feel the pressure of…
Why You Need Super-Conscious States To Be Truly Free
We all want to be free, because freedom is our true nature. It’s this inherent quality of the soul that drives you to seek a way out of anything that feels constrictive—pain, limitations, disease, injustice, oppression, and so on. But the ego-mind distorts this natural yearning with the belief that freedom is something external to yourself. Drawing your attention outwards…
Guidelines To Deepen Your Spiritual Path
The concept of spirituality was equated to that of religion for a very long time, so the spiritual path was restricted and tainted with a variety of rules and dogmas. Now things are beginning to change, as more people are listening to the natural yearning of their soul, seeking to experience and expand Divine Consciousness by removing what blocks self-awareness…
3 Reasons Why Daily Meditation Is Essential
I’ve always perceived life as energy, but in my 20s, while I was on a “personal retreat” of deep introspection in almost complete isolation, it was much easier to observe the fluctuations of energy within and around me, since all the usual distractions of the external world weren’t there. It was just me and my emotional baggage. Since it was…
Life Is a Powerful Meditation
If you have ever attempted to meditate, you know how challenging it can be. Your mind rushes from one thought to the next, taking you from past to future events and back, in a relentless chatter; your body feels all sorts of discomforts, and even the slightest external noise grabs your attention. Before you know it, you are so distracted…