Do you ever feel torn between wanting to make things happen and wanting to just let go? That is, between the urge to take action and the desire to surrender and let the Universe take care of everything? It is quite the conundrum because the ego-mind always wants to feel in control, but something deeper within wants to release emotions…
Category: Nonduality
Guidelines to a Mindful Life: How to Break Free From Emotional Traps
Does your life feel like a series of repeating stories? The faces may change, the circumstances may look different, but the underlying themes remain the same: relationships that don’t nourish you, conflicts that leave you drained, or events that trigger all-too-familiar, painful emotions. It’s like you’re in a loop of recurrent situations. These cycles stem from subconscious patterns that weave…
Why Spiritual Awakening Feels Like Losing Yourself (and Why That Is a Good Thing)
When we talk about spiritual awakening, we often refer to feelings of clarity, inner freedom, or bliss, but the path to get there rarely feels so simple. More often than not, we encounter innumerable distractions fueled by two powerful forces that get in the way and stall our progress: resistance and fear. Both are natural aspects of the spiritual journey,…
Uranus in Gemini: A Reset of the Mind Toward Reinvention and Freedom
As Uranus, the cosmic rebel, moves into Gemini (from July 7th, 2025 to May 22nd, 2033), the winds of change will start a new era that will completely reshape the ways we think, speak, learn, and engage in the world. Uranus brings revolution wherever it goes, and in the air sign of Gemini—the sign of duality, language, thought, and youthful…
From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust: Breaking the Cycle of Inner Conflict
Self-doubt is a silent saboteur. It sneaks in when you want to change direction or are about to try something new, making you feel that you’re not ready or good enough or that you don’t have what it takes. It shows up as overthinking or as false humility. It may simply deflate you with a sense of “What’s the point?”…
Spiritual Awakening vs. Emotional Baggage: Why Growth Can Feel So Hard
Spiritual awakening can seem hard, but it is your true state. You create imaginary obstacles, based on the idea of being deficient in some way, but you are always at the threshold of your own liberation. You just don’t know when you’re ripe for your ultimate destination, so all you can do it try to dissolve your ego at every…
Why Most Spiritual Teachings on Happiness Are Wrong
We all yearn for happiness. And now, everywhere we turn we see books, teachers, and traditions offering methods to cultivate it. Meditations, affirmations, and gratitude practices, even renunciation are often prescribed as pathways to happiness. But what if all these methods are missing the point? What if happiness is not something to be attained but something that emerges when all…