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: Spirituality
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,…
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 Spiritual Growth Requires Time In Solitude
I’m happy to report that my new projects are coming along, albeit quite slowly due to what could be called “creative overflow.” One idea led to another idea, and then another, so before long, I found myself with too many choices to follow and not enough time to do it all. :-) Since each of these choices entailed a learning…
How to Dissolve the Ego to Find Happiness & Fulfillment
Once upon a time, a Persian king was coming out of his palace for a morning walk when he met a beggar. He stopped and asked the man, “What do you want?” The beggar laughed saying, “You are asking me this as if you could fulfill my desire!” Offended, the king replied, “Of course I can fulfill your desire, I…
How To Dismiss the Ego To Discover Your Inner Voice
The word ego is common in our everyday language, although it’s usually used to refer to someone’s self-importance, pride, or arrogance, as when we say that such and such has a “big ego.” Psychologists also speak of a “healthy ego” when an individual seems to be a well-adjusted, productive member of society. But the ego is more complex and dynamic…
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…