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Back to SearchE138: The Gap Between Reality and Preference
Inner suffering is not caused by what happens, but by our preferences about what should or shouldn’t have happened—the gap between reality and what w…
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E137: The Sacred Art of Acceptance
Reality is simply the unfolding of countless causes across time, and our problems arise when we resist what is, rather than accept it. Our minds beco…
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E136: The Root of All Stress—Resistance to Reality
Stress and suffering arise not from external events but from our internal resistance to them—based on our inner preferences, fears, and desires towar…
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E135: The Yoga of Wisdom—The Path to Liberation
Jnana Yoga is the path of wisdom through which one contemplates the vastness of creation until the personal mind dissolves into the infinite. God is …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
E134: Why You Feel Open or Closed—The Real Meaning of Spiritual Growth
When we’re open, we feel joy, love, and inspiration; when closed, we feel heavy, sad, and lifeless. Most people try to fix these varying states by ou…
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E133: Freedom Through Surrender — The Real Work of the Spiritual Path
There are two viable spiritual paths: one is reaching upwardly to touch your higher self, and the other is working inwardly to release the blockages …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
E132: Beyond Faith — The Logic of Letting Go
Spirituality is not about blind faith but about our deep understanding of the truth: suffering arises because we resist or cling to specific experien…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
E131: Right Understanding — The Journey Back to the Self
At its core, right understanding means focusing on the difference between consciousness and the objects of consciousness—the one and the many. If we …
1 month, 4 weeks ago
E130: Ceasing to Contract Consciousness
Consciousness is the most important aspect of existence, without which nothing has meaning. We suffer because we contract our awareness onto one smal…
2 months ago
E129: Using Daily Moments for Spiritual Growth
The spiritual journey begins not with lofty mystical pursuits but with the practical, inner decision to handle reality as it unfolds. Most of our suf…
2 months ago