“It is easy to hate and difficult to love. This is how the world is structured, and how things within it work. All good things are difficult to achieve, and bad things are very easy to obtain.”— Confucius The opposite message is just as valid. Osho, for example, writes that striving toward difficult things is […]
“If you do not align yourself with God, you cannot perceive Him.” — Unknown Author The opposite is also true—one must bow very low to be able to see the face of God. However, if this is your thought for the day, do not bow down, but stand tall. Feel with every cell of your […]
When I speak of faith as a source of inner strength that helps us endure the greatest pain in our lives, I do not mean religious faith. I mean spiritual intelligence, which arises from inner knowing rather than from belief in rules imposed by an external doctrine to be followed. Perhaps this was best […]
“Pain purifies; suffering gives understanding.”— Osho “There is no coming to consciousness without pain.”— C. G. Jung In the world of the Spirit, pain is sacred because it has meaning – it brings understanding and purifies the heart. A spiritual teacher – Osho – and a psychiatrist – Jung – are saying the same thing: […]
A primary characteristic of a mentally healthy person is the successful integration of the “shadow” side of their psyche and the achievement of inner wholeness. The defining trait of an enlightened person is exactly the same—they are whole. And the glue that binds our fragmented parts together is called love. Thaddeus Golas: “There is no […]
The Orphan is the very first of the archetypes described in Carol Pearson’s book The Hero Within. It marks the beginning of the journey toward oneself, starting with the feeling that we are weak and small, in need of someone else to come and help us. The painful experiences of feeling alone and orphaned are […]
“*The most important factor to bear in mind when we try to understand a relationship is the sad fact that people lie. They lie to themselves, to their family and friends, to their spouse and beloved, and often even to their God! They often see themselves, as well as the relationship they are in, through […]
“We must understand that evolution is achieved through conflict. Criticism, dispute, differences in opinions and ideas are catalysts. The essence of harmony does not mean the blissful ideal we imagine to exist in the ‘perfect relationship.’ Bliss is not growth. It comes at times, as a result of struggle. Harmony can coexist with the contradiction […]
“*Remember: you are constantly in the process of self-creation. In every moment you decide who you are and what you are. You decide this primarily through the choices you make about what you feel passion for… To be ‘in the spiritual game’ means to devote your entire consciousness, your entire body, and your entire soul […]
One of the symptoms of depression is the loss of interest in things that previously felt attractive to us – such as meeting friends or engaging in various forms of entertainment. The same also characterizes the process of spiritual transformation, of which depression is an inevitable part (see the article Nigredo). Self-knowledge is a deeply […]
“When you argue with reality you lose, but only 100% of the time.” Byron Katie
“For it is only when they can accept responsibility for all of it that they can achieve the power to change part of it. So long as you entertain the notion that there is something or someone else out there ‘doing it’ to you, you disempower yourself to do anything about it. Only when you […]
