I know quite a few people who are not simply looking for a good job. I know people who are searching for their calling. These are people with a passion for life, capable of taking risks in order to follow their hearts. Carrying within themselves the flame of Promethean fire, these freedom-loving and deeply humane […]
“Many people long for the freedom and expansion that prosperity promises. Others already enjoy the relative freedom that comes with prosperity and discover that even that is not enough to endow their lives with meaning. There is no substitute for finding true purpose. The true or primary purpose of your life cannot be found on […]
A parable retold and interpreted by Eckhart Tolle, which illustrates through an example how we can practice the conscious “diminishing of the ego” in our lives. “The Zen master Hakuin lived in a town in Japan. He was highly respected, and many people sought his spiritual guidance. It happened that the teenage daughter of his […]
Here is an idea from Eckhart Tolle on how to consciously practice the sadhana of disappointment, which I find deeply inspiring. “A powerful spiritual practice is to consciously allow the diminishment of the ego when it happens and to not try to restore it. I recommend that you experiment with this from time to time. […]
In the past, I often facilitated trainings on “stress management” for teachers. They were organized on a voluntary basis – schools would present a list of different topics through which teachers could upgrade their qualifications, and they would choose. What struck me strongly back then was that the people who signed up for the stress […]
This is the title of one of the final chapters in Mariana Caplan’s book, “Halfway Up the Mountain: The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment”—“The Sadhana of Disillusionment.” What is written in it is something that is not often discussed, yet for me, it is exceptionally valuable. I believe it will be the same for […]
The presentation of the “roadblocks on the path to surrender as a way of life” would not be complete without introducing the third one: helping others in a way that blurs the boundaries between us and them. For people with spiritual values and sensitive hearts, this may turn out to be not only the greatest […]
Below is an excerpt from Thomas Moore’s book Care of the Soul, which I decided to share because it offers yet another perspective on the theme of normality through the prism of social consensus. This is yet another article that comments on this topic, following the articles on: First- and second-order reality (the tradition of […]
After presenting the first block to “surrender as a way of life” from Pamela Kribbe’s book—”God as an external authority“—it is now time to present the second. It is titled “Society’s ideals and standards as the second false idol.” “Another false god that distances you from your true spiritual energy is ‘society’: the standards and […]
At one period in my work, I conducted corporate trainings on the topic of stress management. Later, this topic evolved and became “time and stress management.” The lack of time itself was one of the main sources of stress, and that is why it had to be given special attention. That is how I became […]
I continue to present the ideas of Pamela Kribbe from her wonderful book Heart-Centered Living. In the previous article, the topic was surrender as a way of life, and now I will present the blockages that prevent us from letting go of control and relaxing in trust in the flow of life. In the language […]
To surrender (in English – to surrender) as a way of life is the capacity to let go of control and to trust the hidden wisdom of life. Enlightenment is also described with the word “surrender,” pointing to that turning point when, after long years of struggle and effort, the spiritual seeker capitulates, and in […]
