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 […]
“*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 […]
“Your salvation comes not in the action of another, but in your own reaction.” Neale Donald Walsch Taking responsibility for our lives is the only place where true and deep changes begin. These are changes that we first implement within ourselves, and only then do we see them reflected in external circumstances. Until we realize—not […]
“Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone. You won’t find glory at the center of safety, but at its edge. You won’t find love at a place where you are covered, but in the space where you are exposed. You gotta take some risks. You have to not only pick up the dice, […]
Below is a translation of a discourse by Osho on human relationships, which comments on the seemingly paradoxical question of whether it is better to be alone or with someone else, if in both cases we are unhappy. The Question: I am afraid of loneliness. At the moment I am not in a relationship—something I […]
This is a wonderful parable about three monks in a Taoist monastery who had different opinions on a matter involving a snail. “Once, two monks were walking in the garden of a Taoist monastery. Suddenly, one of them saw a snail crawling on the path. The second monk, his spiritual brother, inadvertently almost stepped on […]
“Nothing can happen because meditation, God, and prayer are not matters of technique. You can learn the technique, but nothing will happen until the question is first heard, until it becomes a deep longing within you for which you can stake your life—until it becomes a matter of life and death, until it penetrates the […]
“The change we’re looking for is inside our hearts. Events are always effects. One day people love you; the next day you’re their target. One day things are going smoothly; the next day it feels like you’re a total failure. There will always be ups and downs in life. They are part of the human […]
“A young monk took his vows, and his first task at the monastery was to help the other monks hand-copy the church regulations, psalms, laws, and so on. After working for a week, the young monk noticed that all the monks were copying these materials from previous copies, not from the original. Surprised by this […]
