In a recent meditation when I asked for guidance on understanding why some humans choose to suffer emotionally and inflict suffering onto other humans who choose to remain in their lives; the words “Spiritual squalor” became apparent. The noun “squalor” is defined as- the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result… Continue reading Spiritual squalor to spiritual abundance
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Maslow and Hawkins
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs depicted above, is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. From the bottom of the hierarchy upwards, the needs are: physiological (food and clothing), safety (job security), love and belonging needs (friendship), esteem, and self-actualization. Criticized widely for… Continue reading Maslow and Hawkins
Gratitude and Spirit
The easiest way to being in Spirit consciousness is to be grateful for everything. Simple as this sounds, the practice of being grateful for everything is a lot harder to do. While being hard, its not impossible and in fact with persistent practice, it can become fun and easy. When I say grateful for everything,… Continue reading Gratitude and Spirit
You Choose, and I’ll Follow
As Caroline Myss writes elegantly in her book “The Anatomy of the Spirit”– “We all do live, at least periodically, within the illusion that we are in charge of our lives. We seek money and social status in order to have great power of choice so that we do not have to follow the choices… Continue reading You Choose, and I’ll Follow
Letting go
“Whatever comes, let it come. Whatever stays, let it stay. Whatever goes, let it go.” W.H.L. Poonja This quote is such a great reminder to gently let go, to unclasp, to non-attach, to allow Divine choice, divine plan and to follow the flow, to follow the path. All that has arrived now is so we… Continue reading Letting go
Paradise and the fallible mortal
“I am all too aware that fallible mortals can only take paradise in small doses. I am like that too. Part of me yearns toward transcendence and is filled with wonderful visions; part of me is still vexed by the corruption and injustice of the world I still live in. But then as I said,… Continue reading Paradise and the fallible mortal
Sangha
“Sangha is the Holy order of spiritual ancestors”-Buddhist affirmation. Sangha or community, includes everyone in our human circle. Whether we believe this or not, every human is a recycled spiritual form, including ourselves. We have been here before in a different form and we will return in another form. Which means to some extent we… Continue reading Sangha
Tonglen
As beautifully stated by Pema Chodron in her book When things fall apart, the practice of Tonglen- sending and receiving- is designed to awaken bodhichitta, to put us in touch with genuine noble heart. It is a practice of taking in pain and sending out pleasure and therefore completely turns around our well-established habit of… Continue reading Tonglen
Space
“Between stimulus and response, there is space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom“. -Viktor E. Frankl When I first read these lines several years ago, I was deeply intrigued. It became my ultimate goal to discover this “space” for myself. I was curious,… Continue reading Space