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Imagine that the universe is a great spinning engine. You want to stay near the core of the thing - right in the hub of the wheel - not out at the edg...more

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The Yogic scriptures say that God responds to the sacred prayers and efforts of human beings in any way whatsoever that mortals choose to worship - ju...more

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Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.

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Il bel far niente means 'the beauty of doing nothing'... [it] has always been a cherished Italian ideal. The beauty of doing nothing is the goal of al...more

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There is a reason they call God a presence - because God is right here, right now. In the present is the only place to find Him, and now is the only t...more

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Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender

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This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for our most complicated feelings of ...more

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Liz: What's it like in hell?Ketut: Same like heaven. Universe is a circle, Liss. To up, to down -- all same, at end.Liz: Then how can you tell the dif...more

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I asked, "You mean, you might as well spend your life going upward, through the happy places, since heaven and hell - the destinations - are the same ...more

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But it is my understanding that the health of the planet is affected by the health of every individual on it. As long as even two souls are locked in ...more

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... "The world is afflicted with death and decay, therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world," says an old Buddhist teaching. In...more