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How to and Why Write a Spiritual Journal

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“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”  ~William Wordsworth If you are reading this blog, chances are you have embarked upon a spiritual path seeking to discover your authentic self and purpose in life. One powerful tool to help along the way is a spiritual journal. This post describes my definition of a [...]

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How to Learn

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Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. In doing so, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Otherwise you impose yourself on the object and do not learn. Basho

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Alchemy of the Universe

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A farmer who hasn’t planted seeds won’t have a harvest. Nor will he if he doesn’t tend his plants, water them, weed them, nurture them, protect them, and fertilize them. Yet it is important to realize that for all of his work, it is not the farmer who causes the seed to grow. It is [...]

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Naked in Eden: A Review

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My friend and fellow blogger, Robin Easton of Naked in Eden, has just released her first book, “Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest”. It is with great honor and pleasure that her publicist sent me a review copy. This is one book you won’t be able to put down. Through [...]

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20 iPhone Apps for Personal Growth and Spiritual Development

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A guest post by Anna Miller We buy gadgets and enjoy technology for a variety of reasons – utility, status, knowledge and fashion feature at the top of the list. But technology can help boost your personal growth and help you develop spiritually as well, as these 20 iPhone apps prove: Meditator – Meditation TimerMeditator: [...]

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The Sevenfold Path of Peace

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When we are at peace within our own hearts, we shall be at peace with everyone and with our Mother, the Earth. When we recognize that our planet itself is a living organism co-evolving with humankind, we shall become worthy of stewardship. When we see ourselves as stewards of our planet and not as owners [...]

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Right Livelihood

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Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and talk alms of those who work for joy. For if you bake bread with indifference, you bake a bitter bread that [...]

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Utilizing the Law of Attraction

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by Jack Canfield The law of attraction states that you will attract into your life–whether wanted or unwanted–whatever you give your energy, focus, and attention to. You are constantly giving off vibrations of energy when you think and feel. These vibrations can be picked up and received by other people. That’s why people say, “he [...]

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