emotional independence – Page 19

A Living Teacher or Acceptance

September 29, 2009
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The Sufis say that the way to find God is either through a living teacher or, failing that, is through acceptance. Acceptance of all things that come to you without judging them. The way of accepting all things without complaining or feeling bad is to know tha...

What Is A Person’s True Character

September 2, 2009
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If I treated Paul with great kindness and generosity, he would praise me at my funeral as being the most wonderful man who ever lived. But if I also treated John with cruelty and cheated him every chance I could, he would have only terrible things to say. The...

Answer The Question; “Why Am I Here?” An Explanation of Limitations, Business Success, Life Purpose, and Regaining Motivation

August 31, 2009
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When we are young we ask the question of why am I here. This is normal for most people. Some have stopped asking and forgot they asked at all, and others still ask no matter how old they are. We look for an answer, ask our parents, teachers, anyone, but do no...

Groups And Identification, Living In A Cage

July 28, 2009
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Prejudice is considered incorrect behaviour, yet we create it and place it upon ourselves. To say that we do things because we are a Kiwi, Canadian, Indian, Jew, Christian, Chinese and so on, is to place that stereotype upon ourselves. An animal in a cage is ...

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The Need For Mass Stimulation

July 6, 2009
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People feed on exhilaration due to chemical reactions taking place within the body that are produced by the body in certain situations automatically on its own. Sometimes these exhilarating feelings we get are not frequent enough to satisfy the body's need fo...

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Self-Directed Brainwashing

June 25, 2009
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Brainwashing is a term that has a negative connotation, yet it is the only method by which we can improve our lives and achieve any goal we desire. The concept of brainwashing is to wash out the brain, meaning thoughts, beliefs, personality, and replace it wit...

What Comes First, Desire Or Thought

June 18, 2009
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When we are born, the first pure desire we have is a desire to eat. The infant does not think about food, it feels hunger and wants to eat. It then smells the mothers milk in her breast and moves towards the food source. Desire preceded thought. In time, a ...

Sticks And Stones May Break Your Bones, But Names Can Never Hurt You

June 7, 2009
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There is so much truth to that saying, we all heard it, and now as adults, how many of us actually understand it and have it as part of our lives. But on the other hand, when a mystical teaching tells us to acquire equanimity and not be affected by other peo...

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How You Are Ruled By Acquired Opinions, And How To Be Free

May 31, 2009
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"God created all creatures equal, except man. To man, He gave freedom of choice." This thought is what my grandfather always told me, and now 30 years later, it struck me that our being and personality, our potential and our actualization, are not equal. What...

Enlightenment Requires The Experience Of Deep Emotion

May 27, 2009
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Deep emotion, in order to be experienced, requires a deep relaxation of the body. Either fear of emotions or a desire not to feel them because of what comes with the experience of that deep love and emotion, causes a physical tension which traps the emotions w...

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