Personal Development
How to purify our life
15/10/2007
So much in our lives is intoxicating. Toxic eating habits, toxic emotions, toxic thoughts, toxic beliefs. Not to mention what TV, radio, and the internet throw at us continuously. If we decide to take a break from all that and to purify our lives for the healthier and happier, it can be difficult to know where to start. Though identifying the source of the filth may give us some valuable clues.
We are all fundamentally made up of the same stuff: bodies, senses, emotions, and thoughts that all overlap to a certain extent. And the way each of those parts interact with the others and with the outside world determines to a great extent our health and happiness. Maintaining a good balance is key to leading the most fulfilling life in the physical, emotional, moral and intellectual realms. Read More...
We are all fundamentally made up of the same stuff: bodies, senses, emotions, and thoughts that all overlap to a certain extent. And the way each of those parts interact with the others and with the outside world determines to a great extent our health and happiness. Maintaining a good balance is key to leading the most fulfilling life in the physical, emotional, moral and intellectual realms. Read More...
8 steps from meditation to true contemplation
13/07/2007
The scholarly approach I usually take on this website and blog would be meaningless if it didn’t translate into our day-to-day lives. It should go without saying that intellectual endeavour, spirituality, and everyday life should balance each other out so that they produce the most harmonious experience of the world possible. So now that I have set a workable theoretical background through other posts on this blog, I will start addressing the more down-to-earth concerns we may have, whether we are already advanced in the spiritual career or not.
As I have spent some time describing the importance of desire and contemplation, I thought I would start with a short how-to approach to meditation and prayer that will help us engage in the “art of contemplation”, which is at the root of an infinite progression towards our ideal. Read More...
As I have spent some time describing the importance of desire and contemplation, I thought I would start with a short how-to approach to meditation and prayer that will help us engage in the “art of contemplation”, which is at the root of an infinite progression towards our ideal. Read More...