Tag: awakening
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Ego and Mental Illness
I have had an opportunity to observe those with mental illness. What I have observed is that they have extremely over active egos. This is particular true of those who exhibit paranoid symptoms. These individuals perceive slights and project harm when it does not exist in reality. What I believe is happening is that many…
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Accepting Unconditional Love
The Via Dell’Amore or Trail for Lovers is the hiking trail along the cliffs of Cinque Terra in the Italian Riviera connecting the five small villages here. In this place is where I experienced unconditional love. As I approached the trailhead, I needed to pay five Euros to enter the trail to an attendant. As…
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Peace on Earth through Nonjudgment
Cinque Terra also known as the five lands rests on the cliffs of the Italian Riviera with beautiful views and breathtaking panoramas. I found a Catholic Church perched on top of a mountain facing the sea. As I sat in the pews, I wept for the death of Jesus who raised his Kundalini and was…
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The Magic of the Present Moment
I completed the first part of my trip and headed to Monterosso in Cinque Terra in the Italian Riviera. As I took the ferry from Corsica, France to Genoa, Italy enroute to Monterosso, I listened to the podcast of Oprah’s Book Club of Eckhart Tolle’s new book, “A New Earth.” He talks about nonresistance, nonjudgment,…
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Ego and the Painbody
My sailing trip around Corsica was a journey through ego. The Captain of this boat was the ultimate ego or false self. He was not only an unpleasant man, but he also was extremely agitated, anxious, and angry. I actually felt sorry for him since he lives in the state constant fear and anxiety. As…
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Our Continuous Tests
During our journey, we are continuously tested through our life lessons. When we overcome one test, there are just more to follow. Recently as I struggle to release my ego, I have been sent a serious of men who irritate the heck of me, and they are the teachers for my life lessons. These men…
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Balancing the Ego
In spiritual practice, ego is viewed as the “bad guy” causing us all sorts of havoc, delusions, and addictions. When we awaken, we begin to understand ego’s control over us. The truth is that ego evolved to protect us from carnivore predators, danger, and to help us survive. However, during the course of evolution, the ego…
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Figuring It All Out
As an adult who suffered from childhood abuse and lived under a dysfunctional family dynamic, I never learned how to choose healthy friends and relationships in my life. After two year of spiritual practice and emotional healing work, I finally am figuring things out for myself. It is never too late to learn how to…
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Emotional Detachment v. Emotional Detachment Disorder
During our spiritual practice, we will inevitability come across the concept of emotional detachment. Emotional detachment is when we overcome our attachments to people and things in our lives based on our dependency for security and safety caused by our ego’s fears. When we overcome our emotional attachments to people and things, we become free…
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