ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT – Spirituality for Thinkers. Tools for Doers
For those on the spiritual, self improvement/awareness path
TED Talk video at the bottom of this page – Over 80 percent said that a major life goal for them was to get rich and another 50 percent of those same young adults said that another major life goal was to become famous. – For 75 years the lives of 724 men were tracked, … Read more
“Anthropologists have long known that Native Americans reared courageous, respectful children without using harsh coercive controls. Nevertheless, Europeans colonizing North America tried to “civilize” indigenous children in punitive boarding schools, unaware that Natives possessed a sophisticated philosophy that treated children with deep respect.”~ The Circle of Courage “The Circle of Courage is a model of positive youth development … Read more
(This is why I think it’s more important to take care of elders than children) The Master approached the ailing animal and began to stroke here between the horns and eyes and under the chin. Occasionally he would pass his hand over her back and belly, speaking to her all the while as he would … Read more
– Soul contracts are created between beings for the journey ahead. All you need to do is survive the experience and if you don’t learn from it you’ll just have to repeat it. – A contract is either an action step to see if you are going to let your highest wisdom shine through or … Read more
The Sermon on the Mount 5 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. The Beatitudes 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they … Read more
THE PURITY OF OTHER TEACHINGS IS AN IMPURITY TO US. IN REALITY, KNOW NOTHING AS PURE OR IMPURE. This is one of the basic messages of tantra. It is very difficult to conceive of it because it is absolutely non-ethical, non-moral. I will not say immoral because tantra is not concerned with morality or immorality. … Read more
