Tag: spirituality
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What G_d is like?
If there were a G_d or G_d-like life force what would it be like? Not this, for sure! In my opinion, it would have all of the following characteristics: Bountiful and giving A loving G_d would surely know what we need and be willing and able to supply all our needs. For everybody, not just…
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Health is Wholeness
Health means wholeness in every aspect of our being – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. The terms ‘health’, ‘to heal’ and ‘holy’ all come from ancient words meaning ‘whole’. Health is a spiritual condition. It has its origins in the invisible energy field from which atoms are formed, and is influenced by our thinking. Good…
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What are we?
One morning I knocked on my son’s bedroom door. ‘Are you up?’ I asked. I heard a groan and then a voice answered. ‘My body’s up, but I’m not!’ Later that day, I turned on the TV. A reporter was interviewing a woman with piercings all over her body. ‘Why did you do it?’ asked…
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Most of us think we know what makes us happy, but do we?
I spotted a competition in a newspaper recently. ‘Change your life forever!’ it announced in huge letters. ‘Win a new home, a car, a dream holiday, £20,000 a year for life to help you maintain your new, luxurious lifestyle, and enjoy VIP treatment from celebrity experts.’ Well, obviously if you won this handsome prize your…
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The Essence of Spirituality
It’s often said that we are not human beings having spiritual experiences, but spiritual beings having human experiences. This is a life-changing idea; once we grasp it, nothing ever seems the same again. Spirituality has little to organised religion, although followers of organised religion usually think it does. It is not about adopting a structured…
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Is there one source of everything?
Is there a creative intelligence that is the source of everything? What is this energy that created you from a handful of cells and grew you into a fully formed human being? What governs the cycles of life? Cycles such as those by which water becomes steam, which becomes clouds, which condense and fall as…
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Your Inner Teacher
Just suppose you had an ‘inner teacher’ who knew exactly what you needed to learn in any moment. Well you have. It’s one of the functions of your intuition, housed in your unconscious mind. If certain situations or thinking patterns bring about ‘negative’ emotions in you, your inner teacher makes sure you have more of…
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Understanding the Mind
What is this thing called ‘mind’? Unlike the brain, it’s not a physical thing. It’s an activity. If you opened up your head you would not be able to find it, because it can’t be seen or weighed. But we know it’s there: we are aware of it and can observe it in action. Crucially,…