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  Being Spiritually Aligned Is Important To Your Personal Evolution

  “Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.” – Buddha As mentioned in previous posts, the three components of living an authentic life are: health and wellbeing, spirituality and personal development. Being spiritually aligned means discovering the essence of your being and the deepest values by which you …

  December 14, 2010 • Foundational Writings • Views: 42468

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  Why You Are Not Your Thoughts, But The Receiver Of The Thoughts

  “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.” – Marcus Aurelius  The Buddhist principle states you are not the sum of your thoughts, rather the observer of the thoughts. Many people entertain limiting thoughts around …

  December 12, 2010 • Foundational Writings • Views: 8994

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  Why Obstacles Are Signposts For Inner Growth

  “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams I was discussing with a friend last night the merits of pushing through fear and the unknown when the evidence shows toward the contrary. Allow me to reveal a little more about the story. My friend had …

  December 9, 2010 • Foundational Writings • Views: 13816

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  The Importance of Mental Health Awareness

  “A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.” – Robert Foster Bennett According to Wikipedia’s definition, mental health is defined as “an individual’s ability to enjoy life and procure …

  November 28, 2010 • Foundational Writings • Views: 6503

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  What Is The Role of Personal Development?

  “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” — Viktor Frankl We live in a dualistic universe. That is, what goes up, must come down. Black & white, contrasts day & night. These are essential elements of …

  November 18, 2010 • Foundational Writings • Views: 5420

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  What Has Been Your Most Valuable Lesson To Date?

   “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.” – Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita Recall a recent incident in your life which may have been positive or negative. Looking back on it, what lesson did you draw from it if any? What lessons did it provide …

  November 15, 2010 • Foundational Writings • Views: 6463

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