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Fooled by words

Words are not simply letters on a screen. They are memes capable of transmitting powerful ideas that can create reality and determine our future.

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Is God dead?

Does the death of traditional religion mark the end of God? Have we now been set free from the irrational impulse to worship?

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belief system Identity shadow

Self-awareness is the first step to freedom

If you want to know who you are, you first have to let go of your self-identity or who you think you are.

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A prayer for times of uncertainty from Psalms 46:10

When your back is against the wall and there nothing left for you to do. Find a still place to sit, breathe slowly and anchor yourself using this prayer.

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belief system False Thinking meditation

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

One of the most difficult things a person can do is change their mind. Change is hard because it requires you to let go of what you know and set out into the unknown. This is the prerequisite for transformation. It could be compared to upgrading to a totally new operating system (OS).

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belief system Faith False Thinking shadow

The dark side of religion

Religious people and institutions are not exempt from being corrupted by the power of evil. It matters not what their belief system is whether it is Christianity, Islam, Judaism, New Age or whatever the brand and flavour.

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addiction belief system Identity Spirituality

Time to get to know your dark side

In order to know your true self you need to go beyond the external persona, the mask that you wear and confront the part of yourself that is kept hidden beneath, your shadow.

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belief system materialism Spirituality

Searching for a God beyond names

Words point us to something beyond themselves. When we confuse the word for the reality it points to we make it into mental idol. We must abandon our ideas of god if we want to find God.

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Finding a still space in the eye of the storm

When the going gets tough, this is a practice you can count on to create a still space in the eye of the storm.

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How to worry less about money

How do you deal with money and how much of it do you really need?