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Many Paths, One Source
Many Paths, One Source A few days ago a friend said to me, “I do not see what you believe, being any different from those persons who believe in organized religion.” I stood mouth open and for a moment shocked that she may be right. What about my process of...
Religion vs Spirituality
My friend Ali and I share strong disagreement on the topic of religion and spirituality. I do not even know why we argue because it’s like debating over which taste better, mangoes or pineapples. They are not comparable. He is still caught up in the dogma that was...
Why Would You Want to Practice Spiritual Celibacy?
He gave a slight nudge with the elbow while gesticulating for me to look at his phone. I glanced across and on the screen was a post from the Twitter feed he was scrolling through. The writer was proudly declaring ‘celebrating fifteen years of celibacy’. He looked at...
Free and Abundantly Available
Free and Abundantly Available “Good morning and how are you?” asked my friend Samuel. “I am doing excellently.” “Wow, I wish I could get some of that,” he said, a bit of envy in his voice. “It is free and abundantly available, you just have to reach for it,”...
More Answers Than Questions
He rushed into her little shop, all hot and flustered, waving his checkbook and a fistful of dollars, shouting “I want answers now”. She did not even look up but continued adding that last bit of yellow acrylic paint to the bright sun that dominated her...
All Roads Lead to Aum
All roads lead to Om- Ram Dass I don’t care how you get here, get here if...
Living the Yabba Pot Lifestyle
You: Yabba Pot lifestyle? What is that? Question asked with wide curious eyes. Me: A Yabba pot is an earthenware cooking utensil used to for making Ital Food. It is made from local clay and fired in a kiln until it is baked and ready for use. You: Ital Food? What is...
We’ve Got The Tea
So how can we keep our human bodies strong and healthy? Not with the objective to feed the mind, the same mind that sometimes keeps us away from communion with our Inner Being. Not to keep the ego alive so that it can continue to block our spiritual ascension. But to...
Immunity Boosting Spiritual Work
Just as we use natural herbs and spices to boost our immune systems, so should we take remedies to boost our spirituality. Some people had the great fortune of growing up in societies where the herbal doctor or medicine man was king. In retrospect, I call it being...