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Spirit is a powerful realization that despite our fragile and finite lives it is possible to live deeply through each moment,always carving a path toward loving forgiveness and hope. The path of spirit is never easy,and takes courage and patience. Once tapped,its power can reveal strength,purpose,creativity and love.  What does it mean to be fully present? Many religions and spiritual practices refer to the idea. But it is not necessary to follow any particular practice to acquire the awareness and skill to be present. Yet that skill is useful in becoming more fully human. However,the task is not so easy as it [...] I see an incomprehensibly vast universe,perhaps “breathing”by expansion and contraction to a single point over trillions of years;a universe in which I barely exist,but which I am unbelievably lucky and blessed to be able to experience and be aware of. Outside that universe,I cannot even imagine what could be. I [...] Can atheists be spiritual? I hope that after reading further you will be able to answer this apparently oxymoronic question with a comfortable “YES”. The problem,of course,is how you define spiritual. I know,it sounds like Clinton saying “It depends on what the meaning of ‘is’is.”So why dwell on this confusing [...] Detachment,often used in Buddhist teachings,implies being outside life,watching,disembodied. I believe this is a misunderstanding of the word’s deeper meaning. From the teachings of the Alexander Technique,I’ve learned how to be in my body and mind and yet not let them run my life. In other words,I direct from [...] |  | |||||
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