Spiritual Conversation Articles

Love Myself
Love Myself

Don't make effort to be loved. Make effort to be detached and you will automatically be loved. When I try to win love from other people, I turn myself into a beggar. Treating myself as valuable and precious means I will take the time and space to nurture my inner well...

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Lens of Truth
Lens of Truth

When I cannot bear to see a weakness in myself, I suppress it or hide its existence. Then it buries inside me and becomes a blind spot. In spirituality, I develop the lens of truth to see hidden weaknesses as well as the beauty and virtue in me. Sometimes, my biggest...

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I Am
I Am

I am not a crocodile trying to become a flower. I am a flower... The crocodile form is just a costume. Self-realization is the key to self-transformation. It is a kind of spiritual magic that when I hold the awareness of who I really am, I begin to transform. A flower...

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Down-size Fear

Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. Anticipation of unpleasant events creates fear. Often the actual event is less frightening than my imagination has made it. By layering emotions from past events over the current situation, I amplify the amount of fear I...

Oasis of Peace

An oasis is defined as a fertile spot in the desert where water is found. It is a haven for weary travelers looking for relief. Life in our busy world can leave us feeling just as parched. Can we find the oasis within? That still place inside us where we find rest and...

Moods of Beauty

"Beauty has a mood for every need." Winston O. Abbott Beauty has so many moods that it can meet me as I am feeling today. As the seasons change, the beauty of summer's green transforms to the colours of autumn then a snowy landscape. Sometimes it is the smallest...

Micro-dose Hope

"Hope is a powerful antidote to despair. Right now, the thing that is helping the most is micro-dosing hope." Brene Brown Hope is not an emotion. It is a cognitive-behavioural process. It's about having an aim combined with a sense of personal agency to create a path...

Sacred Place in My Mind

Many sacred places in the world are located in isolated places. To go on a pilgrimage to visit these places involves effort, time and commitment. It is a common idea that we have to go somewhere special to find God, even when we know we can access the Divine through...