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Your Own Enemy
Many Christians died in the name of their faith, and many more would go on to kill those they felt threatened it. All of this is the name of a greater ideal. What great ideal has there been in the world that has not fostered corruption? I do hope there is one. What great cause…
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Altruism And Egotism
There are two primary philosophies of self interest, though most people don’t consciously adopt one or the other. Altruism and egotism. Shall we examine each? Also called selflessness and selfishness? Yes. Altruism and ego sound like opposites? Taken as objects of focus, they are opposites. Taken as artefacts of reality, they are not opposites. Shall…
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Interested In Self
Today’s topic is self interest. I will start with this question. What is self interest? What would that look like in practice? Doing something for yourself. Taking care of your self? In practice, it would be doing that which keeps all your systems in optimum condition. At times it is seen as something also detrimental…
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Heart Balance
Is there a difference between a panic attack and an attack of emotion? Yes. The attack of emotion is worse. A panic attack is situational. Even if it’s mal-adaptive, it’s still environmentally anchored. Emotion attacks tend to be more chronic and more pervasive. They leave more serious scars. Like my breathing feels out of control…
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Choice Making
People in relationships… Half are in the heart camp of everything is wonderful. Half are in the gut camp of just the facts. Very few are balanced in a relationship, especially a new one. Very true. There are a few who make it to very mature relationships who are balanced. The balance is the secret…
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At The Heart
You can’t really understand the third chakra without understanding the troubles of the heart. The heart is a grand temple. It’s the seat of the subconscious taken to a transcendent level. At the level of the heart, you have a feeling of the expanse. At the heart, you have the awareness of heaven or the…
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Inner Dancer
You do nothing without the third chakra. So if you need to do new things, remember to catch your breath. This resets the chakra. It doesn’t have memory, that’s lower in the gut. It has reactivity. It’s a membrane that changes as pressure from the gut and heart meet at it, and operates as a…
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Choice And Free Will
What is it to make a choice when all choices are dictated by the spirit of the world? Harmony or disharmony. Playing an instrument well or poorly comes to mind. And that is part of the choice making process, yes. Choice and free will are acoustics. You can sing of your free will, and the…
Could our understanding of consciousness and soul evolution suggest that plants and trees are repositories of ancient wisdom? How might…