meaningful identity, belonging, and purpose found in materialism (I am what I have), consumerism (I am meant to acquire), perfectionism (I am what I do), rationalism (I am the final word), stoicism (I am unaffected by you), romanticism (I am my emotions), hedonism (I am my greatest pleasure), or postmodernism (I am what I say I am).

I suggest examining whether a spiritual (meditation) practice 1) develops your capacity for inner Stillness, 2) expands your awareness of your reality constructs, and 3) leads you into your fullest creative sovereignty. Otherwise, you might just be spending time (and money) taking on more forms and patterns of perception rather than truly

Spiritual reality is all-pervasive; personal identity dissolves and becomes part of That Which Is Everything. The profound sense of Being Nothing and existing in non-existence is as close to the Source as we’re going to get. Yet, if we’re planning a two-way ticket, we’ll be returning to society searching for our place as people in our human form.