Escaping From The World
What can we do when we are forced to face death? Do we continue ignoring it or do we weave it into our understanding, possibly creating a more nuanced appreciation for both the fleetingness of life and its interconnected nature? I find that it is this very activity that can arm us with the tools needed to continue living in a world that no longer... See more
Veronica Menaldi • After mom died, I found great comfort in a medieval Andalusian tale | Psyche Ideas
“We can only escape from the world by outgrowing the world.
Death may take man out of the world but only wisdom can take the world out of the man.
As long as the human being is obsessed by worldliness, he will suffer from the Karmic consequences of false allegiances.... See more
instagram.comAt first, when we have just started the spiritual journey, every time we are confronted with all the things we’re afraid of—disasters or accidents or we get mugged or we get raped or we lose our job or something “awe-ful” happens—we say, “Oh, get away from me. I want happiness. I want pleasure. I didn’t know this was part of the bargain.” But later
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