Something approaching Christlikeness is possible in this life. It really is. We can be healed, we can be set free of broken patterns that stretch back generations, we can be transformed into people who are genuinely pervaded by love and joy and peace. Our souls can throb with the bliss of union with God. Our bodies can become temples; our neighborh

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All spiritual and psychological paths are attempts to answer the question, “Who am I?” Different paths focus on different levels of consciousness, different parts of the totality of our experience of being human. Psychological work will help us integrate the inner child and strengthen the positive ego. Some spiritual work will help us develop our i

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Responsible and focused deep self-exploration can help us come to terms with the trauma of birth and make a deep spiritual connection. This moves us in the direction of what Taoist spiritual teachers call wu wei, or “creative quietude,” which is not action involving ambitious determined effort, but “doing by being.” This is also sometimes referred

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