# Spirituality

Freedom is not the capacity to be what we are not, but the capacity to be fully who we already are, to develop our inherent selves as much as divine time and circumstances allow.

the Sermon on the Mount and especially the Beatitudes are a set of descriptions of a free life.

Maybe prayer is connecting ourselves to the persistent longing of God.

“Spiritual bypassing is a term I coined to describe a process I saw happening in the Buddhist community I was in, and also in myself. Although most of us were sincerely trying to work on ourselves, I noticed a widespread tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and ... See more

God’s will” for him is that he live a life filled with compassion, love and service.