Kristian S
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Kristian S
If you try to find time for your most valued activities by first dealing with all the other important demands on your time, in the hope that there’ll be some left over at the end, you’ll be disappointed. So if a certain activity really matters to you – a creative project, say, though it could just as easily be nurturing a relationship, or activism
... See moreOliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks
Figuring out what you want is the central task of adulthood, and it’s not an easy one.
Once you leave formal schooling, you’re catapulted into a world with infinite possibilities. You no longer have to show up at school to avoid detention or ace tests to make your parents proud. You’re finally unshackled from the training wheels of life, and now you... See more
Once you leave formal schooling, you’re catapulted into a world with infinite possibilities. You no longer have to show up at school to avoid detention or ace tests to make your parents proud. You’re finally unshackled from the training wheels of life, and now you... See more
The spiritual is real , actually, and it should be taken more seriously than it is. We can give it better grounding and appropriate respect in a framework that can be appreciated even by rationalists.
Eigenrobot • the map is of the territory
What we need are good, simple, accessible, non-annoying, long-lasting ways to approach spirituality as individuals. I believe that starts with a spiritual framework that clicks with you and that you can turn to as your spiritual guide.
Tim Urban • How Religion Got in the Way — Wait But Why
The truth is, we’re all so disconnected from our spirituality that we’ve forgotten who we truly are. We wander through life, searching for meaning and purpose, unaware of the divine spark that resides within each of us.
Patrícia Williams • There Can Be No Rebirth Without A Dark Night of The Soul
The focus was exhilarating. For the first time in my life, everything was lined up around a clear dharma assignment. And I discovered a secret: Bringing forth what is within you is mostly about creating the right conditions
Stephen Cope • The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
Our experience of life is an exact reflection of who we are within. Wherever our lives are constricted and unfulfilling, we need to go deeper into our inner territory, to uncover where we have frozen our potential for a richer experience of life. Every time we expand our inner territory, our outer lives will expand. Our best spiritual teacher is al
... See moreEva Pierrakos • The Undefended Self: Living the Pathwork
listening to our inner teacher is the most important skill we need to follow the way of integrity. When we meet external soul teachers, we know to trust them only because we feel the ring of truth internally. And even when no external teacher is available, the inner teacher always is.
Martha Beck • The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self
Seeing yourself as a vast, multi-dimensional being having a human experience, rather than a human having a spiritual experience, puts you in touch with your true power and its unlimited creativity and potential.
Tony Stubbs • An Ascension Handbook
the guru, the spiritual teacher, is in every one of us. All that another person can do is to make us aware of the teacher within ourselves.