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You’ll uncover the source of your spiritual and physical
power, explore the blessings of simple abundance, learn the keys
to longevity and the potential to reverse aging and improve health,
experiment with the timeless “now,” and discover how
to connect to that which gives meaning and purpose to your life.
We have witnessed remarkable advances in our times regarding the
interconnectedness of all life, and the power of our thoughts to
literally affect our health, happiness, and success in life. Where
past generations have believed that thoughts and emotions were byproducts
of our experiences, scientists have now demonstrated that we can
truly change our lives by changing how we think.
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SILENT KNOWLEDGE Descending into the unknown and
unimagined is a mythic journey that requires the seeker to abandon
all conventional knowledge in the quest for profound enlightenment
and uncompromising passion for life. In order to succeed, we must
face the dragons of our fears as well as the fearsome power of our
own potential. The poet, David Whyte, reminds us that there is a
part of us that finds this “dance and the entanglement, the
actual embroilment,” emboldening. Discover the truth about
living life boldly!
The Abundance Mentality Discover the meaning of
true courage and how “great hearted-ness” is the key
to living a meaningful life. Spiritual discipline, honor, and integrity
are the hallmarks of a moral and ethical life in which we offer
our best as an expression of who we are in the truest sense, and
give freely without expectation. This, say the sages, is the secret
of true abundance.
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PERSONAL POWER The human spirit is designed to
be tested in order that we may discover for ourselves the strength
and the need for honor and integrity, for our personal power resides
in the seat of our honor code, says Caroline Myss. She admits that
today, most people are still struggling with the knowledge that
they’re not strong enough to promise themselves they will
not compromise their spirits for money, status, or clout with another
person. What are your convictions and how do you exercise personal
power in your own life?
THE PETTY TYRANT We all have difficult people in
our lives, and many times we feel as though they have tremendous
power over our happiness and wellbeing. Marianne Williamson tells
of Carlos Castaneda’s concept of petty tyrants as people who
wrong or betray you, but who are in truth spiritual gifts in our
lives. We are only defeated by the spirit of the petty tyrant if
we become bitter, closed off to life. She counsels that if we can
endure the experience of the meanness of the world, and ultimately
become more compassionate, we will have triumphed over all the petty
tyrants of our lives.
REACHING FOR WISDOM Opening the doors and windows
of our perceptions can either be a dramatic breakthrough experience,
as described by David Whyte, or, as in Thomas Moore’s experience,
a gentle journey celebrating the small, the incremental steps that
bring about major change. Regardless of the expression, both agree
that the highest form of art is the authentic life, characterized
by people who really know what matters, and who know how to live.
There’s a great secret and teaching in that.
Featuring Caroline
Myss (Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can), Bernie
Siegel (Prescriptions For Living), Sara
Ban Breathnach (Simple Abundance), Thomas
Moore (Care of the Soul), Stephan
Rechtschaffen (Timeshifting), David
Whyte (The House of Belonging), and Marianne
Williamson (The Healing of America).
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