#falserituals #enlightenment #selfrealization #farihapervez #inner-reflection #spiritualponderings #ego #false-ego This is a soulful recital by Fariha Pervez contemplating various rituals that are followed with the quest to achieve spiritual enlightenment in various traditions and cultures. What is the true outcome of such rituals / practices?
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#ChickenSoupForTheSoul BY JACK LEVINE A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes […]
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Mindfulnes for Dogs 😺
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The people that matter!
#LowerYourVoice #RaiseYourWords # PeacefulVoice ‘Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder’~ Rumi This is a poignant reminder for me of some of the people I have been acquainted with in my life. I eventually learned to state “If you raise your voice, you compel me to to raise […]
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Free Will?
Brain Scans Can Reveal Your Decisions 7 Seconds Before You Decide Last Updated on Tue, 13 Jul 2021 | Curious Minds In a kind of spooky experiment, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences reveal that our decisions are made seconds before we become aware of them. In the study, participants could […]
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God!
The Kalama Sutta In my experience, it can be hugely challenging to relinquish beliefs and truly start afresh. Many concepts tend to keep returning but in different guises. I find it interesting to re-assess my beliefs from time to time. To attach to one specific belief system would be a great relief for me but […]
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The Afterlife
In conversation with a friend of mine a while back about a particular matter, she said to me “you’re interested in the after life, right?”. I responded – “this is the afterlife!” .