How to straddle business & spirituality
Q: How do you straddle business & spiritual life? A: This is such a rich question. Here's the way I look at it. There are two circles, and these two circles are your options for how to engage with reality. Either the world is inside of your spiritual path, or the spiritual path is inside of your world. For me, the world is inside of my spiritual circle. My spiritual view, my outlook, my worldview, my path, my practice—that’s the circle that contains everything. Raisin
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Do we have free will or is everything predetermined?
Q: I would like the tea spilled on the free will conundrum. if there's no free will why are we persevering, planting seeds in our minds and holding ourselves accountable for experiences of misery and separation and sometimes straight up selfish and egotistical behaviour, in your perspective? A: As a spiritual mentor, most people I work with inevitably ask this question. Does free will exist? What's the point of doing anything? And it makes sense that many people end up i
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How to stay spiritual after betrayal (without bypassing your anger)
Q: How can we stay with the spiritual process during a time when we’ve been betrayed, gaslit, and manipulated? There are times I’ve felt so angry, the divinity of the person who has wronged me is clouded in my view. I want to see this too as Grace, as an aspect of God, but anger strengthens feelings of separateness. I feel betrayed and no longer want to interact with someone who is causing me harm. How do I serve those with whom I have such grievances as God? A: Whew. You’r
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Does "the law of attraction" fit into your tantric worldview?
Q: What are your thoughts on the New Age Law of Attraction and manifestation spirituality? Do any of their principles fit into your...
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Are you actually shy, or just conditioned to stay small?
Q: what advice would you give to someone who has never worked with kids before who just started a job as an assistant at a Waldorf...
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