Mind and Intellect Are you someone who relies on your mind a lot to get through life? I know I do. I can memorize, I can join dots, I can contemplate and see pictures easily. I research a lot. At times, I can make decisions, boom, boom, boom, problem solving my…
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Childhood innocence When I was very little, like five to eight years old, I felt immediate peace at our Gurdwara temple! This was a place of sanctuary, in which it was easy for me to experience peace as I felt into the vibrations around me – of hearing ancient mantras, spoken…
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Despair During the last full moon, I found myself falling into despair, fighting with my own head, as all its’ previous focus was crumbling right before me. I had acutely become aware that there is nothing that we truly keep from life, and thus all emphasis on relationships, connection, money,…
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Prejudices and Perceptions Our prejudices have to be seen, if they are to be healed and transformed. And since we cannot see ourselves very clearly at all, we have to see, through what we see outside of ourselves in the world. But perceptions of the outside world are driven by…
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School Intelligence At school we measure intelligence by the ability to memorize, perform under pressure and our ability to recite facts in the way they were originally taught to us. Conformity is important for this, as is reliance on the logical side of our brain. Although much of what…
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Our Upset and Misery It can seem ridiculous to be told that happiness is an inside job when all we want to do is rip someone’s head off or even claw someone’s eyes out! When we are sad or angry, happiness is the last thing on our mind, and to be…
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