Spirituality for Living

There is a lot of debate in spiritual and metaphysical circles about whether identification with the body is appropriate, and strong arguments are made for both sides. Where do you stand, friends? Are we our bodies or are we not?

Well, our bodies are here. Ignoring it won’t make it go away, and sometimes they cause [...]

The bodies awareness is not a source of evil. It’s the disconnect that is. Most people are actually very little present in their body, so food, sex, music, they are only half experienced, and people often seem very self absorbed. This is attributed to gratifying the body for some reason. Anyone have an idea why?

To [...]

Who here is wiser than the whole planet?
People who train their body not to do something like cry really get twisted. If I try hard not to cry, I usually do it anyway. Maybe that is why some folks can’t take all that excitement. They would be uncomfortably afraid.
Unfortunately we train our body to repress [...]

How are you today?

Still Breathing. Breathing is good.  I rather like it. Breathing and moving. So, we are all alive today?
And kicking. Oh, do indeed kick if it’s necessary. I enjoy marital arts.
In gratitude today, thank God. Excellent, remember to thank God is to be likewise grateful to yourself.
We thank ourselves all too infrequently. [...]

Does anyone find that the world seems to care for their opinion? These emotions and sensations you have judged bad, they just keep happening don’t they?
The world wants to influence your opinion with another? Hmm, only opinions want to influence your opinion. These opinions are called ego. The world itself cares only for your essence. It [...]