Tag: spirituality
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Love your shadow
The shadow isn’t your enemy.It is the catalyst that breeds light.And that light you see isn’t borrowed from outside,but the flaming spirit within you that never stopped burning. Every time when you choose to feel instead of numb,To question instead of obey,To confront instead of retreat,You carve a crack through the darkness,And send a message…
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Do not pursue happiness
There is an interesting paradox in life. On the one hand, it seems what everyone is seeking ultimately, is a sense of happiness. While on the other, happiness is not simply a goal that we can just achieve. For happiness doesn’t just descend upon us when we call for it. Reality is always crueler than…
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The purpose of being alive
One of my favorite philosopher Alan Watts once said and I paraphrase here: “What is the purpose of being alive? Well, the purpose of being alive is simply, being alive.” Sometimes, the ultimate truth, the enlightening wisdom, is shockingly, simple. However, like any wisdom, to understand it is easy, as it only requires our intellect,…
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How to stop trying to “fit in”
You are not who you think you are. You are not who others think you are. You are what you think other people think you are. This “looking glass” theory perfectly demonstrates two of our most startling existential tragedies, which if being understood, can help us let go of the desire to “fit in”. First…
The unencumbered spirit 