Tag: spirituality
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One life, Three Teachers
More than 800 years ago, an artist in China painted a picture called The Vinegar Tasters. It shows three wise men standing around a jar of vinegar. One tastes it and looks unhappy. One tastes it and looks calm. And…
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Dad, is God real?
This is question my 9 years old asked me and took me days to make a bedtime story for her: Imagine you are 3 years old again. Last month, we watched the spaceship rocket Test Flight 22 by spaceX. One…
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Witness Awareness in the Gym
In a high-intensity group gym class, you push your body to the limit. Not slowly. Not gently. Bit hard, like you are fighting for your life in a jungle. That point where your lungs burn, your legs shake, and your…
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Prayer Beads or Affirmation
A Chinese lady with prayer beads on the train, the same as the ones Muslims have. Two different religions, moving the beads one by one and whispering words about God, appreciation, forgiveness. And they keep repeating. They feel connected to…
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Human vs God
As per the Gita, the difference between humans and the supreme God is that God remembers everything, but humans do not. In the Humans series, synths (future humanoid robots) are exactly like humans—conscious but capable of remembering everything. The synths…
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Rumi’s story of the butterfly
We are the family of silent observers! I have been bullied a lot because of not talking but watching. My Dad was like this, and I think my son is like this too. Like we think and think until we…
