By Lisa Jo Rudy — 2019
Ancient and Modern Mysticism and Mystics.
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This week a dear friend of mine wanted to know why I use the word Source instead of the word God to describe the divine presence that exists throughout all realities. She was concerned because she thought using Source instead of God is blasphemous.
In pursuit of your spiritual growth, you cultivate your highest and most noble character. Everyday you strive to be your best self, to be of loving service, and learn everything you can about the spiritual life. These are the hallmarks of an evolving soul.
However we see the divine, what is essential is that we touch the reality of unity behind the appearance of diversity.
Divine love manifests in eleven different types. Though Divine love is only one, you can see it coming out in eleven different forms. This is an excerpt from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s commentary on Narada’s Bhakti Sutras.
Each and every person has access to internal wisdom, but what is the source of this unseen navigational system that has our best interests in mind and knows the most appropriate course of action?
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There are two forces in the universe that are observable and proven to exist: that of the positive and negative.
In this section, we will look at core concepts within the spiritual matrix of the Modern Tradition.
You need not renounce the world to lead a Divine life, because even while living your normal domestic professional and social life you can attain your goal.
As we search for ways of understanding the possibly infinite resources of human consciousness, I suggest that the potential of psychedelics as tools for learning should not be ignored.
As my spiritual journey deepened, friends fell away. As I shed one identity after another, I no longer identified with the people attached to them.