I remember when I was in the beginning process of meeting my shadow…the world seemed upside down; every “normal” mechanism wasn’t working for me, for they all were about teaching me to get rid of my pain. Dogma would say “You just need to repent, admit you are a sinner and that is all you…… Continue reading The Spirituality of Pain
Category: Personal Development
Tantric Psychology: Between Fear & Heroism
This post is about the psychological aspect of Tantra as a path of liberation. The most unique and fundamental contribution to the psychological dimension of Tantrism comes from two Jungian theorists; Joseph Campbell and Heinrich Zimmer, who analyzed tantric sadhana in terms of “spiritual quest for self-discovery and true identity.” Implicit in this approach is…… Continue reading Tantric Psychology: Between Fear & Heroism
Tantra: Purifying Fire Meditation
Today I will share with you an ancient meditation meant to recenter you as you allow your inner fire to ignite, consuming what is undesired fueling your energy and creativity. “Kalagnina kalapadad utthitena svakam puram – Plushtam vichintayed ante shantabhásas tada bhavet” Literally: «My body is burned by the Fire of Kalágni that rises from…… Continue reading Tantra: Purifying Fire Meditation
Loving Each Child Authentically
It is not surprising that favoritism can have painful implications, playing favorites among siblings leads to emotional neglect; if unchecked, favoritism will have a dramatic impact on the life of a child. It is natural for parents to have a certain chemistry with a particular child as personalities might be similar; with that said, it…… Continue reading Loving Each Child Authentically
It is Important to Identify the Cause Over the Symptom
Our psyche’s well-being is a vital aspect of our lives; its imbalance can affect not just the way we see and experience the world, but it can also affect us physically, which deteriorates our quality of life. Transcendental Counseling holds that a person’s health is not limited solely to their physical body, but also involves…… Continue reading It is Important to Identify the Cause Over the Symptom
Learning to Discern: the wolf will always be bad if you only listen to little red riding hood.
“The wolf will always be bad if you only listen to little red riding hood”, is a phrase I came across when reading the lectures of a lawyer. In the copy of his lectures, he pointed out what he calls a fallacy in human nature…the bad habit of always listening to whoever is more congenial,…… Continue reading Learning to Discern: the wolf will always be bad if you only listen to little red riding hood.
The Long Term Effects of Growing With Dysfunctionality.
As children, our first interaction is with our family. It is through our interaction with them, that helps determine if the world is a “good” place (safe) or a “bad” one (unsafe) — and we tend to carry these first experiences throughout most of our formative years and into adulthood. Regardless of the fact a…… Continue reading The Long Term Effects of Growing With Dysfunctionality.
The Philosophy of Death
Death is one of those topics which often makes people uneasy. We are accustomed to discussing death in small doses, such as the time when we lose a loved one; even then, the crude reality that they are gone, only manages to get us to reflect on the old memories, for we fear looking at…… Continue reading The Philosophy of Death
Simple Techniques to Slow Down a Busy Mind
We live in a frenetic world, where multitasking has become the norm. What used to be the ability to accomplish more things than one, or to pay attention to more things than one, has become the equivalent of doing many things at robotic speed, but never quite as well as we would, if we were…… Continue reading Simple Techniques to Slow Down a Busy Mind
Tantra: Pleasure & Feeling…Let’s Talk About Self-Gratification.
As modern as our society thinks it is, it still promotes dissonance by not addressing sexuality from a place of balance between pleasure and spirituality…. body and psyche. Instead, sexuality is either criticized or abused. On the one hand there are those who criticize sexuality and blame it for everything bad. On the other hand,…… Continue reading Tantra: Pleasure & Feeling…Let’s Talk About Self-Gratification.
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