The Qualities of Spiritual Maturity, Part 2: Kindness
Quality #2: Kindness Kindness – in which we can include love, compassion, good will, helpfulness, generosity, forgiveness, and a general interest in others’ welfare – is, of course, the very cornerstone of any meaningful spiritual practice. One could even say that it is definitive of it. Kindness is the heart of the spiritual way of life; it is, one could argue, the whole enchilada. “My religion,” the Dalai Lama has famously declared, “is kindness.” As we begin our spiritual training, ...
The Qualities of Spiritual Maturity, Part 1: Nonidealism
At the end of his modern spiritual classic, A Path With Heart, Jack Kornfield reviews ten qualities that he thinks characterize someone who has “come of age” in their spiritual life. The ten traits Kornfield identifies have inspired me to write down some of my own thoughts about each of them. Quality #1: Nonidealism When we first come to a spiritual life – battered and traumatized by a life without moorings or guidance, desperate for some solace and peace of ...
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Yes… You CAN Start a Revolution… Just INCITE HAPPINESS! In Lama Marut’s new book; “A Spiritual Renegade’s Guide to the Good Life,” you will find an honest, fearless, and often humorous manifesto that stands as a practical and achievable (if not radical and revolutionary) blueprint for creating and sustaining happiness in an age of consumerism, self-absorption, and stress. Through a series of meditations, exercises, and insights, Lama Marut offers a fresh take on our quest for happiness and the good ...
Spiritual Renegade-Lama Marut’s New Book
A Spiritual Renegade’s Guide to the Good Life By Lama Marut With fearless candor and disarming humor, Lama Marut offers the key to creating and sustaining happiness in a modern age. This honest, brave, and yet playful guide offers a practical and achievable—if not radical and revolutionary—blueprint for creating and sustaining happiness in a modern age of con sumerism, self-absorption, and stress. (Sneak Peek: “The Manifesto” Book Preface – Download Now!) Through a series of meditations, exercises, and useful insights, Lama Marut offers a fresh take ...
