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January 2011 Blog Posts (3)

What is enlightenment? How does one increase spiritual awareness?

What is enlightenment? What is it to increase one's spiritual awareness?

Spiritual awareness is something that comes from within and not from outside sources. In very simple terms we can think of it as simply awareness. We have many things that we are aware of, and this natural awareness we have is an effortless process. In some ways we can think of enlightenment as just becoming more aware of what simply is. Sounds simple, Just be aware... and Just…

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Added by Leila Raven on January 25, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Metaphorical Knowing, Embracing our broken filters.

breaking our crayons

Everything we 'think' is a metaphor. We can 'think' no other way. We experience life through our small human mind. A little gray box of flesh and chemicals and electricity. We understand through the limited filters of our senses, through our body and mind filters.

The language I'm using right now is a metaphor, we 'process' in metaphors, symbols that are meant to represent 'reality'.

Until people grasp that what they hold so strongly as some ultimate truth, …

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Added by Leila Raven on January 24, 2011 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

Unconditional Love and Conditional Relationships

Whether platonic friendships, family relationships, or romantic love relationships, relationships are a huge part of our lives.

Healthy relationships fill us with positive energy and feelings, unhealthy relationships drain energy and cause negative feelings.

There is no blame in relationships that are draining or create negative energy or feelings. There is no point in 'blame'. Blame as a process serves no positive purpose.

Sometimes it is just a matter…

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Added by Leila Raven on January 24, 2011 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

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