When you feel disillusioned or depressed, it can seem impossible to change your mood. Happiness can seem like a prize that other people were given and you were cheated out of. It may appear that the circumstances of your life are preventing you from being happy, while someone else’s ... Views: 680
“Nourishing the soul by adding a healthy spiritual diet to traditional treatments can open new channels of hope and confidence. The joy of the soul, in turn, weakens the debilitating fear and demoralization of the depressed psyche.”
While the our world continues to absorb disturbing headlines ... Views: 757
Rabbi Simon Jacobson of The Meaningful Life Center Guides Us Into Creating Greater Purpose, Intention and Growth in Our New Year
“Jewish mysticism contains a concept called bittul (self-nullification), which is suspending one’s self in the moment by being so focused on the present that your ... Views: 559
What is the inherent nature of the universe: unity or discord? Are we doomed to be battlers all our lives? Are we victims of circumstance? Is the world becoming less or more united?
Converging technologies and economies would seem to inevitably bring us all closer, yet the opposite is ... Views: 715
All the stuff of the romantic stories that have been written for thousands of years goes back to the story of Adam of Eve. As the story goes, God created a single being, Adam, that in “their” wholeness contained both male and female. God then separated this being into two bodies, Adam and Eve. ... Views: 618
One of the most eloquent concepts in mystical thought is the microcosm/macrocosm phenomenon. The idea is that the human being is a “miniature universe,” reflecting every aspect of the world at large — and the universe is a giant organism. A copy of every detail of the universe exists inside of ... Views: 631