In many spiritual traditions, it is implied that spiritual practitioners should suffer and experience pain. In the 4 noble truths of Buddha, the first noble truth is that reality is suffering. There is also the prominent symbol of the crucifixion, which shows the suffering of Christ in Catholicism.
In tantra, suffering and pain are teachers,…
Research indicates that individuals who feel lonely tend to be poor listeners. Regardless of age, cultural background, or social status, that is what overlaps. They are lonely because they are so busy with themselves and not ready to open up to others. What Tantra suggests is to take responsibility, to be active and learn how…
In different mystical traditions, we find the fundamental law of three. It is one of the most mysterious yet, at the same time, one of the most applicable laws of the alchemical and spiritual traditions. In a Jewish text, it says: “One will take one direction, the other one will take another direction, and the…
Purity is strength. It is health, harmony, and the quiet background of peace. Much of the inner restlessness we feel often begins with impurity. A physical impurity builds up from food or toxins in the body, an emotional impurity builds up from unresolved feelings, and a mental impurity comes from distorted thoughts. When we purify,…
This article contradicts the old belief that being a man implies hiding your emotions and not expressing them. Discover how a spiritual hero gains effortless emotional control without the need to forcefully impose. He simply consciously embraces his feelings. See for yourself that being a man implies embracing and expressing all of your emotions, but…
What is special about an embrace, the contact between one trunk touching the other trunk, staying there and having the arm caressing, perhaps squeezing the back of the other person?
When we're happy, we embrace that happiness. When we accomplish something together, we embrace. When we are sad, when one of us needs comfort, when…