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Spiritual Endeavor: Dark Night of the Soul – 1

Spiritual Endeavor: Dark Night of the Soul – 1

By Brian Alger on 03/17/2011

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Dark Night of the Soul

[Exploring Life] On a Dark Night… Darkness means an absence or deficiency of light. From a spiritual perspective, darkness creates an intuitive space in which the fragility of our beliefs about the meaning and purpose of our lives becomes uncomfortably apparent. To enter into a spiritual darkness is to begin an excruciating journey into of [...]

Posted in 3. SPIRIT | Tagged contemplation, creativity, darkness, depression, destruction, grief, growth, loss, meaning, meditation, pain, point-of-no-return, presence, religion, soul, spirituality, suffering, threshold | 1 Response

Spiritual Terrain: Approaching Grief Through Gratitude

Spiritual Terrain: Approaching Grief Through Gratitude

By Brian Alger on 03/10/2011

[Exploring Life] From what experience have you suffered most? Suffering can inspire change and transformation in us; suffering can also confine and torment us. What is most essential is how we choose to embrace the suffering that we feel. I have shared my journey into grief and suffering with you via the series Points of [...]

Posted in 3. SPIRIT | Tagged artistry, awareness, beauty, capacity, compassion, contemplation, courage, gratitude, grief, growth, impermanence, presence, quality, spiritual quality, spiritual response, spirituality, threshold, transform, transience | Leave a response

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