Take a chef, whose calling may be to serve people by delighting their palette, awakening their spirit, and revitalizing their body; yet, if being a foodie is dismissed as purely material pleasure, then both chef and the people he or she serve are short changed from the full spiritual and material experience of nourishment. Another example [...]
The biggest misconception is that Spirituality exists separate from and exclusive of the Material aspects of life. Many “spiritual teachers” promote this misconception, leaving aspirants feeling either dissatisfied with their material experiences or ashamed that they still crave material affluence and gratification. Another misconception is that spiritual teachers are a separate breed from the rest of [...]
Spirituality is everyone’s birthright, and is accessible and practical in regular daily circumstances. Anyone who practices the Four Keys to spiritual-material balance can gain access to formerly hidden knowledge and wisdom that will align them with their higher purpose and guide them to a more fulfilling, peace-filled and joyous life.
For people who are searching for meaning and purpose but don’t want to buy into the spiritual New Age culture, this book provides tools to a fulfilling and satisfying life, without having to give up their so called mainstream material lifestyle. The novice spiritual seeker will find in this book a simple and accessible roadmap to [...]
Some immediate and long-term benefits you can expect to experience when using the Four Keys are: • Get out of a dispirited mood within minutes • Shift from feeling alone to feeling that you are cared for and guided by a loving Universe • Enhance your impact on daily situations • Develop your intuitive decision-making skills [...]
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There is a common belief that if you write about spiritual matters, it implies that you have “figured it all out,” which means that you are immune to life’s many challenges. I wanted the message of the book to be that we all face challenges, but can overcome them with the right roadmap. Just like me, [...]
My childhood was filled with emotional challenges, having grown up in an alcoholic family. I had undiagnosed learning challenges that were never addressed. I was lonely and felt overwhelmed by unresolved emotional issues and felt that my life at home and at school was out of control. At age eighteen my life changed dramatically. I was [...]
Spirituality is about your personal beliefs about the Sacred and the Divine, and your direct and subjective experience of this reality. Religion is a pre-organized and shared set of beliefs about the Sacred and the Divine with rules and guidelines about how to adhere to this set of beliefs. If you identify as being spiritual, you [...]
You know the feeling: you’re flying in a plane, and suddenly there is turbulence and everything is shaking, with the plane bouncing up and down. It can be unpleasant and even scary! To get out of turbulent air, the pilots often climb to a higher altitude, where the atmosphere is calm, and then everything settles down [...]
Our culture has fallen deeply into the Material-Spiritual split where we have chosen to pursue material possessions and ignore the spiritual values inherent in our material existence. People have an intrinsic longing to lead meaningful, purposeful lives, and contribute to making our world a better place. Neglecting this need has created a spiritual hunger in our [...]
Most books on spirituality fall into the divisive trap of separating the spiritual from the material, and valuing the spiritual over the material. Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World challenges this common misperception and offers practical tools for integrating our inevitable material existence with our highest spiritual aspirations.
One of the main inspirations was a talk I attended about ten years ago by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. During the Q&A segment a young woman raised her hand and asked a question that I myself had been grappling with for several years: “We go to many workshops,” she said, “read books on spirituality, and [...]