spiritual tourism Intrinsic motivation and spontaneity thrive through self-expression and creativity, akin to art. The pursuit of answers to the wrong questions can lead to existential anguish. Escaping the confines of normalcy, one explores spirituality but may get lost in literalism. To connect with the inner creative, language must be learned, grounding spirituality in everyday life, embracing the sacred in the ordinary, aiming for self-realization. #spirituality#learning#creative#belonging#normalcy
materialistic pathology self-expression as an answer to materialistic pathology. shamed out of being artistic, I reason that this privilege is given to a chosen few, with an inborn talent, usually recognized long after they die. inspiration meeting cultivation with an innate desire to lessen pain and produce more joy #poetry#spirituality#artist#materialism#resistance
tolstovstvo Tolstoy’s philosophy challenges individuals to reject evil in all forms—whether overt or passive—and to live with moral clarity, influencing later movements for nonviolent resistance. #spirituality#materialism#authority#subject
dethroning the ego … men are tempted to adopt a new kind of egocentricity in which they use their powers of dominating the world for “spiritual” purposes. This is no #egocentric#spirituality
yoga sutra biography “The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: a Biography” A comprehensive guide into Hindu texts in the beginning of the Chapter 2 Ramachandra Chaudhari became #hindu#spirituality#yoga
salvation without a savior gymnastic yoga has been developed by European gymnasts and bodybuilders World Parliament of Religions (Chicago, September 11, 1893), Swami #hindu#spirituality