Sharing a bit of perspective, fitting for these (and all) times. From “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius:

“Look back, and consider both how quickly all things that are, are forgotten, and what an immense chaos of eternity was before, and will follow after all things.”

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This quote from The Third Book in Meditations by Marcus Aurelius hit home for me today, as I struggle to stay on task and avoid the distractions of the news commentators and social media influencers. "Spend not the remnant of thy days in thoughts and fancies concerning other men, when it is not in relation to some common good, when by it thou art hindered from some other better work."

He goes on to exhort us to spend less time thinking about ideas that are "idle or impertinent...especially whatsoever is curious and malicious" so that we can converse in a way that is "sincere and peaceable" and "free from all contentiousness, envy, and suspicion."

I shall endeavor to take these suggestions to heart.

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Today I read a message from Richard Rohr that inspired me to ponder the roles of prophets, priests, and politicians in shaping our worldviews.

TL;DR: “The only way evil can succeed is to disguise itself as good. And one of the best disguises for evil is religion.” No humans have all the answers to the questions we seek. Let’s lift each other up so we can all reach our full potential as spiritual beings.

https://substack.com/@spiritualbnr/note/p-176050335?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=1fzzx

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This short video from Adyashanti speaks volumes about the nature of our existence.

https://youtube.com/shorts/IsCwBCKRTHY?si=0lh-er0dmNEbjOEY

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For those of you who eschew YouTube, you can also find Episode 15 on PeerTube at https://spectra.video/w/roUWYFeBJNz1no4ESKBJgf.

This episode is a review of John Hamilton's memoir titled "Honest to God".

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Episode 15: Following a Winding Spiritual Path with John Hamilton and "Honest to God"

https://spectra.video/videos/watch/cda775b0-f916-4bb1-9c03-03623ce2f6c4

You can now experience the latest Spiritual But Not Religious podcast episode on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/WzNSoEVWXQI

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Episode 15 of my Spiritual But Not Religious podcast is now live. It's a review of the memoir by John Hamilton titled "Honest to God" and how I found that although we have traveled different paths, I feel a deep kinship with his journey.

Check out my post on Substack:
https://open.substack.com/pub/spiritualbnr/p/the-winding-path-of-spiritual-growth?r=4xnlj1&utm_medium=ios

You can also find the episode on your favorite podcast app and on my blog at https://www.spiritualbnr.org/blog/honest-to-god.

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