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Spiritual Poems - Why Read Them?

What makes spiritual poems different from other spiritual writings? Poetry has a way of pointing more directly at reality, rather than just defining it. It uses words as tools for the transmission of experience. Spiritual poetry then, is more about enlightenment than belief. Here is a classic example from the Tao Te Ching:
Empty your mind […]

Compassion vs Sympathy

Do you know the difference between compassion and sympathy? Did you even know that there was a difference between the two? If not then I think you are in for a big surprise!
These two emotions are actually so different from each other that they are actually antithetical to each other. Let me explain.
Recall for a […]

The Noble Man and Woman

“But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands”(Isaiah 32:8); “If a man cleanses himself…he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work” (2 Timothy 2:21).
“Every noble life leaves its fiber interwoven forever in the work of the world” […]