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Spiritual growth and personal development

The essence of spirituality is the way it effects our lives. I feel that only if we grow in wisdom, kindness and compassion is the word ‘spiritual’ at all applicable to our lives. These blogposts reflect my journey.

See also my blogposts about meditation as well as my collection of quotes about spiritual growth and development.

Me and Theosophy and the Internet

November 10th, 2019

What is the goal of your spiritual path? – What’s your religious view of life?

April 25th, 2016

Emotion is what holds us back from true love?

April 24th, 2016

Why self-compassion isn’t selfish

August 5th, 2015

Matthieu Ricard – compassion and altruism

February 3rd, 2015

How to bring more awareness in your daily life

June 5th, 2014

Selfishness vs altruism – same or different?

May 24th, 2014

Academic learning vs Emotional learning

March 15th, 2014

Atma, Self and Individuation – Jungian Psychology and the Advaita Vedanta Philosophy (part 2)

March 20th, 2013

Atma, Self and Individuation – Jungian Psychology and the Advaita Vedanta Philosophy (part 1)

March 19th, 2013

Shamanism, Buddhism, and Ayahuasca – hallucinogen and spirituality

March 8th, 2013

Spirituality and Madness – aka are the mad really prophets?

August 14th, 2012

How not to get lost in spirituality – or Ariadne’s Golden Thread

July 27th, 2012

The unity of observer and observed – various perspectives

May 29th, 2012

How desire feeds on itself

March 29th, 2012

Giving yourself permission to rejoice in what’s good…

December 25th, 2011

Baby steps or big changes – about self control and habit

December 12th, 2011

Regret, Guilt and changing your life

November 14th, 2011

Certainty, uncertainty and spirituality

August 8th, 2011

You are your Soul Mate, Rick Singer

July 18th, 2011

Ideals, moral issues and psychology

June 20th, 2011

Is the world objectively neutral?

June 3rd, 2011

Living in language? On the limitations of words…

May 19th, 2011

The tragic volunteer

May 16th, 2011

The push of experience…

May 3rd, 2011

Selfish, unselfish, ‘love yourself’, love your neighbour

April 1st, 2011

Teaching people a lesson, in real life…

March 24th, 2011

Evil is treating people like things, Granny Weatherfax, #discworld Carpe Jugulum

March 22nd, 2011

Change isn’t easy – Discover your dharma?

December 17th, 2010

Alzheimers and spiritual growth

November 11th, 2010

Saying Thank You and spirituality

October 26th, 2010

Detox Cleanse: a week long experience

October 7th, 2010

The place of passion in spiritual growth

September 29th, 2010

Manifestation of intention through visualisation in theosophy

September 6th, 2010

Using spirituality and psychology as a defence

June 9th, 2010

Searching for peace and serenity

June 2nd, 2010

What’s the goal of the spiritual path?

April 15th, 2010

Why is self control important?

April 7th, 2010

Free will, freedom and philosophy series

February 16th, 2010

Free will: mind or emotion?

February 11th, 2010

The freedom of the experience of our lives

January 27th, 2010

How hard is it to discuss free will?

January 20th, 2010

Michael Mirdad interview

December 14th, 2009

The five stages of the soul transformation process: Michael Mirdad

December 9th, 2009

10 simple mindfulness exercises

November 9th, 2009

Is spirituality a lifestyle or a quest?

September 24th, 2009

What annoys me in others is what I need to look at in myself?

September 8th, 2009

What’s normal – about conditioning

August 10th, 2009

Black magic versus white magic – it’s all about motive…

June 8th, 2009

Will, diet, renunciation and religion

May 27th, 2009

Intelligence and wisdom: not the same thing

April 24th, 2009

If you see the Buddha, Kill Him – an old Zen koan

April 20th, 2009

Desire & spiritual development, some thoughts

March 27th, 2009

Disadvantages to kindness…

March 25th, 2009

The difference between spiritual growth and personal development?

March 18th, 2009

Honesty is the best policy… except…

March 16th, 2009

Truth and lies – right and wrong?

March 13th, 2009

Spirituality fun? Think again! Spirituality as a hard road

February 16th, 2009

Tidbits about enlightenment – neurologically & spiritually

February 13th, 2009

Inspiration and intuition – spiritual value no.6

February 11th, 2009

Follow your own path – spiritual virtue no.4

February 9th, 2009

Gratitude – spiritual virtue 3

February 5th, 2009

Thinking for yourself – spiritual virtue no. 2

February 4th, 2009

Freedom – spiritual virtue, value or norm no. 1

February 3rd, 2009

Blavatsky on Yoga

January 30th, 2009

What Our Economic Woes Can Teach Us

January 28th, 2009

The illusions of fame – for each of us…

January 21st, 2009

Online marketing and the ego

January 19th, 2009

Individualism: spiritual or not?

January 14th, 2009

Wu Wei – aka cleaning out the attic

December 29th, 2008

The place of astrology, tarot, aura reading etc. in spiritual development

December 17th, 2008

Today is a new day

November 11th, 2008

"Love is the opposite of fear" ?

November 10th, 2008

Right Intentions or Right Actions …

October 31st, 2008

Easier for a sinner to go into heaven…

October 29th, 2008

The science of gossip – some moral consequences…

October 27th, 2008

Attachment – an overview

October 22nd, 2008

Attachment and addiction – about spiritual hierarchy

October 21st, 2008

Attachment, addiction and dependence: tv versus the internet

October 20th, 2008

On being our best self – letting in the Higher Self

October 16th, 2008

Those times when life forces rest on you…

October 15th, 2008

Detachment – some spiritual dimensions

October 14th, 2008

On spiritual experiences – what are they worth?

October 9th, 2008

My disillusionment with Jiddu Krishnamurti

October 6th, 2008

Following the news & spirituality

October 2nd, 2008

The Hermetic Axiom and The Secret

September 29th, 2008

Time – linear or psychological – in relation to spiritual growth

September 26th, 2008

No Labels? No Spiritual Path? Beyond Concepts?

September 23rd, 2008

Choosing a spiritual path or group

September 15th, 2008

Spirituality and worshipping personalities – a blogging perspective?

September 9th, 2008

Pride: how about the ego?

September 8th, 2008

Labelless spirituality – an interview with Mimi

September 6th, 2008

Spiritual Growth and Sunyata

September 4th, 2008

My spiritual path: pondering (or jnana yoga)

August 25th, 2008

Dreaming your life – or living it?

August 24th, 2008

Concerning 'loving your neighbours'

August 23rd, 2008

Real life and the search for happiness

May 1st, 2008

Letting Go and Visualizing where you’re going

March 5th, 2008
Katinka Hesselink
Katinka Hesselink

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