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A universal and mature spirituality – what is it?

One of the reasons why I’m into theosophy is that it is an attempt at a universal spirituality. That is: it aims at finding the universal core in all religions and spiritual traditions. Why is this important? Well – in this age of globalization no well informed adult can ignore that there are people outside [...]

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A short history of brotherhood, sisterhood and religious tolerance

There are a lot of spiritual traditions which can be said to be of influence to the Theosophical Movement. One of the early ones was freemasonry. It is fairly well known among theosophists that Blavatsky got a masonic diploma for writing Isis Unveiled. Less well known is that Col. Olcott, who founded the Theosophical Society [...]

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About spiritual donations and making a living

Spirituality and money – the sticky points The basics in the relationship between money and spirituality are clear I think: money isn’t a measure of spiritual health and each person needs to take responsibility for their own financial health. When it comes to combining making money and being a spiritual teacher harder questions need to [...]

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Money and spirituality – let's be responsible about it

I asked people what I should focus on when talking about money and spirituality on twitter. They greeted me with words that I consider new age plattitudes. Sorry people. Instead I’m getting back to basics, or trying to. This is sociology / economy 101. Money is the basis for our economy. It is money that [...]

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Some recommendations for spiritual growth

This blog is about 6 weeks old now and I’ve been amazed at my own potential for writing (I thought I’d be writing one or two posts a week) and at the amount of readers I already have. (And you all are so great at commenting too! ) The general advice is to really pump [...]

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Are we even in the same (spiritual) conversation?

I’ve been trying to keep up with spiritual blogs for the past year or so. They were hard to find in the first place. But when I did find them, many of them seemed concerned with things that don’t seem spiritual to me at all.

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No Labels? No Spiritual Path? Beyond Concepts?

In Zen Buddhism there is a saying that one should not take the signpost for the goal. Or more mystically put: don’t focus on the finger pointing to the moon, but on the moon itself. Apply this to words and you get that the words aren’t what’s important – it’s what the words are pointing [...]

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Sex and spirituality – abstention?

This is a topic I’ve been wanting to blog about in one form or another – but I’ve been unsure as to HOW, because it’s so darn sticky. Let’s start with the main world religions. Each, excepting Islam, has abstention as an ideal in one form or another. Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism all have the [...]

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The purpose of reincarnation

Mimi asked: The one I am interested in right now is reincarnation. What are your views on it? I mean, I know you believe that and all, but, well, at least I think I read that somewhere… Anyway, if you do believe in reincarnation, what do you believe is the purpose of it and does [...]

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