The Quintessential Spiritual Awakening Blog, by Alex Exarchos
It is a very good thing to have clear objectives in life. It is also supremely good to make plans about how to go ahead and realize them. And it is also super good to actually follow-through and put your plans into action, adjusting them along the way, depending on the obstacles and circumstances you […]
One of the most prominent concepts associated with one of the most ancient religious and spiritual traditions of the world – the Hindu one – is that of karma. As is often the case, the notion of karma has been subjected to a lot of misunderstandings and misinterpretations throughout the millennia since it first appeared, […]
The holiday season is typically a transitional period, whereby we reflect on what happened in our lives in the year that is about to end, and on what we would like to happen in the one that’s about to come. Such inner process is usually an “accumulation-based” one. It basically boils down to: “these are […]
Imagine how liberating it would be if you could completely extinguish any trace of fear from your life. Eradicate it, and, of course, along with it all its secondary manifestations or products (stress, anxiety, indecision, procrastination, guilt – you name it). Furthermore, wouldn’t it be fantastic if you could do so immediately, at once, avoiding […]
Hello, This is quite the task, right? I mean: to come up with a complete description of the meaning of life in less than 200 words. It definitely is a tough one, also bearing in mind that the words I am about to use must resonate with you, as well as anyone reading this. But […]
It is also the case for you, isn’t it? During most of your days over the past few (?) years, you cannot escape but noticing an acute feeling of hopelessness and disillusionment creeping up your spine. It is a feeling that is accompanied by further side effects, such as: numbness, low energy, boredom, inertia; as […]
Hi, Could one say that your life is like a video game? One in which the more you progress, the tougher your going gets, but also the bigger the rewards you can reap are? The general, yet not evasive, answer is that life is what you make out of it. Life is all-inclusive and can […]
Warmest greetings. You probably (believe you) have a lot of problems and you also probably feel that you carry them along, wherever you go. And the more serious you assess your problems to be, the heavier you also feel the burden encumbering you, due to them. Along with carrying your problems around with you, you […]
The very title of this post includes an implicit, yet clear and strong assumption: You are not happy with your life There is a high probability that you are reacting to this statement, by proclaiming that this is not “entirely true”. “Of course”, you may argue, “of course I am not happy with my life […]
You probably go about your daily life, thinking that in every moment you choose one out of myriads – perhaps infinite – potential courses of action (or inaction). Others (your family, your teachers, your spiritual/religious guides or whichever “authority”) have probably taught you, ever since you became aware of yourself, to believe that your free […]