Philosophically, we are at war in our attempts to understand our past and who we fundamentally are as humans. One point of view believes that we are broken in some way--by trauma, childhood, karma, and other things. The brokenness keeps us in a state of being incomplete or in need of healing or just one ayahuasca retreat away from total realization. The other point of view believes that we are and always have been, perfect. We were never broken and can't be. Life is actually perfect! We just...

Right? This is so common. What should I do? How do I know if something is good for me? How do I know whether I should start exercise even though I'm tired? Or should I eat this or that? Or should I text a particular person, or end communication? So many ways to make a decision "whether or not," but still it's difficult to know how to make the decision, and what to do . This is a spiritual website and a spirituality-based blog, so you might think that you'll receive advice right now to watch...

In the last 150 years--which is not much in all of human existence--we have stepped further and further away from an intimate relationship with nature. We have done this at our peril, or at the very least, in detriment to our immediate health. As a species, we suffer from chronic illness and mental illness, fueled by a loneliness epidemic. These are difficult times, being separated from each other, separated from nature, and ultimately separated from our selves. I would like to suggest that...