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It was almost twenty years ago, after a near death experience, that I began to discern a difference between the practice of a religion and the search for spirituality. It was not until I began attending yoga classes to relieve my aching back that I came to appreciate the power of meditation. Last year an instructor described herself as a spiritual being having a physical experience (rather than a physical being seeking a spiritual experience)
That set me on a personal path to transform my fear, anger,greed and envy into the transcendent process of gratitude and compassion. Having decided to live with intention, scales have dropped from my eyes and each day I am able to spend more time seeing the world as it is.
Thank you OPB for hosting Prof. Thurman, his insight is exactly what I needed to hear in this moment.

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