Sound advice on making spiritual progress...
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Sound advice on making spiritual progress...
Randomly opening my copy of Sharon Lebell's newly translated and interpreted copy of ' A Manual for Living - Epictetus' I came across this, which appears sound advice on making spiritual progress, which I thought I'd share...
' Spiritual Progress Is Made Through Confronting Death and Calamity - Instead of averting your eyes from the painful events of life, look at them squarely and contemplate them often. By facing the realities of death, infirmity, loss and disappointment, you free yourself of illusions and false hopes and avoid miserable, envious thoughts.'
In recognizing and accepting my alcoholism and the reality was that the only respite was absolute abstinence from alcohol, I, along with many others, I'm sure, did a lot of this!
' Spiritual Progress Is Made Through Confronting Death and Calamity - Instead of averting your eyes from the painful events of life, look at them squarely and contemplate them often. By facing the realities of death, infirmity, loss and disappointment, you free yourself of illusions and false hopes and avoid miserable, envious thoughts.'
In recognizing and accepting my alcoholism and the reality was that the only respite was absolute abstinence from alcohol, I, along with many others, I'm sure, did a lot of this!
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