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Episode 67 - Integrating the Essential Truth We Are Both Human and Divine
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We explore the profound truth that we are spiritual beings having a spiritual experience in human bodies, and how fully understanding this concept unlocks radical acceptance and forgiveness. This episode unpacks how to hold the paradox between human pain and divine purpose.
• Bad things happen to good people, and even devoted spiritual seekers struggle with acceptance and forgiveness
• The spiritual path isn't about avoiding mistakes but learning to accept our fallibility while striving to improve
• Every one of us is the villain in someone else's story at some point
• We live in two worlds simultaneously: the world of divine truth and the world of humanity
• Life isn't random but provides opportunities for spiritual growth through relationships
• On a human level, no one asks for suffering or pain, and suggesting otherwise is spiritual bypassing
• To transform energies like victimhood, fear or hate, we must first fully experience them
• The integration of human and divine perspectives is a process that requires patience and self-compassion
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1. Episode 67 - Integrating the Essential Truth We Are Both Human and Divine (00:00:00)
2. We Are Spiritual Beings Having Human Experiences (00:00:46)
3. Divine Assumptions for Radical Acceptance (00:03:11)
4. Truth #1: The Divine Doesn't Make Mistakes (00:09:55)
5. Truth #2: No One Asks for Suffering on a Human Level (00:11:12)
6. Two-Part Exercise for Forgiveness and Growth (00:17:30)
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