Spiritual Leaders of Our Time

Bowser

Bowser

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One of the benefits of online communication is the access to information that otherwise would not be available. Personally, it has given me the opportunity to explore ideas that I find inspiring...spiritually. Below are a few individuals who I enjoy listening to.

Alan Watts
https://alanwatts.com/
Alan Watts seems more of a philosopher than a spiritual leader. Nonetheless, he gives a better understanding of Eastern beliefs.

Eckhart Tolle
https://www.youtube.com/user/EckhartTeachings
He has some interesting ideas, and I enjoy listening to them, but I keep in mind that he's worth around 70 million right now,

Mooji
https://mooji.org/en
Mooji's message is pretty simple. I spent some time watching his videos but was a little disturbed by the way people treated him. His following feels a little cultish, so I don't visit his website much anymore.


I would be interested to hear from you. Who do you feel is a relevant spiritual leader right now?
 
Bowser said:
One of the benefits of online communication is the access to information that otherwise would not be available. Personally, it has given me the opportunity to explore ideas that I find inspiring...spiritually. Below are a few individuals who I enjoy listening to.

Alan Watts
https://alanwatts.com/
Alan Watts seems more of a philosopher than a spiritual leader. Nonetheless, he gives a better understanding of Eastern beliefs.

Eckhart Tolle
https://www.youtube.com/user/EckhartTeachings
He has some interesting ideas, and I enjoy listening to them, but I keep in mind that he's worth around 70 million right now,

Mooji
https://mooji.org/en
Mooji's message is pretty simple. I spent some time watching his videos but was a little disturbed by the way people treated him. His following feels a little cultish, so I don't visit his website much anymore.


I would be interested to hear from you. Who do you feel is a relevant spiritual leader right now?
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I would have thought you'd say, Donald Drumpf, is the bester spiritual leader?
 
I really like Alan Watts, he's so good at giving a relevant message. Not sure I'd consider him a spiritual ''leader,'' though.

Spiritual leaders whom I admire and tend to look to for guidance would be Jesus, Buddha, Rumi...

''You have to keep breaking your heart, until it opens.'' - Rumi
 
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That's a terrible saying. What do you think it means?
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I believe that the quote means that we will only experience true love when we let our guards down, thus our heart breaking enough times, will open it. (to trust and love openly) I really love Rumi's poetry, and spiritual wisdom. He was a Muslim (Sufi) mystic - kind of like an Aristotle of the Middle East.
 
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wegs said:
I believe that the quote means that we will only experience true love when we let our guards down, thus our heart breaking enough times, will open it. (to trust and love openly) I really love Rumi's poetry, and spiritual wisdom. He was a Muslim (Sufi) mystic - kind of like an Aristotle of the Middle East.
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Have you had a broken heart?

I've got one that I've had for a long time, and I don't want it to break again after it is fixed just for a bigger gold medal or something.
 
davewhite04 said:
Have you had a broken heart?

I've got one that I've had for a long time, and I don't want it to break again after it is fixed just for a bigger gold medal or something.
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Yes, a few times. :redface: But if you become afraid to love again because you're afraid to get hurt again, that is what Rumi was getting at, I think? I guess true love requires risk, is the maybe his point.
 
wegs said:
Yes, a few times. :redface: But if you become afraid to love again because you're afraid to get hurt again, that is what Rumi was getting at, I think? I guess true love requires risk, is the maybe his point.
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Nope.

Love is within. It grows back and whatever metaphorical thing encapsules this moment explains heart repair.
 
wegs said:
I really like Alan Watts, he's so good at giving a relevant message. Not sure I'd consider him a spiritual ''leader,'' though.

Spiritual leaders whom I admire and tend to look to for guidance would be Jesus, Buddha, Rumi...

''You have to keep breaking your heart, until it opens.'' - Rumi
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"Love is not meant to be easy." - me
 
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