by Craig Hamilton | Dec 22, 2020 | read, Spiritual Life
As we approach the beginning of a New Year, many of us are starting to think about resolutions. We’re setting intentions for where we want to go in the coming year, thinking about things we want to change about our lives or our behavior, or setting new goals for...
by Craig Hamilton | Dec 3, 2020 | Evolution, Q&A, read
Question: When I’m awake to what you call “the evolutionary impulse,”I find that I care deeply for many things: the environment, the awakening of humanity, social justice, animal rights, and so on. I take responsibility to live lightly on the planet. I donate time...
by Craig Hamilton | Oct 30, 2020 | Craig Hamilton, Q&A, read
Question: When engaging with friends and relatives with strongly conservative views about politics, spirituality, and religion, I find it quite difficult to maintain the conversation because there seems to be no common ground upon which to build consensus. I find it...
by Craig Hamilton | Oct 23, 2020 | Craig Hamilton, Q&A, read, Spiritual Life
QUESTION: I’m confident in my ability to let go of my mind and my thoughts during meditation, but the idea of doing this in the midst of daily life scares me. In theory, I really like the idea of living in the unknown, but I have a job and a social life that require...
by Craig Hamilton | Oct 15, 2020 | Craig Hamilton, Q&A, read, Spiritual Life
Question: Recently, I came to a point on the spiritual path where I had a real reckoning with my soul. I realized that at this point, I needed to choose whether or not I wanted to “go all the way” and really align my life with my highest spiritual calling. It was a...
by Craig Hamilton | Oct 9, 2020 | Awakening, Craig Hamilton, Q&A, read
Question: At the heart of your teaching, and of many other spiritual teachings, is a kind of demand to let go of our ego’s wants and needs. I get this at a cognitive level. And when I sit down to meditate, I find it fairly easy to simply let go of everything. But when...