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Return That Call: Enlightened Self-Interest

A friend and I were recently discussing the moments in our lives when spiritual insight has occurred. We noted that, for us, these moments happened while walking alone in the woods, reading an inspirational book, experiencing the birth of a baby, praying, making love, recovering from an illness, or simply sitting quietly and listening to the small sounds that we typically are too busy to notice. These moments have the power to transform how we view our lives and who we think that we are. At these times, we experience a sense that there are more possibilities than we have imagined and that there is a deeper reality than the one we seem to walk through, and accept, every day. These are profound ...