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Prayer can be a touchy subject, often because it is so easily misunderstood. Once we can connect with its essence, its essential role in life becomes clear.

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It's remarkably easy to confuse 'needs' and 'wants' with 'demands'. Fulfilling our needs leads to progress; demands only lead to disappointment.

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Purposeful change comes only in quantum leaps. Corrosive change eats away at the core silently, under the radar. Awareness is our only antidote.

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We're so very aware of the threats that come at us from the outside. That's not where the real danger lies, however. If you want to see the real enemy, look inside.

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An inscrutable Zen saying counsels followers to 'kill the Buddha.' Perhaps it's time to learn that the real Buddha is within you.

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What actually happens when you manipulate the facts to suit your own agenda? Do the 'ends' justify any 'means'? Can you 'spin' your way to success?

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Stephen Colbert re-invented the word 'truthiness' to refer to things that feel right regardless of the facts. Perhaps his insight is more useful than you might have thought.

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Some people think that spiritual intelligence is critical; others think that spirituality has no business in business. Auntie sets the record straight.

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Ideologies can do a tremendous amount of damage, not only by promoting conformity over diversity, but especially by sacrificing individuals to a theoretical 'groupthink'.

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Addressing issues at the first level (problem-solving) is both frustrating and futile. True leaders think in second-level terms about fixing broken systems. Where are they?

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Obama campaign workers are facing overt and violent racism. Latin Americans are being legislated out of their communities. What's behind this fear-mongering?

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'Common sense' is anything but common. When life confronts you with issues, your intuitive reactions don't serve you well. In fact, they most often get in your way.

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Anger, hatred and revenge are common feelings, and we use them to justify all sorts of aggressive behavior. We fail to notice that, to the extent that we act on these feelings, we're actually performing self-sabotage.

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The 'race card' most often shows up on the political playing field, but that's not where it actually lives. It's home is between our ears where we pretend it's real and act accordingly.

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Just because people are identified (or self-identify) with a group doesn't mean that the group actually exists. It's way too easy to attack a class of people and ignore their individual humanity.

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