One of the earliest indicators of awakening is heightened self-awareness. People often begin to be able to observe their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors without being controlled by them. Patterns in ...

A spiritual awakening is what happens when there is an opening up to spiritual realities caused by a change in perspective. In other words, you suddenly feel as if you are in direct contact or merging ...

Spiritual awakenings can be challenging to define since everyone experiences them differently. Social worker Dan Mager described spiritual awakenings as a shift in someone’s conscious awareness. He ...

That rock-solid certainty about life you used to have? It's crumbling like stale cookies. " Now you're sitting there wondering if the way you've been living actually makes sense. Your old belief ...

Mahashivratri, the "Great Night of Shiva," transcends ritual, encouraging prayer, meditation, and fasting for spiritual ...

Under traditional Buddhism teachings practitioners are abstain from consuming intoxicating substances. Will Johnson, a meditation guide, challenges this road to spirituality, saying that for some ...

In a raw and unflinching new memoir, author Nasser Al Kenair (formerly known as Jay Thomson) pulls back the curtain on ...

Radha, the soul of devotion in Bhakti tradition, embodies the longing for the divine. Her names, like Radha (the worshipper) and Radhika (the beloved), represent different expressions of love and ...