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Tag Archives: emotional state

November 15, 2009 by Dr. Steve McSwain Leave a comment

Death is Your Guru; Let It Teach You

Death is your guru; let it teach you. Those words were spoken by the Buddha himself. You can learn to cope with death; indeed, with any crisis. I talk about this and other spiritual things in my new book The Enoch Factor: Sacred Art of Knowing God. Continue reading →

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