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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Nov 20, 20244 min read
The Inner Game of Tennis
I recently read "The Inner Game of Tennis" by Timothy Gallway and was thoroughly blown away. I heard about this book years ago - it's...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Finding Your North Star
The Carthusian monks have an old saying: "While the world turns, the cross stands still." As the election results settle in, there are...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Oct 18, 20243 min read
Love is not a clever way to win over our enemies
Healing cannot be one-sided or carry a political agenda. Healing is not about one gentler or more loving ideology winning over...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Sep 21, 20242 min read
Is it Healing or Co-Dependence?
Daniel Lev Shkolnik I heard a quote this week attributed to spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle. It went something like this: "If you need...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Sep 6, 20245 min read
Love's Curious Absence in Social Justice
Daniel Lev Shkolnik I have admired Martin Luther King, Jr. since I was a boy. And yet, for years I've wondered why I find it so hard to...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Aug 31, 20242 min read
The #1 Obstacle I See With My Clients: Authenticity
Daniel Lev Shkolnik Probably the #1 obstacle I see in the way of clients living out their authentic life purpose is the fear of being...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Aug 17, 20242 min read
Love's Curious Absence in Modern Psychology
Daniel Lev Shkolnik Next week I'm starting the second year of my masters degree in counseling at Loyola and after years of exploring...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Aug 17, 20242 min read
Why didn't Jesus appear to Buddhists? Or Vishnu to the Aztecs?
Daniel Lev Shkolnik Why didn't Jesus appear to Buddhists? Or Vishnu to the Aztecs? If there really were a single divine reality, wouldn't...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Escaping the Trap of Meaninglessness
Meaninglessness appears on both the philosophical and spiritual path, and—if we get stuck there—it can be devastating. How we confront...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Jan 30, 20242 min read
Should We Pursue Awakening?
Some teachers say yes, and others say no. — I believe there's wisdom in both answers. Speaking personally, I found it useful to strive...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Jul 19, 20231 min read
The 3 Steps of Manifestation
What happens when we try to manifest our dreams? We usually start with a big rush of inspiration. ... Then we wake up the next day and...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Jul 19, 20231 min read
Follow Joy
What happens after spiritual awakening? How do we live our life? In this video I talk about how to align our life with our True Self, and...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Jul 7, 20231 min read
Two Fundamentals of Spirituality
Consciousness and energy are two fundamental domains of spirituality. Mastering the domain of consciousness is the quest for...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Apr 4, 20233 min read
The Presence of "God"
Be awake. Be alert. Or you'll miss it. Eckhart Tolle says: Be like a cat watching a mouse-hole. Be like a servant waiting for the master...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Apr 1, 20238 min read
What is spiritual energy?
Understanding how to sense your energy and move it may be one of the most practical and most important psychospiritual tools that you can...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Mar 8, 20236 min read
Fast is Slow. Slow is Fast.
Almost every Friday during college I attended Shabbat dinner at the campus Hillel. And every Friday night Rabbi James Ponet would climb...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Mar 3, 20233 min read
Love's True Power
TRANSCRIPT: How do you wield power with love? How do you wield strength with love? Or how does love itself become strength? This, I feel,...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Mar 3, 20232 min read
Wedding Bells
Last week I proposed to my partner Helen on a rickety old navigation tower at a place in New Orleans called the End of the World. There...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Feb 3, 20233 min read
Spiritual Perfectionism – And what to do about it
I've noticed something recently that I call "spiritual perfectionism" and I'd love to hear what others think. My initial thoughts on this...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
Jan 17, 20234 min read
Everything is a door to enlightenment
Imagine that all the objects around you—that painting, that plant, that bowl—are little doors with handles. And if you were to turn the...
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