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078: DON'T HATE. APPRECIATE. - Alpha Reverence with Dean Sanner

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In today's episode, we discuss the second part of Alpha Reverence in which we talk about the secular versions of spirituality from the book "The Power of Ritual" by Casper ter Kuile. He recommends taking some of the things from religious teachings and using them in your life. We can be spiritual even without religion. Sometimes our most meaningful rituals are ones that we create. Spirituality is a connection to yourself, to a higher power, and to others. Sacred and transcendental experiences don’t ONLY exist in churches or synagogues, temples, or mosques. Anyone can access those experiences, we just have to learn how, with our intentions, to invite that to happen. It can be achieved through:

  1. Sabbath - a day of rest and reflection.
  2. Community - synchronized singing or movements (example: CrossFit); and joining a group with a common cause
  3. Sacred Texts - you can find wisdom through texts such as reading a book or joining a book club or some community.
  4. Meal Time - communal, start with a prayer, or a toast. Prepare it with intention. Sacred intentional thoughts about how amazing it is to eat this food. Rituals where people are asked to share something or end with a board game.
  5. Fasting - but not just for health benefits, save calories or get into ketosis. But do it for mental clarity and donate your saved $$ to a shelter.
  6. Pilgrimage - a contemplative journey to a sacred place. Going to the ocean to scatter ashes. A pilgrimage has a purpose. To heal? To find forgiveness? To just experience something new or awesome.
  7. Seasons - honor the beginning of spring, summer, fall, or winter. Connect with nature with a hike, picnic with friends, donate leftover food to a shelter.
  8. Confession groups - such as AA, 12 step type addiction, recovery groups, and other spiritual programs.
  9. Sacrifices - giving up something for other people or charity.

    10. Other questions answered in this episode:

    • What is humility? And how do we do it?
    • What is the value of forgiveness? Why do we need to do that? And how do you do it?
    • To seek out sublime experiences enlarges us. What does this mean and how might we do it?
    • How do you create and foster gratitude?
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