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What is Spirituality? Hope for the Hopeless
The series explores the book SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION by Dr. George E. Vaillant. The author was a psychiatrist at Harvard and served as a non-alcoholic Trustee for Alcoholics Anonymous.
Spirituality can be a hard concept to grasp, and his book helps make it understandable. He defines spirituality as the realization of positive emotions such as love, hope, faith, joy, forgiveness, and compassion – along with awe and mystical illumination.
The author argues our brains are hard wired for these and through the 12 Step journey, we’re evolving – “sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly” towards realizing them in our lives This episode focuses on the importance of HOPE in the spiritual life of a recovering addict.
Show Notes:
SpiritualEvolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith by George Vaillant
Harvard Study Hightlights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Study
Anthem by Leonard Cohen: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anthem+leonard+cohen
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By Father Bill W.
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The series explores the book SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION by Dr. George E. Vaillant. The author was a psychiatrist at Harvard and served as a non-alcoholic Trustee for Alcoholics Anonymous.
Spirituality can be a hard concept to grasp, and his book helps make it understandable. He defines spirituality as the realization of positive emotions such as love, hope, faith, joy, forgiveness, and compassion – along with awe and mystical illumination.
The author argues our brains are hard wired for these and through the 12 Step journey, we’re evolving – “sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly” towards realizing them in our lives This episode focuses on the importance of HOPE in the spiritual life of a recovering addict.
Show Notes:
SpiritualEvolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith by George Vaillant
Harvard Study Hightlights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Study
Anthem by Leonard Cohen: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=anthem+leonard+cohen
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