Very often I am asked, “What are the qualities necessary for spiritual progress?” Some of the answers are based on New Age, airy-fairy ideas of only compassion or Viveka and Vairagya, the ability to discriminate between what is temporal and what is timeless and dispassion.

However, from a modern perspective, I believe spiritual growth requires three fundamental abilities: thinking clearly, feeling deeply, and acting decisively.

Clear Thinking

While intuition and gut feelings have their place, clear thinking is essential for spiritual development. This........

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