By not paying attention to your body, you are putting it in the same predicament as a neglected child. How can a child be expected to develop normally if the parents pay no attention, if they ignore its cries for help, and remain indifferent to whether their child is happy or unhappy?

If I may take the risk of defining what a spiritual experience is, it is one in which pure awareness reveals itself to you as the maker of reality - where you suddenly discover through insight or meditation or a freak accident that your essential nature is spiritual, non-material.

You will be transformed by what you read.

Remain open to as much input as possible.

The real key is to live in an environment where the mind feels free to choose the right thing instead of being compelled by habit and inertia to choose the wrong thing.

There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm.

Only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the surface of your being.