Caroline Adams Miller

It's very transactional. It's very, I'm going to buy this from you. I'm going to sell this to you. People barely connect half the time. I will walk down the street and people don't lift their head up from their phone. So that God's presence in you. See the light in you. I am so happy to see you. So your practice, your people.

And the third leg of the stool is purpose, by which I mean ultimate purpose, which means figuring out what is the nature of life itself spiritually. But why am I here on this earth? Who am I spiritually? I don't mean, am I going to go into business or teach or be a EMT worker? I mean, spiritually, what has God called me for? And what is the nature of my walk in this bigger sacred world? People.

And the third leg of the stool is purpose, by which I mean ultimate purpose, which means figuring out what is the nature of life itself spiritually. But why am I here on this earth? Who am I spiritually? I don't mean, am I going to go into business or teach or be a EMT worker? I mean, spiritually, what has God called me for? And what is the nature of my walk in this bigger sacred world? People.

And the third leg of the stool is purpose, by which I mean ultimate purpose, which means figuring out what is the nature of life itself spiritually. But why am I here on this earth? Who am I spiritually? I don't mean, am I going to go into business or teach or be a EMT worker? I mean, spiritually, what has God called me for? And what is the nature of my walk in this bigger sacred world? People.

practice, purpose, spiritual purpose. And it doesn't matter what tradition or some people find it outside of tradition, but the stool is stable. You need all three legs. I can't tell you how many young people are looking for a one-off. I'm going to go into the woods and do ayahuasca. I'm going to go on this one retreat.

practice, purpose, spiritual purpose. And it doesn't matter what tradition or some people find it outside of tradition, but the stool is stable. You need all three legs. I can't tell you how many young people are looking for a one-off. I'm going to go into the woods and do ayahuasca. I'm going to go on this one retreat.

practice, purpose, spiritual purpose. And it doesn't matter what tradition or some people find it outside of tradition, but the stool is stable. You need all three legs. I can't tell you how many young people are looking for a one-off. I'm going to go into the woods and do ayahuasca. I'm going to go on this one retreat.

And that might be a momentary awakening for some people, an altered awakening, but that is not a fully integrated spiritual life. A fully integrated spiritual life is intentional and builds and God comes forward to us as we go forward to God.

And that might be a momentary awakening for some people, an altered awakening, but that is not a fully integrated spiritual life. A fully integrated spiritual life is intentional and builds and God comes forward to us as we go forward to God.

And that might be a momentary awakening for some people, an altered awakening, but that is not a fully integrated spiritual life. A fully integrated spiritual life is intentional and builds and God comes forward to us as we go forward to God.

But the spiritual capacity through the lens of science, the neural correlates, all that we've been talking about, the notion that when we build our spirituality, it's 80% protective against addiction. It is 82% protective against suicide, the epidemic of our time. We have the antidote. It's spiritual life when it's shared. Well, this spiritual life, like you say, John, is our birthright.

But the spiritual capacity through the lens of science, the neural correlates, all that we've been talking about, the notion that when we build our spirituality, it's 80% protective against addiction. It is 82% protective against suicide, the epidemic of our time. We have the antidote. It's spiritual life when it's shared. Well, this spiritual life, like you say, John, is our birthright.

But the spiritual capacity through the lens of science, the neural correlates, all that we've been talking about, the notion that when we build our spirituality, it's 80% protective against addiction. It is 82% protective against suicide, the epidemic of our time. We have the antidote. It's spiritual life when it's shared. Well, this spiritual life, like you say, John, is our birthright.

But through the lens of science, it is only one third innate. It's built into us. It is two thirds cultivated, environmentally cultivated, our inner environment, how we talk to each other and our prayers and our outer environment, how we spend our time, how we treat people, where our service is. One third innate, two thirds environmentally formed means spiritual life is a practice.

But through the lens of science, it is only one third innate. It's built into us. It is two thirds cultivated, environmentally cultivated, our inner environment, how we talk to each other and our prayers and our outer environment, how we spend our time, how we treat people, where our service is. One third innate, two thirds environmentally formed means spiritual life is a practice.

But through the lens of science, it is only one third innate. It's built into us. It is two thirds cultivated, environmentally cultivated, our inner environment, how we talk to each other and our prayers and our outer environment, how we spend our time, how we treat people, where our service is. One third innate, two thirds environmentally formed means spiritual life is a practice.

See, John, you've already been an active mystic. And science only mirrors and applauds you.

See, John, you've already been an active mystic. And science only mirrors and applauds you.

See, John, you've already been an active mystic. And science only mirrors and applauds you.

Yes. And that is so important because we are actually built, and science is very clear about this, in our times of despair, we have extraordinary potential to deepen our connection to God, to awaken spiritually, to deepen. The depth of our spiritual life can increase. So post-traumatic spiritual growth we talked about.