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illnesses. However, as opposed to other past attempts of integration, in Esotherapy, it is the non-dualistic, Higher Consciousness wisdom that drives the use of modern understandings, not vice-versa.
7. How Does The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Best Practice Compare To Esotherapy?
Mindfulness meditation is a microcosm of the esoteric spiritual disciplines it belongs in. To strip it of the esoteric context, in order the fit it into a secular therapy milieu, is to strip it of its spirit, as well as its power. Without its spiritual connection even the “best practice” of MBSR offers little more than banal, meaningless experiences that are but a shadow of true life.
“I had learned how to live in the present [through Mindfulness–Based Stress Reduction], but appreciating the value and experience of each moment was only reachable through Esotherapy.”
- an Esotherapy client
The student quoted above used mindfulness meditation to attain a state free of anxiety and depression, only to find himself feeling embedded into a hopelessly meaningless sense of living a meaningless life in an equally meaningless world. Esotherapy restored a deep and fulfilling meaning to his life, a meaning richer than he had ever experienced, a significance more abundant than he could have ever imagined.
Esotherapy returns Mindfulness Meditation to the spiritual esoteric milieu it is an emanation of. It restores us to our natural, non-dualistic awareness, inherent peace, balance and harmony. It re-establishes mental clarity, positive self-esteem, and a hopeful outlook on life, which leads to unbounded mind-body healing and growth.
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