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May 2023
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The Great Spiritual Conundrum. Attain Wh...

Teal Swan
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In this video, Teal Swan rectifies the two camps within spirituality... The camp that sees happiness as a byproduct of working with your desire to manifest what you want. And the camp that sees desire as suffering and happiness therefore, as a byproduct of accepting what is, and the practice of surrendering. This is the Great Spiritual Conundrum... Attain What You Desire OR Surrender to What IS.

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