Spiritual Facial

I went for a facial this afternoon. Guys! I know what you are thinking, rest assured this post is not about beauty or cosmetics and girly things. This is also not a sponsored post for some cosmetics. Please have patience to finish this post. Don't click on the next site on your blogroll, please.
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It has been three months since my last facial. Most girls (who do facial on a regular basis) would know what I had gone through this afternoon.
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The facial started with the normal cleansing of surface dirt. That took less than five minutes. What that followed immediately was the most dreaded, albeit necessary, part of any facial - the squeezing of pimples and black heads. I have no idea how long this portion took. Einstein was right --- that felt like infinity.
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After this painful process of squeezing and ridding of dirt below the surface was done, I was given a good face and shoulder massage using aromatherapy oil. Such relaxation! Last but not least, I enjoyed a half hour cold mask on my face for hydration and hot-mud mask for my eyes.
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Has WaterLearner decided to setup a Spa and rallying for customers here? Yes! Indeed you are right! I am talking about Spiritual Facial here.
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When was the last time I had undergone any Spiritual Facial? When was the last time I cleaned my inner being? The first and most basic step of Spiritual Facial is the same and just as easy to bear as any facial. It's about surface cleaning. We call this Courtesy or Manners.
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There is also a dreaded part of Spiritual Facial equivalent to the squeezing and pinching of black heads and pimples. This most painful portion is to pluck the seeds in us planted by our longtime and powerful companion called the Ego. He is most fond of planting seeds that bloom into juicy fruits of Anger, Greed, Delusion ... among many others. Facing and taming this Ego maintains the most challenging part of Spiritual Facial ... to me.
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Unfortunately but very much truly, unless the Ego inside us is being "treated", no goodness of any spiritual nourishment of any form can have long-lasting effort on us. Just as the lady who cleansed my face this afternoon had patiently explained to me,"If these dirt accumulated under your skin surface is not removed, no amount of goodness applied to your skin surface could be absorbed.".
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Once we are aware of the works of our Ego and make effort to overcome it from creating too much havoc, then all experiences in life serve as nourishment to benefit us as we look at them with a learner's innocent eyes.
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Ladies & Gentlemen
Game for a Facial?

If you like this post, you might also enjoy:
* Making a Difference;
* The Pearl Within;
* The Virtue of Being Forgetful

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