<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Stable Awakening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spiritual Life Coaching that focuses on deep inner work and spiritual awakening.]]></description><link>https://www.stableawakening.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:11:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.danielshkolnik.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Man Who Walked Through Minefields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everywhere else it was 1975,  but in Cambodia it was “Year Zero.”  This is when the Khmer Rouge began their reign of terror. Their goal? Create an Agrarian Utopia. 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They’d been told that if they looked into the well they’d see the face...]]></description><link>https://www.stableawakening.com/post/the-3-gods-of-abraham</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6860490accc85eb48d0d4b2d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:01:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54a404_8e5a5d7e5dac47aaaa8c23a6d8042660~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_736,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Lev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is a window to Infinity. Don't look too long.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read about AI-induced psychosis lately, and it doesn't surprise me that this kind of mental break is happening. This technology -...]]></description><link>https://www.stableawakening.com/post/ai-is-a-window-to-infinity-don-t-look-too-long</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685ed0494cc67cb11b87d33d</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:15:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54a404_0bb6aff2011b4cbc8c9dc3b9be84fb76~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_736,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Lev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Calm as Reality Collapses]]></title><description><![CDATA["In my 75 years, I've never seen it this dark before."﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿ Hearing that last month from Uncle Chuck, a friend and mentor, really hit...]]></description><link>https://www.stableawakening.com/post/finding-calm-as-reality-collapses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68449b7f856d937d0f54df34</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 20:08:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54a404_da8011c49f3444c084863bacc7e140b5~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_736,h_906,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Lev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st Order Pain &#38; 2nd Order Pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is your pain 2nd order or 1st order pain? One of my clients recently reminded me of the concept of 1st order vs. 2nd order pain. 1st...]]></description><link>https://www.stableawakening.com/post/1st-order-pain-2nd-order-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6828f06123f7580655115c04</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2025 20:30:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54a404_48d136f0c158451b8f61b503a5e22e1a~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_736,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Lev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Inner Game of Tennis]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently read "The Inner Game of Tennis" by Timothy Gallway and was thoroughly blown away. I heard about this book years ago - it's...]]></description><link>https://www.stableawakening.com/post/the-inner-game-of-tennis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673e106962d82a3a02ebde70</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:39:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54a404_8c99650fcc5a487abf9c1205deea9ad8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Lev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Your North Star]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Carthusian monks have an old saying: "While the world turns, the cross stands still." As the election results settle in, there are...]]></description><link>https://www.stableawakening.com/post/finding-your-north-star</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672ea8ec4160a1b32d7d05ab</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:15:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/54a404_1e66ae0629834f6fbeb4185f7199e107~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_736,h_736,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Daniel Lev</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love is not a clever way to win over our enemies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healing cannot be one-sided or carry a political agenda. 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Slow is Fast.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost every Friday during college I attended Shabbat dinner at the campus Hillel. And every Friday night Rabbi James Ponet would climb...]]></description><link>https://www.stableawakening.com/post/fast-is-slow-slow-is-fast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6408e36ac17771481ea5396a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:38:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/GpbrhfVHb38" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Daniel Lev</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>