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Spirituality Information
Accepting Non-Acceptance
It's not always easy to stand in the midst of a group of people (particularly if those people are people that we have known and are attached to emotionally) and be different. To think differently, to believe differently, to respond differently, to live a different life than our friends and our family are living is, in a sense, the "toughest challenge" of manifesting our spiritual self.
Actualizing Personal Truth
Self-actualization comes down to three basic premises: this is who I am, this is what I believe and the foundation on which my life is built, and this is the way I manifest that belief system on a daily basis.If you say that you live by the Golden Rule, but treat other people with a lack of respect, then you are dishonest, and others will perceive you as hypocritical.
Equal In the Eyes of God
There was a time in my life when I seriously wondered whether there was intelligent life on other planets.As a child, I believed that we human beings here on the planet Earth were God's only children.
Anam Cara - Making Sense of Life
We make sense of our world via the senses. The senses are gateways.
Getting Back to the Basics of Truth
Anyone who has invested time, energy and effort into finding their own truth knows that ignorance is NOT bliss. Understanding the religious environment that we grew up in should be the natural first step towards defining our own belief system.
Its Not What You Know, Its What You Do
Knowing what is right and what is wrong in your own inner consciousness is insufficient. It is not the knowing of truth that transforms a person; it is the doing of truth that has an impact on you and on the other people that you interact with.
Law to the Nth Degree
Most of us know that the universe - God's universe - operates on an independent structure called Universal Law. The laws of the universe - God's laws - are an invisible influence that gently force the natural order under which the universe operates to be maintained.
Life Dont Work That Way
It would be nice if the planet - like so many other things in modern day life - came with a guarantee. "If, for any reason, this planet fails to yield the resources required for, or the environment conducive to, the continuation of the species commonly referred to as homo sapiens, God agrees to replace this planet at no cost to the inhabitants at any time within one eternity at no cost to the inhabitants themselves.
Look! Its Another New Age!
There's nothing new about "the new age" except the attitude of the souls participating in it. I bet every soul who chose to incarnate into this particular historical era shook their little energy heads and said, "Oh, no! Not again!"Spiritual enlightenment is the very purpose of life as thinking, feeling human beings here on the planet Earth.
Looking Back With A Pained Expression
Anyone who tells you that the path to self-actualization is an easy one has never walked it. Along the way, we meet - head on! - the skeletons in our personal closets, and the process of coming to terms with our past and al that it brought into our lives is a long and solitary one.
Making Our Self Real
"Self-Actualization" is the process of making our self "actual." Our "real self" is our inner being, and it is only when we have integrated our inner truth into our external personality that we can - actually - express who we are and what we believe in so consistently that it becomes our "visible truth.
Questioning - Is It A Natural Process?
One of the first issues people on the spiritual path have to address is a doctrinal one: Is it wrong to question? Is asking questions about the truth we've been taught "sinful?" Your answer may have a dramatic effect on your ability to explore without guilt!One of the major issues facing many individuals today is the question of whether or not questioning the doctrine presented by their religion as a whole is "sinful." It's the first doctrinal issue that must be addressed by an individual seeking to strengthen their level of conviction, whether that conviction is for or against their religion as the foundation on which their spirituality is built.
Seeing the Big Picture
Sometimes, in traveling a path, we discover a short-cut, and we reach our destination in less time-and with less effort than we thought, when we began the journey, would be required of us. On the path to self-awareness, however, there are no short-cuts.
Snowflakes
The human race had their beginning, and I had mine - in this lifetime, anyway.Growing up in a cultural melting pot like Chicago set a great foundation for my different drummer to build on.
Stepping Into the Darkness
One of the "loopholes" in my philosophical belief system when I was younger (and at this point in my life, that means "almost middle-aged"! ) was whether or not there was an evil force in the universe equal to God who served as man's adversary. He was the original "bad guy," and the human race seemed to be caught between these two invisible forces - one of good and one of evil.
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Web Site Appeals to Spirituality of ChildrenCatholic.net, CT - Sep 4, 2008"Yfaith is a resource which aims to encourage and support children and young people in their journey of spiritual discovery and enquiry," she explained. ... |
A patchwork quilt of faithScotsman, United Kingdom - 19 hours ago"People have become more questioning," says Michael Collie of the Edinburgh Festival of Spirituality and Peace, which this year doubled its attendance ... |
Twenty Centuries of Christian SpiritualitiesEpiscopal-Life, NY - 11 hours agoBy Richard H. Schmidt Spirituality is found only in the day-to-day lives of ordinary people, claims Richard Schmidt, an Episcopal priest, former editor of ... |
Ramadan spiritualityUniversity of North Carolina The Daily Tar Heel, NC - Sep 3, 2008"But it is also an important time for self-reflection, spiritual growth and the only time during the year when you are forced to take a step back and really ... |
The Hillsboro ArgusHillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com, OR - 1 hour ago15, and will meet weekly, for 10 weeks, to explore spirituality. The William Temple House West Food Pantry is open Tuesdays, 4-7 pm, at the church. |
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‘I SEE MY WORK AS SPIRITUALITY’Indian Express, India - Aug 30, 2008The first thing that comes to my mind about spirituality is good deeds and karma. I am a strong believer in karma and destiny, in the need to go ahead and ... |
Flint Sparks wins Spirit of Caring awardSan Marcos Daily Record, TX - 15 minutes agoHe is also an adjunct faculty member at Seton Cove Spirituality Center, and is writing several books. He now holds post-doctoral certification in group ... |
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