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Spiritual Fortitude

2010-03-02T07:05:00.000-08:00

Spiritual Fortitude

By G.I.A. Devotions

Mary Poppins is “practically perfect in every way.” Real people, however, find it difficult to consistently proceed with perfection. We are told to abide by God’s teachings, but perfection – for us mere mortals – is not attainable. We want to follow in Christ’s footsteps. But let’s face it: those are some pretty big shoes to fill. What a relief it is to know that God doesn’t expect us to imitate His perfection. He does, however, require us to attempt righteousness. “There is none righteous, no not one... For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:10b & 23

Outside her classroom, a teacher hung a sign on the door that said: “Welcome to class, where we strive for progress, not perfection.” Our Heavenly Father instructs us to do the same. He knows that we will falter, fall prey to the evil one, and (often inadvertently) commit sin after sin. Just like any parent, however, God wants his children to avoid doing wrong and strive to make good choices. “And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right.” 2nd Thessalonians 3:13

God wants us to learn from the mistakes we inevitably make. He wants us to come to Him for forgiveness and then turn away from our humanly wicked ways. No matter how badly we mess up, if we only confess our sins, God has promised to forgive us. In fact, our sins have already been paid for when Jesus bled and died on the cross for us – more than 2000 years before we were even born. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9

How can we repay the priceless gift of eternal life? You already know the answer. We honor God by making a commitment to obey His rules. He gave us these laws so that we can live in peace and with purpose. The Bible teaches us that if we know God, we will keep his commandments. Being good is a by-product of loving the Lord. “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is the fullness of joy.” Psalm 16:11a

We have a loving Father who has set down some ground rules for living a safe and fulfilling life. He knows we aren’t going to make it through a day without sinning. He knows we aren’t perfect. He allowed us to have free will so that we can choose to follow Him. We don’t follow Him because we have to. We follow Him because we love him. If we have accepted Jesus as our personal savior, we will make a conscious effort to live each day in a way that is pleasing to the Lord. “…If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9

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2010-03-02T07:01:00.000-08:00

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DEEPER IN MEDITATION WOULD DEEPER IN HEALING!

2010-02-24T04:21:00.001-08:00

DEEPER IN MEDITATION WOULD DEEPER IN HEALING! Pls log on: http://www.spiritualguidedmeditation.com/

SPIRITUAL HEALING, AFTERLIFE AND PROPHECY!

2010-02-20T20:27:00.001-08:00

SPIRITUAL HEALING, AFTERLIFE AND PROPHECY!
Spiritual Retreat will be on 27 February, 2010 at San Francisco by the Great Spiritual Author 'Michael H. Brown! Please read full this Spiritual News at : http://www.spiritdaily.com/retreatsanfrancisco.htm

LENT IS THE TIME TO GO TO YOUR 'SECRET PLACE' AND SHED THE PRETENSES OF A PASSING WORLD

2010-02-20T07:57:00.000-08:00

LENT IS THE TIME TO GO TO YOUR 'SECRET PLACE' AND SHED THE PRETENSES OF A PASSING WORLD

Mystical Abstract Art

2010-01-11T06:06:00.001-08:00

Mystical Abstract Art
By Tim Seaward

When attempts have been made to describe a work of abstract art
many people have used words like "feelings", "emotions", and
"soul". I think these words are clues to what is actually
happening within both the viewer and the artist.

The world of art and the environment of the mystical go back a
long way together with many facets in common with one another -
one being that they both seek to look into a deep unknown - and
then seek to manifest it into this physical world by one means
or another.

Therefore it is understandable that a non-representational
picture can be difficult to comment on. The viewer might be
"moved" by the artwork, but they may not really know why. I
believe it has something to do with their sleeping soul being
gently (or violently) shaken into a specific awareness. The
earthy physical body may have very little understanding as to
what might be happening, so they are left to struggle in
explaining a spiritual concept from a physical point of view.

However, as an artist who has acquired (and lives by) a little
understanding of certain spiritual aspects, here are my
offerings of what I believe happens when a viewer comes across a
mystical abstract painting.

In order to do that I want to present the whole episode from
all aspects:

The Spirit
One of the Spirit's major intentions is to bring spiritual
understanding into the physical realm. One way to do that is to
enter time and manifest a potential opportunity for a receptive
body. That receptive body can either be the person being offered
the opportunity - or the messenger of it. If they are the
messenger then there are many ways in which that message can be
put across ... and one of them is by producing a provocative
illustration or allegory in the form of an abstract painting.

The Messenger
... Or Artist in this case ... Or more specifically an artist
who is prone to take note of their own inner enigmatic visuals.
Once inspired the artist then sets about translating these
visions into a personal style of depiction. I think it is quite
probable that many an artist will be unconscious of what exactly
they are putting down upon the canvas ... all they might know is
that there is an urgent complusion to work with particular
colours, or in a specific style.

The Art
A personalized manifestation of the inner visuals ... portrayed
on board or canvas - or any other handy appropriate medium at
the time. The artist lets the visual take shape in their mind
and allows for interpretation into the physical world ... which
results in an artwork of surreal allegory, or be-riddled story,
or just a simple abstract presentation of specific colours or
shapes. Each element of the art will include (or be) a potential
key ready to allow the appropriate viewer entrance into its
intriguing yet creative environment.

The Viewer
A receptive observer viewing the art may initially have an
indefinable affinity with it. They are perhaps first emotionally
drawn to the image before them. And as their thoughts begin to
trigger other thoughts, gradual realizations start to become
apparent ... gaining strength until they acquire a personal
creative understanding seen only by themselves but which may
eventually involve others who come into contact with them.

The Gift
The originally unknown vision now begins to unfold its truth
within the receptive viewer. This can be in many guises ... a
simple affirmation ... a personal revelation ... a specific
spiritual, mental, or inner encouragement ... an energizing
edification for a hungry or floundering soul ... offering a
sense of contentment within a challenging situation ... This
gift can be as simple or as complicated as is required for the
viewer. Its influence can be timeless - remaining relevant over
a period of days, weeks, months, or years.

So the next time you seek to produce a piece of art or decide
to visit a gallery do not hesitate or dwell upon any lack within
you ... rather open your eyes (after all they are supposed to be
the windows of the body) and prepare yourself to either see in
order to create - or see in order to receive.

About the Author: Tim Seaward is the author of "Mystical
Abstract Art" He is also a practicing fine artist living and
working in the UK. Visit his site to find out exactly what he
paints. http://www.ablot.com or mailto:tim@ablot.com

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Spiritual Friendships

2010-01-10T06:03:00.000-08:00

Spiritual Friendships
By Meilena Hauslendale

As we walk along our paths in life, we will encounter several
forms of friendships. There will be friends of convenience,
friends by association, and friends of the heart. Friends out of
convenience are friendships that you might have simply because
you both are accessible to one another. These friendships are
common in a work or school environment as people are united by
place alone. You might even term these friendships as
‘associates’ instead of friends, because you associate with one
another because you feel that you have to.

These types of friendships can easily disappear as quickly as
they came or they can actually turn into more meaningful
friendships as time moves on. Then there are friends by
association, friendships that exist because of an association
with another friend. You might acquire these forms of
friendships because of your current friends. You acquire your
friend’s circle of companions and make them your own. These
associations can lack strong foundations and even knowledge of
one another, but either way, you respect them as a part of the
friend that originated the encounter.

Then there are friendships that are few and far between,
friends of the heart or friends of the spirit. You may find this
form of friendship with or in addition to your significant
other. This type of friendship is guided through a profound
spiritual connection. They are very pronounced and spiritually
ignited. They can overcome distance. They can surpass cultural
and language barriers. They can surpass age and even gender.

They do not exist out of convenience or association. These
friendships exist out of respect and purpose. This unity of
beings connects our hearts to our souls. They remind us and
encourage our greatness and contribute to our over all
well-being. These friendships exist on the purest of levels.
They are not sexually motivated. They do not even necessarily
rely on the power of any physical contact. They exist on a level
all on their own.

What these friendships do touch are our hearts. They leave
precious imprints where they matter the most. These friendships
are gifts unto themselves as they are aligned with our inner
workings and details. They somehow give us comfort no matter
what our state of mind and they seem to blanket our worries with
little or no effort. They exist not out of force, but out of
care.

These spiritual friendships allow us to actually feel the
insides of another. They allow us that close of a connection
that typically both people can feel the others thoughts and
emotions. We are attracted to them because we are intended to
be. These friendships may baffle and surprise us as they can
sneak up on us quickly, but they are friendships that need not
go unnoticed and certainly not forgotten, for however long they
are to stay.

About the Author: Inspirational Artist & Author Meilena
Hauslendale's work and articles are displayed internationally.
She is the founder of Silence Speaks International Artist
Association and the Editor of Intrigue Magazine. Published books
include, Making Your Purpose Your Business and Recognizing
Unhealthy Relationships. Website: http://www.meilena.com

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Spiritual Identification

2010-01-09T06:44:00.003-08:00

Spiritual Identification
By Meilena Hauslendale

There are so many differences in our world. Our cultures are
different. Our languages are different. And our beliefs are
different. We come in different shapes and sizes. We each have
personal differences and ideals that allow us to identify who we
are and what we contribute to our societal makeup. Each one of
us is an intricate part of the whole.

Our differences allow us to complete all the functions that are
required for our world to run smoothly. However these
differences are not always applauded for their greatness.
Instead they are used to continue our separation.

We use these differences as excuses to not pursue unification.
We use them to divide, not conquer. Even the realms of religions
have at some point divided us instead of uniting us. Perhaps
what is missing is the pursuit of spiritual tolerance, a belief
that allows us to tolerate others’ religions, race, or creed by
simply focusing on our own spiritual identity.

After all, our experiences of spirituality are personal. Even
though our environment and encounters influence our direction,
it is up to us to decipher what path we choose to take. We can
choose to recognize our path or we can choose to avoid it. Some
paths lead to spiritual groups and some lead to individual
practice. Some people may identify with particular religious
beliefs and some may choose to establish their own belief or
practice. As long as the goal is for a universal goodness, the
belief or practice is of worth.

Whatever road allows you to acquire your spiritual identity,
travel. Whatever practice allows you a tranquil mind, then by
all means succumb to your intuition. If we stop to listen and
address what we feel is right and proper, then we are addressing
our own spiritual identity. We need not cling to a practice or
belief simply because we were born into it.

We can create our own beliefs and therefore our own identities.
Our beliefs would naturally be different as all of our
experiences in life are different. No one individual has had the
exact same life as the other. Sure we have similarities, but our
journeys are really quite individually mapped. It would be only
natural for us to develop our own concepts and pursuits based on
our experiences.

Spirituality is not a matter of force or inheritance. It is a
matter of the seeker pursuing a higher understanding of
themselves and the world around them. Spirituality is what we
acquire when we stop and take a moment to realize a universal
greatness is at work here. This universal greatness does not
separate us, but unites us as whole. This universal energy
relies on all of us despite our religions, beliefs, culture, or
language. It is the core of our identity. It is the makeup of
our existence.

Some long for the camaraderie of group belief structures and
that is quite acceptable. However, do not allow the group
conscience to overcome your own. You still have the
responsibility to identify yourself and your own nature. A group
may assist you in self realization, but they do not govern your
own intuition unless you allow them to do so. Pay attention to
yourself. If something doesn’t feel right or comfortable then
chances are your intuition is right.

Don’t be afraid to develop your faith and practice it on your
own. If you feel comfortable with this concept then it is for
you. If you need guidance or others with similar lines of faith
then a group may be more suitable. Allow your spiritual practice
to go where it needs to. You will eventually settle into a
foundation that will continue to grow and develop throughout the
years.

The beauty of spirituality is it allows us to define and focus
on our roles in our society. We no longer need to focus on what
we feel is right for others as that is not our responsibility.
When we focus on our own spiritual goals and attainments, we are
doing a great service because we are essentially allowing others
to do the same.

About the Author: Inspirational Artist & Author Meilena
Hauslendale's work and articles are displayed internationally.
She is the founder of Silence Speaks International Artist
Association and the Editor of Intrigue Magazine. Published books
include, Making Your Purpose Your Business and Recognizing
Unhealthy Relationships. Website: http://www.meilena.com

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What Is Spiritual Enlightenment

2010-01-08T06:34:00.000-08:00

What Is Spiritual Enlightenment
By Spiritual Now Editors

The three stages of enlightenment
Spiritual enlightenment is the basic goal of any spiritual
practice that you undertake. Spiritual enlightenment marks the
culminating point of your practices: when one attains spiritual
enlightenment, one feels the unity of soul with everything and
all the mental and physical engagements are left aside.
Spiritual enlightenment is the possession of highly evolved
souls, and great spiritual masters of the whole world propagate
the fundamentals that they experience through spiritual
enlightenment.

As it seems, spiritual enlightenment is often categorized into
levels for practical purposes. Highest stage of spiritual
enlightenment marks the attainment of God, but still there are
certain levels through which the individual needs to evolve. It
is like rising from the levels of animality to which we often
tend to degrade ourselves. From the levels of animality, we rise
to the level of humanity, which constitutes our true nature. And
further from humanity to divinity, where we merge back in the
source from where we have come. Let us, for our practical
purpose, put them in stages and analyze the state of being in
each stage:

The first stage of spiritual enlightenment
At the very first level of spiritual enlightenment, the
individual starts experiencing the reality as it is. It means
that your mind ceases to interfere with what you are
experiencing. Quite often, we are engaged in continuous talk,
gossip, analyzing the environment around us, planning about
future, and so on. However, when spiritual enlightenment dawns
on your being, you take everything as it is.

The second stage of spiritual enlightenment
At the second stage of spiritual enlightenment, you feel
yourself in almost everything around you. You feel that you have
some connection to every object and every individual in the
world. It is like losing your own individuality. Spiritual
enlightenment has its culmination at merging the soul in Supreme
Soul, and this is where you start experiencing it. You feel that
you are not individual anymore and not separate from anything.
You feel that you are in everything and everything is just a
part of the Supreme Soul from where you also have emerged.

The third stage of spiritual enlightenment
At the third stage of spiritual enlightenment, you no longer
feel connected to everything but realize you are everything.
Because spiritual enlightenment gives you the experience of
oneness with God, you feel that you are not separate from
anything. You are not merely the body, sense, mind, and faculty
of intellect: you are what everything else is. This stage of
spiritual enlightenment imparts the direct experience of
oneness.

Spiritual enlightenment is the fruit that sets you free, as you
lose all wants and wishes to receive the fruits of your actions.
You feel the bliss of completeness through spiritual
enlightenment. At first it gives you the feeling that you need
"Light". At the next stage, you feel that you are merging in
"Light". At the culminating stage, you feel that you are no more
separated from "Light"—you and "Light" are one.

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spiritual enlightenment and online community to share ideas on
spirituality. Includes articles and interviews from spiritual
teachers on practicing meditation, having compassion and living
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The Philosophy Of Samurai Swords

2009-12-22T06:29:00.001-08:00

The Philosophy Of Samurai Swords

By Amelie Gam

Decorating your 21st century interior in a Japanese manner has become very popular. The Japanese artifacts, like the samurai swords, are proof of great taste not only because of their eye catching colors and shapes but because they hold a lot of meaning. They represent moral values like patience, discipline, honor, loyalty and determination. The modern world has forgot some very important codes, but their symbols still exist as a reminder in the Japanese works of art that distinguish some homes or offices.

The samurai swords, for example, are very used objects of decoration. People who appreciate martial arts or the Japanese life style often hang them on walls. Owning samurai swords means you appreciate Japanese history and the virtues that this object stood for in an antique society. For those of you with the good idea of buying samurai swords here are some hints about these beautiful and meaningful objects and their philosophy. Knowing how they are made and their value will make them more treasured decorating objects.

The value of the samurai swords comes not only from their handcrafting, but also from the fact that they are a symbol of the worrier. The samurai swords define power, duty, responsibility, self-defense and ethics. The samurai swords were weapons used by a class of people who cherished their freedom above all and defended it with great skill. The samurai swords were used in hand to hand combat which was a very demanding perhaps the most, form of combat. Having to fight with a sharp weapon required skill of body and mind, abilities, reflexes and technique. Only through a lot of practice, exercise and patience one could become able to handle the samurai swords in order to protect the code of honor.

The Samurai (knights-retainers) were also called Bushi (warriors) and their most treasured weapons were the samurai swords. They considered the swords a part of themselves and sometimes believed the swords were the soul of their worriership. They gave their samurai swords names and awarded them medals. Some samurai worriers even died trying to retrieve their treasured samurai swords for their Shogun (the most powerful samurai worrier for a period). Bushido means Way of the Warrior and the heart of the Bushido philosophy, which lead their beliefs and conduct, is freedom from fear. This meant they had no fear of dying. They were able to use their peace of mind to give themselves power to serve their master faithfully to the death. Therefore, duty and loyalty were a great part of their philosophy. Their way of life ranked them at the top of the social hierarchy in Japan for hundreds of years until 19th century.

Artisans of ancient time put a lot of thought in the creation of samurai swords. They had to create weapons that were not too heavy to handle, nor too rigid to brake off. They discovered sharp samurai swords, used against an armor, broke and that samurai swords made of soft steel were flexible and light. So, they considered the most appropriate weight for samurai swords would have been around 2-3 pounds. However, to create such samurai swords would have meant a lot work.

There were many methods used to handcraft samurai swords. Some used the repeated and tiring process of heating and folding of steel. The blades had to be polished afterwards carefully and the smiths engraved their signature on their work of art. The samurai swords were proof of great handcrafting skills, which meant that the person who created them possessed some unique virtues. Like for any art object, to create samurai swords meant to put soul in your creation, to invest patience and will together with intelligence to obtain the best results possible. A lot of artists worked on their detailed ornaments of the hilt, on their handle bindings and sheaths and the results were samurai swords worth being worn by worriers.

These virtues have been forgotten as the modern society no longer cares, respects or praises the military man as much as in the past. The samurai were (and still are) highly appreciated figures of history. The samurai swords were priceless and were identified with the worrier class. Made from the heat and pounding of skilled smiths, the samurai swords brought honor and the spirit of the true worrier to those who carried them. Because of this, many modern people buy samurai swords as a reminder of that time and those values. Samurai swords decorate today's homes, as symbols, for those who know what true beauty means virtue and honor.

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The Robbins’ Philosophy

2009-12-22T06:26:00.003-08:00

The Robbins’ Philosophy

By Steven Miller

For different people, the value of life holds different weights. Success is defined differently depending on one’s perspective. Today, many life-changing philosophies express the value of achievement and fulfillment within the confines of finding a tangible passion. In the pursuit of happiness, people turn to life coaches and inspirational giants to help them achieve the success that they desire.

One of these giants is Tony Robbins. Already regarded as a successful life coach and motivational speaker, Robbins possesses a positive outlook that he willingly shares. Thinking the Robbin’s Way has become a philosophy that is applied to reach one’s life potential, financial freedom, and purpose driven living. His status and charm suggests that finding a dynamic journey towards a life of success is possible.

The Robbins’ Philosophy can be summarized in this quote: The only true security in life comes from knowing that every single day you are improving yourself in some way. These words of wisdom suggest two things which are improvement come from the science of achievement and achievement breeds an intricate art of life fulfillment. Knowing that there is room for improvement and focusing all our energies to reach our potential transcends the boundaries and limitations set even by the institutional structures today. As one can say, success knows no race, gender, religion, or financial status.

Tony Robbins also believes in transforming your dreams into reality. By following certain rules to become a result-oriented person, following a direction towards a vision will help make you the success that you believe you are. Tony Robbins helps build the foundation to drive a different outlook to life. Whatever your goals are, his philosophy will always help you find the momentum to achieve it.

Tony Robbins’ intricate thoughts contain a plethora of different ideas. First, he maintains the importance of the physical body in connection with one’s emotional state. Controlling the physical state will prevent you from making emotional decisions that can go wrong most of the time. Another important note is his view on the importance of reflection. Having regular reflection will allow you to ask questions about yourself as a feedback to your actions. Thus, the quality of your life is proportional to the quality of questions you ask yourself.

Reflection and meditation is perhaps the one important thing that people overlook. Meditation and self-talk puts us in a position where we rate ourselves and give ourselves our own life-score. Knowing our life-score will let us know where we are and how to get where we want to be. Tony Robbins emphasizes that understanding ones self will keep us in constant check with our sense of achievement and fulfillment.

Tony Robbins also borrows the psychological concepts of pain and pleasure and how rewards and hurting can help mold our outlook in life. Tony Robbins also values creativity during the time of routine and as a tool to escape being stuck. Doing the unexpected is a way to break out our shell and move forward. Finding the ability to visualize your goals and tasks ahead will help you achieve a sense of fulfillment for every step of success that allows you to move forward. For Tony Robbins, visualizing achievements gives you something to feel good about.

The philosophy of Tony Robbins is definitely a part of an inspiring message that one can master. Whether you are achieving financial success or reaching your life potential, structuring our lives under the philosophies of inspirational giants and life coaches such as Tony Robbins will help you set a clearer path toward your ultimate goals.

About the Author: Steven Miller is passionate in learning financial freedom & wealth creation with 21st Century Academy's self-made millionaire Jamie McIntyre who has learned from the likes of Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki & many more.

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What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual?

2009-12-19T22:04:00.000-08:00

What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual?

By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

You go to church every Sunday and you say your prayers every day. Does this mean you are a spiritual person?

No.

You practice yoga and meditate every day. Does this mean you are a spiritual person?

No.

You belong to spiritual group and are devoted to following the teachings of the group. Does this mean you are a spiritual person?

No.

What, then, does it mean to be a spiritual person?

Being a spiritual person is synonymous with being a person whose highest priority is to be loving to oneself and others. A spiritual person cares about people, animals, and the planet. A spiritual person knows that we are all one, and consciously attempts to honor this oneness. A spiritual person is a kind person.

So, you can go to church every Sunday and say your prayers every day, without caring about loving yourself, others and the planet. You can practice yoga and meditate every day without being conscious of what is loving and what is not loving in your thoughts and actions. You can belong to a spiritual group and devotedly follow the teachings, yet still be judgmental toward yourself and others in your daily life.

There are many people who do not practice a religion, who do not meditate, pray or belong to any group, who are very spiritual people. These people naturally do caring things for others. They think about how they can help. Their thoughts are kind rather than judgmental toward themselves and toward others. When you look at them, you see their kindness in their eyes.

There are many religious people who are anything but kind. We all know of religious people who are extremely judgmental, righteous, and outright mean. Can you be both religious and spiritual? Of course! But only when you are operating in your religion from your heart rather than from the learned dogma of your mind.

Years ago I very briefly attended a "spiritual" group. People would meet in an auditorium to hear the leader of the group speak. The second time I attended I heard a number of parents yelling at their children and judging them to try to control them. These parents were being anything but kind with their children. That was the last time I attended the spiritual group. The focus of the group was surrender to God, but love was rarely in the picture! They obviously had a very different experience of God than I did.

My experience of God is that God is the energy of Love that created us and sustains us. In my experience, “God is Spirit" (John 4:24) and “God is love" (1 John 4:16). Anything that is not of love, peace, joy, truth and kindness is not of God. Praying to God does not mean that you are allowing the spirit that is God - the love, peace, joy, truth and kindness that is God - to guide your thoughts and actions. Practicing yoga or meditating does not mean that you have invited the love that is God into your heart, or that you are turning to that ever-present love to learn about what is in your highest good, and the highest good of others and the planet.

If you want to be a spiritual person, then let kindness be your guiding light - kindness toward yourself, toward others, toward animals, and toward this beautiful planet that is our home. Recognize that we all have the spark of love that is God within us, and learn to honor that love so that you can know and experience the Oneness of all that is.

About the Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. best-selling author of eight books, and co-creator of the powerful Inner Bonding healing process. Visit her web site for a FREE Inner Bonding course: http://www.innerbonding.com mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com. Phone sessions available.

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SPIRITUAL, MYSTICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL & POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS BASED ON MEDITATION VISION!!

2009-12-19T21:27:00.000-08:00

SPIRITUAL, MYSTICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL & POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS BASED ON MEDITATION VISION!!

Spiritual Announcement: “Money, Love & Fame will be Auto Overflowed (AutOverflowed) towards you- if you start Reading, Writing, Sharing, Discussing and Telling Spiritual, Social, Psychological and Mystical Topics!!”

-Agyatasheesh (PSN-02/ATAMPA),

Dec. 18. 2009

Saluting all and the whole!

“Heavenly World”-

Only Proutists may make the World – the Heaven, otherwise it will become Hell!

Proutistic Governments means ‘Sadvipra Raj’. Sadvipras, in whose hands the Proutistic Governments’ Powers will be Centralized and Sadvipras will be elected by the Public.

Public should know, How to Identify Sadvipras and Sadvipras should know – How to Remain Sadvipra in their lives, How to Identify Sadvipras and How to make Other People a Sadvipra.

The Basic Five Fundamentals of the Proutistic Governance Theory come from the Great Book – A’nanda Su’tam, written by Srii Srii A’nandaMu’rti ( the Founder of A’nanda Ma’rga).

Finally, I mean to say, “If A’nanda Su’tram is read, understood, explained and taught by the Public in the World- the World may become Heavenly!

In a Spiritual, Meditation Vision (on Dec. 11. 2009) of ‘Shoonya Alok ’ ( the Top Spiritual World of ‘Agyat Sansar’) - Ba’ba’ (Srii Srii A’nanda Mu’rti) Ordered me to Write Review on A’nada Su’tram. What I will write as He will write using me- I don’t know. Because I am not an enlightened one! Why I will write as He will write using me- I don’t know, because I don’t know: who am I, why I am, what I am. You may say me a mad, bad or innocent; but, what can I do? – He is Omnipotent, Omnipresent- I am just empty, non-potent!

You are invited to Join, Post, Discuss on Any Type of Spiritual Messages, Topics. Please also start new spiritual topics.

“A’nanda Su’tram”

This Book contains of Great Thoughts, Philosophy, Stepwise Discipline for Internal (Personal, Spiritual) and External (Social) Developments for Entire Humanity.

Please note in your heart that- “Any Spiritual Philosophy of Any Religion or Cult is Fruitful, Blissful for the Whole Humanity of Any Ages, Times!!

I shall write in the following Cyber Places:

Websites: http://sites.google.com/site/autoverflownow

http://sites.google.com/site/atampa01

http://sites.google.com/site/shoonyaalok

http://sites.google.com/site/agyatasansar

Blogs: http://spiritualwindow01g.blogspot.com

http://spiritualwindow01a.blogspot.com

Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/SpiritualWindow01

http://groups.google.com/group/SpiritualWindow01a

http://groups.google.com/group/SpiritualWindow01b

http://groups.google.com/group/discussion-on-prout

(Above welcome message is written by Agyatasheesh on Dec. 18. 2009)

Thanking you!

With regards!

-Parvatee Deveesree

Dec. 20. 2009

Spiritual Love And Spiritual Discrimination

2009-12-17T06:48:00.000-08:00

Spiritual Love And Spiritual Discrimination

By Robert Najemy

There are times when we face an inner conflict about how we

should actually behave towards our loved ones when they are

asking us to do things for them that conflict with our sense of

justice, values or ethics or perhaps with our needs for time,

energy or money.

For example, they might ask us:

1. To give them money.

2. To lend them money.

3. To do something for them that is their responsibility.

4. To tell a lie to cover up for them.

5. To go somewhere with them.

6. To avoid someone or not keep company with someone for some

reason.

7. To ignore a certain procedure, protocol or law.

8. To spend time with them.

9. To gossip about someone.

10. To engaged in activities that make us feel uncomfortable.

11. To solve their problems

On the one hand we love that person and want to express our

love by facilitating their needs and helping them be well and

happy. On the other hand, what they are asking may be in

conflict with our needs, attachments, fears, values, ethics or

sense of justice.

In these situations we need "spiritual love with spiritual

discrimination". We need to evaluate what we are being asked to

do and pass it through a few clarifying filters.

1. Is what they are asking us to do in alignment with our

conscience and ethical values?

If yes, move ahead to the remaining questions. If not, you will

need to explain to the others that, while you love them and want

them to be happy, you cannot do something that brings you into

conflict with your conscience. You express to them your hope

that they can understand and that you would not want them ever

to do something for you that would put them in conflict with

their conscience and that you definitely want them to tell you

if and when that happens.

2. Is what they are asking you to do, good for them or might it

harm them?

The answer to this question is not always a clear yes or a

clear no. If they are asking us to pay for illegal drugs or to

become accessories to some crime, the answer might be a clear

"no". But if they want us to give them a home and money while

they refuse to work and carry their load or are taking drugs or

excessively drinking, then we may not be so clear.

On the one hand, we might be helping them by supporting them

and giving them time to be safe while they are able to work

through their problems. On the other hand, they might just

become dependent and do nothing positive for themselves as long

as we cover them economically and they do not actually need to

change or work. This is a dilemma that most parents of drug

addicted children and families in co-dependent relationships

(perhaps with alcoholics) face on a daily basis.

Some parents experience this dilemma with children who would

like to be eternal students or eternal children always depending

on the parents. Some may experience this problem with their

spouse during a period of life crisis. We may have such a

problem with our parents when they lose their energy and feel

the need to depend on us or have our attention.

What do we do? Do we accommodate them unconditionally? Do we

set limits? Do we harm them by allowing them to depend on us? Do

we harm them by not helping them? What is real love in such a

situation?

3. "If we were in the others' position, what would we really

like us to do?

Some of us might answer, "I would like them not to respond so

that I am forced to contact my inner resources and move forward

in my life." Others might answer, "I would like the other to

accommodate my needs for a period of time, so I can stand on my

own feet." A few might answer, "I would like the other to take

over my life and care for everything and I would like to be free

not to do anything or have any responsibilities." Some might

answer, "I need to feel their love through their indulging me at

this time and then I will move on."

I have seen situations in which parents repeatedly solve their

adult children's economic problems, give them their homes etc,

and receive only rejection and often hate from the children. One

reason for this might be that when we help someone by solving

their problems, we are actually saying to them (or they saying

to themselves), "you are weak, unable and worthless." When we do

something for others, that they can do for themselves, we might

be actually undermining their sense of self-worth and

self-confidence and they might end up hating us for that. Of

course, they might also hate us for not helping them.

Note: The point here is not a question of whether or not they

will love us, but a question of what is the most beneficial and

loving response from us in this situation.

Twelve-step groups suggest to the family members what they call

"tough love." Show love, but do not play their games. Do not

cover up for them. Do not pretend there is no problem. Love them

but do not support their problem. Love them but expect

responsibility. Love them but employ natural and logical

consequences when they are not responsible. Express your love to

them regularly while being totally honest about your feelings

and needs.

The same problem occasionally occurs between ill or elderly

persons and their caretakers. As caretakers we are not always

clear about how much help others really need and what limits are

good for them and for us. We are being asked to express love in

very specific ways. Some care for others in unloving, totally

mechanical ways. We need to find our balance. Love and serve

while being honest with ourselves and the others about what we

really feel that we can do for them and they can do for

themselves.

4. Have I given them enough chances? Have I helped enough

times but seen that they are not taking responsibility for their

lives? Do I feel that I need to give them more chances?

The answer to this question is not a matter of numbers or time

but rather a feeling that we have. At some point it just becomes

clear that we have done enough and that we can continue to love

and emotionally support others without solving their problems or

complying with their needs. We clearly feel that we can help

them much more by allowing them to become more self-dependent.

We can always be there for them emotionally offering love and

support as they now seek to find solutions for their problems.

Such clarity of feeling usually arises from an appreciation of

of balance in how many times and for what duration we have

helped this person, and what type of effort we perceive on their

part.

We must also free ourselves from the role of the savior, parent

or the responsible one. In such roles we need the others to need

us. We might complain that they do nothing and depend on us, but

subconsciously we need them to be this way. We get our feelings

of self-worth and security and even meaning in life by being

indispensable for the others. Many parents have undermined their

children in this way.

We need to distinguish between helping because we love someone,

and helping because that makes us feel worthy or important or

strong. Are we doing this for them or for us?

Another trap is to help others with what they can do themselves

because we feel guilty. They play with our guilt and control us.

This is not love. It is guilt. Are we helping because we love

others and believe that they will benefit from what we do or

because we will feel guilty and responsible for their reality? A

lot of emotional blackmail takes place around guilt.

5. Are we helping the other because we believe they cannot do

this for themselves or because we are afraid they will cease

loving us if we do not? Is this love or a fear of not being

loved? If we were sure they would love us even if we did not

help them, would we do what they are asking?

6. Am I doing this because I believe I am responsible for the

others' reality or as a way to help them get started? Am I

solving their problem or helping solve their own? I am giving

them a fish or teaching them how to fish? Do I believe that the

other is incapable, unable to solve his or her own problems? Our

help should be like coming across someone whose car won't start.

We push them until their motor starts and then we let them

continue on their own. It would be ineffective for them and us

to keep pushing them once they got started.

7. Do I perceive the others as souls in evolution? Is what I am

doing helping the other grow more emotionally and spiritually

responsible and mature? Or am I simply allowing the personality

to become irresponsible and dependent?

This is not always clear cut. Others may actually need to be

taken care of for periods of time and that might be exactly what

we need to do with love for our own evolution. Often however, we

pass over the boundaries that are healthy for them and us.

Our personality seeks external security and approval. As souls

we already experience self-worth and security. If we pamper

others we may make them weaker and even more dependent on

external solutions obstructing their emotional and spiritual

maturity. But if we abandon them in a critical moment in their

life, that walking away may temporarily harm them.

8. Do we have enough inclination, time, energy and / or money

to do what is being asked of us?

What is our lesson here - to overcome the limitations of our

tendencies, time, energy and money and lovingly give more than

we easily can, or to be able to say "no" with love.

What we often do in such cases is to create negative feelings

and begrudgingly do what they want or get angry and lose our

love because others are asking more than we can and want to

give. We often feel the need to get angry and close our heart

because we feel so uncomfortable with saying no and are so sure

we will lose the others love if we gave less.

We need to remember that love requires truth and that we have

every right to be loved even when we cannot accommodate the

others' needs or requests. If we can love others even when they

do not satisfy our needs, then we can feel comfortable with

expressing our choice, with love, not to respond to the needs of

others. When we emit love, there will be love.

We need to determine what our lesson is in each specific

moment, by considering how important the others' needs are, how

true it is that they cannot find other solutions and how much

energy, time, money and inclination we have in the moment to

respond. Once we make that evaluation, we either do what they

are asking with love and thus receive energy from our love to

do, or, explain with love that we cannot or choose not to help

them at the moment and the reasons for our decision.

9. Can we do this with love?

Or will we be doing it as a responsibility or out of fear of

not being a good person or fear of what others might say, or

fear of losing the others love?

This is an essential question. If we answer, "no" I cannot do

this with love and joy, perhaps our lesson is to be able to

explain with love to the other that we prefer not to do what is

asked and the reasons why.

However our lesson might be just the opposite. We may be being

asked to let go of inner obstacles that prevent us from being

able to do what they are asking with love and joy.

Only you can know what your lesson is.

True love encompasses both being free to serve with love and

joy and also being able to lovingly say no.

About the Author: Robert Elias Najemy, a life coach with 30

years of experience, is the author of over 20 books, 600

articles and 400 lectures on Human Harmony. Download wonderful

ebooks, 100's of free articles, courses, and mp3 audio lectures

at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com. Find 8 of his books at

http://www.Amazon.com.

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Spiritual Commandments Or Spiritual Guidelines?

2009-12-17T05:55:00.000-08:00

Spiritual Commandments Or Spiritual Guidelines?
By Richard Blackstone

Once you start waking up to your true authentic self you begin
to change the concepts that have held you in a bondage of fear.
As you awaken to the light of true consciousness, the fears that
have enslaved you in your past don't look so fearsome in the
light of awareness.

We see things for what they are and we observe whether they
serve us or not, given our definition of who we are and who we
determine ourselves to be. So when we take on the paradigm that
we are one with God and start to challenge the institutions that
have held us in fear for so long, we begin to examine the core
concepts of all three major institutions and take a closer look
at God's commandments.

When we immerse ourselves in the concepts of unity and love we
take on the knowledge that God is the source of all that is, and
we are created in the image and likeness of God. So we are made
of the same stuff as God and have the same talents and
abilities. At the core of God is love, and at our core is love.

Our purpose, as spirit children, is to experience in the
relative physical world all that God knows conceptually in the
absolute world. Because God's true essence is love, then the
belief system that God goes by is a love-based belief system.
This is what God is. In order to experience God's belief system,
we are allowed to know what God's belief system is not. In fact
we must know and experience what God's belief system is not in
order for us to know experientially exactly what it is.

God sent his belief system to us not only in the core being
that we are, but also in a physical form so that man would have
a tangible thing to know of that represents God's value system.

We have come to describe this physical representation of these
values as “The Ten Commandments.” We have based our core
institutions of religion, education and government on them in
order to control us under threat of condemnation to hell if we
don't follow them.

When we see how all these institutions have followed the values
prescribed by these commandments we see the hypocrisy that we
have allowed ourselves to live under because of our fears. We
see how each of these institutions has lied, cheated and stolen
under the sanctimonious guise of doing it for our benefit in
order for us to get into heaven. The unholiest of unholies is
how each of these institutions has lead us to kill our fellow
human beings and say that it was justified in accordance with
God's laws and commandments.

The only God they could be talking about is the God of
separation and fear, who holds himself out to be a monarch and
who is separate from us and separate from the universe he
created. Only the God of fear would be separate from the very
commandments he sent to us and told us not to violate under
threat of condemnation to hell.

The God of Love and unity has a value system that he instilled
in us and that has been revealed to us in physical form. But
this God would not command us to never violate these values
because this God wants us to experience what we are not in order
to know what we are. How could we possibly do that if, in so
doing, we violate a commandment that she told us not to violate?

The God of Love would not do that. The God of Love would not
command us to do anything because the whole premise of our
“being” is to create the experiences on earth that we choose
using our free will, without restrictions or limitations. The
God of Love does not interfere (enter-fear) with our choices. We
make the choices. To interfere with our choices would negate the
whole premise of God's purpose and violate the process of life.

So, yes, we are privy to God's values, both within our very
souls and also within the concept of The Ten Commandments. But
instead of using these as God's commandments, we should use them
under the concept of God's guidelines. For God, in the form of
the soul, is here to guide us in this earthly journey but she is
not here to command us to do one thing or another. We are at
free choice to be and do one thing or another.

We are at free choice to call this value system “commandments”
or “guidelines.” Man, not God, is the one who has told us for
2,000 years that these are commandments, through man's written
and spoken words. But what man says or writes doesn't make it
so. Remember, everything is temporal and temporary. Everything
is a matter of perspective. The only constant in the universe is
change.

About the Author: Richard Blackstone is an award winning author
and international speaker on Love, Oneness & Creation. Journey
into discovery of Self by reading this FREE report; "The 3
Simple Immutable Laws of the Universe" at:
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