Spiritual Growth Articles

In his masterpiece, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” Viktor Frankl writes, “Every age has its own collective neurosis and every age needs its own psychotherapy to cope with it.” There is a collective neurosis in our world today, it is the cry for peace emanating from ...

Life is so fleeting that we can not allow ourselves to just sit unconsciously and not celebrate the pure miraculous essence of it. The miraculous is all around us. It is time to open our spiritual eyes to savor and celebrate every precious moment of the miraculous as it assuredly unfolds in our lives.r

When asked how he came up with his Theory of Gravity, Sir Isaac Newton replied, “I thought about it all the time.” I suppose if he had been more distracted, those ideas would have landed on someone else, or we wouldn’t have done all the things we have done based on ...

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” - Lewis B. Smedes Negative emotions consume you. They keep you from experiencing the good you desire, the good that is rightfully yours. Stored up negative emotions of anger, regret, resentment, and sorrow can keep you stuck in the past; dwelling on the past can adversely affect your health, and your life. Unless you let it go. Choose to forgive. Your mind is wandering now. You’re thinking, “Why should I forgive her? She said some pretty cruel things about me and I did nothing wrong.”

Changing our thoughts from a predominantly negative to a predominantly positive orientation has physical implications. According to brain research expert, Dr. Pat Wolfe in Brain Matters: Translating Research into Classroom Practice, the brain is the only organ that sculpts itself. Our experience becomes our physiology. Several studies have shown there to be actual structural changes in the brain as a result of learning experiences.

The month of May joyfully reminds us of the rebirth of nature. In acknowledgment, we celebrate Mother’s Day – honoring our birth mothers, and ultimately our spiritual mothers. Symbolizing the greater gifts of the earth as Mother to all living things, we dedicate one day to recognizing our origins by honoring she who gave us life, and the earth which sustains our life.

This message was channeled from Spirit - 24th March 2003 nnSaddam Hussein is alive and well and bunkered down under a hospital - one of the safest places to be during the bombing as it would not be a target of the coalition. The safest mode of transport for him is in an ambulance. The staff of the hospital are not even aware of this as the normal operation of the hospital goes ahead. nHis loyal troops wear no uniforms and will engage the coalition troops, posing as welcoming

When I walk on the beautiful land in the Sutherland Valley, beneath the Catalina Mountains, the land reminds me that Mother Earth has a heartbeat, a rhythm. Being in nature attunes my body to her rhythm and reminds me of my own natural pace. So does meditation—it is a way of stopping to check in with the Source, and with my own body/mind, and re-calibrating. I need to change my “attitude,”—an aviation term for the angle of the airplane– to pull the nose of my airplane up a bit and slow my speed.

Premises of the Belief Statement nObserving, Questioning and Understanding. These three actions are ones that each of us individually can and need to make on our own. True understanding and true growth must occur on an individual basis. Individual awareness is needed for true spiritual awareness. nnIts expression should be in simple terms, based on sound science which includes both the physical and humanistic sciences, made with an open mind and open heart, respectful of all

As these articles pertain to spirituality and the meaning of life there are some questions that come up repeatedly. It does not mean there are definitive answers, but one can try to respond to them. A logical question would be to ask where the author gets his information. Here is a synopsis of the spiritual background of the author: Was an active guest at an Orthodox Monastery for about 2 1/2 yearsr Worked in office assisting an Abbot (Head of the Monastery) for about 2 1/2 yearsr

My upstairs neighbors are moving out today. I wasn't aware of their impending departure until around eight o'clock this morning when the hustle and bustle of furniture and belongings exiting the building began. I have to say I feel a little sad at the thought, even though I would have to ...

Recently I was on the phone counseling one my meditation students who has been going through some challenging times. A mother of two, she is in the midst of a painfully ugly divorce and just took a new job that has her commuting nearly 2 hours a day each way. I opened the conversation with ...

The Energy of Attraction Everything that you have in your life came to you through the Law of Attraction. Every time you think a thought you create an energy field. If you think a thought consistently, and with much emotion whether positive or negative you will draw to you that which you focus upon. You created everything you have in your life. Yes you do create your life experience. Your lack of anything is not due to another person, place, or outside circumstance. Your lack

Do you sometimes feel like your partner is a wimp or a pushover? Or do you experience the other end of the spectrum where you feel like your partner pushes you and others around and is down right overbearing? This happens far more than you might think. And, it happens in a variety of ways. Stereotypes often surround ...

Do you feel that you have been famous? Do you sometimes wonder what happened to your valet or your lady in waiting? Do you wonder how you got put into the role of Cinderella this lifetime, and how long will it take before your real parents come along to claim you and put you back on the throne and in control of your rightful inheritance?nnAh, yes, those were the good old days, weren’t they?nBut here we are in this life, imprisoned in this unremarkable, unknown body, having

The other day the United Nations in New York City decided to celebrate indigenous peoples, and we were treated to pictures on our TV of people dressed in native American Indian garb of all sorts, from Peru to Seattle, chanting songs in the grand meeting chamber. It was an event designed to bring to the forefront the plight of those indigenous people world wide who have been crowded off their land, alienated, and killed, for generations. This is good. But we must not miss the

What we know about our belief system - also called thoughts, habits or conceptual framework - remains pretty solid in the field of psychology. The terms may differ but the concept behind them is the same. Just in case, though, let's recap exactly how a belief system works: 1. Whatever we ...

God in His wisdom has given each and every Relationship an Angel to overlight and bring forth all the love and light the relationship is capable of.

My spiritual teacher many years ago used to say, "There is only one will." In this crazy life we may say to ourselves, "This is not fair. This is the worst thing that could happen to me." Later, sometimes much later, we can look at experiences and say, "Now I understand why this had to happen."

I am Melek Metatron, called the Eye of God. From the spheres of El'Shaddai I welcome you with the words OMAR TA SATT.

Free from Suffering As your own consciousness evolves you realize that wanting nto be free is actually a barrier to awakened living. When you want to be free the broad-ranging, systematic identification and renunciation of life situations that are motivated by conditioning is called Courageous ...

Throughout the ages there have been men and women who have labored to better the world. Some of them worked through communities and institutions while some of them worked at what some people call “the grass roots level,” to raise a group of people wanted to help provide for the needs of the ...

The universe just conspired to remind me of a valuable lesson. Last night, before retiring, I was trying to think of a marketing promotion for Mystic Warrior, something that would emphasize the overwhelmingly positive response I've received from readers. Out of thousands of readers, not a single person had taken me up on my unconditional money-back guarantee. a The image that came to me was that of the lonely Maytag repairman, whose products were so reliable that no one ever had a problem. Every time the phone rang, the repairman would grab it hoping that it would be a complaint.

Some persons think that happiness is found in tolerance. And this is important, but is only the first part. Since, is like saying : I have two eyes on my face, one to see the good, and the other the bad. I have two hands, with one I try to do good, and with the other to do bad. I have two ...

This is most certainly the trickiest to write and understand. Not because it is too complicated or too simple. Simply, because the moment I say divinity, there are 10 different meanings and 100 different emotions attached to the idea. I don't want this to be another speech on how there are a million beliefs and that universe is a complex situation, etc. In fact, I want to put divinity across as a breath of fresh air! Let go of all judgements when you read this one. After all,

Freedom: In humans, the power or capacity to choose among alte atives or to act in certain situations independently of natural, social, or divine restraints. Brittanica Online In America, we equate the celebration of freedom with July, the month of the signing of the Declaration of Independence from King George. After the Civil War, all Americans born on our soil experienced freedom as their birthright. Our founding fathers no longer wanted us to experience freedom FROM something, rather the freedom TO choose one’s own way.

As soon as a child learns how to please his or her parents, he or she also learns how to modify his or her behavior to gain that parental approval. Thus commences the art of 'trying to be what other people want you to be.' It can evolve into a troublesome problem. Some people reach adulthood ...

Art and karma go together like paint and brush. Karma is generally thought of as the law of cause and effect. Karma can also be a powerful tool in the manifestation of goals and dreams. How? Changing your mind changes everything. At any moment you can change your life by the labels you attach to people, events, situations and life in general. For example, if a woman twists her ankle while walking across a rocky hillside she can bemoan her pain or see the beauty of the rock and be abundantly grateful that her legs are otherwise healthy.

The Law of Pure Potential tells us that our true nature is infinite and in every moment we have infinite possibilities. It gives us choice in each and every circumstance, especially the choice about where we rest our consciousness. Is it on the limitations we may think are our lot, or do we rest it on our greater unrealised potential?

Being mindful means to do any activity fully conscious of yourself and of the activity itself. Simply put, it means to consciously live in the present moment. Although many people don’t consider it as strictly spiritual, mindfulness indeed is a purely divine practice. It leads you to your True nature, while dissolving your inner conflicts softly and almost imperceptibly. Moreover, every conscious moment in the Now will gradually accumulate and make your whole life easier and abate or even prevent challenges.

God’s Love is deep within me ever satisfying my mind, body, and soul. God’s sweet, sweet, Spirit of Love, Wisdom, and Healing are deep within each of us. God’s Spirit is at the root of every thing, no matter how far it might seem at any given time.

Do you FEEL like it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that someone else is happy? BUZZARDSKO ER OF LOVE RADIO will talk with you about my OWN experience with KNOWING that it is NOT for me to make sure that someone else is happy, how I made it alright with myself WITHOUT THE GUILT, and instead CHOOSE to send LOVE, KNOWING THAT SPIRIT HAS THEM!

Each day is a rewarding, exciting journey when you are living from a center of purpose and meaning. And the following article makes finding your life purpose simple and fun. Today more than ever people are interested in connecting with a sense of purpose. As a species we are no longer happy obeying social norms and drifting through a life that fails to fulfill us. Finding your life's purpose is the most important pursuit you can undertake.

If your life were a movie created by an Infinite Filmmaker... what would it look like? In my last article I spoke about the omnipotent nature of the Infinite Filmmaker and eluded to the fact that it is us and not the Infinite Filmmaker, that is blocking all of our good in this movie called "Life." In this article we will examine some of the principles that the infinite Filmmaker uses to create everything in this universe in such a perfect way including our lives.

Spiritual maturity, or spiritual formation, is God's call to every believer (Ephesians 4:11-16). We are "no longer to be children," but are to "grow up in all aspects into him who is the head, even Christ" (Ephesians 4:14-15). nnFive key areas are essential to the development of spiritual maturity: nnFirst, biblical knowledge. No verse better sums up the reason we need to know Scripture than II Timothy 3:16: "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for r

"...the servant views any problem in the world as in here, inside one's self, not out there. And if a flaw in the world is to be remedied, to the servant, the process of change starts in here, in the servant, not out there."nfrom Servant Leadership by Robert K. Greenleaf Every waking moment of ...

For those of us who do help others, an uncomfortable question inevitably arises: how can I help someone else when I’m messed up myself? If I’m overweight, have bad habits, relationship issues, fears and phobias, who am I to offer my assistance to someone else? n We are all on the jou ey to ...

Spiritual parenting our children is grounded in the intention to love, support and guide our children to what is best for them on all levels - body, mind, emotion and spirit. Our children come through us, divinely created with the grace of Goddess. Spiritual parenting our children is about remembering we cannot hold onto our children nor impose our visions upon them. They have their own paths, their own visions.

Sometimes, in life, we become anxious in trying to have everything work out perfectly. We often seek the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect spouse, the perfect car etc. The truth is there is no such "country" by that name. For one to experience real joy, everything does not have to be perfect. Once this premise is established, one can relax and enjoy all of the blessings and miracles of life. For example, just because your child does not get all "A's" in school does not mean that he or she can not get into a good college or become productive in life.

Who are Emotional Manipulators? They can be your sister, your brother, your mother, your father, your partner, your friend, your co-worker, your boss. The closer the relationship, the most powerful they are. However, they are NOT invincible. YOU ARE STRONGER. And I can tell you EXACTLY how you can deal with them. Emotional manipulation, emotional blackmail is ALL emotional and mental abuse. Abusers are DANGEROUS. Their aim is to try to destroy your life. They will NEVER recognize what they did, what they are doing and they will NEVER change. Actually, things can get worse.r

Hello Divine Beings! As always, I write about what I am pondering, and this month I have to admit that I am a purveyor of compliments and gratitude. Sometimes people think I am over doing it a bit and they get embarrassed. However, I am of the mind that if you do something noteworthy, then I am going to praise you for it. If I feel thankful to you, I will share my gratitude with enthusiasm. In a nutshell, I want to tell you how wonderful you are!

Our world and everything in it, including the stars, your body, the chair you are sitting on, and the atoms that make everything up – are all ghostly images. They are projections from a reality so beyond our own that it is literally beyond both space and time. Quantum physics clearly ...

What is meant by Jesus and the Seven Paths?..A question which forms debate but is one that also will force more questions and as many arguements. We can argue over 'rights of way' when it comes to crossing someones' land but we cannot argue with the Angels who gave us our ...

Growing up in the sixties wasn’t easy for Baby Boomers. It was a time of intense chaos, and we struggled to free ourselves from the chains of mechanized society. Hoping to create better relationships, and a peaceful world, we dared to dream. Our youthful idealism was contagious. We discovered our voice, and began a movement for change. We spoke out against war, the establishment, and the destructive behavioral patterns of a patriarchal society. As the years passed by, many o

Change is an interesting phenomenon and for many of us change is scary and, often times, when we think of change it is our expectation that others in our lives are ‘supposed to change’. “If only my sister would act differently”,“if only my boss could change and not be so closed minded”,“if only my partner could change and be more like me”. The list goes on and on. I am sure you can come up with your own list. nnWhen we want to experience change in our lives we

This part 4 of a 7-part series on the chakras and the glandular system. Energy flows through your physical body. Your body is constantly receiving and sending out energy waves. There are seven centers or chakras in your body to receive and send energy. As you become aware of these energy centers and learn to control the flow of energy through them, you learn to be the master of your situation. Your identity chakra is located in the solar plexus, and is related to the interna