spiritual development

John Robson December 28th, 2011 . . . . . .

The spiritual path of opposites leads us to wholeness.

Many of us turn to the spiritual path for relief from our pain. We hope spirituality will save us from our fears, bad habits, insecurities and disillusionments. We want an idyllic world where we’re always safe and happy. But this doesn’t work. Our personality’s desire to achieve pleasure and avoid pain can never be attained. In our ...

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John Robson December 27th, 2011 . . . . . .

Healing Energies for Spiritual Development

Explore bringing the higher and lower together in ordinary everyday situations. For example, if you’re tired and hungry, connect with the discomfort of your personality. Then connect with the soul’s appreciation of all experiences of life. You may also want to explore over time the following emotional reactions and typical healing energies: Anger – compassion, harmony Grief – ...

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John Robson September 20th, 2011 . . . .

Let go of your desire for self-improvement.

Many of us are walking the spiritual path with a longing to be better people and to live more peaceful and harmonious lives. We think we’re not yet good enough somehow. We long to banish our particular demons. We dream of a life when we can be as good, strong and loving as we believe ...

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John Robson September 7th, 2011 . . .

We need to attend to the body as well as the spirit.

When we are first drawn to the spiritual path, we may begin to move away from the material. And yet the nature of our journey is the experience of spirit in matter. We are here to express spirit through form. The two depend on each other. And so we want to address the needs and opportunities ...

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John Robson September 5th, 2011 . . .

Beware of spiritual materialism.

The Tibetan teacher, Chogyam Trungpa, warned of the trap of spiritual materialism. He says we must be ever diligent to spot the ego’s use of the spiritual journey to further its own ends. If ego’s wants underlie our desire for spiritual connection, we may be using spiritual techniques to strengthen our egocentric sense of who ...

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John Robson September 4th, 2011 . . .

Become familiar with soul.

Do you sense that something is missing in your life? Chances are, you are experiencing the lack of soul in your world. What is soul? Our minds may want to understand soul as an entity. Andrew Schneider says that “soul is who we are as incarnated Spirit, …who we are as consciousness.” Our personality, he says, is ...

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