The mistake a lot of people make is that they do feel good for a while and think…why do I need to do anymore? “I feel fine. I’ll just do my exercise/yoga (or whatever self-service they are doing) every day and that will keep me spiritually fit.” Oh boy, are they in for some rough […]
Service to Self
I’m starting out with service to self. Because in some ways, if you’re not taking care of your body, mind, and emotions in your life, how helpful can you be to others? Or concentrate on the God of your understanding? But then again, on the other side of the coin, sometimes to get out of […]
Nurturing Our Faith
So how do we nurture our faith and make it stronger? By following those laws we spoke of earlier, the Ten Commandments’ or Yama Niyama. Reading more of the written words of the prophets and sages and by making time each day to listen to that inner intuition, your Spirit within. These are just a […]
Faith in July
So back to faith. There are people who think that those who believe in faith are weak, flawed, dependent, etc. And to them, the faithless, it certainly seems that way. But to those of us who have experienced even the smallest amounts of faith, we know different. Faith has carried when we could not have […]
World of Duality
Other laws have also been given to us. Again these laws are not punitive; they are guidelines on how to live a life more attuned to peace. These laws are the guidelines’ of how to respect others and God. These laws are called the Ten Commandments in the west and Yama Niyama in the east. […]
Free Will
Most of the time we will never be able to comprehend why certain unspeakable things happen in this world. But let’s not forget that God gave us something that made us different than all the other animals on this planet…Free Will. If you think an animal has free will because they can live in the […]
Do Bad Things Really Happen to Us?
So…do bad things really happen to us? Who is your angel that will help you understand it all when you feel…all is lost? Most of us will not have visions of angels, or hear voices from the heavens, but we all can “turn in” and separate our outside conflict from our inner peace. Now this […]
More on Faith
So why does the quality of our life hinge on our faith…? Let’s take a look at the perspective of one who does not have faith and their perspective. This is not an all-inclusive perspective of those who do not have faith in a Higher Power, but a perspective of some. If something cannot be […]
Faith
Ahhh faith… so much of the quality of our lives hinges on faith. If we have faith and what that faith is made up of. Let’s see what Merriam-Webster says about faith; : strong belief or trust in someone or something : belief in the existence of God: strong religious feelings or beliefs : a […]
Belief
As I indicated in the June Ah-Man Newsletter, in this month’s blog posts, I will compare the different perspectives on Belief, Acceptance and Faith from a rational/empirical perspective and a spiritual perspective. From Merriam Webster: Belief • a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true • a feeling […]
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