In the May Ah-Man Newsletter, I ask the question: What is Your Spiritual Foundation and What are The Four Pillars of Spirituality? The foundation is your belief in God/Higher Power/Source; a Power greater than ourselves. The Four Pillars are the structure. The Four Pillars upon which we build our walls and roof are so simple […]
Truthfulness: A Pillar of Spirituality
In the May Ah-Man Newsletter, I ask the question: What is Your Spiritual Foundation and What are The Four Pillars of Spirituality? The foundation is your belief in God/Higher Power/Source; a Power greater than ourselves. The Four Pillars are the structure. The Four Pillars upon which we build our walls and roof are so simple […]
The Peace of Freedom: Love
Another way to experience the Peace of Freedom is through unconditional Love. Coming from that place of unconditional love brings about a feeling of peace within that is unmatched! The freedom that is displayed when giving love unconditionally is limitless. And it doesn’t matter whether that love comes in the form of helping others without […]
Love and Peace
By continuously practicing going within to your Inner Self through the practice of prayer, practicing the Presence and meditation, one begins to walk with Love, Peace, Wisdom and Joy in their life, more and more. You will begin to Love others that at one time might have repelled you. The love I speak of is […]
Lasting Love is…
A teacher of world spirituality taught me that there are many ways to express Love in the world. Not any of them can contain the Whole and each is a part of that Whole. Love as a noun is…The force of Evolution. Love as a verb is…The desire to become one with, whether on a […]
Experiencing Lasting Love
In last week’s blog entry, I spoke of how Lasting Love is kindled. When we are able to look past the bodily designations…the material status, and see the very essence of God in them that is in us, then the fire is ignited. When we are with that person and want to bask in that […]
Honoring Lasting Love
Last week, I shared examples of how to recognize Lasting Love, and I hope they gave you valuable insight. If we are able to distinguish the difference between the Eros and Philo types of love, compared to Agapé, it helps us understand and distinguish between the three. In summary, as long as you are expecting […]
Lasting Love
Before I begin, I want to briefly review my description of the three different types of love, as discussed in the August 2010 Ah-Man Blog entries. The three types of love are Eros, Philo and Agapé. If you recall, both Eros and Philo are conditional and temporary types of love. The basis for these is […]
Agapé Love
Agapé love is totally selfless. It is unconditional love. Agapé love rises above Philo love and Eros love. It’s when a person gives their love to another person even if this act does not benefit her/him in any way. Whether the love given is returned or not, the person continues to love the other without […]
Philo Love
Last week, I wrote about Eros love and explained how Eros love is based on self-benefit. It’s about you. You’re attracted to someone because of the way they look, talk, dress, etc. But when you see the other side of the person, you can become disappointed and stop loving that individual. Philo love is described […]
