Part One of this article can be found here: The Spiritual Meaning of Symbolism in the Bible: Part 1. Introduction Due to the information now available on the Internet, an increasing number of people have become aware of the fact that many of the stories in the Bible are not original. Instead, they are “old …
Introduction There is a common misconception among spiritual seekers that the goal of the spiritual path is to reach a state of enlightenment (AKA a permanent spiritual awakening). In reality, the spiritual path does not have an end goal. Instead, this process is a journey commonly known as “ascension.” One of the several possible “side …
In Buddhist texts, the terms “awakening” and “enlightenment” mean the same thing. In other words, to say that the Buddha was awakened means the same as saying he was enlightened. They are both referring to the same concept. Some people prefer the term awakened over enlightened because they feel that the term most accurately describes …
At times spirituality can seem a bit complicated, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Significant progress can be made simply by doing one thing: raising one’s vibrations. If you work on doing this even a few minutes a day, it can have a significant impact on yourself and your life. I think it …
Spiritual Healing According to spiritual healer Joel S. Goldsmith, the key to healing a client was surprisingly straightforward. All that was necessary was to be “completely aware” that the client did not need to be healed. How this was actually accomplished takes a little explanation. First, it must be understood that we are all divine …
Introduction One of the spiritual concepts that I used to find somewhat annoying is the idea that we humans chose to incarnate on Earth of our own free will. Now why exactly would we have done that? Why would we choose to be born into a reality with violence, illness, greed, pollution, and people we …
Although religious beliefs across the world can vary to a very great degree, the one thing that they all have in common is the concept of a God (or gods). I.e., religious agree that there is a power in the universe that is greater than that of humans and the physical world. A second universal …
One of the concepts that some people have a hard time grasping is the idea of “oneness”. I.e., the idea that in reality we are all really one person or entity. Ironically, people who are strongly identified with their egos seem to be more inclined to remind others that we are all one. This isn’t …
I was already in my late 20’s by the time that I first learned about the idea of enlightenment. Initially, I didn’t really understand what it was, beyond the (false) belief that attaining enlightenment was the only true way to bring me peace and happiness into my life. I therefore made it my ultimate goal. …
“All the trying to be good defeats our purpose. We will be good only when we have given up being good and let God be good through us. We will never be spiritual until we have given up trying to be spiritual and recognize that God is spirit and the only spirituality about us is …
