Download or read book Spiritual Tools for a Better Life written by REV Dr Cindy Paulos and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-07 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From time to time we are blessed with a practical guide to living beyond the illusion of separation and allowing what I refer to as Soul to guide our human incarnation. Cindy's lifelong commitment to the practices and tools she shares here, arise from the depths of her Soul wisdom and the consistency of her life long dedicated practice. Like that first spiritual nugget from Meister Eckhart, Cindy's Book is filled with the practical aspects of an awakened life and most importantly how to get there.That is what makes this book so truly helpful. Take one example, the work on Breath. Cindy describes its history, in many traditions. In each type of breathwork she described, she leads you step-by-step through each of the practices. Things as simple as keeping your back erect and releasing all stress with a few deep breaths before you begin.This is the book that may be on your bedside table. So much wisdom, so well described. What a lovely invitation from the divine for all of us to deepen our practice. It's like having your personal spiritual toolbox at your hand.
Download or read book Tools Matter for Practicing the Spiritual Life written by Mary Margaret Funk and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2004-08-31 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funk turns to the wisdom of the desert fathers for the means of removing obstacles to spiritual growth, which include thoughts of food, sex, possessions, anger, dejection, and pride, among other preoccupations. Redirecting thought away from such weeds in the garden of the spirit can lead to a greater awareness of God. This somewhat Zen-like method to mental discipline may seem impossible at first, Funk admits, but those who succeed at it are rewarded with a liberating experience as they come to observe and control individual thought processes. Drawing on the writings of the fifth-century monk John Cassian, Funk goes on to explore deeply using such tools as memory, imagination, and rational thinking—tools right out of early Christianity—to work on inner healing. She also explains how other positive tools, such as ceaseless prayer, manual labor, and isolation, may lead to uncluttering the mind and purifying the heart.
Download or read book Learning to Speak God from Scratch written by Jonathan Merritt and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a rapidly changing culture, many of us struggle to talk about faith. We can no longer assume our friends understand words such as grace or gospel. Others, like lost and sin, have become so negative they are nearly conversation-enders. Jonathan Merritt knows this frustration well. After moving from the Bible Belt to New York City, he discovered that the sacred terms he used to describe his spiritual life didn’t connect as they had in the past. This launched him into an exploration of an increasing American reluctance to talk about faith—and the data he uncovered revealed a quiet crisis of affecting millions. In this groundbreaking book, Jonathan revives ancient expressions through incisive cultural commentary, vulnerable personal narratives, and surprising biblical insights. Both provocative and liberating, Learning to Speak God from Scratch will breathe new life into your spiritual conversations and invite you into the embrace of the God who inhabits them.
Download or read book Daily Spiritual Tools written by Sherry Woodcock and published by Sherry Woodcock. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanity has found God in many wonderful places - within churches, synagogues and other houses of worship, or in miraculous events. In these places we have always expected to find God. But what if we are able to know God within ourselves, and as ourselves, in the midst of the day-to-day events of our lives, work, parenting, paying bills, doing our best and our not-so-best, striving to understand others, and getting stuck as all people do? Daily Spiritual Tools celebrates the existence of the divine in all human experience. It's a compilation of meditations and simple practices that open our awareness to perfect and divine order within all things. As humankind moves from a truth of spirituality "out there" to one of God expressing as each of us and in all things, the tools contained herein help us accept that truth and know it as our own. In doing so we help elevate others and our world. It has been a great joy for me to write Daily Spiritual Tools. May you know the deep truth of God within you as you read it.
Download or read book Ragged written by Gretchen Ronnevik and published by New Reformation Publications. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we mistake spiritual disciplines for to-dos, time slots on our schedule, or Instagram-able moments, we miss the benefits of Christ's continual and constant work for us. In Ragged, Gretchen Ronnevik aims to reclaim spiritual disciplines as good gifts given by our good Father instead of heavy burdens of performance carried by the Christian. Only when we recognize our failures to maintain God's commands do we also realize the benefit of our dependence on his promises. Gretchen uses this distinction on law and gospel, presented throughout Scripture, to guide readers through spiritual disciplines including prayer, meditation, Scripture reading, and discipleship among others. Despite our best efforts, the good news is that spiritual disciplines have less to do with what we bring before God and more about who Christ is for us, not only as the author but also as the perfector of our faith.
Download or read book Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World written by Anna Gatmon, PhD and published by She Writes Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living a Spiritual Life in a Material World shows us how spiritual fulfillment and material gratification can enhance each other, and offers tools to integrating them and experiencing the peace, purpose, and prosperity we all seek. Based on her doctoral research, Anna Gatmon developed the Four Keys to Spiritual-Material balance, a unique approach to manifesting a life in which the sacred and the mundane are creatively balanced. Gatmon's message is universal and as relevant to the materially minded as it is to the spiritually oriented, regardless of faith and denomination. It's a practical formula which reveal how to live a spiritually fulfilling life without having to give up material needs and pleasures. THE FOUR KEYS TO SPIRITUAL-MATERIAL BALANCE Key #1: Expansive Presence - Connect with a more enlightened you Key #2: Attentive Listening - Access your inner wisdom Key #3: Inspired Action - Manifest your dreams, goals, and purpose Key #4: Faith-Filled Knowing - Embrace daily miracles BENEFITS OF PRACTICING THE FOUR KEYS • Change your outlook and mood within minutes • Shift from feeling alone to feeling connected • Make intuitive decisions with clarity and confidence • Have a greater impact on daily situations • Experience the excitement of realizing your unique calling • Create ongoing spiritual-material abundance • Lead a balanced and gratifying physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual life.
Download or read book and still the Lotus Flower Blooms written by Phoebe Garnsworthy and published by Phoebe Garnsworthy. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every challenge, every heartache every pain is pushing you forward along the journey of your destiny. With each battle won against your own mind you are growing strength and freedom, you are aligning with the pathway of your Higher Self. And as you step bravely toward this pure version of yourself, you will become more confident, more empowered, and more at peace as you harness the magic of the Universe that surrounds you and nurture the love and passion of your eternal soul within. This spiritual poetry book explores the hardships we face throughout our life that provide us with the tools we need in order to survive. Like the lotus flower who grows through mud yet rises everyday to greet the sunshine without a slither of darkness upon its petals, you will too, move through your life with grace, resilience and beauty. And still, the Lotus Flower Blooms.
introduction.Every day we are submerged in the unknown and the only anchor in our day is our intuition, the belief that our Higher Self is guiding us on our path. We hold safety in this knowing. For here we can receive undeniable strength and unshakable confidence to pursue our dreams. But even though we hold our self-love close, there are moments of weaknesses, there are circumstances that break us down. We need to remember that this is all part of the process, our life is forever an inner journey of evolution. We are always being given an invitation to lean into the madness and grow our inner strength.We are like the lotus flower, and the hardships in our life reflect the mud amidst the water. The lotus flower will always emerge through the mud to rise and honor the sun, pure and perfect with not a scratch of dirt on its petals. And this is how we must look at our life - with a great sense of knowing that we, too, will rise. Even though we endure difficult times, these experiences only assist in our journey of personal growth. And so despite the mud that could potentially taint our soul, despite the opposing challenges that can cause great suffering, despite the power of our own mind sometimes tricking us down into misery. We will rise again as the beautiful and pure loving light energy that we are.And still, the lotus flower blooms.
I see you
You. Beautiful, delicate, graceful you.Stop hiding your gifts to the world.Stop thinking that life is going against you.Don't you know how divinely guided you are?How this world is happening for you, not to you?That everything happens for a reason?Yes, it's hard to know why, and it's hard to continue having patience.But stay strong, stay balanced, and level headed.because everything that you want is coming.And all the beauty in the world will be yours, when the alignment is right.
Download or read book Bridge of Light written by LaUna Huffines and published by Hj Kramer. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular guide to expanding consciousness includes practical meditation and visualization techniques and breathing exercises for creating inner peace. Shows how to overcome unhealthy patterns from the past, deal with job and relationship changes, and accept the challenge of creating a personal role in transforming the world. National TV programs.
Download or read book Toolkit for Spiritual Growth written by Evan Armatas and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a new Orthodox Christian, confused about what you need to do to grow in your Faith? Or perhaps you've been Orthodox for some time but could use a refresher course in basic spirituality. Popular podcaster Fr. Evan Armatas explains the fundamentals of the three-legged stool of Orthodox practice-prayer, almsgiving, and fasting-in terms that everyone can understand and implement. Let Fr. Evan help you establish your life in Christ on a firm footing.
Download or read book Creative Mind and Success written by Ernest Holmes and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple, direct manual for understanding the nature of the universe and the creative power of the mind, this classic explains how "right thinking" can help achieve independence and prosperity.
Download or read book Tools for Spiritual Healing A Non Denominational Tutorial Style Book for Beginners written by Anne Magdalene and published by Rowe Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As your soul awakens, and remembers its' purpose, you will begin to heal all that ails you. Spiritual healing is the gateway to healing your mind, body, and spirit. Tools for Spiritual Healing is a non-denominational, tutorial-style book for beginners offering guidance, and insight into the root causes of all illness, be it mental, emotional, physical, or spiritual, and a variety of self-help tools for the reader to use to reach optimal levels of spiritual healing. Tools for Spiritual Healing offers case examples for the reader to use as a guide to understanding the process of identifying areas in need of healing, and the tools for reaching optimal spiritual wellness, through meditation, visualization, Emotional Freedom Technique, prayer/intention, and energy work, to name a few. "This is a divinely inspired gift of a book for those who are ready to tap into the true essence of their spirituality and learn important techniques for living a fully healed, happy and soul-guided life." -Dianne Bischoff James, author of The Real Brass Ring Anne Magdalene is a licensed Social Worker, and psychic-medium who has successfully woven both disciplines into one, working with people from all over the world to begin their journey to spiritual wellness. Anne Magdalene has personally used the techniques described in Tools for Spiritual Healing and offers first-hand knowledge and insight into the effectiveness of these tools.
Download or read book Designing Your Destiny written by sarah delamere hurding and published by Mermaid Magic. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing Your Destiny contains a helpful spiritual tool box showing you how to shape your life. It is possible to be creative spiritual and affect amazing changes in your life. IS it all set in stone? Apparently not. You can be proactive, and this book will show you how.
Download or read book Spiritual Growth written by Orin (Spirit) and published by Hj Kramer. This book was released on 1989 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book focuses on acquiring the skills for handling everyday life withmore joy, harmony, peace, and light. Here are more of the shared teachings ofSanaya Roman and her spirit guide, Orin, for whom she acts as a channel.
Download or read book Alcoholics Anonymous written by Bill W. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 75th anniversary e-book version of the most important and practical self-help book ever written, Alcoholics Anonymous. Here is a special deluxe edition of a book that has changed millions of lives and launched the modern recovery movement: Alcoholics Anonymous. This edition not only reproduces the original 1939 text of Alcoholics Anonymous, but as a special bonus features the complete 1941 Saturday Evening Post article “Alcoholics Anonymous” by journalist Jack Alexander, which, at the time, did as much as the book itself to introduce millions of seekers to AA’s program. Alcoholics Anonymous has touched and transformed myriad lives, and finally appears in a volume that honors its posterity and impact.
Download or read book Spiritual Connection in Daily Life written by Lynn Underwood and published by Templeton Foundation Press. This book was released on 2013-05-20 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How often do you find moments of deep peace and satisfaction in your day-to-day life? How often does connection with other people, the divine, or nature make you feel more alive? How often are you touched by a sense of awe-inspiring beauty, compassionate love, or pure joy? For many of us, these kinds of experiences tend to be fleeting and all too rare. Fortunately, new research is suggesting that a regular practice of paying attention to experiences like these can help any of us find them more often and cultivate richer, deeper, and more satisfying lives. In Spiritual Connection in Daily Life, Lynn Underwood introduces her Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES), which is comprised of sixteen simple, multiple-choice questions that invite us to become more attuned tothese extraordinary experiences in ordinary life. The DSES is the definitive set of questions for measuring the experience of spiritual connection and has been used in hundreds of studies, translated into over twenty languages, and used around the world by counselors, therapists, nurses, social workers, clergy from multiple faiths, and business leaders. Spiritual Connection in Daily Life offers a step-by-step guide to using the DSES to improve our abilities to sense the “more than” in the midst of our days. Embraced by people from many different cultures, religious traditions, and professional backgrounds, the DSES doesn’t require any extraordinary experience like hearing divine voices or embarking upon a dramatic religious conversion. Nor does it belabor the exact definition of “spirituality.” Rather, it simply invites us to focus on aspects of our daily lives such as deep peace, sense of inner strength, longing, and compassionate love. The sixteen questions also provide a common, nonpolarizing language for communicating with others about the role of the “more than” in our lives. Adherents of all faith traditions, as well as people with no religious leanings whatsoever, have experienced profound and lasting benefits from having these experiences, including improved health behaviors, better relationships, decreased stress and burnout, and improvements in daily mood. Now all of us can reap these same long-term benefits with just a little bit of self-reflection and Dr. Underwood’s expert guidance.
Download or read book The Meaning of Life written by Tom Gregory and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Book For Life written by Jo Bowlby and published by Yellow Kite. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The A List Shaman' - The Times Magazine 'A must-read packed full of aha moments.' - Naomie Harris OBE, Actor 'It's interesting, fun and it's relevant to all of us ... Perhaps the key thing for me is the feeling that Jo is talking from her heart rather than writing from her brain ... It's important.' - Sarah Stacey, Victoria Health Jo Bowlby is a world-renowned Shaman, coach and mentor. This very special book is filled with insights and practices which for centuries were only known by spiritual teachers and their devotees, but which Jo Bowlby has used to underpin her powerful work as a Shaman, coach and mentor. With a focus on resilience and finding balance, Jo turns ancient teachings into life-changing practices that will provide you with a skillset designed to help you navigate life's ups and downs. Whether you seek stillness, want to reclaim your freedom from a mental struggle, or simply inject some wonder into your world, this inspirational book will help guide you on the way. 'Really enjoying this. Not your usual self-help book. It's succinct, very well written and not selling nonsense. Highly recommended.' - Levison Wood
