An independent non-profit
educational organization for the advancement of
Spiritual, Holistic, and Environmental Awareness,
dedicated to expanding Consciousness,
and awakening Self-Knowledge
Spiritual
Endeavors explores the powerful all
encompassing nature of Self, bringing people and ideas together by providing
educational sources and opportunities that promote spiritual awareness and
holistic understanding for all. (Because of the all encompassing nature of the
Self, in our eyes, it would become foolish to try and separate our spiritual
nature from our physical health or our environment. So... ) Our mission is to
contribute to the advancement of humanity through the spirit of unity and
cooperation, by providing educational opportunities that encourage the growth of
our spiritual, holistic, and environmental awareness, for the highest good of
each individual, culture, and race throughout our world... and beyond.
Spiritual
Endeavors reaches out to unite all
individuals, young and old, who actively question their own existence... that of
our world... and even the vast beyond! From scientist to homemaker, you will
find educational material, learning opportunities, and others to share and grow
with.At Spiritual Endeavors each individual is
encouraged to discover their own answers in their own way. It is our desire that
each individual ultimately finds it acceptable, and learn to consciously create
from the beauty and truth that lies uniquely within themselves, as they relate
to, and evolve through a quantum leap in consciousness and come to a greater
understanding of Self, others, and our home; the earth.
spiritual-endeavors.org
is a domain where
each individual is honored and cherished for the awesome
beautiful being they truly are; reflecting their interpretation of All That Is
in their own unique and wonderful way. All are equal here. All are One. Each is
an important and integral part of the whole. And as we each come to understand
and appreciate the magnificent splendor of our Inner Self, and our relationship
with All That Is, we contribute to the physical manifestation of a world where
spiritual, holistic, and environmental understandings are practiced for the
highest good of all.
Spiritual Endeavors
looks at the world through the spirit of cooperation, and all spiritual and
metaphysical organizations, groups, enterprises, and individuals as colleagues.
It is among our goals to become a recognized world wide forum where each of
these colleagues may share their ideas and beliefs, utilize our services to
promote their own, and provide all individuals a designated source to find what
suits their interest, then learn and progress from this information for the good
of all
The
Birth Of Spirit
A New White Buffalo
The birth of Miracle, the first
white buffalo born in over three generations, caught the attention of the world
just a few years ago. The real miracle was not, however, just her rare
whiteness; she was a powerful spiritual symbol to many peoples, both native and
not. As a symbol for World Peace and the Unity of all peoples, she was visited
by Religious and State Dignitaries; even the Dalhi Lama made his way down the
dirt farm road to the Heider Ranch where Miracle lives.
Miracle was, and indeed still is,
the fulfillment of Native American prophecy, a plea for humanity to walk in the
"Light", and a symbol of hope for the future of all generations.
As if to emphasize the importance
of the message of Miracle, Mother Nature soon produced another white buffalo.
Then another. Then another... and another. A couple died of natural causes
within days; White buffalo usually have an extremely short lifespan. One was
found shot by an unknown person or persons while still just a few months old.
But the Universal Forces... Mother
Nature... or Spirit, as I sometimes call that great unseen All That Is, will not
be stopped. The Importance of the message represented by the white buffalo will
be repeated and emphasized until it is recognized by all. Spirit is the seventh
white buffalo to be born within the past few years. That in itself is phenomenal
and defies all scientific explanation.
The Navaho blessing "May you walk in beauty"
catches the essence of this spiritual practice. Beauty is both a path you travel
and what surrounds you on the path. In the splendor of the Creation, we see its
outer forms. In morality and benevolence, we recognize its inner expressions.
Start this practice with the assumption that
beauty is everywhere just waiting for you to notice it. Allow yourself to feel
its effect upon your soul. Some experiences will stop you in your tracks and
take your breath away. Others will be more subtle but equally sublime. Then make
your actions reflections of the beauty all around you
There are three kinds of forgiveness, all
interrelated. There is self-forgiveness, which enables us to release our guilt
and perfectionism. There is the forgiveness we extend to others and receive from
them, intimates and enemies alike. And there is the forgiveness of God that
assures us of our worth and strengthens us for this practice.
All the spiritual traditions raise up the value
of forgiveness, but many people still find it to be a nearly impossible ideal.
Just start somewhere. Look truthfully at one hurt you have not been able to
forgive. Identify any associated feelings you might have, such as anger, denial,
guilt, shame, or embarrassment. Imagine what it would be like to live without
feeling this offense. Then let it go.
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Many spiritual traditions, accordingly, share a common
spiritual theme: the "path", "work", practice, or tradition of perceiving and
internalizing one's "true" nature and relationship to the rest of existence
The
Spiritual has a humble origin. The fundamental concept of this website
(or a website) was first originated in 1995-96 in Mumbai, India when our
small spiritual group, under the guidance of Rao Maharaj, decided to
publish The Grey Matter Revolution: A Journey Within - the compilation
of Rao Maharaj's talks and teachings on mind-brain duality, creation of
ego, thoughtless-ness and workings of neurons in the human brain - in
print and on-line. The description does not sound as "spiritual" as many
people generally interpret. However, the "spirituality" in our sense is
the basic existence of the human life and its sensitivities as an
integral part of the universe. The concept is discussed in detail in
this website under "Natural Spirituality" link on most of the pages
In the spiritual life, imagination has two meanings. First, it
is a human faculty — the part of us that traffics in images, symbols, myths, and
stories. It is the capacity we all have for innovative thinking and creative
expression. Second, the imagination is an inner reality, a boundless realm not
defined by our senses or reason that we know from our dreams and can enter via
certain exercises while awake. The practice of imagination encourages us to use
this faculty and enables us to explore the realm
Spiritual Endeavors
is a public forum which maintains a large repository of
spiritual, holistic, and environmental information, methodologies,
thoughts, insights, and all types of spiritual material, available to
all through free weekly Gatherings, workshops, seminars and retreats,
books, mailings, audio and video tapes, and the World Wide Web site
we believe in
keeping our hearts and minds open to anything that will help us on our
spiritual journey and if an old belief is no longer needed we will
discard it as the intentions of all of us should be to try to attain one
ness with god
Begin by learning the language of imagination. Keep track of
the images that come to you spontaneously in association with your feelings and
thoughts. Draw pictures of what you encounter in your dreams. Contemplate art
and see yourself as part of the picture. Read myths and tell stories. Remember,
through the ages spiritual pilgrims have found that it is possible to step into
the inner realm of imagination. There you can find fuel for your journey and
gifts of wisdom.
Each
year the Brussats identify spiritual themes in more than 300 books, 50
audios, and 300 films. They provide discussion guides and program ideas
for film and book discussion groups called Values & Visions Circles;
more than 300 guides are currently available. They frequently write and
speak about how to incorporate spiritual practices into daily life,
drawing upon the riches of all the world's religions
Faith defined as an acceptance of certain religious doctrines is an
essential element in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Hinduism and
Buddhism, it is an attitude of devotion that opens a gateway to
spiritual practice
Compassion is a feeling deep within
ourselves —a "quivering of the heart" — and it is also a way of acting — being
affected by the suffering of others and moving on their behalf. Buddha and
Jesus are the most well known exemplars of compassion, and it is the central
ethical virtue in the two religions that developed from their teachings.
The Eastern philosophies emphasize the
fact of karma, that is, the Law of Cause and Effect. Each act we perform
generates causes which later come back to us. If we have committed evil
in past lives, we must "pay off" this evil in a later life by
experiencing evil ourselves. This is why Easterners lead lives of
asceticism.
The Bible acknowledges this Law.
"Whatsoever a man soweth, so also shall he reap." (Gal. 6:7) The
Christ, however, fulfilled and superseded this Law with a new one: the
Law of Grace. The Law of Grace affirms that we do not have to suffer the
consequences of our former acts if we so repent of them that we would
never commit them again. We then come under grace through repentance and
are "forgiven for our sins." The forgiveness of sins, rather than the
painful and laborious expiation of them, is unique to Western Teachings.
The spiritual practice of compassion is often likened to
opening the heart. First, allow yourself to be feel the suffering in the world,
including your own. Don't turn away from pain; move toward it with caring. Go
into situations where people are hurting. Identify with your neighbors in their
distress. Then expand the circle of your compassion to include other creatures,
nature, and the inanimate world
We
are practicing hospitality when we welcome guests — including strangers
and enemies — into our lives with graciousness. An open house reveals
certain things about us: we are well-disposed toward others, we focus on
the positive, and we believe the universe is basically a friendly place.
Sometimes hospitality requires that we cross boundaries and dismantle
some of the barriers erected in our society to keep "the other" out.
Sometimes it means entertaining ideas that might be alien to us
Natural Healers is a comprehensive
education resource for people pursuing careers in the natural healing
arts
Attention is also known as mindfulness,
awareness, concentration, recollection. It is a primary practice, and not just
alphabetically. We must stay alert or we risk missing critical elements of the
spiritual life — moments of grace, opportunities for gratitude, evidence of
our connections to others, signs of the presence of Spirit. The good news is
that attention can be practiced anywhere, anytime, in the daily rounds of our
lives.
This site was
set up to bring common sense to those seeking awareness to psychic and
spiritual issues, we try to recommend authors and spiritual writers that
also talk common sense and who do not confuse by either talking in
riddles or having such big egos that no one can truly take their words
seriously.
this is the
main problem when one sets out on a spiritual path, who do I believe who
do I follow. Our suggestion is that you follow your heart one religion
may be more suitable to our needs than another.
We try to look
at all religions equally here and do not profess to follow any one
religion or any one individual, we have favourites that talk to us with
wise ness, but it's better to keep our mind open in this changing world.
The word enthusiasm is derived from the
roots en — in or within — and theos — God. It means having God
within or being one with God. People with this gift carry a special kind of
energy. They bring warmth and feeling to their relationships and vigor and
freshness to their activities.
Being present in the spiritual life always has
a double meaning. There's present, as in here, in attendance. And
there's present, as in now, a moment of time. What is the spiritual
practice of being present? Being here now.
The world's religions all recommend living in the
moment with full awareness. Zen Buddhism especially is known for its
emphasis on "nowness." Hindu, Taoist, Jewish, Moslem, Christian, and
other teachers urge us to make the most of every day as an opportunity
that will not come to us again.
To
practice enthusiasm, make others aware when you are excited about
something. Throw yourself into your projects. Be known for your
eagerness, your curiosity, your willingness to give it all you've got.
Proclaim your passions. Hold nothing back. Sing your heart out
The spiritual awakening that is slowly taking place
counterculturally will become more of a daily norm as we all willingly break
mainstream cultural taboos that silence or erase our passion for spiritual
practice" (hooks 2000, p. 82). Spirituality is a hot topic. Bookstores are
filled with many popular titles related to it, from Western religions to
traditions of the East to new-age philosophies. What are adult and higher
education practitioners to make of this new emphasis on spirituality? On the one
hand, many of us might resonate with hooks' observation that spirituality has a
role in breaking the silence that erases our passion as well as a place in
higher and adult education. On the other, we may also wonder, as Wuthnow (1998)
observes, "whether 'spiritual' has become synonymous with 'flaky'" (p. 1). This
Digest provides a summary of the recent literature related to spirituality as it
relates to adult learning. It begins with an overview of the more general
literature on spirituality in adult and higher education. Next is a
consideration of some of the literature related to spiritual development. In the
last section is a consideration of spirituality and emancipatory education.
Religious, scientific, medical, environmental and
governmental philosophies are changing. Religion is seeing more than just life
after death, it is accepting healing and other miracles as new churches are
formed and old ones change. Through quantum physics, science is proving that
thoughts (which we consider as non-physical) are things, and that they create
reality in a much different way than previously supposed. The medical community
is changing rapidly by accepting alternative ways to health such as the use of
herbs and natural remedies as well as chiropractic services, aromothearpy, and
acupuncture to name only a few. Environmental effects of overpopulation, the
"greenhouse" effect and the new study of macro-environmental systems are
bringing about thoughts of responsibility for our earth. And even our
governments are practicing such things as remote viewing and working with sound
waves which was previously considered metaphysical mumble-jumble
The spiritual practice of gratitude
has been called a state of mind and a way of life. But we prefer to think of
it as a grammar — an underlying structure that helps us construct and make
sense out of our lives. The rules of this grammar cover all our activities.
Its syntax reveals a system of relationships linking us to the divine and to
every other part of the creation.
To learn the grammar of gratitude, practice
saying "thank you" for happy and challenging experiences, for people, animals,
things, art, memories, dreams. Count your blessings, and praise God. Utter
blessings, and express your appreciation to everything and everyone you
encounter. By blessing, we are blessed
Grace is a gift
of God. Because it comes to us at God's initiative, there are some things we
can't do about grace. We can't earn it. We can't control it. We don't have to
deserve it.
If grace is out of your hands, so to speak,
how do you engage in the spiritual practice of grace? Accept that you are
accepted. Practice receiving. Receive objects, love, help. Notice when
presents and presence come to you without your effort.
Hope is a
positive and potent spiritual practice with the power to pull us through
difficult times. It is usually described with light metaphors — a ray, a beam,
a glimmer of hope; the break in the clouds; the light at the end of the dark
tunnel. It is often discovered in unexpected places.
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