their own spiritual views. Some believe that going to church once a week will save them. Other’s views set a prayer cycle, though good, it may become redundant and lose meaning. But beside the point, it seems most people blame God and leave His side when He does not help them out in times of hardships. However, there are a small group of those who produce positive energy—more so when hard times come—and continue to believe. To me that is the key element of the matter—belief. My spiritual journey goes…

As I reflect back on my spiritual journey, I remember times of questioning God, praying in times of need, and asking why certain things happen the way they do. My journey has brought me through rough patches of my life and times of life learning lessons. Looking back at the past and up until now, I was not the one to attend church every Sunday and pray before every meal. I questioned some of the ways my church wanted us to learn about God. I even questioned God about certain events in life and why…

be able to go on such a sacred journey that people would pay in thousands of dollars. The pilgrimage I would like to talk about is the one I took to a sacred city in India called Badrinath. I follow Hinduism, and in Hinduism there is a saying/belief that if we go on this enriching, and spiritual journey, we will go to heaven after we pass. I have a guru, like a living god, who I listen to and look up to. He took me on this spiritual journey. This spiritual journey had started for me 7 years ago…

car, work and at home. Worship allows me to give thanks for the incredible gifts Jesus has given me and keeps my mind focused my spiritual journey in Jesus. Jesus is worth all the worship and praise as it says in Romans 12:1-2: “I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what…

The Buddha only claimed his title of the “awakened one” through his spiritual journey, which began when the illusion of his sheltered life was broken upon realizing the inescapable realities of human existence. As old age, sickness and death became apparent as the various stages of human life, this initial understanding of existential suffering carries on as the underlying principle of the Buddha’s teachings. Sarvam anityam, meaning that all things are transient, illustrates the fundamental concept…

to be possible. Transformational: Core Strength—Spirituality The transformational development from learner to leader is a spiritual journey. It is a renewing of the mind. It is an awakening to and acceptance of multiple ways of knowing Truth. It is a transformational process of becoming which is a singularly powerful lived experience. More importantly, this spiritual journey is a deconstruction and reconstruction of self; it is a movement from individualistic academic pursuit toward scholarship…

if I knew from the time I could see and hear that I was not alone in this journey called life. And in reflection, I see that God was certainly always there watching patiently every step of the way. The power of God sovereignty observing each growth spirit, failure and experience day after day during every passing moment brought about physical and spiritual of transformation. One of the cornerstones in my spiritual development started when I was age eight. At the time I was living in an…

Spiritual development is a complex journey. And there is not one correct way to reach the end of the process. The end goal seems simple enough- be more like Jesus. But even that is not a great end goal. No one can say, “I am enough like Jesus, therefore I am done. I have made it to the goal.” So, maybe the end goal is not to be more like Jesus in and of itself, but to walk with Jesus throughout the day to day lives that we live. To converse with Him on a continual basis. To seek to know and understand…

(The Journey: Spiritual Disciplines) Spiritual disciplines will prepare us for our journey in Christ. I feel if understanding correctly, the classical Christian Pilgrimage remind us that we all have issues requiring regular examination. In chapter eight, the classical Christian Pilgrimage tells us we are at different stages on the path of wholeness in Christ. However, in my thoughts some areas of our Christian journey we may be doing well, but in other areas we have not touched at all…

Buddhism began with Siddharta Gautama in the 6th century B.C.E., he was originally Hindu but formed Buddhism when he saw the four sights of an old man, a sick man, a dead man, and an amendicant. He feels that was his sign to go for a spiritual journey. He tries Jainism and performs asceticism, extreme fasting. Gautama felt there should be something more than Jainism. After eating, he sits under the Bodhi Tree and becomes enlightened with the idea of Buddhism. The Sutra is the book of teachings for…