Prayer, And Realization Are Spiritual Aspects Of Your Endeavor

3. Cultivation of sensitivity to one’s self and to others, becomes: "Cultivation of one’s own spiritual practices and transpersonal self, going beyond ego self" (p. 468).

Another, aspect, spirituality is not as much a prearranged system, it is a quest and a prolongation of one’s development.

The topic of spirituality and religion is filled with much confusion. In most all religions, there is a greater purpose in which believers attempt to reach a better state of living, usually in death. The question then arises, how does one go about obtaining this better living? In the book Four Spiritualities, Richardson defines four main spiritual pathways: the journey of unity which pertains to jnana yoga, the journey of devotion which pertains to bhakti yoga, the journey of works which pertains to karma yoga, and the journey of harmony which pertains to raja yoga. Furthermore, he correlates four main Myer-Briggs personality types. With these four pathways and personality types, one can

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. Not to mention, these are the place we are not ready or capable of handling yet, however, as we mature in God and He knows what we can handle, then we are awakened. God awakens us to our true selves which have not been completely revealed. In reality, once we reach maturity to God, he reveals all that is hidden deep inside of us (the real us/you). By the same token, he let us see the inner behaviors, attitudes, desires, in fact how we measure up in them being Christ-like. I feel the awakening stage deals with the comfort of being set free of these issues that are holding us back also causing detours on our path to wholeness in Christ. Equally, the threat is being afraid to see who we really are; also how far from Christ-like we really are. We must first be awakened from our separation also alienation from God (Mulholland 79-82).

Paragraph 1 [What is the nature of reality? (existence, how many, in relation to humans, in relation to the universe)]

Reality is there is one supreme being, God. God is comprised of three entities they are not separate but equally involved and important: God- the ultimate being who sent his only son save the world of its sin, Jesus- God in flesh, who was born of a virgin and had human experiences such as temptation, emotions and physiological needs such as hunger and thirst and was sent by God to be the world 's Savior, and lastly the Holy Spirit- who was sent to be a comforter of God 's people after Jesus ascended into Heaven.

In the book of the Celebration of Discipline, Foster talks about the importance of an individual’s spiritual growth. Spiritual Discipline is very crucial to a Christian’s life. Foster divided spiritual discipline into three main categories: and twelve aspects of spiritual discipline areas within the three major disciplines. The three major disciplines are “Inward” which is an individual’s personal growth in the Lord, “Outward” which is how a person can serve the people around them, and lastly, “Corporate” is how a church can grow in the Lord as a community. The Inward disciplinary includes meditation, prayer, fasting, and study. The outward disciplinary consists of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service. Lastly, the corporate discipline

siblings to jobs, disinterest, and behavioral issues. And academic success and, in some states, funding depend heavily on students being in class (Zalaznick, 2015). Thomas missed school to be around other peers and to get involved in dangerous activities. School districts depend on students being in class to get funding. When students are not in school it hurts them but also affects the school district financial resources.

What can one do to have a spiritual realization? I don’t know what you can do. I only know what I can do. I don’t know what anyone should do. Perhaps there is nothing you should do, and thinking there is confuses us to the point that we don’t know what to do. There is certainly something you could do; even so, I don’t know what that is. When you know what you can do, then you’ll know what you could do, and what to do.

Being in a new and different environment can be both scary and nerve-wracking. When I was heading to The Center for Spiritual Living, I was nervous and anxious. I didn’t want to go because I felt like I was going to be out of place. I chose The Center for Spiritual Living (CSL) because it is not a typical church or a main religion that most people know about. The Center for Spiritual living was founded by Ernest Holmes in 1949. The fist center established in 1949 was The Center for Spiritual Living in Los Angeles California. The center has four hundred spiritual communities in thirty countries. CSL teaches a New Thought Philosophy that includes science and religion together. By bringing religion and science together certain tools are taught to help people make their lives better, and make the world a better place to live in.

The Spiritual Disciplines Handbook says “That spiritual formation is about being transformed into the image of Christ “for the sake of others.”” It also says that “Keeping Company with Jesus is not just a private spiritual act, it is the way we share the Trinitarian life of God with others. We are meant to live in community in the same way God does. In the company of others we make our journey and learn to tell the truth about ourselves. Interacting with others we learn the vulnerability of giving and receiving love. The S disciplines connect us with this loving-one-another life of Christ’s body.”

Metaphysical explorer Dr. Eric Alsterberg publishes an insightful guide to healing old wounds, overcoming obstacles in life, and returning to a more spiritual path.

If it is logically possible that my mind exist independent of my body, then my body and mind are distinct things.

A common problem today for adolescent Christians is the lack of intimacy with God, and not fully experiencing Christ in their lives. The solution to this problem can be found in the spiritual disciplines. Spiritual disciplines are practices that aid in transforming believers into the image of Christ, and help them to develop a more intimate relationship with Christ. They help to bring a Christian into the presence of God, and to bring them a “portion of heaven.” According to Isaac Ambrose, an English Puritan minister from the seventeenth century, spiritual disciplines are the vehicles to God. He said: “...the saints look upon duties (the Word, Sacraments, Prayers, etc.) as bridges to give them a passage to God, as boats to carry them into the bosom of Christ, as means to bring them into more intimate communion with their heavenly Father, and therefore are they so much taken with them (Schwanda 1).” Ambrose argued that through spiritual disciplines, one could experience an intimate relationship with God. The spiritual disciplines are broken into three categories, inward, outward, and corporate. From these three categories, the three main focuses are meditation, service, and worship. Through the application of these three spiritual disciplines, the main goal is to enter a deeper, more intimate relation with Christ and to be shaped into the image of Christ.

I do not really have a defining moment in my life where everything changed and gave up drugs and drinking and turned towards God. However, I do have a moment where I turned to him but it isn’t big and grand. Sometimes I wish this was different, sometimes I wish I had some big grand story but then again. I have been immersed in God’s life for all my entire life and I can’t complain about that.