Ministries & Spirituality

Spirituality in short can be explained as the matter of the spirit, related to faith. And what is faith but a thought of hopeful expectation. On the other hand counseling is the act of actively assisting another to deepen their thoughts of hopeful expectation or faith. Counseling is applicable for every field. Spiritual counseling is one of the forms of counseling where the counselor assists the client with developing all appropriate changes in mind, body and spirit for a renewed life. Everything that is spiritual is totally related to God, he, she or it, a universal spiritual presence of good. The spiritual counselor typically has so much faith in the eternal presence of good, of a divine mind within, that they can guide other’s to their inner power. Faith is an important element of the spirituality. Without faith there will be no spiritual enlightenment. Faith is one of the laws of spirituality as is the law of attraction. You can always go for spiritual counseling whenever you are ready to begin to work with the latent powers within your own mind. A Spiritual counselor ideally has training in these spiritual laws of belief, inner thought control, the power of prayer, the power of positive thinking, the law of attraction and the law of faith. The counselor’s belief and practice of these laws assists the client to create the changes and find the answers they are searching for.

Spirituality sprouts from inside, from your heart. It’s always better to know what your wishes are, what you want to do actually and which issues are bothering you. For spiritual growth you need to go to a spiritual counselor. A spiritual teacher will lead you through the path of righteousness, path of glory and truth, path of peace and tranquility and will help you to know yourself in a more clear and beautiful way. In the midst of work pressure in the competitive world every woman may forget who she is, but by the help of a spiritual counselor she can get back to her true Self.

Spiritual healing is the healing of the spirit, mind and body. It involves in understanding of the supreme power called by various names, such as God, Superconscious Self, Higher Mind, subconscious, universal mind, Krishna mind, Christ Mind or Buddha mind. A spiritual healer can work with you to release your inner physician.

The spiritual healer guides the client to an understanding of the reality of a universal spiritual healing energy. This energy is known as Chi, Reiki, Ki, Holy Spirit, Odic force, Prana, or even the power of the mind. With proper focus this universal power may be appropriated by those seeking a transformation and healing through spiritual means. The spiritual healer acts as a conduit for these energies, but more importantly shows the client that these forces are not superstitious or religious, but actually available for all who wish to access this invisible force. The greatest discovery for the human race will be to learn how to use these inner creative powers.

Spirituality teaches the path of God, the way towards happiness. God is a universal principle of ultimate good. You always have a choice to place your awareness in the now upon thoughts of good or thoughts of evil. When you begin to shift your thinking toward thoughts of good then you are creating the forces that attract more good into your life. Your transformation can begin today, depending upon the thoughts you choose to think. A spiritual teacher can lead you to your inner powers of spiritual enlightenment, spiritual growth and spiritual development. The spiritual teacher uses techniques such as meditation, biofeedback, prayer, affirmations and visualizations to assist you with your transformation to Self Realization or God Realization. This process brings the answers to you and the healing you may be seeking, but only if you choose to start your personal transformation into a more spiritual reality.



By: Prema Baba Swamiji

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What is Spirituality? Spirituality can be considered as an inner highway, and this leads only to one place, your permanent and everlasting happiness. As happiness is our real and natural state, spirituality also acts as the transport as well as the highway there.

Why Men are Not Spiritual

The call of the senses, the misplaced use of desire, and lure of the material life all call men away from spirituality.

This is why the ancients believed the world belonged to the devil, and the real life and paradise, belonged to God.

The devil, or non-spirituality, wished to entrap men in the material world, while spirituality leads man to his true nature, and happiness.

The material life does not lead to happiness. In all men’s lives the material leads to old age, sickness, and death.

The spiritual life leads to eternal youth, permanent well-being and eternity. However, the material life masks this, and gives one the impression that:

• There is only one life, so eat, drink and be merry

• There is no spiritual life

• Men are simple biological creations

• The pursuit of happiness lies in money, power and wish fulfillment

With the material presenting such an array of life’s qualities, one is tempted to turn their back on spirituality.

However, the material life betrays itself with disease, decreasing enjoyment of material objects and external stimulation, and finally the specter of death.

A thinking man, once considering the limitations and qualities of material life may (and often) turns to something better. This is the first recognition of spirituality.

The Call of Eternity

Sometimes all it takes is looking at the stars, understanding the impossibility of life without an intelligent creator, or some inspiring life of a saint, and a man considers the spiritual.

Having done so, the road to spirituality opens. Inspiration is at every step, and the roads are many, but like of old where all roads lead to Rome, all spiritual roads lead to the eternal and true nature of man.

It is curious to see the attitude of the modern physicists, who ponder the nature of the universe. Their theories and postulations are all indicating intelligent creation, and a life everlasting. Even science is centering on spirituality.

Spirituality is indeed like a road, and walking this road leads you to the goal. There are no guarantees the road will be easy or strewn with roses.

Rather, it seems the road is razor thin, strewn with obstacles, tests, and detours. The material temptations appear everywhere, and even the greatest of saints were tempted at the final moments of their quests.

The Buddha was tempted while in the final meditation under the Bodhi Tree. Christ was tempted in the desert. If you travel the spiritual road, you too will be tempted. The temptation of the material is sweet, heartrending, and you may find if you give into it, corrupt and full of lies.

Consider the creation, only this and you are already on the spiritual path.



By: Sacha Tarkovsky

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