to heighten spiritual awareness. It has also been defined as‚ "Consciously directing your attention to alter your state of consciousness." Meditation has been practiced around the world since the ancient times. It was used back then and still used today for spiritual growth (becoming more conscious). Meditation is mostly concerned about your attention‚ where it is directed to‚ and how it alters or changes a person’s consciousness. Although meditation has been used for spiritual growth‚ recently
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the steps how we encounter God‚ what we know of God‚ and how we love God. The first step of spiritual growth is the experience‚ how we encounter God. It is the starting point when Jesus comes to us and we meet him spiritually. He wants us to discover him. There are many ways for Jesus to come into people’s lives and it may be different for each people. This step is a must as the beginning of our spiritual growth. For me‚ I experienced it when I was in second grade of my Junior High School. This is
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Wellness section. My Spiritual Wellness score was a 41 out of 45. Next‚ my overall total score was a 297‚ which equates to a “Great Score”. Thirdly‚ I had two main areas of strength. The first one is my physical wellness. This is due to the fact that I participate in sports year round. I also go on runs and work out occasionally. I am alcohol and tobacco free and avoid becoming friends with people who partake in these harmful activities. My second area of strength is my spiritual wellness. One cause
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communicate. Every aspect of our lives whether‚ emotional‚ psychological‚ intellectual or social will call for communication on some level. There is a need to take care of our emotional‚ psychological and intellectual well-being‚ physical health and our spiritual needs. In order to address these needs we have to communicate. An individual’s identity and persona is developed and brought out by our action and interaction with each other via communication. We are not all similarly motivated nor are
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Shamanism Shamanism is a spiritual practice that has been around since the beginning of mankind. At one point in history‚ it could be found on every continent in the world. It is classified as an animistic religion‚ which is more of a belief or perspective than an actual practice. Animism is the belief that all people have souls‚ and animals and objects have spirits. Shamanism is very similar to the Animism beliefs‚ but only Shamanism is practiced. The date that Shamanism started isn’t agreed on
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CHAPTER 9 SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT Hope Haslam Straughan Within the social work profession‚ there is a growing movement affirming that spirituality and religious beliefs are integral to the nature of the person and have a vital influence on human behavior (Hugen‚ 1998). Canda (1988) identifies spirituality as a basic aspect of human experience‚ both within and outside the context of religious institutions. If a social worker is going to approach a person in a holistic manner‚ he or she must be willing
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Spiritual Sexuality and Women in Absence in Ancient Greek and Indic World Dr. Bimalkumar Subedi Introduction There are many confusions regarding the term ’ Spiritual Sexuality ’. In general‚ the term is understood as an especial form of physical sexuality itself where there thought to be some
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Keeping a spiritual journal is different from keeping a traditional journal. Spiritual journaling keeps account of how a person experiences spirituality in common everyday experiences and in life changing events. The spiritual journaler may keep accounts of seemingly mundane events while excluding the more monumental moments of life. The spiritual journal keeps account of what has made a spiritual impact; the beauty of freshly fallen snow‚ the sound of a baby laughing or the warmth of the sun shining
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What is a spiritual gift? It is the desire and power to fulfill God’s purpose (The Life application bible 1988). It is a joy and or a desire and a power. The word gift means: christmaton‚ comes from the root word char meaning joy. Every Christian has a spiritual gift. The gift helps perfect the body. “Just as each of us have one body‚ each member belongs to the all the others. We have different gifts‚ according to the grace given us‚ “Romans 12 verse 5. (The Life application bible 1988)
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The Spiritual Baptist religion is a religion that is a combination of elements of the African and Christian religions in which most of the customs and practiced doctrine are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. Spiritual Baptists believe their religion was derived from John the Baptist. This religion is a system of beliefs and practices e.g. baptism‚ pilgrimages‚ thanksgiving and mourning. Some of the items used within this religion include the shepherd rod‚ cross‚ tariya‚ lothar‚ water
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