In some parts of the world, spirits are believed to be able to possess humans and control their behaviour. ...

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Spiritual being, Spiritual being - Connections to other concepts, Spiritual being - Traits of a spiritual being, Spiritual being - Gods as spirits, Spiritual being - Spirits in Nature, Spiritual being - Supposed extensiveness of spiritual beings, Spiritual being - Spiritual possession

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Spirituality, Spirituality - The spiritual and the religious, Spirituality - Directed spirituality, Spirituality - Spirituality and personal well-being, Spirituality - The Spiritual and Science, Spirituality - Spiritual traditions and communities

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light being

Entity with a highly developed consciousness in one of the spiritual worlds

(See also: Light being, Body Mind and Soul)

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

(See also: Inspirational Quotes, Love Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Life Quotes)

You can make more friends in a month by being interested in them than in ten years by trying to get them interested in you.

- Charles Allen

(See also: Spiritual Quotes, Love Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Life Quotes)

How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.

- Trina Paulus

(See also: Spiritual Quotes, Love Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Life Quotes)

Eaerth is a Planet of Creativity realated to the throat chakra, the higher creative energy centre of our solar system and our Solar Life. We have been fully creative in the lower sense, producing physical bodies for descending souls and for imagining and manufacturing the many forms and structures that we need to live comfortable lives. In this transformative and shifting time on Earth, Creativity is now seeking a higher form of conscious expression, reflecting our true identities as spiritual beings.

Read more here: » Spiritual Awakening: A Planet of Creativity

The term spirit is very difficult to comprehend because it carries many different and often conflicting connotations. For the purpose of this writing, a spirit is a self-aware being, good or evil, which lacks a physical body. The premise upon which most spiritual theory is based suggests that there are two general elements in the universe - the intelligent element and the material element, and that spirits are the individualization of the intelligent element and bodies are the individualization of the material element.

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The belief in angelic beings is of course ancient, and spans many cultures. In the West, many associate angels with Christianity, Judaism and the Bible, but references to angelic beings can be found in Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and Islam. Even some Native American teachings include angels, and other shamanistic spiritual belief systems include interaction with birds or other winged creatures who bring guidance. Created prior to these more "recent" religions, depictions of angelic beings can be found in ancient Egyptian art, and Isis is traditionally depicted with angel wings. In all of these religious cultures, angels are believed to be messengers of God, aiding and guiding humans through life.

Read more here: » Angels: Angels Abound! - About Angels

An inner revolution is being called for in business today - a return to our spiritual roots, to our inner source of spirituality - and leading our businesses through a fundamental change from that place.

See also: Spirituality At Work, Work As A Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Based Leadership)

In the past few articles, we've focused on various aspects of developing spiritual character, as found in our equation:

Spiritual Character = Spiritual Context + Spiritual Purpose + Spiritual Values

            Ego Desires

Here we focus on how to embody spiritual values. The word "value" comes from the Latin verb " valere ," which means "to be worth" and "to be strong." Spiritual values reflect what is important to us from a spiritual perspective. They are also natural, spiritual strengths that we can draw upon in our life and work. We like to say that they're built into our DNA - "Divine Natural Attributes" - as they are the basis of a happy, healthy, and whole human being.

See also: Spirituality At Work, Work As A Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Based Leadership)

"We are all spiritual beings first and foremost, we exist beyond our bodies'', say Debra and William Miller, an American couple who have launched an international research programme on spiritual-based leadership in business. William began his spiritual journey at Puttaparathi in 1982 under the guidance of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, and made frequent trips to India thereafter.

But after marrying Debra in 1999, "we have come home to India, leaving our home in the US''. In an interview to Mahendra Ved, they say that they believe it is their dharma to help awaken spirituality in business, "and India is the best place to grow in our ability to do this'':

See also: Spirituality At Work, Work As A Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Based Leadership)

Several years ago William spoke at a large business symposium in New Delhi on the many varied aspects of becoming a spiritual-based leader in the workplace. During the question and answer session, a business executive asked him in a strong tone, "You've talked about how you can be spiritual and successful in business at the same time. India is known to be a spiritual nation. If we're so spiritual, why aren't we more successful in business and why is there so much corruption?"

William answered, "Over the last 10 years in the US, there has been a growing awareness of a distinction that you may or may not make here in India - the distinction between "being spiritual" and "being religious."

See also: Spirituality At Work, Work As A Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Based Leadership)

The Seven Chakras

Apart from the physical body a human being consists of a spiritual body, and this spiritual body is composed of vibrations of light which are structured in a way so that they create different centres. These centres are each structured in a beautiful pattern, and they are located as follows:

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Spiritual Growth: Return to Godhead

Spiritual development is a systematic, methodic process that needs to be learnt and practised like any other skill. But very few understand spiritual growth as being systematic or methodic.

Most people randomly pick up books and practices without understanding their significance and place in the overall process. Consequently they remain where they are - or they could end up harming themselves.

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In this article we will explore truth , the first of five human values found in all spiritual traditions (truth, righteousness, peace, love, non-violence). Most people think of truth as simply being honest. However, the spiritual essence of truth reveals much deeper implications as Sathya Sai Baba, a spiritual teacher explains:

Truth is not merely telling the facts about what you see or hear or know. These are temporal truths. Truth relates to the unchanging reality. It is changeless in all three categories of time: past, present, and future. That is Divinity.

See also: Spirituality At Work, Work As A Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Based Leadership)

Now that you have become aware of the power inherent in affirmations and of the potency with which they can influence individual lives, you would not be wrong in regarding them as virtually magical! They are wondrous - like so much else in life. Through affirmations much can be accomplished easily; objectives that would otherwise seem like an arduous uphill task.

Nevertheless, there are certain pointers one ought to know and remember. Firstly, affirmations should not be used negatively or for negative ends. Secondly, there comes a time when you need to rise above shortsighted affirmations and broaden your horizons - ultimately giving in to the Spirit of surrender.

(See also: Life Transforming Affirmations, Affirmations, Practising Affirmations, Life Transforming Affirmations, Essence of Affirmations, Faith and Belief, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Body Mind and Soul)

If you are a corporate leader and you would like to include spirituality in your organisation's culture, you are not alone.

Business leaders we've met, and management students sometimes ask us if it's really possible to make spirituality an overt and explicit part of an organisational culture - without causing religious conflicts or being inappropriate to an otherwise secular way of operating.

(See also: Corporate Spirituality, Faith and Belief, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

Spirituality is, in a narrow sense, a concern with matters of the spirit, however that may be defined; but it is also a wide term with many available readings. It may include belief in supernatural powers, as in religion, but the emphasis is on personal experience. It may be an expression for life perceived as higher, more complex or more integrated with one's worldview, as contrasted with the merely sensual. Spirituality - The spiritual and the religious. An important distinction needs to be made between s ...

Including:

• Spirituality - The spiritual and the religious
• Spirituality - Directed spirituality
• Spirituality - Spirituality and personal well-being
• Spirituality - The Spiritual and Science
• Spirituality - Spiritual traditions and communities

Read more here: » Spirituality: Encyclopedia - Spirituality

Charles Buell Anderson, born ca. 1926, is the controversial founder and head of the organization currently known as Endeavor Academy, which also operates under the name "New Christian Church of Full Endeavor." The headquarters for his organization is located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA. Endeavor Academy is a spiritual residential community/school that incorporates many aspects of the spiritual teachings known as A Course In Miracles (or ACIM). Anderson has a policy of seldom granting personal interviews. One of the results of t ...

Including:

• Charles Buell Anderson - Anderson's experience at ground-zero of Nagasaki and early adult life
• Charles Buell Anderson - Two more 'uncommon spiritual experiences'
• Charles Buell Anderson - An experience of forgiveness
• Charles Buell Anderson - An experience of being 'gutted'
• Charles Buell Anderson - Beginnings of a student organization
• Charles Buell Anderson - Early teachings
• Charles Buell Anderson - Comparison of teachings to ACIM teachings
• Charles Buell Anderson - Founding of international centers
• Charles Buell Anderson - Reports of former students
• Charles Buell Anderson - Hailed for removing ACIM copyrights
• Charles Buell Anderson - Footnotes

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