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Spiritual Inspirations

A Wisdom Archive on Spiritual Inspirations

Spiritual Inspirations

A selection of articles related to Spiritual Inspirations

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Spiritual Inspirations: Mind Disturbances

Buddhist Quotes: Mind Disturbances

 

It is crucial to know when it is appropriate to withdraw our attention from things that disturb our mind. However, if the only way we know how to deal with certain objects is to avoid them, there will be a severe limit as to how far our spiritual practice can take us.

 

- Lama Thubten Yeshe, "Introduction to Tantra"

 

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(See also: Buddhism Archives, Buddhist Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Love Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Life Quotes)

 

Read more here: » Buddhist Quotes: Mind Disturbances

Spiritual Inspirations: The Wholeness of Meaningful Conversation  

Have you ever had a heart-to-heart conversation with a colleague, or small group at work, that left you feeling inspired and motivated? Have you ever wished that your organisation could be filled with these types of conversations, rather than the more typical "superficial" conversations?

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Based Leadership: The Wholeness of Meaningful Conversation  

Spiritual Inspirations: The Teacher Says

Hindu Quotes: The Teacher Says

 

Having taught the Vedas, the teacher says:

 "Speak the truth. Do your duty. Neglect not

 The scriptures. Give your best to your teacher.

 Do not cut off the line of progeny. Swerve not

 From the truth. Swerve not from the good.

 Protect your spiritual progress always.

 Give your best in learning and teaching.

 Never fail in respect to the sages.

 See the divine in your mother, father,

 Teacher, and guest. Never do what is wrong.

 Honor those who are worthy of honor.

 Give with faith. Give with love. Give with joy.

 If you are in doubt about the right conduct,

 Follow the example of the sages,

 Who know what is best for spiritual growth.

 This is the instruction of the Vedas;

 This is the secret; this is the message."

 

- Taittiriya Upanishad

 

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(See also: Hinduism Archives, Hindu Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Love Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Life Quotes)

 

Read more here: » Hindu Quotes: The Teacher Says

Spiritual Inspirations: Fuelling a Positive Future  

In our last article, we spoke about the art of dialogue and how it can inspire meaningful conversations that lead to aligned action. Another way of fostering communication that creates energy and momentum is appreciative inquiry  [1]  . In an article titled Appreciative Inquiry: A Transformative Paradigm  [2]  , the underlying concepts are explained as:

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Based Leadership: Fuelling a Positive Future  

Spiritual Inspirations: Expand Your Understanding

Buddhist Quotes: Expand Your Understanding

 

Some people live closely guarded lives, fearful of encountering someone or something that might shatter their insecure spiritual foundation. This attitude, however, is not the fault of religion but of their own limited understanding. True Dharma leads in exactly the opposite direction. It enables one to integrate all the many diverse experiences of life into a meaningful and coherent whole, thereby banishing fear and insecurity completely.

 

- Lama Thubten Yeshe, "Wisdom Energy"

 

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(See also: Buddhism Archives, Buddhist Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Love Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Life Quotes)

 

Read more here: » Buddhist Quotes: Expand Your Understanding

Spiritual Inspirations: Voices From Within And Joan of Arc  

Joan of Arc, the "Maid of France", was a poor peasant girl from Domremy, a remote village tucked away in the north-east of France. Her life and death have come to acquire the flavour of mythology, but her story symbolises the spirit of true nationalism and the power of sheer faith and determination to remain strong in the face of adversity.

 

Joan was inspired by voices from within. Her faith and conviction made her strong enough to face criticism from Captain de Beaudricourt, the commander at Vaucouleurs, to whom she offered her services to fight the English who had overrun parts of the country.

 

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

 

Read more here: » Joan of Arc: Voices From Within And Joan of Arc  

Spiritual Inspirations: The Spiritual Basis Of Creativity  

In the mid-1980's, while William was consulting on corporate creativity, he began to recognise a similarity in the language that people used to describe their moments of creative insight and their experience of spiritual inspiration. It dawned on him that the similarities were not by accident; but rather, it's because our spiritual nature literally means we are co-creators with the Divine...as Martin Buber, a 20 th century Jewish philosopher, reminds us:

 

"Destiny is not where we wait for God to push us. We take part in creation, meet the Creator, reach out to Him, helpers and companions."

 

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

 

Read more here: » Work As A Spiritual Practice: The Spiritual Basis Of Creativity  

Spiritual Inspirations: Spiritual Values Are Human Values  

In February of 2000, we began writing an in-depth programme for working people which explores five human values that are found across all spiritual traditions: Truth, righteousness, love, peace and non-violence. The title is Human Values in the Workplace: Making Spirituality the Inner Context for Your Work.  [1]  

 

We were inspired to write this programme because our collective business experience showed us that these five human values were the fundamental roots of a healthy, vibrant, viable organisation - and of healthy, vibrant, viable individuals.

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spirituality At Work: Spiritual Values Are Human Values  

Spiritual Inspirations: From Rationality To Morality To Spirituality

In previous articles, we've shared inspiring stories of people who have found their "true calling" in their work. Another way that some people have walked this path is to deepen their calling as their career progresses.

 

The story of Peter Pruzan , Professor Emeritus from the Copenhagen Business School - and one of our colleagues in researching and writing about spiritual-based work - exemplifies that kind of deepening.

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spirituality At Work: From Rationality To Morality To Spirituality

Spiritual Inspirations: Equal in Ordinary People and Sages

Buddhist Quotes: Equal in Ordinary People and Sages

 

The substance of your mind is apart from annihilation and apart from eternity; its essence is neither polluted nor pure. Calm and complete, it is equal in ordinary people and sages, functioning responsively without convention. All realms of experience and all states of being are only manifestations of your own mind--do the moon reflected in water or images in a mirror have origination and extinction?

 

 If you actually know this, you are fully equipped. The reason that the sages have manifested a spiritual presence to provide exemplars, and have set forth a wide variety of puzzling sayings, is simply to illustrate the fundamental peace of the body of reality, bringing about a return to the root.

 

- Shih-t’ou

 

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(See also: Buddhism Archives, Buddhist Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Love Quotes, Friendship Quotes, Life Quotes)

 

Read more here: » Buddhist Quotes: Equal in Ordinary People and Sages

Spiritual Inspirations: Spirituality as the Basis for Business Leadership  

What would you think if a senior vice-president from a multinational telecom firm said to you: Spirituality is very important to me as a person. I believe in God strongly. If ever there's a time for spiritual leadership, it's now. You must connect with a person's soul, at the deepest core. It can sometimes be lonely but you also feel happy and grounded inside. You also embrace your own humanness and imperfections and it keeps you humble as a leader and yet still strong.

 

She, and other executives like her, have helped us realise that spirituality is an emerging basis for highly successful business leadership. While these words are an inspiration to many, they can also evoke scepticism, doubt, and criticism.

 

To put these reactions into perspective, we've found that over the last 100 years, four distinct contexts of leadership have emerged in business. Each context represents a fundamental change in how we view the nature of business leadership and will therefore shape the perspectives and reactions of its leaders.

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Based Leadership: Spirituality as the Basis for Business Leadership  

Spiritual Inspirations: Transform Yourself With Mantra Yoga

Chanting mantras inspires the body to heal itself, the mind to become calm and the soul to grow strong. Chanting makes room for divine energies. Mantras are vibrations - they unlock hidden centres and help to dissolve the ego; they help us build invisible tools for shaping a better life. We start discovering resources within.

 

A young farmer, simple and ego-less, was rearing goats. One day a realised soul in ordinary attire visited him. The poor farmer welcomed him with respect without knowing that he was a great guru. Affectionately, he offered goat milk to the visitor. The guru left after some time. His blessings created a great spiritual armour around the farmer, unbeknownst to him.

 

(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace in Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

 

Read more here: » Mantra Yoga: Transform Yourself With Mantra Yoga

Spiritual Inspirations: Service Before Self - Seva as Sadhana - about Swami Chidananda  

The ideals and motto of the Divine Life Society - "Serve, love, give, purify, meditate and realise" - are reflected in the life and work of Swami Chidananda Saraswati. His spiritual journey began on a Buddha Purnima day in 1943 inspired by his mentor Swami Sivananda.

 

Chidananda's fervour to serve found the perfect outlet in the welfare work he undertook at Rishikesh. He believes that service alone can purify and prepare the soul for deep contemplation.

 

(See also: Swami Chidananda, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

 

Read more here: » Swami Chidananda: Service Before Self - Seva as Sadhana - about Swami Chidananda  

Spiritual Inspirations: Getting A Restful Night's Sleep

Make it a habit to read something uplifting and inspiring every evening, even if it is for only a few minutes. Your "state of mind" determines how well you rest, and to what dimensional level you will journey during your sleep time. After you are in bed and just before falling asleep, take a few minutes to review your day. No judgements or recriminations - just be an observer!

 

(See also: Metaphysics, Metaphysical Principles, Definition of Metaphysics, Metaphysical Techniques, Miracles, Creating Miracles Faith and Belief, Spiritual Guidance, Peace of Mind, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

 

Read more here: » Creating Miracles: Getting A Restful Night's Sleep

Spiritual Inspirations: Physics is the New Bhashya of Vedanta  

Vedas are four in number: The Rig Veda , the Sama Veda , the Yajur Veda and the Atharva Veda . Each of these four Vedas has four parts: the Samhita, the Brahmana, the Aranyaka, and a number of Upanishads. The first three parts of all the Vedas are collectively called the Vedas , and the fourth and the last, the Upanishads, are collectively called Vedanta .

 

These four parts of the Vedas represent the historical order of their development over millennia. The Samhitas are the most ancient, and of them, the Rig Veda Samhita is the earliest. The Samhitas are considered the Vedas proper; the Brahmanas , the Aranyakas and the Upanishads are periodic additions, made by way of growing with the changing times.

 

(See also: The Vedas, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

 

Read more here: » The Vedas: Physics is the New Bhashya of Vedanta  

Spiritual Inspirations: We must have the courage to allow a little disorder in our lives.

We must have the courage to allow a little disorder in our lives.

 

- Ben Weininger

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Quotes: We must have the courage to allow a little disorder in our lives.

Spiritual Inspirations: The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.

The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.

 

- Dennis Green

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Quotes: The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.

Spiritual Inspirations: You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.

You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.

 

- Doug Floyd

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Quotes: You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.

Spiritual Inspirations: Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.

Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.

 

- Doug Horton

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Quotes: Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.

Spiritual Inspirations: Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.

Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.

 

- Doug King

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Quotes: Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.

Spiritual Inspirations: A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

 

- William Shedd

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Quotes: A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Spiritual Inspirations: It's easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is much better at the top.

It's easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is much better at the top.

 

- Arnold Bennet

 

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

 

Read more here: » Spiritual Quotes: It's easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is much better at the top.




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