A Wisdom Archive on Spiritualism - Organizations

Organic Gardening
What has organic gardening to do with spiritual healing? Allow me a few moments of your time and I shall tell you. A centre such as we are developing will be a place of tranquillity, comfort and revival, both spiritual and physical. I suppose this could be achieved without the benefit of nature on the doorstep but nature itself is a healer, and can offer so much to the troubled spirit. Let us take a stroll through a year in the garden of our healing centre, where visitors will be encouraged to enjoy their surroundings as much, or as little, as they so desire.
 

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Spiritualism may refer to a variety of modern religious ideologies, primarily active in the United States and Europe. Central tenets of Spiritualist liturgy and dogma are the beliefs and practices of mediumship which purports to be evidence of the continued existence of an individual's spirit or soul after death. The origin of Spiritualism is commonly considered to be the Modern Spiritualist movement of the 19th century United States. Spiritualism - Background. Spiritualism in its modern incarnation started ... Including:

• Spiritualism - Background
• Spiritualism - Meditation
• Spiritualism - Organizations
• Spiritualism - Specific Religions and Thought Currents
• Spiritualism - Theorists and Proponents
• Spiritualism - Well-known Believers
• Spiritualism - Critics and Exposers
• Spiritualism - Exposed Frauds
• Spiritualism - Miscellaneous

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Yoga-II
Yoga is primarily a process of self-culture. Its aim is the attainment of spiritual perfection or Self-realisation. The process of Yoga pertains to the control of the physical organs, the breath, the mind and the senses.
 
From "Kundalini Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda
 

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Today, there is a perceptible shift in the way business operates in the world - from a mechanistic and linear view to a more organic and holistic one. Decisions are more often peoplecentred. Business ethics have assumed importance.
 
Corporates no longer search for the elusive 'best talent'; they are seeking ways to realise the best in existing talent.
 

 
(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 )

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 While the ultimate result of any truly spiritual path is the negation of the individual ego-self, one cannot begin on one's own personal path of spiritual realization unless one establishes his/her individuality. That means freeing oneself from the demands of organized religions, creeds, socially accepted beliefs, the dictates of any prophet. All of these characteristics of religious participation establish only the group-identity, the body of like-minded believers. People can spend an entire lifetime following the teachings and beliefs of others, without ever finding the path that is right for them personally.
 

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Chakra - Chakras: The chakras and channels of energy
Inside every human being there is a network of nerves and sensory organs that interprets the outside physical world. At the same time, within us resides a subtle system of channels (nadis) and centers of energy (chakras) which look after our physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual being.
 
Each of the seven chakras has several spiritual qualities. These qualities are intact within us, and even though they might not always be manifest, they can never be destroyed. When the Kundalini is awakened, these qualities start manifesting spontaneously and express themselves in our life.
 

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A group of senior managers was asked to associate words for 'organisation'. Their responses included these words: Hard, rules, procedural, hierarchy, top-down, pressure, challenges.
 
When asked to give associative words for 'organism', they offered these: Living, evolving, responsive, death, change, linked, inter-dependent. But we don't have sufficient operating images of 'organism' to guide our planning and decisions. To be effective organisations should apply the principles of biology, seeing the organisation as organism.

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

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Third Chakra: Nabhi Chakra
The third chakra is the one that gives us the sense of generosity, complete satisfaction and contentment. On the left side, the main quality of this center is peace - clearing this chakra can relieve stress and tensions. On the right side, it looks after our liver which is the organ of our attention and power of concentration.
 
When enlightened by the Kundalini, the Nabhi chakra gives us our spiritual ascent, righteousness and inner sense of morality, and complete balance at all levels in our life.
 

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When I was growing up, I thought that "spirituality" was the same thing as "religion," which was something for which I had little respect. My early experiences with organized religion left me convinced that the church was a body of contradictions, from which you would never get a rational, straight answer. I was quite mystified that so many people would go to church every Sunday to engage in something that seemed so irrelevant.
 

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The broad spectrum of choices available to humans may be categorised into bhoga , roga and yoga. While the first two present a cause and effect syndrome, the latter opens up higher possibilities at the moral and spiritual levels. The practice of yoga can help us tide over the evil effects of indulgence; thus saving us from roga . Those who opt for bhoga , live life at the animalistic level. The satisfaction of organic needs is their sole concern.
 
An excessive obsession with bhoga leads to roga . Roga refers to physical and mental maladies. Medically too, over-indulgence affects both the digestive and nervous systems resulting in a wide range of diseases. Moral degradation, ethical decline, aesthetic impoverishment and spiritual blindness are natural concomitants.

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

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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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The First Church of Christ, Scientist, often known as The Christian Science Church or simply Christian Science, is a Christian denomination with about 2,000 branches (local churches) in over 70 countries, with The First Church of Christ, Scientist being the headquarters of all the denomination's activities. Christian Science does not have theologians or divinity schools; it does ... Including:

• Church of Christ Scientist - Theology and healing
• Church of Christ Scientist - Origins and early development
• Church of Christ Scientist - Theology
• Church of Christ Scientist - Spiritual healing in the material world
• Church of Christ Scientist - Organization
• Church of Christ Scientist - Recent history
• Church of Christ Scientist - Notable Christian-Scientists
• Church of Christ Scientist - Public controversy

Read more here: » Church of Christ Scientist: Encyclopedia - Church of Christ Scientist