This is the
daily exploration for Sunday, October 9, 2016.
WE ARE
EXPLORING THE PRACTICE OF HEAVENLINESS
+ This is a post on the style of The Way of Relationships
as we continue to explore Heavenliness through the lens of the 12 styles of the Mandala
process created by Edward Bastian. There is 1 more Mandala style to explore
after this one: Wisdom. After that, we move on to the 9 Attributes of Heaven.
+ It is through
relationships that we are able to learn how virtuous and non-virtuous
intentions can affect our relative states of happiness and well-being. By
experiencing joy, grief, love and jealousy—and by the dispassionate observation
of these emotions—we recognize the intentions that produce lasting happiness,
and those that produce sorrow.
-- Edward Bastian in the chapter
on the Spiritual Style of Relationships in Mandala: Creating An Authentic Spiritual
Path: An InterSpiritual Process
+ If your spiritual practices are not helping you become
more loving in your relationships, then something needs to change. It is always necessary to practice discernment which we have explored before (SE posts 81-96) so we can
become aware of what needs to change in ourselves as we make contact with
others. We can find a lot of joy
in solitude but it often is
based on previous relationships and probably can only be sustained by the
support and encouragement we get from our current and future relationships.
+ The 12 styles of Mandala: Creating An Authentic Spiritual
Path: An InterSpiritual Process by Edward
Bastian are listed in SE206.
+ To get inspired and illuminated by Ed Bastian, I invite you to set aside some time for these videos: Seven Steps of InterSpiritual Meditation (11 minutes) | 15 minute introduction to InterSpiritual Meditation and the Mandala Process | 2 hour lecture & conversation
+ Spirituality & Practice offers abundant resources on the practices of Love & Compassion: The Practice of Love | The 12s Gallery on Love | The Practice of Compassion | The 12s Gallery on Compassion
+ I would love it if you offered a guest post on this practice or any practice. And, I have work to do on my Heavenliness page. Maybe you can help. Send an email with the subject “Heavenliness” or “Love” or “Guest Post” to John@abundancetrek.com.
+ You can always find a link to any of the Spiritual Explorations posts by going to http://abundancetrek.com/sepostsaccess.html
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