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.
+ When you think of
the people who have inspired you, changed your thinking, altered the course of
your life, are they not the ones who spoke and lived from the heart? Are they
not the ones who stand before you with the courage to be simply who they are,
to share their visions, their struggles, their fears? This is the stuff of
spiritual authority - this transparency, this risking, this willingness to say,
“It's a new frontier here, and not one of us has a map, but with what we know
together, we can surely make it.”
-- Jan Phillips in Finding
Ourselves on Sacred Ground
+ I think it is helpful to see our relationships as
mysteries. I am a mystery to you and you
are a mystery to me. None of us know all
we need to know about another person or even ourselves for that matter. So, relationships can get better and better
as we seek to find new ground. The
familiar is good and even necessary. But
we gain so much more when we are open to the new. This definitely takes courage and risk but
it’s worth it. This amazing journey we
are on is always full of surprises, wonder, infinite possibilities. Let us enjoy the familiar and the unfamiliar
as keep walking in faith.
+ 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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