INTERSPIRITUAL MEDITATION -- 5

Fourth Post on Step One of InterSpiritual Meditation:

May we be Happy and Healthy

 + Here is an excerpt from a Joseph Naft Inner Frontier page on the practice of Joy:

 The simplest, most ordinary moments can reveal the spirited glow of a joyous world unbound. As our presence deepens, the veils of our perception grow translucent even before they dissolve altogether in our maturing soul. The consuming fire of total-hearted prayer and the hidden worlds of meditation bear unimaginable joy, surpassing all material pleasures. From those points of entry, joy works its way into the fabric of our life.

Joseph Naft has been a major source of wisdom and powerful spiritual practices over the years with his books and his ongoing Inner Work posts which come out every week or 2. We all need teachers that inspire, illumine and inform. We increase our commitment to a life-long process of healing, meaning and deep joy as we find these teachers and go deeper into contemplation, meditation and prayer which, more than anything else, leads to true peace and compassion.

Who are your teachers who motivate you and lead you to personal and global transformation?

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+ This is a series of posts on InterSpiritual Meditation: A Seven Step Process created by Dr. Edward Bastian. I am an InterSpiritual Mentor certified by Spiritual Paths Institute which Ed established. In these posts I will offer reflections of mine and others on each of the steps which are:  

1. Motivation: “May we be Happy and Healthy.”
2. Gratitude: “May we be Grateful for Life’s Many Gifts.”
3. Transformation: “May we be Transformed into Our Highest Being.”
4. Compassion:“May we be Loving and Compassionate.”
5. Mindfulness: “May we be Mindful through Our Breathing.”
6. Wisdom: “May we Become Wise through our Meditation.”
7. Service: “May we be in Service to All.”

 + I invite you to consider taking a comprehensive e-course on InterSpiritual Meditation offered by Spiritual Paths.net.  The course is always available but periodically it is taught via Zoom by Ed and other teachers as an 8-week course with group participation. Next one starts on January 18, 2023 at 7pm EST.

+ I invite you to read Ed’s wonderful InterSpiritual books including InterSpiritual Meditation: A Seven Step Process and Mandala: Creating an Authentic Spiritual Path – An InterSpiritual Process.