+ This is the sixth post on Step Two of InterSpiritual Meditation: MAY WE BE GRATEFUL FOR LIFE'S MANY GIFTS.
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Abundance surrounds and sustains us like the
air we breathe; it is only our habitual self-protectiveness that prevents us
from perceiving it. Thus, the real problem with any constrictive motion
(defending, hoarding, accumulating, clinging) is that it makes us spiritually
blind, unable to see the dance of divine generosity that is always flowing
toward us. -- Cynthia Bourgeault
· How soon will you realize that the only thing you don't have is the direct experience that there's nothing you need that you don't have? -- Ken Keyes, Jr.
Abundance is not something we need to seek. Abundance is a gift to be received with each breath. What Good News this is. The abundance which “surrounds and sustains us” is miraculous, mysterious and marvelous. I just went to my Abundancetrek.com page on Abundance and found those two wonderful quotes. Abundance is one of nine heavenly attributes I have been writing about for more than 20 years. The others are Joy, Wisdom, Beauty, Love, Peace, Justice and Freedom. Abundancetrek has a page on each of them. There are also pages for 12 spiritual practices: Stillness, Detachment, Humility, Silence, Discernment, Healing, Solitude, Devotion, Holiness, Simplicity, Delight and Heavenliness. These are attributes and practices which characterize The New faith for the New Earth which is now growing throughout our beautiful planet.
Thank You for your devotion to creating more compassion,
peace, justice and sustainable abundance.
I am grateful that more and more of us are tuning in to this Ultimate
Reality. I call it a Great Evolutionary
Leap Forward. It’s really happening. A
critical mass of humanity is now being transformed. We simply need to encourage each other and
discover that there are so many of us working on creating this New Earth. What a gift it is to be here right now involved
in a growing global community of faith, hope and love which is new and
different in many ways but guided by so many great teachers past and present.
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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 SpiritualPaths
Institute which Ed established. In these posts I am offer reflections
of mine and others on each of the steps which are:
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 purchase and read Ed's wonderful books including InterSpiritual Meditation: A Seven Step Process Drawn from the World’s Spiritual Traditions and Mandala: Creating an Authentic Spiritual Path -- An InterSpiritual Process.
+ I invite you to consider taking a comprehensive e-course on InterSpiritual Meditation offered by Spiritual Paths. 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. Another wonderful Spiritual Paths course which is always available and periodically taught via Zoom is the InterSpiritual Mandala Course. It is designed to “Create your Spiritual Practice and Path by harnessing your Spiritual Styles to Find Answers to your Spiritual Questions.”
+ I invite you to join The New Faith for
the New Earth Facebook Group where I and group members post and comment on
InterSpiritual Wisdom & Practices and other topics.
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