INTERSPIRITUAL MEDITATION -- 27

This is the second post on the third step of InterSpiritual Meditation: MAY WE BE TRANSFORMED INTO OUR HIGHEST BEING.

I have collected many quotes and resources on the topic of Transformation. Here are a few of my favorite quotes:

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We have been given the gift of life in this perplexing world

to become who we ultimately are –

creatures of boundless love, caring, compassion, and wisdom.

— Wayne Teasdale

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We are not born finished; we are born to become all that we can be: good, kind, giving. 

— Joan Chittister

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We are travelers on a cosmic journey,

stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity.

… We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.

This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.

— Paulo Coelho

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What you seek is seeking you.

— Rumi

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The winds of grace blow all the time.

All we need to do is set our sails.

— Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

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We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals

that something deep inside us is valuable,

worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch.

Once we believe in ourselves we can risk

curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight

or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

-- E.E. Cummings

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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 offering 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 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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