How Religious & Spiritual Beliefs Can Be Used To Groom Us To Tolerate (Or Perpetrate) Abuse
What if instead of an obstacle, sex was a pathway toward a spiritual life? Those of us who have been raised with religious backgrounds have often been taught that sexuality and spirituality are opposing forces, that you cannot be virtuous if you have sex because sex is a 'sin' or is 'unspiritual.' Prior to dogmatic ideologies, sexuality was respected for thousands of years as a sacred expression of nature's life force and the mystery of creation. Although I've written about the value of sexual transmutation, or sexual abstinence in the past, I want to make it very clear in this article that
I have been on a huge learning curve this last week. I've come to realize on a deeper level how significant a role shame plays in our culture, and
Religious trauma is the felt sense of coercion or manipulation by a religious leader or dogmatic and authoritarian religious community. We explore the symptoms of religious trauma and how to address these.
Do you consider yourself to be an extremely spiritual person? Do you believe that religion and spirituality to be the same thing?
Learn how prayer works and what is the best way to pray to God so that we can grow spiritually and connect to God most effectively
Let there be hope on Earth! Through the purpose driven process, you can never lose hope! Hope comes complete with a higher power, it is must! Your higher power is up to you to name, it can be spiri…
Spirituality refers to a belief beyond religion that one may practice to reach their higher existence.
To set things straight, I'm not in either the “religion is evil” or “spirituality is nonsense” groups. I’m that weird outlier who’s hanging out on the outskirts holding up a sign that says “BOTH are good and BOTH are bad folks.” As someone who was raised in a fundamentalist Christian faith (and kissed that goodbye years ago!), and has been on the spiritual-but-not-religious path for over a decade, I find myself in the middle. I often straddle the line between religiosity and spirituality knowing that each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Sure, I can understand why people either hate
A religious person will do what he is told
The field of neurotheology uses science to try to understand religion, and vice versa.
If one approaches science and religion as logical systems that must be rationally reconciled, then reconciliation is really hard.
Fasting In Different Religions Fasting; Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abs…
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Learn about the universal moral principle, from world religions throughout history: The Golden Rule. Find resources and ideas to use with your children.
The Book of Enoch share great insights concerning the 200 fallen angels. Here are the top interesting facts about The Book of Enoch.
How capable are you to cast spells? The different levels of Spirituality define your magical potency.
Religious pluralism is basically accepting that all religions are equal, valid, and ultimately lead to God. It is the coexistence of various religions under the same roof, and celebrating the presence of other religions without losing one's own identity. This SpiritualRay post explains this concept further with the help of some examples.
Belief systems are inherited and taught directly or indirectly from childhood. We were taught what to believe and who and what we are supposed to be. We were drilled either by talks or by experiences that impressed on the youthful soul to think a certain way, to act a certain way.
We are free to even laugh and even enjoy religious humour because people who are secure in their faith understand their Father in heaven chuckles along with them. ( Melanie’s Theology 101)
A quick and easy guide which includes a brief lesson in auras, information about auras, and a step by step on how to see them.
Where was your soul before you were born and do you remember it? PBE Explained. Includes true life tales of children who say they went to Heaven after they died following accidents or illness.
Something that I can never get my head around.
What Do The Names Of The Archangels Mean? Find out with this great image! More Catholic images, articles, quotes, and resources Catholic-Link
Spirituality does not come from religion
Atheist Arya Doesn't Have Time for Your Religion - Insane collection of GOT memes. Why would anyone need this many memes?
Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel & Raphael September 29 Heavenly King, You have given us archangels to assist us during our pilgrimage on earth. Saint Michael is our protector; I …
Icon Gestures: What Do They Mean?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
Spiritual bypassing is a very persistent shadow of spirituality, manifesting in many forms, often without being acknowledged. – R. Augustus What comes to mind when you think of ‘spirituality’? You might picture beautiful temples, ethereal instruments, golden Buddhas, gardens and forests of paradise, the faces of enlightened masters, angels, mountain ranges, sunsets, or any number of other dazzling images. We tend to associate spiritual awakening with transcendental and heightened states of being that are invariably associated with feelings of happiness, joy, deep inner peace, and contentment. While all of this is true and wonderful, many of us become intoxicated, distracted,
Sometimes the break in your heart is like the hole in the flute.Sometimes it's the place where the music comes through. Andrea Gibson
Icon Gestures: What Do They Mean?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
Our I am a Buddhist Poster is a great educational resource that will help you create relevant and engaging Religious Studies classrooms.
12 QUOTES FROM THE DALAI LAMA – THE FIGHT AGAINST INNER ENEMY Indian Tradition describes Kaam (Lust), Krodh (Anger), Lobh (Miserliness), Moh (Infatuation), Mada(Arrogance), and Matsarya (Jeal…
By Jeeheon Cho from Surat Thani, Thailand - Varanasi River BankUploaded by Ekabhishek, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10681661 Here is a fascinating and touching story about Varanasi, the most sacred place for devout Hindus. One of the things that makes it so sacred is that it is a destination for many dying Hindus who believe that they can only reach moksha, or freedom from the cycle of rebirth, by taking God's name and dying in the holy city. Moni Basu, a practicing Hindu and a reporter for CNN, follows an 80 year old Hindu who wants to take his last breath in the city of Varanasi. That city is what Basu calls the "epicenter" of Hinduism. It is to Hindus what Mecca is to Muslims and what Jerusalem is to Christians. But unlike those cities, Varanasi is a destination for many dying Hindus. Basu explains why dying in Varanasi is so important. And she introduces us to Mukti Bhavan, a "liberation" house where some Hindus spend their eleventh hour. Basu calls it "Hotel Death." There, she tells us, she saw death in a "new light." The house lacked warmth, love, or "any other emotions we linked to the process of dying." But later in the story, we see the house through the eyes of its manager, Bhairavnath Shukla. For him, death is not to be mourned. In fact, he sees it as mukti, or liberation. According to Basu "he and everyone else at Mukti Bhavan see death in Varanasi as a marriage of one's soul with God?" Basu's story helps us to understand Hindu spirituality and the significance of Varanasi in sustaining it. Does the Hindu view of the afterlife differ from other religions. Basu included a chart of those views which you can see below.
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Hinduism, the third largest religion globally, is also the oldest religion in the world. Here are a few lesser known Hinduism facts that you must know about.
To receive the full 17 page PDF see here. And he laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she glorified God. Luke 13:13, ESV Mudra means “seal ”, “closure”, or “gesture” in Sanskrit. We use these gestures mostly in meditation or in pranayama practice to direct the flow of energy within the body by using the hands. If you or your students feel uncomfortable with this term, you can simply refer to them as hand positions or postures of prayer. We will also explore the hand positions found throughout biblical scripture. The universe is made […]
The Curse of Ham The Curse of Ham is the biblical story where Noah's son, Ham, finds his father drunk and naked. He tells his brothers,
