by Cesar Gamio | Dec 6, 2012 | Spiritual Awakening
From an early age, we are told forgiveness is an important virtue we should practice, but we are only told to forgive, we are not shown how to forgive and mean it. In the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God to “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us,” But forgiveness should be regarded as prescriptive morality. Prescriptive morality never works and is frequently a form of self- righteousness in disguise–a mask for the ego.
The best way to understand forgiveness is to realize that to forgive and to ask for forgiveness is the best use of one’s energy and also one of the most important paths to self-healing. The absence of forgiveness is holding a grievance or resentment and also a subtle desire to seek vengeance. In short, it is hostility. Many studies have shown that although anger can be a healthy release of pent up energy, hostility is not healthy, and it is the number one emotional risk factor for premature death from a cardiovascular accident (stroke and heart attack).
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by Cesar Gamio | May 26, 2012 | Spiritual Awakening
Intentions are the seeds of consciousness or spirit. They have infinite organizing power and orchestrate everything that manifests in the universe. Like real seeds, intentions can’t grow if you hold on to them. Letting go is planting them in the depths of your consciousness. It is there that they get the nourishment and support to grow and develop. The Law of Intention and Desire lays out the five steps for cultivating and fulfilling your intentions with effortless ease:
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by Cesar Gamio | May 11, 2012 | Spiritual Awakening
By Dr Deepak Chopra
The intention is the starting point of any spiritual path. Intention includes will, purpose, aspiration and highest vision. If you set your intention toward material existence, that will grow instead. Once you plant the seed of an intention, your soul’s journey will unfold automatically. You can still exert a great deal of influence through your everyday conduct. Here are the ground rules for the spiritual life that have proved effective for me personally and that I feel will work for many people.
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by Cesar Gamio | May 11, 2012 | Spiritual Awakening
A community is a union of networks of bodies, minds, and souls. Members of any community share core beliefs, a common vocabulary, and rules of engagement in support of collective intentions. Core to our Chopra Center community is the intention to expand awareness, for through awareness we can see beyond the limitations that activate fear and awaken the deep unity that generates love.
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