it seems to me , if someone is looking for that ,he/she should spend some time in some monastery (maybe the whole life), while laymen will always be distracted with demands of everyday's life
Artemis
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It is everyday life that takes us to enlightenment. But it takes many lifetimes. You can speed up the process by practicing mindfulness.
“There are different levels of learning, and we must LEARN some of them in the flesh. We must feel the pain. When you're in physical state in the flesh, you can feel pain; you can hurt. In spirit form you do not feel pain; there is only happiness, a sense of well-being.”
"We all must LEARN certain attitudes while we're in physical state. CHARITY, HOPE, FAITH, LOVE - we must all know these things and know them well."
"Our task is to LEARN, to become god-like through knowledge. We know so little. By knowledge we approach God, and then we can rest. Then we come back to teach and help others."
Many Lives Many Masters - Dr Brian Weiss
"Simply because a soul has been incarnating on Earth since the Stone Age is no guarantee of high attainment. In my lectures I often remark about a client who took 4,000 years of past lives finally to conquer jealousy. I can report he is not a jealous person today, yet he has made little progress with fighting his own intolerance. It takes some students longer to get through certain lessons, just as in earthly classrooms. On the other hand, all highly advanced souls are old souls in terms of both knowledge and experience."
Destiny of Souls - Michael Newton
{Information received from the past-life regressions of thousands of people.}
“There is no good, no bad, no evil, no devil, no hell. There are only LESSONS to be learned. There is only energy, positive and negative. What we perceive as evil, is only human beings using the energy in a negative way.
Instead of taking responsibility, it is much easier to say “the devil made me do it” or “my parents didn’t understand me” etc. We all have bad things happen to us – instead of blaming others think of what you learnt from the situation. That was the purpose of the lesson/situation. If you refuse to learn anything from the situations you face, if you go through life blaming others for your misfortune, then you will continue to experience negative things until you finally come to understand what karma is trying to teach you.
Earth is only a school that you decide to attend. Each lifetime is a class with many lessons to be learned. You cannot go on to the next class until you have learned the lessons of this one. This as a school where you cannot skip a grade but you can certainly have to repeat a grade until you get it right – no matter how many lifetimes it takes. If you didn’t get it right this time around, then you will be presented with the SAME problems and lessons until you get it. What goes around comes around. We do not get out of the paying back of our debts just because we died. That would be too easy. The slate is not wiped clean until the debt is repaid.”
The Convoluted Universe – Dolores Cannon
james o
Spirituality can be found in everyday life, and some folks do this all the time.
If a monastery helps you, then that's what you should do, but that doesn't mean it will be essential for others.
Besides, there are several types of monastery. Picking the right one for you can be a real challenge. Some are very lose, while others have rules forbidding any talking at all, except for a few minutes on special feast days and the like.
There are people who find spirituality in sexual intercourse.
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NO, you want spiritual guidance about spiritual guidance (!)-- that is the meaning of your question.
hugo61oi3
delusions are the same for everyone
bob
god doesn't exist.