4/13/2015 Spiritual Discernment... How to tap the soul’s wisdom for deep and happy insight into your life!Read NowSpiritual discernment is a key element in life design that is often overlooked or minimized. Yet we are more than mere intellect. We are spiritual beings who have direct access to limitless wisdom. That wisdom can be put to great use in very practical ways as we are dreaming our lives and giving form to the desires of our hearts. To discern is to recognize clearly. Put very simply, discernment is the ability to make good judgments. In the design of an extraordinary life - one beyond anything we have yet experienced - we need more than good judgment; we need the keenest possible insight into our nature, purpose, wants, and life goals. Spiritual discernment has nothing to do with religion in this context and everything to do with the alignment of mind and soul. Webster’s Dictionary says that the soul can be defined as “the spiritual part of a person.” It is a vital or essential force within us that informs our life. From this perspective, spiritual discernment is the active joining of the eternal Self with our human understanding. HOW SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT GUIDES OUR CHOICES
There is nothing mysterious about spiritual discernment. It is, in fact, a very natural process to those who take the time to connect with themselves at a deeper level of consciousness. What can be gained from this inner vision is quite remarkable. Here are a few examples:
A FORMULA FOR SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT DE-STRESS Learn to put the experience of calm back into your life. Learn the difference between sanity and foolishness when it comes to the hours you work, the company you keep, the habits you perpetuate, and the things you tolerate. A life that is perpetually filled with unresolved stress is a whirlwind of drama. A life that is lived from inner peace brings calm to any stormy situation and restores balance for clear thinking. KNOW YOURSELF INTIMATELY Know what nurtures you, what energizes you, and what totally fills your cup to overflowing. Know too that which depletes and drains you, that which deflates you and makes you feel small. Be aware of the effect that other people have upon you. Take measures to minimize exposure to negative or abusive people and to maximize the time you spend with people who expand your world. If you are drawn to the quiet of the mountains or the peacefulness of the woods, if you are passionate about beauty and art or health and fitness, if you continually feel a pull into certain teachings, philosophies, or religions practices, know that these are all ways in which your soul is making contact with you and encouraging your participation. What is natural to you will be the most nurturing. MEDITATE I have always loved this quote from Myrtle Fillmore, the Co-Founder of the Unity Movement: “A little period of quiet and rest each day is your opportunity to establish yourself at the center of your being, the one place where the supply of life and substance is inexhaustible.” A daily time of quiet is not only deeply renewing, it also opens the mind to receive a higher level of clarity. Quiet sweeps away disturbing images and troubling thoughts, making room for true discernment.
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9/17/2020 12:57:40 pm
Dr. Tyler provides shocking evidence of Jesus Christ’s prediction which is the great falling away of people from faith or better known as apostasy. He expresses in the book that there is still a cure for apostasy. The cure being the one inscribed in the Scriptures, “heeding God’s warnings and practicing spiritual discernment to unmask the deceptions of Satan.”
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Louise DunnLouise became a student of the Course In Miracles in the late 1980's. She started facilitating classes, retreats and discussion groups on Course teachings almost immediately, as a way to immerse herself and others in the life-changing principles of this beautiful and practical spiritual path. From there, her work blossomed into serving as a minister, life coach, retreat facilitator, author and presenter. Louise engages her students in deep spiritual dialogue that supports complete miracle-mindedness. Archives
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