Welcome to Spiritual Enlightenment
At some point during my adult years, I looked back on my life and realized I was a fraud. My physical world was drastically out of alignment with my spiritual one. It was similar to cooking an elaborate meal while starving, but not being able to consume it. I grew up in a very strict Christian setting dominated by Southern Baptist doctrines. Church every Sunday, choir, usher board, trustee board, Sunday school, morning service, evening service... the environment was filled with bible-toting scripture-quoting tongue-speaking hallelujah shouting folks! Fortunately, I was exposed to many people of integrity and positive influences that instilled in me priceless values. My parents emphasized education until it was drilled into my psyche. On the flip side, I was fed a lot of half-truths, partial truths, and altered truths by so-called well-meaning people. Ignorance, closed-mindedness, pride, & arrogance are likely some of the causative factors. Therefore, I impersonated what a Christian should look and act like based on deficient information. There was no valid connection between the worldly me and my higher self. I impersonated what a Christian should look and act like, but I had no real relationship with my Creator. I prayed to a God I was told to pray to quoting the prayers I was taught to quote. Like a soldier taking orders from his commanding officer: You do as you are told and trained to do whether you are feeling it or not!
Out of Nowhere
I am not sure what event triggered my self-realization, yet it was life-transforming. The process is nowhere near complete rendering an ongoing journey. A crucial part of my being that was sleep woke up and jolted me to the core. Sadly, many people live their whole lives and depart without recognizing that crucial element. My recognition of that element catapulted my mind to a higher wave length. There was a burst of clarity illuminating my understanding of almost everything.
One major area of enlightenment is human sensuality--the mother of physical intimacy. The religious forums that dominate the media treat it like it is nonexistent (unless a scandal hits the news) or something to shun from discussion. In contrast, sensuality should be celebrated and promoted within a God-ordained context. Consequently, inner eyes open, new ideas blossom, paradigms shift, and higher consciousness ensues.
Spiritual enlightenment brings about intelligence and inner peace. It is not about being a Biblical scholar or expert on religious topics because I am neither--far from it! I started this blog not just to disperse information, but to gain knowledge and expand my horizons. It is truly about making a connection with God who leads us to connecting with deeper aspects of ourselves. Those deeper aspects make up the true self...not our careers, bank accounts, personal possessions, or physical bodies.
Our Eclectic Universe
The physical universe is evidence that the Creator loves diversity. A child of the universe, planet Earth, clearly follows suit with its potpourri of life forms. Within the same life form is remarkable variation ( different species of fish, plants, human racial groups, etc). Does it not stand to reason diversity is expressed on every level of existence/consciousness? It does not matter if you are Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, etc. because you are a different expression of the same universe. Different cloths of fabric are required to construct the quilt. I discovered that all religions contribute knowledge and perspectives that are necessary to complete life's masterpiece. It seems as if everyone has a piece to the puzzle of the universe that may never be fully explained on this realm.
The paths we choose to take to self-realization are possible through the gift from God called free will. I have discovered there are far more similarities than differences between the major philosophies that lend more support of each other than contradiction. Besides, I dare to count the numerous contradictions that exist just within the Christian faith. Historical and present events demonstrate other religions are plagued with the same multiple interpretations/variations. At one time, the news was flooded with horror stories of conflicts between the Sunni and Shiite Muslims...there is only one Quran is there not??? No one, no science, no religion has escaped the divisiveness of multiple perspectives. Conflicting interpretations give birth to confusion, disbelief, and disillusionment.
One will be greatly distracted if not focused on their own inner voice. It's the God inside of you and me. Ultimately, that is the key: Hearing your own inner voice because once that occurs everything else falls into place.
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In a world full of chaos, suffering, and increasing negativity, it is essential to keep the vibrations high through the raising of our consciousness...spiritual enlightenment. In turn, positive energy is manifested through our thoughts, words, and behaviors. Once that takes place on a mass scale, cosmic disequilibrium will shift toward equilibrium and balance of opposing forces aka yin and yang will occur. The well-being, progress, and survival of the human race is dependent on the direction our energies are shifted. The disequilibrium created by an extended period of low (negative) vibrations can only be remedied by the bombardment of high (positive) vibrations; Individually and collectively generating positive energy can provide the surge needed to renew cosmic balance. Any ritual that promotes higher awareness, such as meditation, can facilitate higher energy frequencies. In addition, activities observed in our solar system can spew energy toward our planet bringing about transformation. If a major shift toward higher energy does not occur, there will inevitably be dire consequences directly impacting our existence on this planet.
Remember: Love is the #1 emotion, the catalyst of all creation that promotes the unlimited positive energy.
The shift toward higher awareness and consciousness must be manifested and cultivated in order to foster love. If we focus on the commonalities or oneness of people and things, divine connections will be created that yield unconditional love, peace, and unity. Unfortunately, that is not easily accomplished when the object of affection is hostile, indifferent, and does not reciprocate the sentiment. Loving someone that hates you or wishes you harm or has actually done harm can be challenging. It requires the suppression of the ego rendering an advanced level of spiritual development. The focus must be shifted from "me" to the "we" perspective in eliminating the relevance of any incoming negativity. Restructuring a negative paradigm to yield a positive one can only happen when the human frequency is raised. Hence, raising one's awareness without a criteria for others to meet prior to the expression of love must transpire. Ultimately, when the only criteria for the existence of love is oneness, it can flow freely toward all and everything regardless of specific traits. As we become more spiritually evolved through various rituals, loving unconditionally will happen spontaneously.
Remember: Whatever vibrations you embrace they will embrace you back.
As humanity embraces a more positive demeanor it will embrace us back. Every problem on the planet can be resolved through simply shifting our vibrations to greater frequencies to get in alignment with the perfection of our spirits. If every individual takes the high road for their interactions with others, there will be a collective movement toward existence on higher dimensions right here on earth. A Vision of the New Earth by Owen K. Waters gives a basic description of the outcome worldwide spiritual enlightenment offers. Scientific research has proven that changes occur in our DNA not only by the energy we receive (external), but by the energy we put out (internal). Body, mind, and spirit benefit from the positive shifting of vibrations and the transformations that ensue. An enhanced quality and improved version of the individual emerges inevitably contributing to the collective. We are at a crucial point in time where the survival of the human species is at great risk. The shift toward spiritual enlightenment is the final option in conquering the destructive forces plaguing our world.
What are your opinions or concerns about the promotion of humanity? What strategies can be used to unify all the various ethnicities and religions in accomplishing spiritual development? What scientific data can be used to facilitate the process of higher energy shifting and spiritual enlightenment?
