SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

The highest calling of a human being is not a wonderful career or happy family, lots of money or a luxurious home or ranch. It is the development of the subtle human faculties that lie latent within. It is the unfolding and development of the subtle human bodies, a potential possessed by all humans, regardless of race, religion, education, status or circumstances of birth.

Spiritual development is also not about learning the deep dark secrets of oneπs family or overcoming fears of this or that. These will occur during spiritual development, but are not the goal.

Spiritual development is the recognition that the physical derives from the invisible world or world of spirit. One can know this larger world and attune the body to make it an instrument of amazing sensitivity. One can receive and develop abilities that seem incredible to the average person. For example, one can learn to communicate with animals, plants and other people telepathically. One can also learn how to be in contact with teachers and guides in the spirit world who will refine oneπs development process in a personalized way that no human teacher can even dream of. This is spiritual development.

HOW TO GET STARTED

There are many facets to spiritual development. The most important place to begin is with oneπs thoughts and attitudes. One must be willing to at least entertain the idea that there is more to life than the physical world with its attractions, distractions and burdens. One must open oneπs consciousness to the possibility of a better life, a longer life and a happier life that is available by devoting oneπs attention to spiritual, rather than material gain. Some are familiar with the phrase from the bible to the effect that one should store up your treasures in heaven, for those made in the sand (of materiality) will be swept away.

This is enough to begin the process, though other requirements are described below. I will now describe a physical exercise or procedure I have found most helpful for some 25 years. I continue to do this daily and I know it continues to open me up more to the larger spirit world by undoing more of the influences of the physical dimension of reality.

THE EXERCISE

Lie down on your back, preferably unclothed. Cover yourself up if needed to stay warm. Do not use a pillow under the head unless you are very uncomfortable, and then use a thin pillow only.

Now imagine a flow of energy down the body, from the head to the feet. If possible, imagine a flow up the back and down the front of the body. This is sometimes called the macrocosmic orbit. Done correctly, it should feel like the legs and feet are being drawn backwards and the head is drawn forward by the circular or spherical movement of energy that is centered in the heart center.

Now breathe in deeply, preferably a three-part yoga breath that begins in the abdomen, moves to the lower chest and then to the upper chest. As you do this, stretch the torso as though someone is pulling your head and your tailbone in opposite directions.

Also, move the neck toward the floor or the bed, so that the nect flattens or straightens. This should cause some tension in the jaw area, specifically in the corners of the mandible, and should pull the lower jaw forward. You can help the movement by pulling the jaw forward a little.

Allow and encourage this to happen. You should feel a snap inside the neck in the area of the trachea as you stretch the neck and as you breathe in. This is the essence of the exercise.

Along with these motions, periodically turn the head from side to side. Slight releases or cracking sounds are normal and desirable when you do this. Also, periodically twisting and stretching the body are also excellent. Often, you will feel releases, subtle flows of energy out the hands and feet, when you do this.

It is excellent to do this exercise each day for 30 to 60 minutes or so. The best time is in the morning, although any time is fine. When you are stressed, you may find this exercise will relieve tension and be relaxing.

I found that it was helpful to do a coffee enema when I first did this exercise. I was lying on my back anyway, and simply added the meditation procedure to the enema procedure.

OTHER VITAL ASPECTS FOR BEGINNING SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

Another important requirement is to care better for the body. All bodies are quite ill today. There are no exceptions. Do not imagine you are different because you do not suffer from some illness. All are very toxic and the energy level is very low. Purifying the body is essential through a diet of natural foods, pure water, fresh air and much rest and sleep. Physical purification with sauna baths, enemas and other methods are also most helpful.

Another requirement is to purify the mind and emotions. These, too, are in need of work in everyone. There are no exceptions. Do not believe you are healed emotionally because you are not aware of any neuroses, angers, fears or other negative thoughts in yourself. All people carry these. These are gradually released during spiritual development using the exercise explained below.

Another absolute requirement is the purification of the body structure. Again, no one is an exception. All have imbalances, tensions, tightness and other faults in the physical structure that need correction. Otherwise, the physical vehicle cannot function as it was designed to function. Body work such as chiropractic, rolfing and other types of deep tissue work can be helpful here. Also, the development exercise described below will help tremendously.

Another essential requirement is purification of the spirit, a more subtle idea. Again, everyone needs this. No one is an exception. This refers to false ideas that everyone carries about the spirit world, such as what it is, where it is, how it works, what occurs there and why. I have written a small book called The Real Self that discusses basic spiritual principles. Many others have written about this subject. A Course in Miracles and related material can be most helpful.

Another absolute requirement for spiritual development is a curious blend of discipline and persistence mixed with great love and compassion for the real self. Recall that the word discipline derives from the same root as disciple, meaning to follow oneπs path. It is not a forced effort, as some make it seem. Everyone must develop it, as no one is born perfectly disciplined.

Another absolute requirement is a stepping up of the bodyπs capacity to hold energy and receive energy from spirit guides and other sources. This is absolutely necessary if one is to receive guidance and correction of the body. Everyone needs to go through this process. To achieve it requires great purification of the body, mind, emotions and spirit. It too takes time, and cannot be shortened by tricks or special treatments other than the exercise below.

Another absolute requirement for development is becoming willing to be an explorer. One must be willing to venture into the unknown within oneself and at times experience a ≥rough ride≤ or rollercoaster effect that ensues when one begins to delve deep and undo ancient patterns of tension and stress. One must come to åenjoy the adventureπ as otherwise one will become fatigued by the process and give up.

Another absolute requirement is to be willing and to learn how to be alone a lot, not needing the company of others and the distractions of the television, books, music and all the rest of the items that occupy most people, most of the time.

Another absolute requirement is a deep love and appreciation for the self. This too must be learned by most people. Although babies love themselves, this is a largely unconscious type of love. One must develop a conscious awareness of the value of oneself, regardless of oneπs looks, work performance, intelligence, status or any other factor. One must love the essence of the self and seek it truly all the time.

Another absolute requirement is a love for God or truth, however you may perceive it. One must not settle for the relative truth that so many accept on the physical plane. This worship of åopinionπ will not do. There must be a search for truth that will not stop ever, and one must not settle for compromises.

Another absolute requirement is a willing to love others so deeply that one will never let an attachment to another hold that other back. One must lose the selfish desire to possess another, or for that matter to possess anything, even the body. However, this love for others is not the usual kind of love. Instead, it is the notion that I am here to help others, that is all.

I must subordinate my selfish needs and desires always, at all times, no matter what others do or say or fail to do in regard to me. I cannot be hurt by them because I know they are not acting consciously most of the time. I am dependent totally on the creator and the creatorπs love, not on human beings and their inferior type of love. So I do not seek for this love and approval. I am not disappointed when others do not love me as I believe they should. I know that I am loved always by the creator, more than I can even imagine. I am also loved by multitudes of beings in the spirit world who only want the best for me.

WHAT NOT TO DO

First, never believe you have ≥arrived≤. This is false. It does not matter what you experience. Even if you win the lottery, narrowly escape a fatal car accident, meet the partner or your dreams or anything else. Believing you are already enlightened will stop your development like nothing else.

On the other hand, never become discouraged. Never believe you are unworthy of God or of developing your real self. Discouragement stops most people from even beginning the pursuit of spiritual development.

Never ask others whether you are on the right track. Their opinions do not matter. There is a place, however, for the perspectives of others you trust. In the quest for self realization, many people ≥go off the deep end≤. They follow destructive diets, such as vegetarian or raw food diets. They stop caring for the body, they may quit a good job, or abandon good friends and family. If one is developing spiritually, one should become easier to live with, not harder. It is true, however, that the old ways must change and at times old relationships, habits, jobs and every other aspect of life-as-usual must change. However, it can be done with love, never from fear or with anger or resentment.

Also, do not attempt to force or shortcut the process of spiritual development with drugs, extreme deprivations, or magical practices of any kind. Deprivation just harm the body and spirit. Magical practices take one away from spiritual development, which has nothing to do with invoking spirits or energies, or seeking favor from various entites or energies.

Psychotropic and hallucinogenic drugs offer interesting experiences. However, the results are most often disastrous because the other pieces are not in place. The soul may rebel from the experience and can go the other way. It is like giving a child the pilotås wheel of a large airplane and saying ≠ here, have a good time. All the requirements for development must be met or the process is dangerous. One literally overloads the system with energies it is not prepared to handle. Development takes some time, so start now.

Also, do not worry when development will come to fruition. All are guided all the time, at first through dreams and other unconscious means and later directly.

Also, do not fear development, ever. Many fear the loss of friends, family, and other so-called benefits of this world. Do not fear. All of the best qualities in oneself will be preserved at all times and the truth of all else will be revealed.

Also, do not fear God. This holds back millions of people. The creator is love, nothing more. Read and reread A Course in Miracles and related material until you understand this deeply and completely. God never turns against you. Only you can abandon the creator to follow your petty pursuits. The creator is like the sun that shines on everyone, all of the time, regardless of their behavior and identity. One is free, however, to run into a basement, however, and not to feel the sunπs warmth. This is what most people do most of the time.

Avoiding these pitfalls and traps will keep you moving in the direction you truly desire. It is a wonderful adventure. Start now, and watch the continual unfolding. Do the work, including the physical exercise described above. I am available to help if you are not sure if you are doing it correctly. Remember, you are not the body you animate, but the force of animation itself, the spirit dancing in the flesh, the extension of the creatorπs love in physical form. And never doubt that all things are working for your good when you commit yourself to spiritual development.

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