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Dasbodh is a manual for life, in the highest sense, and is somewhat unusual among spiritual literature in that it not only expounds the classic themes of discrimination between the true and the untrue and the detachment commonly found in Vedic literature, but also provides a detailed instruction on how to function and excel in society from a ...
Guidance In Spiritual Direction. CreateSpace Independent Pub. ISBN 978-1463597542. Francis Fernandez Carvajal (2012). Through Wind and Waves: On Being a Spiritual Guide. Scepter. ISBN 978-1594171666. Hughson, Shirley Carter (1952) The Spiritual Letters of Father Hughson of the Order of the Holy Cross. West Park, New York: Holy Cross Press ...
Many devout Christians have a home altar at which they (and their family members) pray and read Christian devotional literature, sometimes while kneeling at prie-dieu.. In Christianity, spiritual disciplines may include: prayer, fasting, reading through the Christian Bible along with a daily devotional, frequent church attendance, constant partaking of the sacraments, such as the Eucharist ...
But the director should not so much explain but simply present the exercises, to not get in the way of God who "communicates himself with the well-disposed person." [2]: 2, 15 If the director is a priest, spiritual direction may or may not be connected with the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Karunakara Guru (1 September 1927 – 6 May 1999), also known as Navajyothi Sree Karunakara Guru, [1] [2] was an Indian spiritual leader and founder of Santhigiri Ashram in Pothencode, Kerala, India. In 1968, Karunakara Guru founded Santhigiri Ashram [ 3 ] in Pothencode, Kerala.
The Greek and Hebrew versions of the Bible differ slightly in how the gifts are enumerated. In the Hebrew version (the Masoretic text), the "Spirit of the Lord" is described with six characteristics: wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and “fear of the Lord”. The last characteristic (fear of the Lord) is mentioned twice. [6]
In one interpretation, the "Seven Spirits" represent the sevenfold ministry of the Spirit as depicted in the Book of Isaiah.As it is written: "The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD, and He will delight in the fear of the Lord."
Karma Yoga, elucidated in the Bhagavad Gita, is a profound spiritual path that advocates selfless action and detachment from the fruits of one's deeds.It is a philosophical approach to life and an art of righteous living, which emphasizes performing one's duties with dedication and devotion, without being swayed by the desire for personal gains or outcomes.