{"id":14352,"date":"2016-03-04T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T05:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=14352"},"modified":"2016-03-04T15:29:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T20:29:37","slug":"actualizing-our-fullest-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2016\/03\/actualizing-our-fullest-potential.html","title":{"rendered":"Actualizing Our Fullest Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2016\/03\/Miracle-Tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-14353\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2016\/03\/Miracle-Tree.jpg\" alt=\"Miracle Tree\" width=\"290\" height=\"348\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #333399\">Excerpts from <em>Studies in Truth<\/em>, by Roy Eugene Davis &#8211; January 2016\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ordinary\u00a0<\/strong> Typical, common, habitual.<br \/>\n<strong>human consciousness\u00a0<\/strong> Characterized by a sense of small self-identity modified and fragmented by restlessness, thoughts, illusions, memories, and subconscious influences.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333399\">Ordinary human consciousness has to be outgrown or purified if we are to constantly experience our true nature and have its potential to be creatively expressive and fully actualized.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333399\">Most people have to make a commitment to a spiritual path and be disciplined, decisive and fully engaged to have innate qualities and higher knowledge unveiled and revealed.\u00a0 They have to use will power to outgrow many characteristics of ordinary human consciousness.\u00a0 They cannot be indifferent, lazy, or so egocentric that they foolishly hope to be Self-realized without being emotionally mature and wisely controlling their thoughts, emotions and behaviors.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Wise control of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors requires honest examination of them, willingness and ability to make right choices, and firm resolve to adhere to a realistic course of productive actions.\u00a0 A spiritual path is not for a person whose interest in spiritual growth is superficial or is inclined to allow moods, whims, or outer conditions to distract attention.\u00a0 It is a way of aloneness, of Self-discovery that is personal and cannot be experienced by a group of people whose intellectual and intuitive capacities are not the same.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333399\">Even in a family with members who profess to be sincerely interested in spirituality, seldom are children told they are spiritual beings and treated as such, shown how to grow to emotional maturity, and encouraged to discover their &#8220;right place: in life while nurturing their spiritual growth.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>To be fully committed to your spiritual path, constantly remember that your real purpose for being in the material realm is to outgrow the limitations of ordinary human consciousness.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333399\">Acquire the information you need to live skillfully, improve your intellectual power and mental abilities, and progressively awaken through the stages of spiritual growth from egocentric awareness to functional self-consciousness, superconsciousness, and Self- and God-realization.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #333399\">Imagine being free from the constraints of ordinary human consciousness,\u00a0 View yourself as a spiritual being other than your physical body, thoughts, emotions and personality.\u00a0 Meditate daily, be removed from objective and subjective conditions, superconsciously contemplate ultimate Reality, and experience your pure essence.\u00a0 At the innermost core of your being, you have always been whole, pure, free and Self-realized.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\">Roy shares a clear path to awakening and actualizing our full potential though a spiritual path explored by the Great Masters.\u00a0 Sincere intention and focused attention to the key details of spiritual growth is a determining factor to our level of freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\">The answer lies within.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\">blessings,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"> \ud83d\ude42 Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080\"> <em>The MEGA Coach<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">Visit Roy\u2019s website and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/csa-davis.org\/sites\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Center for Spiritual Awareness<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 CSA\u2019s link is listed to the right of this page under the heading \u201cBlogroll.\u201d\u00a0 Roy offers many wonderful books on meditation and Kriya Yoga.\u00a0 Roy has a guided meditation CD which makes it simple and easy to meditate.\u00a0 Check out his pamphlet too called, <em>An Easy Guide to Meditation<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699\">Roy Eugene Davis is one of the last, remaining direct disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda currently teaching.\u00a0 Roy has been teaching meditation and spiritual practices for over fifty years around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/Roy-Yogananda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-11818\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2015\/03\/Roy-Yogananda.jpg\" alt=\"Roy &amp; Yogananda\" width=\"659\" height=\"115\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Photos by Google and CSA)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excerpts from Studies in Truth, by Roy Eugene Davis &#8211; January 2016\u00a0 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