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Barriers to Spiritual Practice: Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back
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Jonathan Ellerby
Approach the world of spiritual practice with trust and an open heart. Don’t be afraid of spiritual experiences. Strange sensations of energy, a feeling of deep love, vulnerability, connectedness, a loss of ego and control are all aspects of spiritual experience that test and try people’s limits. Such profound and healing encounters can trigger fear…
The Best Spiritual Practice: Does Practice Really Make Perfect?
By
Jonathan Ellerby
It seems almost silly to have to say it, but to improve at anything practice is almost always essential. Right? Even if you want to get good at doing nothing, you still need to do a lot of it! Most people know that if you want to be physically fit, you need regular exercise. If…
The Path to the Sacred: What is a Ritual?
By
Jonathan Ellerby
When people hear the word ‘ritual’ many think of empty actions, repeated and repeated without meaning. The word “habit” and ritual are often connected. Frequently people in the Western world even use the word in a negative fashion, associating ritual with the actions of wild religious cults, and irresponsible people who use spirituality to hurt…
Are Spirituality and Religion The Same?
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Jonathan Ellerby
If we think of spirituality as our deepest experience of The Sacred, in the world and within us, then we see that religion may be a support to exploring and experiencing these elements. The religions of the world are vast repositories of practices and philosophies that point us toward The Sacred. They offer timeless wisdom…
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