Section 3 Spiritual Development

One may choose to work towards becoming more spiritual. If this is the choice you have made know that spiritual development does not follow a single prescribed path. At the same time, besides the dedication that is required, there are definite skills or awareness’s to be developed regardless of the way you have chosen. If you already have developed some deeper spiritual awareness or were born with some, the material here will help you enhance it.

In the previous sections, we have build a deeper understanding of the nature of what we are and that of the Cosmos in which we exist. In this section, we build on the first two areas to look at spiritual growth, life paths, and some fundamental qualities or skills that we need to develop. As always we need to be mindful and pay attention for we can learn a great deal simply by "listening to our own lives'.

Some of the core skills we will delve into are needed in order to build a solid spiritual foundation for our growth. They will help you to build a new way or expand on your current way of relating to the world around you. It can also lead to an increased sense of purpose, and spiritual or psychic awareness. As you work through the material it is singularly important to realize the need to continue to work on personal growth. Developing our virtues such as honesty, personal responsibility, being non judgmental, compassionate and caring and so help to ensure our spiritual growth will not lead to problems in our or others lives.

There are also the karmic implications of misuse of 'power' for the more we know and the more personal power we have the greater the karma for any transgressions. I say this so you are aware of it and not to scare you. Simply try to make sure all your thoughts, choices and actions are in your best interests and for you higher good as well as the same for All.

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