Money and Spirituality

By: Janardhan McIntosh – Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

Do not confuse what you do with who you are, when you are in your integrity in every aspect of your life, when you listen to the dictates of your conscience, then there is never a conflict of interest between what you do for a living and who you are as a person. Being on a spiritual path means total integrity in your words, thoughts and actions, when all three are in harmony there is no conflict, it is always the test of the mettle of a man, or women, to be in their integrity in all times, places, and circumstances. This is a daily challenge we all face, integrity, you either have it or you don’t. Your conscience will tell you whether your integrity needs fine tuning. Your spiritual path is your daily life, financial remuneration for the work you do provides the motivation to move forward and to excel in life, its what you do with the abundance once gained, is where the dilemma lies, do you hoard, and protect your money, do your possessions own you, do you measure your success as a person by what you have, or by what you do? Ultimately you own nothing but your good deeds and your bad deeds, these are all you take with you when you leave your body behind, the reality is, nothing is yours permanently, sooner or later you leave it all behind, the spiritually aware person knows this fact, and seeks the permanent over the impermanent

Money and Spirituality

How do I become more spiritual?

By: Janardhan McIntosh – Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

You are a spiritual being having a human adventure, not a human being who does something spiritual occasionally. It is a matter of identification, in spiritual terms it is called the delusion of body consciousness, to awaken from body consciousness, and to integrate your spiritual nature into everyday life is the purpose of your human incarnation. It begins when you form an intention to find out for your self the answers to the perennial questions that have haunted man ever since we first walked this planet. Who am I beyond this physical body? What is born must die, then what? What happens when I die? Is there a God? If so, why do I not know him, and why does it allow catastrophes and suffering? The questions are without end but if you never ask, never seek to find satisfactory answers, there will always be unease and fear in ones life.  Some people dedicate their lives to finding out for themselves answers to these questions. Every individual sooner or later must confront their own mortality and wonder their fate. Some live life never looking or asking, like the ostrich with it head buried in the sand as death approaches. The wise person asks and looks, you cannot advance while remaining motionless, know this, as the wave can never be separate from the ocean, you can never be separate from God. Seek, question, knock, the door will open. Be aware, what is unsought, will remain unknown.

How do I become more spiritual?

What spiritual books would you recommend?

By: Janardhan McIntosh – Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

Practice synchronicity, go into any bookstore to the self empowerment section, look at what is available and feel what book appeals to you. There is a banquet of self development, meditation, spiritual books for your perusal, for beginners anything by Eckhart Tolle will accelerate your awareness levels, and then move to the books with heart, visit these websites http://www.sathyasai.org/ and http://www.amritapuri.org/ go to the book section then select a book through your intuition, any books by Paramahamsa Yogananda will awaken and empower your life

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What time is required for a spiritual journey?

By: Janardhan McIntosh – Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

There is no separation between your everyday life and your spiritual life, they are one and the same, you integrate your spiritual values and ethics into every aspect of your life, eventually it becomes seamless, do not confuse spirituality with prayer, meditation, going to church, or reading spiritual text, these are all tools that enable you to progress along your spiritual path. Your spiritual journey is this life in this present moment, it is your awareness of this realization that you are constantly working on, and reinforcing, it’s called CIA i.e.  Constant Integrated Awareness, of the divine into your every moment, this will happen naturally once you consciously decide to know the truth about the reality of who you really are beyond the delusion of body consciousness, and establish a working relationship with the divine.

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What is meditation?

By: Janardhan McIntosh – Prema Shanti Yoga and Meditiation Retreat

Meditation is awareness, it is experiencing the natural state of the mind without thoughts, anything you cant stop from doing is called an addiction, we are all addicted to thinking, Meditation is transcending the normal chatter of the mind, to experience the mind as it is, stillness of the mind occurs when thoughts slow, and you experience your own innate sense of well-being, it is a sweetness that has to be experienced not described.

Meditation helps one on many levels, the benefits of meditation include, reducing blood pressure, stress hardiness, increased harmony in all areas of your life, it also is a discipline that requires patience and persistence. When the mind chatter slows, your intuitions become stronger; you feel what to do instead of thinking what to do. Your life flows more easily with increased confidence and clarity.

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