Spiritual Growth and Spirituality

Articles about spiritual growth, spirituality, and spiritual awakening

The articles are intended for all people, of all beliefs and traditions, and are not affiliated to any particular tradition or religion.

Articles on Spiritual Growth and Spirituality

1. Spiritual Growth - Benefits and Tips
   Spiritual growth is an important inner process, not only for people who live in far away and secluded places, and who seek spiritual awakening. Spiritual growth is of paramount importance for a better, happier and more harmonious life...
   
   
2. Living in the Present
   Living in the present is to be aware of what is happening to you, what you are doing and what you are feeling and thinking. It is being conscious of your thoughts and focusing them on the present...
   
   
3. Consciousness, Awareness and Being
   Watch closely your consciousness, this feeling and sensation of being aware and alive, and observe what you feel. I do not mean that you look at the contents of your mind...
   
   
4. The Benefits and Meaning of Inner Freedom
   How many people really possess inner freedom, and the freedom to choose their own thoughts? How many possess the ability not to let their minds and moods be affected by external events and by what people say and do...
   
   
5. Rising Above the Ego
   Imagine for a moment that you are dropping your identification with the ego, which is what you think you are - your personality. What will happen then? Suddenly you have no personality, but yet you are alive and conscious...
   
   
6. The Illusion of the Ego
   Who are you? How would you define yourself? If someone calls your name, would you turn your head to see who called you? Are you the name that was called, or is it just a way to refer to you? What if you changed your name...
   
   
7. About Detachment and Being Detached
   Detachment is an state of calmness and non-uninvolved with trivial, or emotinallly exausting situations. Detachment, as described in this article, is not a state of indifference...
   
   
8. Improve Your Life With Inner Detachment
   Most people allow external influences affect their moods and behavior, and do nothing to stop this state of affairs. Being emotionally affected by external situations and by what people say or do, often brings needless unhappiness...
   
   
9. 10 Tips For Spiritual Growth
   Spiritual growth is the process of inner awakening, and becoming conscious our inner being. It means the rising of the consciousness beyond the ordinary existence, and awakening to some Universal truths. It means going beyond the mind and the ego...
   
   
10. Spiritual Experience and Spiritual Awakening
    Did you go through any kind of spiritual experience that made a change in your life? What did you think of this experience? Did you ignore it, or did you take it seriously. Did you attempt to investigate it?...
    
    
11. The World's Illusion, Spiritual Awakening and Enlightenment
    The way to spiritual awakening is open for everyone. Only attachment and erroneous thoughts and concepts hide it. It can come suddenly, and it can come gradually...
    
    
12. The State of Inner Freedom
    A sense of inner freedom is one of the characteristics of spiritual awakening. This freedom has nothing to do with one's circumstances, location, financial situation or any other external situation. It is an inner feeling, accompanied by of a calm mind...
    
    
13. Brain, Mind, Programming and Beyond
    The brain performs complex and intricate operations, far beyond the capabilities of the most advanced computer. Without it, your body cannot function. However, it requires a certain form of energy to make it work, just like a computer...
    
    
14. Discover Your Essence
    the great spiritual leaders of every age have advocated detachment. Detachment is the ability to step back from our mental constructs and look at the world from a neutral perspective...
    
    
15. The Essential Guide To Spiritual Communities
    It's useful to know that there are many types of spiritual communities. Some follow old traditions such as Buddhist monasteries while others are new-age centers, where the community members...