Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Spiritual growth: the spiritual challenge of modern times

To grow spiritually in a world defined by power, money and influence is a Herculean task. Mod cons such as electronics, gadgets and tools, as well as entertainment on television, magazines and the web have predisposed us to limit our attention mainly to the physical needs and wants. Of a result, our concepts of self-esteem and self-meaning are confusing. How can we balance between material and spiritual aspects of our lives?


It is look inward to grow spiritually.


Introspection goes beyond remember things that happened in day, week or month. It is necessary to closely examine and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, beliefs and motivations. Periodically review their experiences, the decisions you make, the relations it has, and things that you participate in providing useful insights about their life goals, good traits that should be maintained and bad traits which you must discard.Also gives hints on how to act, react and behave in the middle of any situation.Like any skill, you can learn introspection; sufficient courage and willingness to seek the truths that lie within usted.A continuation are some suggestions when you introspect: objective, be forgiving yourself and focus on their areas of improvement.


To grow spiritually is to develop their potential.


Religion and science have differing views on matters of the human spirit. People view religion as spiritual living temporarily in the land, while science considers that the spirit is only one dimension of an individual beings. The domain itself is a recurring theme in both (Western) Christian and Islamic teachings of (Eastern). The body needs are recognized but subject to the needs of the spirit. Beliefs, values, moral rules, experiences and good works provide the plan of action to ensure the growth of the spiritual being.In psychology, realizing the potential account is self - upgrade.Maslow identified several human needs: physiological, security, membership, esteem, cognitive, aesthetic, discovered and self-transcendence.James formerly classified these needs into three: material, emotional and espiritual.Cuando have fulfilled the physiological and emotional needs, spiritual or existential needs come following. Achieve every requirement leads to the full development of the person. Perhaps the difference between these two religions and psychology is the end of self-development: Christianity and Islam are that self-development is a means to serve God, whereas in view of the psychology autodesarrollo is an end in itself.


To grow spiritually is search for meaning.


Religions that believe in the existence of God as Christianity, Judaism and Islam are the purpose of human life is to serve the creator of all things. Various theories in psychology propose that ultimately give meaning to our lives. If we believe that the meaning of life is default or self-directed, grow in spirit is to realize that not only we exist.We do not know the meaning of our lives at birth;but we won and wisdom of our interactions with people and our actions and reactions to situations that we en.Como we discovered this meaning, there are certain beliefs and values that we reject and afirmar.Nuestras lives have purpose. This puts all of our physical, emotional and intellectual potential in use;sustains us during peacetime;difficult and gives us something we hope - a goal to reach a destination to reach.A person with no meaning or purpose is as a ship at sea.


To grow spiritually is recognize interconnections.


Religions emphasize the concept of our kinship to all creation, alive and inanimada.Así we call others "brothers and sisters" even if there is no direct relationship of blood.On the other hand, science centric the deity of religions Christianity and Islam talk about the relationship between human beings, and an increased siendo.Por elsewhere, exposes our link with other things in life on the theory of evolution. This kinship is reflected in the concept of ecology, the interaction between humans and non-living cosas.En psychology, connectivity is a feature of self-transcendence, highest human beings need to as Maslow.Reconociendo its connection with all things makes you more humble and respectful of people, animals, plants and things in the naturaleza.Te makes everything around him apreciar.Se moves to go beyond their comfort zone and reach out to others and become the guardians of all other things around you.


Therefore growth is a process to grow in spirit is a cotidiano.Ganamos encounter some, lose some, but the important thing is that we learn from this knowledge, more spiritual growth is possible.


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