Spiritual practice - Basic Principle 6

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6th Basic Principle of spiritual practice

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Importance of these principles


The 5th of six Basic Principles of spiritual practice

Relevant to the times that we live inOffering of ourselves according to our talents or capacity


What does ‘our capacity’ mean?

Inherited or given to us

By our ownhard work




By our ownhard work

God




By our ownhard work

Offering these same resources to serve God

God



Our ResourcesBody

Wealth and worldly connections

Mind and intellect Sixth sense


Offering our services with regards to our body

Cleaning a venue for a lecture on Spirituality

Driving other people to the venue

Putting up posters to advertise a lecture on Spirituality


Offering our wealth and worldly connections

Paying for the venue where a spiritual discourse is to be conducted

Arranging for a lecture on Spirituality at an institute which one is associated with


Offering our mind and intellect

Offering our mind and intellect is about using our creative and intellectual processes to serve God.


Offering our mind

Earlier Later

Party with friends Lecture on

Spirituality


Offering our mindChanting the Name of God for progressively longer durations during the day and with increased concentration


Offering our Intellect

Study of Spirituality Writing articles and presentations

Maintaining records Listening to an evolved Spiritual Guide


Offering our Sixth Sense

Spiritual Dimension

• Some of us have been gifted with sixth sense from an early age. • Gift is due to spiritual practice

Ability to see intothe spiritual dimension



The onus is on us to use our sixth sense only to facilitate spiritual growth in either ourselves or others.



Sixth sense used for worldly benefit is considered a waste from a spiritual perspective.

Finding a life partner Getting a job



Sixth sense used for worldly benefit is considered a waste from a spiritual perspective.

Finding a life partner Getting a job

If used for a spiritual purpose – leads us to the basic purpose of life - God-realisation



Use of sixth sense

Used for God-realisation?

Yes

No

Outcome

• Our sixth sense ability is enhanced• Spiritual growth occurs

(Used for worldly benefit)

• Our sixth sense ability is reduced over time•We become prey to being misled by ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies, etc.)



At the Spiritual Science Research Foundation seekers with sixth sense use their talent to observe the spiritual dimension and thereby give the world an understanding about this little known Universe.

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In summary

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• God has given all of us some resources. If we use these God given resources to serve Him, we grow spiritually

•Even if we don’t have anything we do least have our body. Therefore and we can serve God through some physical labour used towards the spread of Spirituality.

By aligning our spiritual practice with all the six basic principles of spiritual practice we can make it more efficient and thereby facilitate our spiritual growth.

Spiritual practice - Basic Principle 6

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