is well connected by rail and road to the rest of the country.

Ashoka's rock edicts

Ashoka's rock edicts, dating from 260 BC, at Dhauli, 8 kms from Bhubaneshwar, stand testimony to his conversion to the gentle faith of the Buddha. These two 'Kalinga Edicts' differ from other Ashoka edicts which expound Buddhist principles. Dating from 260 BC the Dhauli edicts give detailed instructions to Ashoka's administratiors to rule his subjects with gentleness and fairness.

Six kilometres from Bhubaneshwar are the caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri, dating from 2nd century BC, on two separate hillocks separated by a road. At Udayagiri is the famous Hati Gumpha (elephant cave) of King Kharavela. There are several caves worth visiting with stone figures from the Buddhist pantheon and fine wall friezes.

The three sites of Ratnagiri, Udaigiri and Lalitagiri, constitute a separate circuit, well connected by road to Bhubaneshwar. Ratnagiri in the fertile Birupa river valley, 90 kms from Bhubaneshwar, was a great centre of Vajrayana Buddhist till the 12th century and the Mahavihara of Ratnagiri played a great role in the development of the Kalachakratantra during the 10th century. Today, pilgrims can see the remains of this monastic university along with the beautiful sculpted panels that reveal the intricate motifs on the niches.

In Udaigiri, 5 kms from Ratnagiri, the remains of a sprawling monastery has been recently excavated, that can be reached through a long stairway. Rock-cut sculptures adorn the hilltop. Lalitagiri is situated on a small hill and has a large number of votive stupas and the remains of a chaitya hall. Also noteworthy are the large number of Buddha figures housed in the site museum. There is a stone carver's village that has survived from ancient times where excellent sculptures are often to be found.

Everything that we have, including this body, we have taken from this planet. What

we can give is only a paltry part of what we have taken. Giving as an act could be very deceptive and could turn ugly, but

if your way of being is giving and your actions are only a manifestation of that, when you open your heart to give, grace

invariably seeps in. That is inevitable.

It has been my fortune and privilege that at a very early age, I became witness to a certain state of giving -- my great

grandmother who lived to be 113 years of age. In the morning, if she was given breakfast, she would always go about

giving away at least two-thirds of it to the ants, birds and squirrels, particularly to the ants. People would say, ‘She is

throwing all her food around, this old woman will die without eating,' but they all died while she lived. There were many

days where I saw her with a little bit of breakfast that was left on her plate. She would simply sit there, watching the ants

eat. Tears would be streaking down her cheeks and when somebody asked, ‘Won't you eat?’ she would say, ‘I'm full. I'm

already full.’ It was many years later that I realized her way of transacting with the world. If the ants ate, she was being

nourished. A logical mind would never understand this, but it was this nourishment which gave her an extraordinary

longevity.

Each of us can also make every act and every breath into a process of giving – seeing how we can contribute to

everything around us, no matter what we are doing. In just 24 hours, we will be so rich that the experience of life, the

beauty of life, will set a glow on our face because that is the only way life functions. The whole process of life is a giving.

It is a transaction. In every giving there is a taking. We are taking more than we are giving, but in your mind, just ignore

the taking. You just keep giving because you do not have to take; it will be pushed into you.

There was a man who cleared one hundred acres of forest and made it into farmland. His two sons helped him and they

became prosperous. When the man was dying, he called his two sons and told them that the land should never be

divided, but the produce should be taken equally, fifty percent, by each son.

Accordingly, they went by their father’s word. One of the brothers got married and had five children. The other one never

got married. Life went on and they each took fifty percent. One day, a thought entered the mind of the brother who had a

wife and five children: "I'm getting fifty percent; my brother is also getting fifty percent. But I have a wife and five children

while my brother has nobody. When he gets old, who will take care of him? He should have a little more than me because

I have the wealth of my children. But he is too proud; he will not take it from me." So in the dark of the night, he carried a

bagful of grain quietly and walked into his brother’s store, dropped this bag and walked back. Whenever he could, he went

on doing this.

The same thought also entered his brother's mind. He thought, "I am alone, my brother has five children to feed and I am

getting fifty percent, but if I give him extra, he will not take it." So he started doing the same thing at night. This went on for

many years and both of them never noticed. One night, both of the brothers carrying sacks of grains in secrecy walked

towards each other's storehouse and came face to face. Suddenly, they realized what was happening.

--Jaggi Vasudeva

18.

 In spiritual terms then, stress may

mean losing the frequency or a feeling that we have lost our connection to the Source - or perhaps a forgetting that we are

always plugged in – a misperception of sorts.

But when we take the time for a quiet moment to become aware of this essential connection, it grows brighter and

stronger. The power of the connection stays with us and can more easily be felt and recognized. The following metaphor

of a beach came to me in channeled form and reminded me of Anne Morrow-Lindbergh’s wonderful memoir titled, “Gift

from the Sea.” She reminds us to be “as choiceless as a beach” waiting expectantly for a gift from the sea.

The ocean is expansive and the possibilities endless, coming

to you who wait patiently on the shore. The waves wash up

exactly what you require for your continued growth and

evolution. It is a matter of openness and willingness to be

present - to remain on the beach and to recognize what comes

to you from the depths of the water. If you are not at the

shore, you will miss the treasures which are there for you.

When your thoughts are of past and future, you have left the

shore and therefore you miss what comes to you. Therefore,

align yourself with the present moment, because this is the

only place where you can receive anything of real value.

This is the shore, the spot where you breathe in Spirit’s

offerings, blessings, and peace.

So allow yourself to become like a beachcomber of sorts, spending some of your time being curious on the shore to

discover what may come to you. Remember to always give thanks for the bounty that you receive. This thanksgiving puts

you into the natural cycle and assures that more blessings arrive on the shore.

By acknowledging the gifts of Spirit, you demonstrate that you are in tune with life, you are operating in tandem with

universal principles, you create the “flow” that in actual fact has been there all the while, but now you step into it, you

place yourself strategically.

PLACE YOURSELF IN THE FLOW OF LIFE BY BEING IN THE PRESENT, LETTING GO OF PAST AND FUTURE, AND

OFFERING THANKS AND ACCEPTANCE OF NOW.

Healing continues in its many forms. It has many different faces and methods of appearance. It does not discriminate, but

comes to you who accept it. Acceptance, therefore, is a major element in healing. It comes to those who accept help, who

are truly open to receiving the gift.

Embracing the present gives you the keys to the future. It unlocks the door to what it is that you desire, what you seek. It

lays the groundwork, so to speak and paves the way for an integrated and balanced tomorrow.

 It is like moving milk around with such regularity and consistency that butter is created.

When I churn spiritual knowledge, I make the intellect strong and I free myself from being oppressed by the same

thoughts over and over again. Today let me churn spiritual knowledge and be free from waste.”

“Within the current obstacle is the solution needed to overcome it. These adverse situations that look like they could bury

us, have within them the very real potential to make us unshakeable. When we face our problems with this faith we are

able to respond to them without giving into panic, bitterness or self-pity. Today let me see the solutions hidden inside

problems.”

“Everything depends on your commitment. Whatever I promise will definitely take on a practical form. Without a

commitment, the energy of my consciousness is dispersed. When the energy of consciousness is focused, my

subconscious mind seeks and finds ways to express my conscious intention. Today let me clarify my promise to myself

and watch it take form.”

“A person of wisdom and spirituality has very beautiful manners that have grown from genuine respect and love for the

whole of humanity. Manners in this sense have nothing to do with culture or education: it is simply a question of humility.

When we are at the receiving end of such manners, we feel that some deeper part of us has been honoured. In fact, none

of us deserves anything less. Today let me demonstrate the highest manners based on a humble respect for everyone I

meet.”

“Relationships exist for a high purpose. A perfect partnership is said to be not two people gazing into each other’s eyes,

but rather standing side by side looking in the same direction. This suggests that relationships don’t exist merely for their

own sake, to keep just the people involved happy; but rather for a bigger purpose. Today let me invest in relationships for

a higher purpose.”

“The real lessons of life do not need to be remembered because they cannot be forgotten. Real learning has nothing to do

with remembering things. That’s what makes real learning a joyful, an awakening and an empowering experience. Life is

my school, every scene is a workshop, my teachers are all around me and every interaction carries a potential lesson to

be discerned and learned. Today let me treasure real learning.”

“When we live a ‘material life’ we learn to ‘identify’ with the material world around us. As a consequence we create our

own emotional disturbances (sadness, anger and fear) which are triggered but not caused by changing events and

circumstances, almost all of which are beyond our control. On the other hand when we live a spiritual life we do not invest

our identity in any ‘thing’ out there! We are therefore not adversely affected by material events because we have realized

and accepted that everything in the material world is constantly changing its form at both the macro and micro levels.

Continuous change is the very nature of material reality. But it is not OUR reality. Spirit doesn’t change its essential

‘form’…which, in material terms, is formless!”

“Recognize your capacity to love. Most of us have a great capacity to love yet focus all this energy on only a few people.

When I recognize my unlimited capacity to love I release a great store of energy. This energy of love can be shared in

many ways; I can join together with others or I can hold thoughts of love and good wishes for all of humanity in my mind.

Today let me find a way to express my unlimited capacity to love.”

“Contentment is an art, for it asks for contrast; utter rest in the midst of activity. Rest comes with space and space comes

when there is somewhere to go and be on your own. That space is inside you. Contentment is like an underground river

whose course just cannot be daunted. On the surface, people are stamping, pushing, pulling; the ground is cracking or left

derelict but underneath, the river is flowing constantly refreshing. Today let me be content by taking rest by my inner

river.”

“The face is a mirror of your inner stage. A sparkling face reveals a healthy, happy soul. A dry, sour face reveals the

disease of bitterness and discontent. What does your face depict? As I move throughout my day I can pay attention to

maintain happiness on my face. This trains the soul to bring out the best and slowly it emerges from inside. Today let me

use my face to mirror the best of me.”

“Life is a play. Each person has a part to play in the drama of life. Actors in a play do not try to control each other’s parts.

When I stay focused on playing my part well, I do not become distracted by other parts. Someone may have a part of

giving sorrow; however this does not need to take me away from staying focused on my part to give happiness. Today let

me stay focused on playing my part well.”

“You are more than your personality. When I see myself as my current personality I limit my view of myself. Although I

have a personality formed through many experiences, deeper than the personality exists a quiet, peaceful, loving being

who watches how the personality is used. This is the real “I” inside the personality. Today let me see myself as much

more than my personality.”

“Both realization and power are needed for personal change. To engage in a process of spiritual development is to

welcome the opportunity to recognize limiting patterns within the self and to let them go. However, to recognize a pattern

is one thing, having the power to change it, is another. Where do I get the power to change limiting patterns? The energy

of love generated from a close connection with Spiritual Source and love generated for the self during meditation provide

the power required for change. Today let me generate power for change.”

“Real unity comes when we appreciate the differences of each person in the gathering. Attempts to build unity that is

based on having everyone in a group be alike only creates more disharmony. True unity comes when I am able to see the

unique qualities of each person and when each person is free to express these specialties. Today let me build unity.”

“The thrill of newness creates the feeling of potential, freshness and opportunity. This feeling is very natural and we seek

to recreate it. However by seeking newness in possessions or external circumstances we have become dependent on

quick fixes that do not last. When I choose to create the experience of newness inside of me with new thoughts, feelings

and discoveries about myself, then I become the master and can create the thrill at will. Today let me turn inwards and

create newness inside of me.”

“Time cannot be controlled, but I can manage myself. When I am focused and clear, time expands and I am able to fill it

with many meaningful events. When I am not focused, time drifts away and I feel unable to control anything. Working

smarter, not harder and doing things right, helps me get the best out of time. Today let me be focused and use time well.”

“What you can imagine, you can create. If I can imagine myself being peaceful, being love-full, being full and content

spiritually then I can create it. In fact, if I can imagine it in the future, why can’t I be it in this moment? Today let me

imagine the best for myself and bring it into the present moment.”

“The quality of your actions throughout the day will create your inner atmosphere. The thoughts I carry throughout the day

have a direct impact on my body and state of my mind. When I act according to my conscience I end my day clean and

free of burden. If I have accumulated any negativity throughout the day I can check and put things right before sleeping.

Today let me ensure that my inner atmosphere remains clean.”

“Discover your special part by responding well to what comes in front of you. We think we must plan our future to

determine the role we wish to play in the world. In reality our part is often discovered as we journey through life making

choices. My part reveals itself as I step forward to offer what is needed in life. This offering is my special contribution to

the world, my part. Today let me enjoy discovering my part.”

“Waste thoughts drain power. The fewer thoughts I have the more power each thought contains. The more thoughts I

have the less power each one contains. When my thoughts are powerful, my creation becomes powerful. Today let me

focus on the quality of each thought.”

“The habits of guessing and assuming can be like ferocious lions. So do not allow them to run wild. When I allow my mind

to engage in waste thoughts speculating about the drama of life, I am feeding lions that take over my mind. Life will unfold

as it will and my greatest protection from the lions of worry and speculation is the certainty of my own pure intention to

learn and grow. Today let me learn from life rather than speculate about it.”

“Remember the power of your choices. My past has created my present. When I reflect on how I got to this place in my

life, it is always because of the choices I made in the past. By choosing one path, I eliminated many others and each

choice opened new options for me. This means that today, in my life, I am exactly where I chose to be. Today let me

respect the power of my choices.”

“The quality of the relationship you have with yourself determines the quality of relationships you build with others. The

relationship I have with myself is tied to my self-image and sense of security. For many of us, our self-image and sense of

security is largely formed outside-in, on the basis of information received from others. This type of self esteem is fragile,

vulnerable to the whims of others’ changing moods. When my self-esteem is anchored to an internal conviction of truth it

provides inner strength and confidence and makes me trustworthy and reliable in relationships with others. Today let me

anchor myself to my own truth and build strong relationships.”

“Truth never changes. Each person may have their own path to truth. However, to think that truth is a product of my own

perception is to relegate myself to constant variation. My perceptions are influenced by so many things; by the mood I am

in, the company I keep, the current world news. Truth, on the other hand, by its very nature would be unchanging—

something I could always rely on; search for and ultimately find. Today let me consider the nature of Truth.”

“Truth never changes. Each person may have their own path to truth. However, to think that truth is a product of my own

perception is to relegate myself to constant variation. My perceptions are influenced by so many things; by the mood I am

in, the company I keep, the current world news. Truth, on the other hand, by its very nature would be unchanging—

something I could always rely on; search for and ultimately find. Today let me consider the nature of Truth.”

“Be clear on your intentions. Your character is illuminated by the coherence that exists between what you say and what

you do, consistently, day in day out. To express my true, highest character is to check my intentions regularly - moment to

moment- to ensure that my actions are consistent with my highest intentions. This is called spiritual effort. Today let me

express my highest character in everything I do.”

“Freedom is a state of mind. Freedom is to be uninfluenced and unaffected by internal or external disturbance, to be at

peace with the self. Understanding the self is the key to freedom. The more one understands the self, the easier it is to be

liberated from the chains of waste and negativity. Real freedom is to experience the true essence of one's being. Today

let me taste freedom by being at peace with myself.”

“Truth has a simple and clear definition: that which never changes. Many things come and go in my life but truth is what

stays. Perhaps I have had different friends, jobs, homes, even phases of life but something inside of me has always been

the same. There has always been the inner voice that longs for love, peace and that knows right from wrong. Today let

me celebrate the constancy of my own truth.”

“Attraction causes suffering. When I am attracted to something I become trapped in it like a web. There is an exclusive

focus on the thing I am attracted to excluding everything around it. It is subtle at first but over time I am not able to

become free even if I wish. This is the difference between creating relationships and being in bondage. Today let me

create relationships within which I feel free.”

“When I am a guest I am usually on holiday, away from my regular responsibilities and routines. I often find I have a lot of

energy as I am not drained and burdened by duties and responsibilities. Even mundane activities become more fun as a

guest. When I adopt the attitude of being a guest in my life, I begin to enjoy the extra energy that comes from being “on

holiday”. Today let me experiment with the consciousness of being a welcome guest in my life.”

* Complements of the Brahma Kumaris (http://www.bkwsu.com/index_html). 

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 the pretty cliffside church, and at night the town buzzes with an atmosphere at once cosmopolitan and gentle.

A person could while away a pleasant week in this town and come away with no complaints, but as alluring as the sunbeds are, being in this vicinity always makes me dream of ancient Rome.

Standing at dusk on the balcony of my hotel, the Bristol, I can just about make out the distant shape of Capri, where the Emperor Tiberius chased unfortunate boys through the woods around his hilltop villa, while his sidekick Sejanus conducted a reign of terror in Rome.

Across the bay, the twinkling lights of Naples remind me of its origins as a Greek settlement which the Romans transformed into a well-heeled bathing resort.And looming just behind the city is the ominous hump of Vesuvius, which erupted with devastating consequences for a great number of Romans on August 24th in the year 79AD.

Of course if Vesuvius hadn't erupted when, and in the precise manner it did, we'd know a lot less about how the Romans lived. Because on that distant day a combination of mud and ash froze in time a number of settlements which would be discovered by awestruck posterity almost two millennia later.

Pompeii is of course the most famous of these, and I feel suitably virtuous as I swap a morning of poolside torpor for a poorly air-conditioned bus.

The dingy Neapolitan suburb of Stabia does not prepare you for the splendour of Pompeii, but then again it's hard to think of anything that would. What invariably startles first-time visitors to Pompeii is the size and intactness of the place. It's vast, and not only the houses but the cobblestones and even drains are just as they were on that August morning in 79AD.

As you walk along the central avenue, side streets stretch away on either side, their only inhabitants bony, slinking cats. Conspicuous by their absence, though, are the roofs. When Vesuvius erupted -- or perhaps we should say exploded- because the pressure from beneath was so great it blew a third of the mountain off -- this city and its people were not engulfed by a flood of boiling lava as you might imagine.

Instead, to begin with, nothing much happened at all. The sky turned black as the whole area was engulfed in a kind of mushroom cloud of ash. Then, after a time, a rain of rubble started that would eventually smother all of Pompeii, and the weight of this rubble brought every single roof down. What the debris also did, however, was to bury Pompeii so successfully that it was preserved perfectly until Napoli's Bourbon rulers discovered it in the mid-18th century.

Subsequent discoveries have tended to confirm what we already strongly suspected -- the Romans invented practically everything. In Pompeii, restaurants with pizza ovens advertised their wares with extravagant signage.

Graffiti has been found rudely proclaiming support for a gladiator who was probably the Ronaldo of his day. The grander houses had baths and large gardens. There's even a brothel, lately uncovered, complete with graphic wall paintings depicting various sexual positions (they haven't changed either).

Pompeii is pretty overwhelming, right down to the famous plaster casts of the city's preserved inhabitants. But it's not the only Vesuvius-ravaged town. In Herculaneum, the buildings are even more intact.

Sitting smack bang in the middle of the modern town of Ercolano, the ruins of ancient Herculaneum were stumbled upon by a Spanish engineer called Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre in 1738, and though far smaller than Pompeii, the site would prove an even more fecund treasure trove. When Vesuvius erupted, the town was engulfed not by falling rocks and ash but a great wall of mud, 20-odd metres of it, that would preserve perfectly murals, skeletons, furniture and floor tiles -- even Herculaneum's roofs.

Herculaneum was an exclusive seaside resort, and the 'Villa of the Papyri', at the front of the site, was once a luxurious seafront property, - the frescoes and elaborate tiling give some sense of its former splendour. It was the seaside retreat of Julius Caesar's father-in-law, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, a great intellectual of his day, and literary scrolls were recovered at the villa.

There are many other houses, a temple, streets, fountains, and a number of marvellously intact frescoes. Nowhere will you feel this close to the Roman way of life, and the intriguing thing about Herculaneum is that the bulk of it probably still lies beneath the roads and houses of the modern town that surrounds it. Until very recently archaeologists assumed few had died in Herculaneum because of the absence of remains, but in 1981 diggers discovered more than 50 skeletons in an old bath house.

Over the last two centuries, many treasures have been discovered at the sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum and the other Vesuvian town, Stabiae, and many of these sit piled up in the remarkable National Archaeological Museum in Naples. My journey there involved quite a trek, first by boat from Sorrento's harbour, then up through the winding streets of this noisy, hectic, unapologetically Mediterranean city.

Washing hangs like tired bunting in the narrow, airless back streets of San Giuseppe, where artisans in tiny shops mend shoes and fix radios, their walls still decorated with posters of the city's great footballing hero, Diego Maradona.

The Archaeological Museum's grand 18th-century façade comes as something of a relief from those airless alleys, and in the high-ceilinged interior is one of the most remarkable collections of Roman artifacts in the world.

Among the museum's imposing marbles are some -- like the 'Farmese Hercules' -- that once stood in the great squares of Rome. And upstairs you find extraordinary ancient paintings as well as maps and models of Herculaneum and Pompeii.

But all over the museum are so many statues and ornaments from the Vesuvian towns that they're piled in corridors and leaning against walls in the courtyards outside. It's as though the museum -- and the area -- are so rich in Roman remnants that no one quite knows what to do with them. Under the shadow of Vesuvius, traces of a glorious past are everywhere. On the way back down to the port to catch my boat to Sorrento, I walk past a brand new Roman excavation that's just been unearthed. The city was making initial digs for a new metro line when they came across a large and possibly very significant archaeological site. They're everywhere -- even under the water. Apparently, the remains of a great Roman harbour rest beneath the waves in the middle of the bay, and can be reached by divers. Now that would be an interesting day trip.

- Paul Whitington

The 1st way to develop is through the heart. The heart is the manage centre of our emotions and spiritual development happens when we understand to forgive, adore, and really accept ourselves and people around us. The best instructor for all these lessons is relationships, the two romantic and family relationships. These are the people that we let near, and they push our buttons, and in doing so, give us the gift of viewing in which we are most intolerant, selfish, and angry for illustration.

The longest journey is the 7″ journey from the head to the heart. We reside virtually entirely in the head in the west, and I have watched a lot of men and women battle with the concept of residing from the heart- myself integrated. As you get to know and accept your self and continue to operate on your problems, you get started to be capable to acknowledge your self and thus begins the journey into the heart. All the components of you that you reject are the components that retain you from living in the heart.

The second way to grow is by means of prayer and devotion. Religion is the classic way to practice devotion. Support is generally encouraged in a lot of of the worlds’ religions. Considering about how you can be of services in the globe is a very effective antidote to self, as not only are you rendering service to another, it generally boosts your self- esteem at the exact same time.

There has been a shift absent from religion in some parts of secular society, and a increasing range of folks have discovered meditation and other spiritual practices to change the church. I think that tuning into one thing larger than oneself (universal consciousness, for instance) as a day-to-day practice, will permit you to connect with the deepest areas of your currently being. This ritual can genuinely permit you to open your heart and head and can lead to your spiritual evolution.

The third way to develop is by way of the physique. “My entire body is a temple” is a typical phrase, but in genuine truth, the system is the way that we encounter this spiritual lifetime. I am a spiritual getting in a human body. Healthful meals and excellent physical exercise like Yoga and Chi Gung, and other eastern practices will strengthen your entire body and preserve you from illness.

Other pursuits make this experience of the system far more enjoyable- hygiene, dancing, activity, intimacy, hiking, and so on. For some individuals, dwelling in the entire body is too agonizing, so they escape with spiritual or spiritual addiction, or any other strategies of denying their body. This could include above- consuming, alcohol, anorexia, residing in the head, (above-analysing, catastrophising, depression or anger are a number of examples) or physique hatred. For these men and women, becoming grounded and learning to dwell in and through the physique is the spiritual expansion that will permit them to start on a diverse path.

The fourth way to increase is by means of the thoughts. This is all about comprehending with the head and expanding the head to encompass huge ideas like “Who am I?”, “What is Fact?”, “What is Death?”

Learning diverse philosophies and pondering the huge inquiries in lifestyle, and finding new ways to glimpse at oneself and the planet are wonderful methods to find out who you are and what you hold genuine. Meditating and going within is also a very good way to locate your self – it is amazing how much you can understand about oneself in a minute of silence. Meditation is a spiritual apply that can take some time to master but it does become less complicated as you understand to swap off the active head, and the advantages to your well being and well-being can be unbelievable.

The fifth way to develop is the way of creativity. This segment delivers the most pleasure on a spiritual journey- chanting, drumming, singing, ritual, ceremony, artwork, and several distinct types of generating. This is probably the one particular that attracts most men and women at the starting of their journey. Here is where you can check out plenty of distinct actions, and meet plenty of individuals who are also searching for some answers. Numerous individuals keep right here and are drawn to the pleasure. However, some people experience this stage as a solitary time, and draw and sing on their personal.

For some, this is a really personalized stage that they do not pick to stay out in front of others as they find their expression via whatever medium suits them. Whichever way you select to increase, be aware of the other varieties that are also a essential part of the journey. Getting to be spiritual is a profound lifestyle selection and each journey will be different to any person else’s.

Spiritual Growth is an really private journey, and one that wants time, and persistence, courage and honesty.

Created by Caroline Nettle.

Caroline Nettle is passionate about healing, recovery, and helping other people to grow.  Her web site Spiritual Development Instruments is the culmination of several several years of seeking solutions about her own health and well-being, and studying the human condition.  She writes content, is a healer and provides talks about topics relating to spiritual expansion and private development.

Spiritual Growth Tools is an on the internet resources dedicated to spiritual progress and personal growth. It aims to supply resources and info to aid other people on their journey to interior peace, vitality, and a happier, much healthier life-style!