http://illumen8.com Spirituality.:.Enlightenment.:.Higher Awareness Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:46:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are many different religions and spiritual teachings but all religions and teachings have one thing in common.   They all teach that there is a “soul” and that the soul is embodied into a physical form during this life and that it lives on after our physical death. Religions also ... http://illumen8.com/the-soul-purpose-is-like-the-purpose-of-a-child.html The term “self-actualization” was first introduced by the philosopher Kurt Goldstein and referred to the motive a person has to realize all of their potentialities. This means, whatever is possible for you, or can be dreamt of, can actually become a reality if you just move toward self-actualization.  Goldstein believed ... http://illumen8.com/some-guidance-on-your-quest-for-self-actualization.html Spiritual awakening refers to soul awakening, self-development, self-transformation, leading a balanced and integrated life, leading an internally joyous life, and leading a spiritual life. In one sense, spiritual awakening is ingrained as the by default universal purpose in the DNA of each of us. And we are already undergoing spiritual transformation ... http://illumen8.com/coming-to-your-own-spiritual-awakening.html Higher states of consciousness are naturally interesting to people because we all inherently know that things are simply easier to understand when we aren’t lost in our usual day to day problems that plague us from day to day.  There are rare experiences when we are able to see the ... http://illumen8.com/how-to-reach-a-higher-state-of-consciousness.html The difference between the soul and the spirit has a lot to do with “whose” soul and “what” spirit we are actually talking about. Most people refer to the soul and the spirit as being connected to specific people and each of us is often said to have a “soul” ... http://illumen8.com/what%e2%80%99s-the-difference-between-the-soul-and-the-spirit.html Waking, dreaming and sleeping states of consciousness are common to all of us. Higher states of consciousness are adored by every individual. Everyone hopes to delve deep into the realm of consciousness. With the help of scientific spiritual and yoga practices, in the deep state of contemplation, absorbed in meditation, ... http://illumen8.com/higher-states-of-consciousness-mystery-and-power.html Because of the fact that spirituality and mysticism are often such vague areas of knowledge, there can actually be quite a bit of confusion about the idea of a spiritual awakening.  One of the most popular places that people hear about a spiritual awakening is in the programs of Alcoholics ... http://illumen8.com/how-do-i-know-if-i%e2%80%99ve-had-a-spiritual-awakening.html Some things just don’t seem to go together.  Cats and dogs, oil and water, coffee and lemon juice?  Actually, many people are quick to judge whether science and mysticism can actually go together because the two subjects seem a lot like oil and water. Science is a very rigid means and ... http://illumen8.com/can-mysticism-and-science-really-live-together-spiritually.html How The Difference In Soul And God Can Motivate Us To Grow Spiritually If there could be something most controversial as well most evident, it is GOD. And all of us are essentially soul or pure consciousness. Let us give a thought to the difference between these two forms of consciousness. The ... http://illumen8.com/soul-and-god.html Many people claim to be spiritual but are either fooling themselves or fooling others and this can be extremely damaging to someone who is honestly trying to find serious answers to their most important questions.  This is a collection of the characteristics of a true spiritual person which will make ... http://illumen8.com/what-are-the-characteristics-of-a-true-spiritual-person.html Every one of us does have a soul purpose. It belongs to conditions where we are at present. It belongs to the challenges that we can meet the opportunities we need to act on, the talents we need to nurture. If we get in tune with it and realize it ... http://illumen8.com/get-in-tune-with-soul-purpose-and-enrich-you-life.html What is spirituality? How do you define it for yourself and what does it ultimately mean to you in your life? How you define spirituality for yourself has a big impact on your experience and also your relationship to this intangible dimension of life that we all long to know ... http://illumen8.com/lets-define-spirituality%e2%80%a6.html The word ‘wisdom’ gets thrown around quite often in spiritual discussions – often as the result of some profound insight. For many, wisdom is believed to be some special knowledge, reserved for a chosen few who has a deeper insight into life. Although this is true in many ways, wisdom ... http://illumen8.com/wisdom-god-and-a-deeper-understanding-of-life.html What is enlightenment? This question has become very controversial and in many ways it went from a religious quest to a philosophical quest. In fact, it’s become so debated that there’s a magazine dedicated to the subject. WIE (What Is Enlightenment) is a magazine well worth picking up and it’s ... http://illumen8.com/3-great-insights-into-the-meaning-of-spiritual-enlightenment.html In the last few years religion has come under a fresh range of attacks and with books like Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion we are once again doubting the role of religion and whether it really is the path to God. I believe that there are many ways of finding ... http://illumen8.com/the-fundamental-difference-between-religion-and-spirituality.html