Learning about Individual Spirituality
is fairly simple, though it may not be perceived in such a fashion.
The primary vehicle through which you learn about your Individual Spirituality
is you. You learn directly through the vibratory light or energy of
God. This learning comes by way of expanded intuition, heightened awareness
and increased knowledge. Believe it or not, the entire process entails
one of remembering whom you really are, what your purpose for being
is, and of your greater potential for the future. “God”
is the most formidable teacher there is and as His great blanket of
Love slowly pervades your being, you will come to know yourself as the
spiritual being that you are. We spoke of having proof in an earlier
question. Learning directly from God provides the only real, true proof
and your developing spirituality will be confirmed daily.
Though learning directly from
God is, without a doubt, the primary method and motivating factor of
education in developing your Individual Spirituality, the secondary
method is through formal, conventional education, which is where our
course comes into play. We have just enlightened you of the primary
method of learning and allow us to make the distinction between the
primary and secondary methods of learning. The secondary method entails
reading and studying through what is better referred to as the written
word. Our course is designed to stimulate your thinking process and
provide you with knowledge upon which the intellect can ponder. Our
course is designed only to open the door to your intuition, awareness
and knowledge. While we open the door, the light of God, the divine,
is the motivating force that actually moves through the door, so to
speak. The door that we speak of here is your perception, senses, awareness.
It is the mechanism within you that allows you to perceive and understand
reality. It is also wise to have an open door policy, meaning to develop
an open minded and receptive attitude for learning. Our course, while
the secondary method of learning, is designed to direct you to the primary
method, which is between God and yourself. They are in truth one in
the same but that’s another story and something of vital importance
you will learn along the way.
We stress in the introduction to our course that reading is one thing.
Experience is yet another. Practicing various methods of communion and
spiritually related exercises are how you gain actual experience of
self-development. In other words, Individual Spiritual Development not
only consists of, it demands a lot of homework. Homework consists of
inner work. After all, a home cannot be built unless the construction
process is regularly carried out. In Building Your New Home Within the
House of God, your new home of spirit cannot manifest your paying close
attention to and monitoring the construction process. The process of
“building upon yourself” entails a rather lengthy journey
with you or should we say within the depths of your being. We stress
again that reading is one thing. Experience is yet another. It is said
that true wisdom is the difference between knowledge and experience.
Experiencing the spiritual development process is where true wisdom
unfolds.
If we were to compare the education
and development process of Individual Spirituality with a mainstream
method, the University of Spirituality falls under the method of “Distance
Learning.” Distance Learning is an up and coming method of education
and gaining popularity. The method largely consists of studying lessons
on your computer through the web or perhaps connecting directly to a
classroom. In most cases, you never actually meet the instructor in
person, but rather interact through E-Mail.
The world wide web is simply
an amazing feat of technology. The web has made the world a much smaller
place. We can connect with any part of the world with the touch of a
button. We can communicate with other people. We can see pictures of
other places. We can learn about other cultures, how they live and what
activities they practice, all nearly instantaneously.
Distant Education is the best
way to describe the University of Spirituality. Learning from God might
also be perceived as distance learning, however, it is the shortest
distance between you and learning about the true nature of your spiritual
being. In other words, most of us see ourselves as being a great distance
from God when in fact we are not. God is not a “long way off.”
It is only in our perception of Who, What and Where God is that clouds
our understanding.
Distance Education involves “learning from Home” and since
we are venturing to Build Our New Home Within the House of God, what
better place to not only learn, but undertake the building process itself
than within our own home. “Home” is indeed a special place.
There are so many advantages of learning from home. Home is the self-reflective
archetypal portrayal of us. It is that special place that absorbs and
shares our energy and all the things that make us...us. Home is where
we relax, cook, socialize, keep ourselves clean and sleep. The home
is where it all begins. You will begin to acquire a new appreciation
and understanding of what home really means. You are in a sense becoming
a homemaker. In developing yourself spiritually, you must begin to see
the living room of your home as the classroom, the extension, your extension,
of the University of Spirituality. Wherever you make your special place
of learning is where God teaches you.
Note: Though we have provided
an overview of learning about individual spirituality, this still leaves
many unanswered questions to the seeker of individual spirituality.
In other words, the seeker may still be asking questions as to how exactly
do I go about this. How do I get the ball rolling? How do I focus on
myself? I’m not a teacher, how do I teach myself?
In retrospect, How we learn about our Individual Spirituality entails
learning directly from the very source of which we are questioning.
In other words, you learn about your Individual Spirituality from the
Spirit of God. What better way could there be? It is difficult for us
to explain how the process of learning from God works. We can give you
a brief overview, but the real learning comes only through the experience
of doing. It is a practice of learning to be yourself. We would also
stress that since the method of learning is something “new,”
it will take much getting used to. We are highly conditioned to receive
our education and learning through the conventional classroom, so there
is an adjustment period to become acclimated to the process. The process
entails sitting in the silent classroom of God in your home, waiting,
listening and trusting in you. Learning comes slowly, surely and necessitates
mastering the exquisite art of patience. We live in a “quick fix”
world filled with schedules and time frames. High School is completed
over a certain time schedule as is college. There are no time lines
associated with learning from the Light of God. If you are looking for
a quick fix in developing yourself spiritually, there is no such thing.
The best advice we can provide here is this. If you are pressed to set
a time line for yourself and your spiritual development, establish for
yourself your present life as the goal. This is most practical and realistic.
The process of actually developing yourself to where you reach total
spiritual fulfillment can be accomplished in one lifetime. The process
can be accomplished sooner, but it is wise not to count on or anticipate.
Along those lines, we would also
stress that the University of Spirituality is invisible and intangible.
This means that the concept of Universal Spirituality itself is what
is most important. The method of learning, therefore, should be viewed
in the same fashion. Your Individual Spirituality is, at present, invisible
and intangible, however, you have the innate ability to bring your spirituality
into visible, tangible expression through your physical being and actions
by developing yourself.