Jonathan McCracken - The Stages Of Spirituality
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Transcript of Jonathan McCracken - The Stages Of Spirituality
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A model for understanding your progress on a spiritual path
Jonathan McCracken
Stages of Spirituality
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Disclaimer No one religion/spiritual path is better than another
“Stages” often implies a progressive superiority. In Spirituality, no one is
“better” than another.
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Religion
a body of knowledge containing beliefs about the causality of the universeWhy are we here? Why must we live a “good life?
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Spirituality
one’s personal experience with a higher power or value system (not necessarily “God” or “Gods”)
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Goal of Spirituality
To attain greater awareness, peace of mind, or union with the higher powers or value
system
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Peace of Mind
/Awaren
ess
Practice / Depth of Experience
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Fear
Fear of being punished by the higher powers
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Trust in the system of beliefs
Trust that everything will work out
Trust that you have what you need to move through this world
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DevotionA commitment to going “deeper”
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DedicationA tireless practitioner, does not give up easily when confronted with “double-binds”
Mentoring others in their spiritual paths
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Surrender
The complete ‘giving up’ of the “me, myself, and I” (Ego)
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Peace of Mind
/Awaren
ess
Practice / Depth of Experience
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How to get there?
Practice
Practice
Practice