Spirituality and Spiritual - Definition

Spirituality, often misunderstood as a concept, is easily defined as - working to be a true and strict God related spiritual being or development of spiritual being. The highest spiritual achievement ever is one who has developed his/her true divine being to the point that his/her spirit is equal to the holy spirit of God.

Spirituality is the God related science of developing or freeing the God made innermost being - the core of all of us "made in the image of God."

True God related spirituality is achieved by means of scientifically applying spiritual teachings and spiritual techniques that allow ego to vanish in the fire of divine love and ego oriented spirit better called intellect to be replaced by the Holy Spirit. Such true spiritual teachings can only be affected by a true connection to our innermost self. Since all humankind is God made; every human has at one time or another, the urge to develop their suppressed spirituality again. Spirituality is our true nature and spiritual development is the most direct way to solutions of love and peace in all creation. We know God is only love, because love creates, all else destroys. If Love creates and God so loved us he created the heaven and earth, therefore we know God only loves. Love can not co-exist with any other premise simultaneously, therefore God is only love.

The big bug-a-boo with being in human form vs in spiritual form (as God is) is that we have this construct called 'ego' to grabble with...the ego is essential to navigate the vicissitudes in life. Yet, the ego is what gets us into trouble. So we came from spiritual form and formed an ego to grabble with the human requirements in this place called 'earth.'

All life on earth serves but the one and only purpose of developing our spirituality again to the point of being free of spiritual ignorance, free of selfish or destructive behavioral patterns, free to return to our eternal home in God. True spirituality always leads to freedom in God.

Anything else but God related development never should be called spiritual or spirituality. Many human developments lead in totally different directions - away from God! Worshiping idols for example, and depicting God as a punishing God, who is standing with a check sheet watching our every transgression and sending us to hell if the list is too long or egregious.

The intent for religion or churches is to support, promote or teach true spirituality among all. This has failed in many religions. The development of true God related spirituality is under direct supervision of God and free from any religion or church. While some churches may have spiritual groups which have true spiritual teachings - most have long ago started ego oriented abuse of teachings-such as God punishes sinners. Development of true spirituality is free of any church or religion - God has no religion - God is Holy Spirit!

The ultimate healing of spirit is done when becoming one with God as a result of proper spiritual development. That means true spirituality is achieved after oneness with God. This level of spiritual connection with God is generally attributed to Gurus or an Avatar. However, I believe that one can achieve this level of oneness with God even though one does not achieve the distinction of either Guru or Avatar. One achieves the distinction of Guru or Avatar because one chooses to be a teacher of spirituality...if one does not chose to be a teacher of spirituality does not mean they have not achieved the level of Guru or Avatar.

What Are the Spiritual Messages in Avatar, the Movie?

My husband and I took our kids to see the movie Avatar during Winter break and we loved it so much we went back to see it again.

The reason why I loved the movie so much is because of one of its themes: "We are all one with each other, as well as with the animals, plants, trees and all of nature".

Here's a few examples of how this theme is demonstrated in the move:

The Na'Vi people live on a planet called Pandora. They can physically connect themselves to the consciousness of the animals and trees on their planet using tendrils at the end of their pony tails!

Meanwhile, the human scientists have discovered how to create physical bodies similar to that of the Na'Vis called Avatars. They have also invented a way for humans to connect consciously with these man-made, living, breathing, blue Na'Vi look-alikes and deposit them into the Na'Vi culture to mix and mingle with the natives for "research" purposes. To help visualize this, think The Matrix - but different.

Here's some other cool things about the Na'Vis:

They can hear the voices of their ancestors long gone and feel their spirit by literally plugging into the tree of voices.

It's also revealed that their planet has a network of trees which the Na'Vi can tap into and receive unlimited useful and life-saving data and information - a network which is more complex than the network of the human brain. This is yet another example of how the Na'Vi people are connected with each other, nature and their planet.

However, as you might suspect...the macho/military humans aren't interested in the so called "we are one with nature" sappiness and just want to steal the Na'Vis natural resources to save their dying earth no matter what the cost. (Yes, you can surely see another old, familiar theme emerging here: stealing the native's home right from under their feet.)

But still - like other human cultures both ancient and existing who live off the land and still hunt for their meals, the Na'Vi's senses are sharpened to survive in the forest. They remind me of the American Indians, the African tribes and the Australian aborigines with their rituals, skills and views of their world.

"I see you," is what they say to each other. Interpretation: "I see your soul. Your true essence. I see who you REALLY are." What a great message for kids and adults alike, although there's your typical fighting at the end.

Spiritual Law of Attraction

Many of us recognize the Law of Attraction to be a principle arriving from New Thought or New Age. It can actually be said so, but the Bible too teaches us about the Law of Attraction. Though some of us have read the Bible, we did not realize the relation between the statements in Bible with the Law of Attraction. Those that have realized the truth, would have gained the secret that gives them the opportunity to live the life of abundance. Actually, we all deserve to have such life. So, learn the Law of Attraction and you too can get the opportunity.

Law of Attraction In Bible

We are going to refer to the Bible of King James Edition. Browse the Bible for Matthew 21:22 and we will discover the secret that been used by many people to turn dreams into reality. The principle in Matthew 21:22 had been used by the modern Law of Attraction film called The Secret. There is new principle based on the Bible and it is called the Creative Process.

Browsing the Matthew 21:22 in the Bible, we discover that, "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." The modern Law of Attraction teachings are based on this truth from the Bible. It is the evidence that Law of Attraction exist and been working throughout many century. If we want to manifest something using the Law of Attraction, we must follow the procedure from the Matthew 21:22 principle.

Buddha's Law of Attraction

Actually, there are more spiritual teachings we can refer with the Law of Attraction and show that Law of Attraction is true and works. Buddha said that we are what our thought have made us. If thought made us then who made our thoughts? Our thoughts are product of our mind. Who controls our mind? Nobody but ourselves. Additionally, Buddha even said that the mind is everything. Now, that is the Secret Law of Attraction.

Avatar - Five Spiritual Messages

The script writers for the movie Avatar, directed by James Cameron, embedded several powerful spiritual messages in every aspect of the story. As I watched the story unfold to the end, I was delighted to identify five spiritual messages.

o The Universe is a collaboration of energies. Everything and every individual contributes to these energies. Everything and everybody has a unique purpose in life. Living life on purpose puts everything and everyone in attunement with the entire universe. The life force energies come to aid us when we are in attunement with our purpose and betterment of the universe. All energy is there for us to use for our betterment and we each need to contribute to this energy force. The universe works in a give and receive mutual exchange.

When there is an imbalance in the give and receive mutual exchange everything and everyone is impacted. "All energy is only borrowed. You have to give it back." Thus, the movie script reveals the dynamic of how energy of both living and non-living things interacts and creates our universe.

"Everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Native American theory of existence." - Mourning Dove [Christine Quintasket] (1888-1936) Salish

"Our land is everything to us... I will tell you one of the things we remember on our land. We remember that our grandfathers paid for it - with their lives." - John Wooden Leg, Cheyenne

o Balance is essential to all life. "Mother Earth does not take sides, she protects only the balance of life." This quote from the Avatar script clearly reveals that Mother Earth promotes balance and harmony over everything. Hindu and Zen spiritual theories promote balance and harmony. Nothing takes precedence over balance to create long-term sustainability of this planet. Balance is essentially forgotten in Western culture.

"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees." - Qwatsinas (Hereditary Chief Edward Moody), Nuxalk Nation

o Everything has energy - everything is alive. Every particle of every creation is filled with awareness, a life force energy, spirit and intelligence. Thus, animals, creatures, birds, rocks, dirt, plants, air, mold, and all 'created things' (i.e. man made), etc. has consciousness, albeit different than humans.

Universal consciousness, 'Animism,' is integral to primitive cultures. Mother Earth is not a dead lump of dirt, rocks and water whirling around the sun. Everything on this planet is pulsating with energy. Every culture describes it differently. India Indians call the energy, Prana, Chinese call it Chi, Japanese call it, Ki.

The bio-botanical neural network described in Avatar is real and it can be experienced by increasing our consciousness.

Native Americans and many other cultures have lived with love and respect for all things since the beginning of their existence. Why then has the Western culture come to have disregard and/or apathy for all living and non-living things?-something to ponder.

"Being Native American is an attitude, a state of mind, a way of being in harmony with all things and all beings. It is allowing the heart to be the distributor of energy on this planet; to allow feelings and sensitivities to determine where energy goes; bringing aliveness up from the Earth and from the Sky, putting it in and giving it out from the heart." - Brooke Medicine Eagle

"The Native American is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, planes, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buffalo belonged...." - Luther Standing Bear, (December 1868 - February 20, 1939) Oglala-Lakota Chief (1905-1939)

"We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, the winding streams with tangled growth, as 'wild'. Only to the white man was nature a 'wilderness' and only to him was it 'infested' with 'wild' animals and 'savage' people. To us it was tame. Earth was bountiful and we were surrounded with the blessings of the Great Mystery." - Luther Standing Bear, (December 1868 - February 20, 1939) Oglala-Lakota Chief (1905-1939)

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds." - Chief Seattle [Seatlh], Suquamish Chief

"A very great vision is needed and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky." - Crazy Horse, (1845-1877) Oglala-Lakota Chief

o Love is the most powerful energy of all. Only love is real - love creates - all else is ego driven and destroys. When your heart is filled with love, it heals. Love carries a positive frequency from one to another and resonates with everything. The heart filled with love creates a electromagnetic field that affects the emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual well-being of all beings and things. Love cleanses the soul and spirit.

"Brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit. If there is but one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it? Why not all agree, as you can all read the Book?" - Sogoyewapha, "Red Jacket." Senaca

o Everything is infinite. Your physical birth is the beginning of your consciousness. What you do with your life is up to you-you have 'free will.' How you earn your place on this earth plane is your legacy this time around. Few people reach the level of consciousness to complete what they came to complete this time around. To complete what one came into body to complete one needs to cultivate unconditional love by resolving old issues and patterns, create harmony, live in integrity, maintain fearlessness without aggression.

Avatar - Top 5 Spiritual Lessons Revealed From the Movie Avatar

Avatar, a 2009 movie directed by James Cameron, has several spiritual lessons embedded in it. Here are the top 5 spiritual lessons from the well acclaimed must-watch movie.

1. Everything is Alive. Each particle of creation is filled with awareness, life force energy, spirit, and intelligence. These objects have different consciousness than ours. The universal consciousness, also known as 'Animism', is an integral part of several primitive cultures. This beautiful planet on which we live is not a dead lump of rocks circulating around the sun in space. Everything in this earth is pulsating with energy. Every culture knows it differently. Chinese calls it Chi, Indians call it Prana, Japanese call it Ki. The "bio-botanical neural network" described in the movie is real and we can experience it by increasing our consciousness. If there is one thing that I take home from this movie, it is that we should treat this earth and every living and non-living thing on this earth with respect and love. The "tree of souls" is as real as you believe it to be.

2. Love is the most powerful purifier of all. When our heart is filled with love, it heals us. This positive frequency goes out from us and resonates with everything around us. The heart filled with love creates electromagnetic field that affects the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual well-being. Love purifies the spirit. It cleanses the soul.

3. Everything is born twice. Your physical birth is simply the beginning of your consciousness. What you do with your life and how you earn your place in the community decides your second birth. Most people never reach the level of consciousness to be born again. To be born again, a person has to earn his or her place in the community. A real warrior has to earn place in the community by cultivating fearlessness and good heart.

4. Balance is the key to all life. "Mother earth does not take sides; she protects only the balance of life," a quote from movie reveals that mother earth promotes balance and harmony over everything else. Several Hindu and Zen spiritual theories promote balance and harmony as well. For long term sustainability, nothing takes precedence of balance.

5. This world is a collaboration of energies and every individual has something to contribute. Everybody has a purpose in life. Living a purposeful life puts you in attunement with rest of the universe. All the life force energy comes to your aid when your purpose is in attunement with betterment of the universe as a whole. "All energy is only borrowed...You have to give it back" - a direct quote from the movie reveals the quintessential aspect of how energy of both living and non-living things interacts and creates our universe.

Living your life by these 5 principles is bound to fill your life with love, joy, and serenity.

Avatar - Top 5 Spiritual Lessons Revealed From the Movie Avatar

Avatar, a 2009 movie directed by James Cameron, has several spiritual lessons embedded in it. Here are the top 5 spiritual lessons from the well acclaimed must-watch movie.

1. Everything is Alive. Each particle of creation is filled with awareness, life force energy, spirit, and intelligence. These objects have different consciousness than ours. The universal consciousness, also known as 'Animism', is an integral part of several primitive cultures. This beautiful planet on which we live is not a dead lump of rocks circulating around the sun in space. Everything in this earth is pulsating with energy. Every culture knows it differently. Chinese calls it Chi, Indians call it Prana, Japanese call it Ki. The "bio-botanical neural network" described in the movie is real and we can experience it by increasing our consciousness. If there is one thing that I take home from this movie, it is that we should treat this earth and every living and non-living thing on this earth with respect and love. The "tree of souls" is as real as you believe it to be.

2. Love is the most powerful purifier of all. When our heart is filled with love, it heals us. This positive frequency goes out from us and resonates with everything around us. The heart filled with love creates electromagnetic field that affects the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual well-being. Love purifies the spirit. It cleanses the soul.

3. Everything is born twice. Your physical birth is simply the beginning of your consciousness. What you do with your life and how you earn your place in the community decides your second birth. Most people never reach the level of consciousness to be born again. To be born again, a person has to earn his or her place in the community. A real warrior has to earn place in the community by cultivating fearlessness and good heart.

4. Balance is the key to all life. "Mother earth does not take sides; she protects only the balance of life," a quote from movie reveals that mother earth promotes balance and harmony over everything else. Several Hindu and Zen spiritual theories promote balance and harmony as well. For long term sustainability, nothing takes precedence of balance.

5. This world is a collaboration of energies and every individual has something to contribute. Everybody has a purpose in life. Living a purposeful life puts you in attunement with rest of the universe. All the life force energy comes to your aid when your purpose is in attunement with betterment of the universe as a whole. "All energy is only borrowed...You have to give it back" - a direct quote from the movie reveals the quintessential aspect of how energy of both living and non-living things interacts and creates our universe.

Living your life by these 5 principles is bound to fill your life with love, joy, and serenity.