Claim OwnershipThe Narrowing Path: Walking the Spiritual Walk
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This is a Podcast for those looking to not only learn about Spirituality and what that means, but also taking the actions required to grow in our Spiritual journey. Spiritual beliefs with out action and change in perspective are simply idealistic thoughts left to disappear without exploration. The action part is where the growth, and life occurs. Authors, books, self-analysis, and life experience will all be brought in for discussion.
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On to the 3rd Absolute in the book "What is the Oxford Group?' by the Layman with a Notebook! Absolute Unselfishness is a principle that I have found to been a keystone of my spiritual journey through my selfish, self-centered, and self-seeking ways! Giving from the heart is the only way this works!
The second part of Absolute Purity from the book What is the Oxford Group? We go into what where impurity has started to take hold 100 years ago, and how it has progressed to today as well! Also, some words on how to pursue this principle today in the midst of so much temptation.
We touch on the second Absolute of the Oxford Group, Absolute Purity! This one definitely is a hot topic to many people! Purity of thought and body are not enough, it is Purity of Conduct in all areas of our lives that is required!
Bringing in Absolute Honesty into Business and Religion! We finish up the reading from What is the Oxford Group? and Absolute Honesty! We discuss some great questions to ask ourselves the chapter brings up!
Absolutely Honesty! The first absolute in the book What is the Oxford group, and this first half is packed with insights about this practice! Absolute Honesty in all our affairs means honesty with ourselves and this does not mean brutal honesty, we have to use kindliness and commonsense. Honesty should be spiritually constructive!
What is the Oxford Group? is the book we are reading next! This is the introduction to the Four Absolutes of the Oxford Group, and we also dive into the origin of them from Robert Speers book The Principles of Jesus. Get excited to hear about Absolute Honesty, Absolute Purity, Absolute Unselfishness, and, of course, Absolute Love!
This is the final portion of As a Man Thinketh, the third chapter in Emmet Fox's Sermon on The Mount! A great summation of the entire chapter and book and the importance of why it is more that just changing actions, it is changing your thoughts and your heart!
This is the fourth section of the chapter As a Man Thinketh, in Emmet Fox's Sermon On the Mount! This is a section that talks about addressing things as soon as they crop up, instead of letting the problem grow! We also talk about how this helps us heal from the past and change and grow in our lives!
This is the 3rd portion of the chapter As A Man Thinketh from Emmet Fox's Sermon On the Mount! A great chapter diving into the reason for spiritual growth and a shift in consciousness and conduct! As well as a deep dive into anger in all its forms and the danger of it!
The next section of chapter 3, As A Man Thinketh in Emmet Fox's book Sermon On the Mount! This chapter is filled to the top with knowledge of why we need to grow spiritually and improve our conduct, as well as some old thinking we need to get rid of!
This is the a reading from the book Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox! This is from the third chapter titled "As a Man Thinketh". We talk about how important it is to no only KNOW spiritual truth but LIVE it. To know it but not live it is to have worthless knowledge. Become a light to the world, and salt of the earth!
This is a reading from Emmet Fox's booklet about Psalm 46 which Fox calls "A Treatment Against Fear", and we focus specifically on verse 10. Though a bible verse, this is applicable for all practices of spirituality and religion! Pausing, and allowing ourselves to realign before getting caught up in hasty decisions out of fear and self-centeredness helps guide us forward!
This is the final portion of the change Hidden Sacrifices in the book Byways of Blessedness by James Allen, and reiterates how even though your journey is personal to you, it will be to the benefit and service of all those you come into contact with! Do the work one step at a time!
Vanity and Pride are two of the most destructive things in our society today, temping us to feel like we need more or we are less than. Changing your beliefs lets you change your life!
A powerful couple of paragraphs or letting go of hatred and resentment, and what those are comprised of. It includes all ill-thoughts and ill-words the come from within us. Hear about the destructive power of hatred to our souls and how it blocks out all goodness and Love!
Letting go of covetousness was something I didn't know that I had to do! James Allen talks about how attachment to these possessions and material things causes us so much unhappiness! Learn to detach and be a custodian of the material to help facilitate God's will!
This part of this chapter has been one of the most powerful things I have ever read, and has a profound impact on my daily life! Freeing yourself from Self-Assertion and demanding that people accept and abide by your opinion is no way to live well! Listen and decide for yourself!
A reading about getting rid of our own selfish indulgences! We talk about how these actually distract us from the direction we need to be taking, and that escaping our reality, actually robs us of the ability to find truth! The more we know to more we can let go!
This is an incredible couple of paragraphs about the danger of allowing yourself to be dominated by impatience and irritability! We talk about how it never actually accomplishes anything, and then what we actually want to do to move forward. A great reading about how we push ourselves away from peace and serenity, and to have any chance of obtaining them we have to give up impatience!
This is the first behaviors that James Allen highlights in the this chapter that should be "offered up" and sacrificed to find blessedness is one's life. We go into why we do it, why it is dangerous, why we shouldn't do it, and what we should do instead!
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