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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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!
This reading is about why these upcoming sacrifices are essential, and why our spiritual growth lies on the other side of sacrifice, pain, responsibility, and service! Letting go of our old ideas and behaviors is no easy task, but the results after we go through the process are near impossible to describe! Great start to the chapter and gives us a great foundation of why this work is essential to do a move through!
This is a video introducing the next selection being reviewed on this channel, and it is a chapter from the book titled Byways of Blessedness by James Allen!We will reviewing the chapter Hidden Sacrifices, which is chapter 5. This is going to be an eye opening experience, so come along on the adventure!
A great chapter to wrap up this book about Kitchen's spiritual journey! A chapter about where he came from and what he has found. Choosing to live a life of service to others and sacrificing our selfish interest.What life will you choose? What path to destiny will you follow? Check out the final chapter of V. C. Kitchen's book I Was A Pagan!
This is the chapter reading of V. C. Kitchen's book I Was a Pagan titled This Business of Getting Back to God with the subtitle of Destiny.This is a chapter that is talking to use about our destiny and future when we turn and go all in to a spiritual way of living! Its our obligation to carry this message!
This chapter was all about why spiritual growth is continuously needed, and where to look for it. V. C. Kitchen also shares with us some of his pitfalls he had along the way in on his spiritual journey and trying to live unselfishly.A great reminder that we need to constantly be watching out for the re-emergence of our character defects, selfishness, and self-centeredness. Remember, if we feel disconnected from that power greater than ourselves, it is usually us who has the problem!
This is the chapter reading of V. C. Kitchen's book I Was a Pagan titled This Business of Being of Use to People with the subtitle of Growth.This is a chapter that really calls home the sacrifices we need to be willing to make to pursue a spiritual lifestyle of selflessness. Great reading!
This reading is about what so many people what to do and set their mission to... helping people! V. C. Kitchen talks about how it isn't just sharing your experience - but authentically connecting to another human being.Our role is to help facilitate someone's journey to connect with a God of their understanding. To live a spiritual way of life and incorporate these principles into all that we do, is how people become attracted to our way of living, and can then help them. It is called a spiritual practice for a reason!
This is the chapter reading of V. C. Kitchen's book I Was a Pagan titled This Business of Being of Use to People with the subtitle of Creativeness.Inspiring others to change has some requirements to allow people to relate to you, and this chapter by V. C. Kitchen tells us about those!
Another fantastic chapter about the reintegration of Kitchen into the world after him spiritual awakening! This is a great account of the different view of the church, before and after his spiritual experience.Building new churches and other religious congregations is a crucial part of the world we live in today and is desperately needed, and Kitchen tells us some important aspects to ensure we bring!
This is the chapter reading of V. C. Kitchen's book I Was a Pagan titled This Business of Going to Church with the subtitle of Religion.A chapter that really shines some light in the direction of society today, and the loss of engagement in religious bodies and how to bring it back to life!
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