Have you ever had the feeling that there was more to the world and to yourself than what others could see?
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It's not about feeling special, but about being different in ways you can't quite put your finger on.
You engage with the world on levels that most people don't even realize exist.
The truth is that you may be spiritually talented without ever realizing it.
Some of us are born with a higher level of innate spirituality than others, which means that we have a stronger intrinsic bond with our spiritual self even if we don't practice it.
So, if you think you might be one of these people, have a look at these 13 spiritually endowed characteristics:
How can I see my spiritual eyes?
- Pray with your eyes closed. You don't have to close your eyes, but there's something about tuning into God's realm and shutting out the earthly sphere that allows us to see what He sees.
Be in prayer
Being in prayer is one technique to ensure that you are following God's plan for your life. Set aside time each day to focus on the Lord and His intentions for your life. If you surrender each aspect of your life to God, He will bless it and be able to work abundantly through it.
Be actively reading in the Word
It's one thing to go to church on Sunday and listen to the pastor's sermon; it's quite another to set aside time each day to be in God's word. Taking only a few minutes each day to study what God has written in the Bible will help you better grasp the calling God has placed on your life and help you live the life He desires for you.
Follow the commands He puts on your heart
Allow God to lead you and believe in the dreams He places on your heart. Believe that He will qualify you, and that if you have a dream that He has set on your heart, He will help you realize it, and in the process, He will be glorified.
Seek a godly community
When you have friends who encourage you in your walk with the Lord, it's a lot simpler to follow God's plans and act in ways that respect him. Seek out a church community that will hold you accountable and provide godly guidance.
Obey the Truth
Know what is stated in the Bible and live the way He has commanded. Follow the commandments and set an example of what it means to be a Christ follower.
Being an adult in today's modern society comes with its own set of obstacles and pressures, yet God qualifies us through our flaws, just as He qualified Moses to lead the Israelites and stand up to the pharaoh when He called him to do so. If God has placed a desire in your heart to return to school, He will equip you to do it. He'll be there to walk beside you and assist you in areas where you're lacking.
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How do I awaken my spirit?
Be aware of and deliberate about what you believe. Recognize the energy you're putting out into not simply your world, but the globe at large. Also, be truthful. Are your beliefs assisting you in your spiritual development? A spiritual awakening frequently necessitates the renunciation of long-held beliefs. But here's the thing about waking up: you have to realize you've been asleep first.
How do you know if you are enlightened?
I have to include driving as a necessary stepping stone on the journey to enlightenment. My Achilles' heel is getting stopped in traffic. Patience is a problem for me. We're not the best of friends, and while I'm driving, impatience rears its ugly head.
Is patience something you have a lot of? Are you able to empathize with and be patient with others? “be” in your presence. There are a few things that all of the actual yogis I've read about have in common. Patience is one of the most important qualities that everyone possesses. What is the solution? We learn from the sages that “The world goes on without us. Continue to be aware of the fundamental reality that exists within.”
Do you recognize life is a gift and that your time is limited here on earth?
Do you have a cheerful thankful attitude when you wake up in the morning? Or are you constantly frustrated that life isn't treating you the way you expect it to? Do you find yourself envious of other people's happiness or striving to discover your own? Are you envious of other people's lifestyles or their material possessions? Or do you live a life of thankfulness, expressing gratitude at all times of the day?
If you believe you are entitled or due something, it may be difficult to be grateful for what you do have. Some people believe they are entitled to their “yoga,” just as they are to their other possessions. These people are constantly whining about how life isn't as it should be. And when it comes to their “yoga,” they grumble that it isn't good, forceful, or fast-paced enough. Nothing seemed to be in order.
For these people, nothing was and never will be right. And they will not appreciate life's gift until it is too late.
There's an old saying that your teachers taught you. “Take a moment to stop and smell the roses.” These teachers were truly trying to impress upon you that life is a gift. When we truly mean it when we say thank you, we are reminding ourselves of the precious times we have on this planet and how short our time is.
You are no longer afraid of losing your stuff.
So much of our anxiety stems from our constant fear of losing what we have. As previously stated, many of us overlook the value of life. We forget to be grateful for all that we have. Our perspective of life becomes warped when we have little thankfulness. We believe that the key to pleasure is in the stuff we accumulate in life because we don't acknowledge life's blessings. We've lost sight of the fact that the things of this world are supposed to assist us on our journey to enlightenment. We were not created to serve the world's things.
We've begun to accumulate a variety of items, including land, things, and money, and many of us have petitioned governments to ensure that these items are protected even after we're gone.
Our lives are consumed by the need to safeguard our loved ones “things,” and for many, it continues even after death. We are preoccupied with what will happen to our belongings once we die.
If you spend a lot of time thinking about your stuff – how you'll pay for it, how you'll get more, how you'll justify paying for what you already have you know you have a lot of work ahead of you.
“As a result, I advise you to be unconcerned about your life, what you will eat or drink, or your physique, what you will wear. Isn't life more valuable than food and the body more valuable than clothing? Take a look at the birds of the air; they don't sow, reap, or store food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you far more precious than they are? Who among you can add a single hour to his life by worrying?
And why are you so concerned about your clothing? Take a look at how the field lilies develop. They don't have to work or spin. Even Solomon, in all his brilliance, was not clothed like one of these, I assure you. Will God not much more clothe you, O you of little faith, if that is how God clothing the grass of the field, which is here today and gone tomorrow? So don't be concerned about the question of “What shall we eat?” or “What shall we drink?” or “What shall we wear?”…
As a result, do not be concerned about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day is difficult enough on its own.”
When you take great delight in silence.
For most of us, silence is quite tough. Every morning at Blue Osa, we practice stillness until 7:30 a.m. Some people find this practice quite difficult. I can hear the meaningless conversation in the early hours of the morning from my room. Not only are people talking about nothing, but they are also utterly unaware of the noise pollution they are causing. It's not easy to be quiet. We have a natural desire to fill the space around us.
Spirit / the holy, according to the yogi's studies, is the voice of the heart. All of the wisdom and solutions we seek can be obtained if we can begin to train our brains to turn inward.
You must listen when you are silent. And you become a better person a greater human being when you actually listen.
Apologies and forgiveness come easily and you give it freely.
I recently read this post on Facebook, and it contained the same same scenario.
“Stopped in the drive-thru to grab dinner for my son, and the guy behind us says to him, “Hurry up fucken $ percent & percent $!” I offered to pay for his order when I got to the window. I scribbled this on the back of his receipt and had the clerk present it to him along with his food. When my kid asked why I paid for his food if he was rude, I told him that being good to nice people is easy; being nice to mean people is the difficult part.”
Too many of us are awaiting the kindness of others. And far too many of us are waiting for others to make the initial move. Accept the fact that the apology will not come initially. Accept that you don't need to apologize. I'll quote scripture once more:
You can go a a day (or two) with no food without losing your shit.
When I ask them to go without meals for a day, they could assume I'm asking them to have their eyes removed. I get a look of complete horror and indignation in return, which says a lot about their personal relationship with food.
Attending to our four primordial drives is not only important, but essential if you truly want to embrace yoga as a discipline. The four basic drives sex, sleep, survival, and yes, food govern far too many of us unwittingly.
It's incredible that individuals go to school for years and years but never properly study or comprehend the impact of food on our mental health. Food has such a strong hold on us. We must do personal experiments with food in order to comprehend its power over us and, as a result, become free of it.