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Spirituality is the fundamental part of all
of our religious and philosophical systems. It is the core
of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and all
other religions. It is also at the core of every thought system
that we as humans have ever created: modern physics, communism,
atheism, humanitarianism, and all the others too! This is
because we, as humans, all have the same basic needs and wants.
Like it or not, we all wear trousers or skirts, and eat a
meal or two (if we're really lucky) each day. So, spirituality
is concerned with our deepest and most important desires for
happiness, peace, and a bit of fun.
The spiritual part of our nature is subtle and ordinarily
quite difficult to fully experience. It is usually so deep
down inside of the heart that, most of the time, one can barely
hear it. The many experiences and sensations of mind, body,
and the external world also tend to drown it out. Thus, spiritual
practice is all about learning to get in touch with our most
precious part, our spiritual nature.
Spirituality builds upon personal psychology and well-being.
But it is not the same thing.
SPIRITUAL COUNSELLING
The Spiritual Path threads its way through our lives from
beginning to end--whether we realise it or not. Because of
this, it encompasses all levels of our gradually awakening
consciousness. At first, spiritual issues revolve more around
the personal level. But gradually we begin to address areas
that become transpersonal and universal in scope. This is
just the nature of the journey.
Many of the true spiritual counsellors you will find can
help you with a broad range of topics related to spiritual
and psychic life.
What is Spiritual Counselling?
Advice and support for a person to more fully experience
her or his spiritual nature.
This counselling usually only lightly touches upon areas
that are normally dealt with in personal psychology (such
as relations, self-image, self-worth, habits and behaviours).
The major focus is upon aspects such as: faith, devotion,
wisdom, compassion, spiritual techniques (eg. prayer and meditation),
and spiritual experiences.
In general, counselling works best through respect. The person
giving advice is at heart, really not that much different
than the person asking for it! Only, the counsellor usually
has had more experience about the topic being discussed. When
that topic is spirituality, the aim is to empower a basically
well-adjusted person to further his or her growth towards
recognising and becoming part of the larger experience that
we call life (or Life, depending on our way of thinking). |
