Just came across this nice piece of Spirituality information on the internet while going through search results of a term I had looked up on Google. The website is called Gandharv.com
A nice website I can say, it is complete with information on many different aspects such as Astrology, Gems Therapy, Naturopathy, Aromatherapy and most importantly, the topic of our concern and focus, Spirituality!
Gandharv.com focuses on letting its users connect to Spirituality the easy way, which is what we do over here too folks, in case you haven't noticed already! That website is content rich, has a lot of articles talking about Spirituality and how a normal person can connect to it, unlike some other Spirituality websites who focus on digging in deeper into Spirituality while the average newbie feels left out.
The website also has a Questions and Answers section, you too can go in there and ask Dr. Rajesh Dubey, a Spiritual Guru and owner of the website, whatever you want to, in relation to Spirituality, Spiritual Practices etc.
Summing it up, I'll say Gandharv Ashram's website Gandharv.com is a great source of information, knowledge, guides and help on Spirituality, one must visit it to know exactly how good of a Spiritual source it is and to benefit from it.
Friday, February 1, 2008
News: Youth leader promotes art and Spirituality
Justin Church was "just in church," going through the motions.
To be close to a girl, he joined Church on the Rock in St. Peters. Church spent a year pretending to be religious. That changed Dec. 31, 2000, during a midnight Mass. "I said today is now or never," said Church, 25, of St. Charles. "I was either going to believe what I was hearing, or walk away."Church chose belief, a decision that changed his life.
Now a youth pastor and musical entrepreneur, Church is promoting art and spirituality to young people in St. Charles and St. Louis counties. Church had no experience with children before 2001, when he became a youth leader at Church on the Rock.
"I discovered that I had a passion to help kids grow as individuals and find the peace I found in God," he said. "I decided I needed to work with teenagers the rest of my life."
Church received a pastoral degree in youth and family ministries in 2004. He is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Christian ministries and human service agency management.
In 2006, he became youth pastor at Westport Community Church in Maryland Heights. Church organizes a variety of youth activities, including a program called PULSE, which stands for "pursuing unity, love, sanctification and eternity."
About 20 teens show up at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday to watch Church pace, point and pantomime his way through a Bible lesson. He tries to use examples that teens will understand.
"A lot of people have a misconception of what God is," Church said. "He is not about rules and regulations. He is about bettering all of us."
Church uses music as another tool in his outreach.
He founded the rock band Averylayne two years ago. The four-member group built a small following playing at bars, coffeehouses, churches and charity events. Church provided vocals, lyrics and rhythm guitar until last week, when he left the group. Church said Averylayne's increasingly hard sound no longer fit his lyrics.
Now Church has a new band - Air Bear Confederacy. The name just popped into his mind, Church said.
The band will play psychedelic modern blues, with Church again writing the songs and supplying lead vocals. He is auditioning for a guitarist and bass player.
Church supports other bands and solo artists, letting them use his home recording studio and pressing CDs free of charge.
"I do not do it for the money," he said. "I do it because I am passionate about local music and I want to see them succeed."
To promote local performing arts, Church wants to open a combination coffeehouse/pizzeria/music venue in St. Charles County. He wants to open additional locations in St. Louis County.
"It will have a real laid-back atmosphere in a completely safe environment so you don't have to worry about being in a rough neighborhood," he said.
The venue would feature local and national bands, poetry, plays and standup comedy. Church said he hopes it will help accelerate a growing creative arts movement in St. Charles and St. Louis counties.
To be close to a girl, he joined Church on the Rock in St. Peters. Church spent a year pretending to be religious. That changed Dec. 31, 2000, during a midnight Mass. "I said today is now or never," said Church, 25, of St. Charles. "I was either going to believe what I was hearing, or walk away."Church chose belief, a decision that changed his life.
Now a youth pastor and musical entrepreneur, Church is promoting art and spirituality to young people in St. Charles and St. Louis counties. Church had no experience with children before 2001, when he became a youth leader at Church on the Rock.
"I discovered that I had a passion to help kids grow as individuals and find the peace I found in God," he said. "I decided I needed to work with teenagers the rest of my life."
Church received a pastoral degree in youth and family ministries in 2004. He is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Christian ministries and human service agency management.
In 2006, he became youth pastor at Westport Community Church in Maryland Heights. Church organizes a variety of youth activities, including a program called PULSE, which stands for "pursuing unity, love, sanctification and eternity."
About 20 teens show up at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday to watch Church pace, point and pantomime his way through a Bible lesson. He tries to use examples that teens will understand.
"A lot of people have a misconception of what God is," Church said. "He is not about rules and regulations. He is about bettering all of us."
Church uses music as another tool in his outreach.
He founded the rock band Averylayne two years ago. The four-member group built a small following playing at bars, coffeehouses, churches and charity events. Church provided vocals, lyrics and rhythm guitar until last week, when he left the group. Church said Averylayne's increasingly hard sound no longer fit his lyrics.
Now Church has a new band - Air Bear Confederacy. The name just popped into his mind, Church said.
The band will play psychedelic modern blues, with Church again writing the songs and supplying lead vocals. He is auditioning for a guitarist and bass player.
Church supports other bands and solo artists, letting them use his home recording studio and pressing CDs free of charge.
"I do not do it for the money," he said. "I do it because I am passionate about local music and I want to see them succeed."
To promote local performing arts, Church wants to open a combination coffeehouse/pizzeria/music venue in St. Charles County. He wants to open additional locations in St. Louis County.
"It will have a real laid-back atmosphere in a completely safe environment so you don't have to worry about being in a rough neighborhood," he said.
The venue would feature local and national bands, poetry, plays and standup comedy. Church said he hopes it will help accelerate a growing creative arts movement in St. Charles and St. Louis counties.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Preparing yourself for a Spiritual Session
So, you want to get into Spirituality eh? Meditate and try achieving the state of extra-consciousness? Alright then, read into this post, its for you!
First of all, for a Spiritual session, you need to make sure that you are seated in an environment that is quiet and peaceful, it needs to be pretty much free from all sorts of noises and external interferences. Some enthusiasts find it better to practice Spirituality in environments that are kind of... disturbing and full of noises, however for beginners to Spirituality, such practices are not recommended.
So then secondly, you need something to settle on, a nice comfortable mat does it for most people, some people go for a cushion, but thats seriously NOT recommended, since cushions deviate your attention from performing a spiritual session to adjusting yourself properly. So yeah, use a comfortable mat for this purpose.
Thirdly, and finally, practice concentration, you need to try and concentrate on one thing. So Spirituality is definitely not for people with ADHD! :) But yes, you need to concentrate a lot on yourself and your brain and most importantly, your spirit to get a good spiritual session.
So be prepared! Because the road to Spiritualising yourself is not only exciting but it can also throw you back in case you couldn't do it properly. So yes, do it, but do it the right way.
First of all, for a Spiritual session, you need to make sure that you are seated in an environment that is quiet and peaceful, it needs to be pretty much free from all sorts of noises and external interferences. Some enthusiasts find it better to practice Spirituality in environments that are kind of... disturbing and full of noises, however for beginners to Spirituality, such practices are not recommended.
So then secondly, you need something to settle on, a nice comfortable mat does it for most people, some people go for a cushion, but thats seriously NOT recommended, since cushions deviate your attention from performing a spiritual session to adjusting yourself properly. So yeah, use a comfortable mat for this purpose.
Thirdly, and finally, practice concentration, you need to try and concentrate on one thing. So Spirituality is definitely not for people with ADHD! :) But yes, you need to concentrate a lot on yourself and your brain and most importantly, your spirit to get a good spiritual session.
So be prepared! Because the road to Spiritualising yourself is not only exciting but it can also throw you back in case you couldn't do it properly. So yes, do it, but do it the right way.
Spirituality's connections with God
Spirituality has always been debated about, people argue whether Spirituality and the whole science of Spiritual Meditation etc. is a mind state or an actual connection with God? Most of the atheists and scientologists practicing/studying Spirituality believe it to be just a state of mind, somewhat like a high that is achieved, they accredit the resultant simulations, effects and experiences to hallucinations that are achieved through this "high".
The other side argues that Spirituality is a connection with your inner spirit, which connects you to God. Now lets look into this, the scientific explanation to Spirituality is that its just a state of mind and a high. Looking into the definition of a high, we come to know that obtaining a high is not possible without some external interference, which might be caused by a drug, or some substance, or anything of similar sort. The scientific studies agree to this as well.
And here's the kicker! How do you get Spiritual Experiences and the so called "High" without the interference of an external substance? It isn't even possible you see. It is THIS external substance, this external interference, this external connection which we, spiritualists, term as a connection the higher being, the higher power, God. There you go, proven :) Spirituality is THE way to connect yourselves to God.
The other side argues that Spirituality is a connection with your inner spirit, which connects you to God. Now lets look into this, the scientific explanation to Spirituality is that its just a state of mind and a high. Looking into the definition of a high, we come to know that obtaining a high is not possible without some external interference, which might be caused by a drug, or some substance, or anything of similar sort. The scientific studies agree to this as well.
And here's the kicker! How do you get Spiritual Experiences and the so called "High" without the interference of an external substance? It isn't even possible you see. It is THIS external substance, this external interference, this external connection which we, spiritualists, term as a connection the higher being, the higher power, God. There you go, proven :) Spirituality is THE way to connect yourselves to God.
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