Spiritual Practices

Nature of the Soul

Spiritual Practice: You are the soul and the soul has all the attributes of God inherent within itself. Affirm the attributes of the soul for deeper realization of those truths. I am love. I am peace. I am joy. I am wisdom. I am compassionate. I am all-powerful. I am one with everything and everyone. Repeat from your heart throughout the day or week as often as you can.

Spiritual Practice: At the end of meditation, visualize yourself as the soul expanding beyond the confines of the physical body. Fill the room or area you're in. Say mentally from your heart: “I am one with this." Expand beyond your room to your neighborhood. “I am one with this." Let your town or city be your new body. “I am one with this." Keep expanding to encompass your country, your continent, the world, repeating “I am one with this" with each step. Expand to the solar system, the galaxy, and beyond the galaxy. See the flickering galaxies as part of your vast cosmic body. “I am one with this." Bring yourself back gradually, retracing your cosmic steps, to ordinary body consciousness.

Spiritual Practice: Pick an attribute of the soul such as peace, love, or joy and try to consciously feel that within your heart. Let yourself be permeated with that spiritual feeling. Realize that this aspect of the soul is capable of infinite expansion. If the feeling gives way to another attribute of the soul, let it change and enjoy it. You are the peace, love, or joy that you are feeling.