Spiritual/Psychics: Are They One

[damon gerard]

Spiritual Growth is based on one's enlightenment and development of
understanding within a particular practice based on ones spirituality.
There are many forms of spirituality and beliefs. When we develop
spiritual growth we find our selves integrating and applying our
spirituality on a higher level in our daily lives.
A good analogy to illustrate the idea of spiritual growth is a lit
lamp. If we view our body as a lamp the more awareness and
consciousness we experience the brighter our light becomes as a lamp.
The brightness we emit sheds light so we can see our selves and our
surroundings more clearly. We may see things in the light we never saw
before or understand them differently. This is spiritual growth. The
brightness we give off also may enable us to see into other levels of
existence and consciousness. This is also part of spiritual growth.
Some ideas of spiritual growth overlap with religious practice. Other
ideas of spiritual growth may be more metaphysical in origin. The
primary idea that weaves through all the different forms of
spirituality and spiritual growth is the belief of loosing ones
personal focus of self and I, and focusing on a larger sense of
creation and being in harmony with things larger than ourselves. Some
people call spiritual growth tuning into "God" or a Supreme Being or
Creator and going by the guidelines that it manifests. When one is in
harmony spiritually with that idea that there is something outside of
ourselves that can make us enlightened when we seek to understand our
relationship to it, we experience spiritual growth.
Spiritual growth does not have to be founded in the association of a
particular religious view of what god is. It can be more universal
than the confines of a particular religion. You may be of a particular
religion that encompasses spiritual growth as well, but you don't have
to be necessarily to experience spiritual growth. You can still grow
spiritually without practicing a particular religion. All religions
claim if you follow their teachings you will grow spiritually and
receive the benefits of that faith. This is fine but there are people
who don't believe in an organized faith or believe in more than one
organized faith and still experience spiritual growth.
The main thing to consider for spiritual growth is good character
regardless of ones belief. Are you kind, giving, sensitive,
understanding and helpful to others in the world. Or, are you selfish,
only interested in your self-gains, and narrow minded not allowing for
others to live in harmony in the world as well. If you are the second
type of person then it may be safe to say you probably won't
experience too much spiritual growth.
Spiritual growth is synonymous with other terms like spiritual
development, development of higher awareness or development of higher
consciousness.