What is the balance between spirituality and practise?
#39;What is the balance between spirituality and practise? #39; is the message this week from St Kilda Shule Rabbi Yaakov Glasman from Parshat Mishpatim.
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This article is about the New Age movement and its spirituality. For the astrological age in western astrology, see Age of Aquarius. For other uses with the term New Age, see New Age (disambiguation).
The New Age movement is a religious or spiritual movement that developed in Western nations during the 1970s. Precise scholarly definitions of the movement differ in their emphasis, largely as a result of its highly eclectic structure. Nevertheless, the movement is characterised by a holistic view of the cosmos, a belief in an emergent Age of Aquarius from which the movement gets its name an emphasis on self-spirituality and the authority of the self, a focus on healing (particularly with alternative therapies), a belief in channeling, and an adoption of a "New Age science" that makes use of elements of the new physics.
The New Age movement evolved from an array of earlier religious movements and philosophies, in particular nineteenth-century groups such as the Theosophical Society and Gurdjieff. It also incorporates strands from metaphysics, perennial philosophy, self-help psychology, and various Indian teachings such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Yoga[1] In the 1970s, it developed a social and political component.[2] Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational psychology".[3] The term New Age refers to the coming astrological Age of Aquarius.[4]
The New Age movement includes elements of older spiritual and religious traditions ranging from monotheism through pantheism, pandeism, panentheism, and polytheism combined with science and Gaia philosophy; particularly archaeoastronomy, astrology, ecology, environmentalism, the Gaia hypothesis, psychology, and physics. New Age practices and philosophies sometimes draw inspiration from major world religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Chinese folk religion, Christianity, Hinduism, Sufism (Islam), Judaism (especially Kabbalah), Sikhism; with strong influences from East Asian religions, Esotericism, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Idealism, Neopaganism, New Thought, Spiritualism, Theosophy, Universalism, and Wisdom tradition.[5]
Religious studies scholar Paul Heelas characterised the New Age movement as "an eclectic hotch-potch of beliefs, practices and ways of life" which can be identified as a singular phenomenon through their use of "the same (or very similar) lingua franca to do with the human (and planetary) condition and how it can be transformed." Similarly, historian of religion Olav Hammer termed it "a common denominator for a variety of quite divergent contemporary popular practices and beliefs" which have emerged since the late 1970s and which are "largely united by historical links, a shared discourse and an air de famille." Sociologist of religion Michael York described the New Age movement as "an umbrella term that includes a great variety of groups and identities" but which are united by their "expectation of a major and universal change being primarily founded on the individual and collective development of human potential". Adopting a different approach, religious studies scholar Wouter Hanegraaff asserted that "New Age" was "a label attached indiscriminately to whatever seems to fit it" and that as a result it "means very different things to different people."
Many of those groups and individuals who could analytically be categorised as part of the New Age movement nevertheless reject the term "New Age" when in reference to themselves. Thus, religious studies scholar James R. Lewis identified "New Age" as a problematic term, but asserted that "there exists no comparable term which covers all aspects of the movement" and that thus it remained a useful etic category for scholars to use.
York described the New Age movement as a new religious movement (NRM). Conversely, Heelas rejected this categorisation; he believed that while elements of the New Age movement represented NRMs, this was not applicable to every New Age group. Hammer identified much of the New Age movement as corresponding to the concept of "folk religiosity" in that it seeks to deal with existential questions regarding subjects like death and disease in "an unsystematic fashion, often through a process of bricolage from already available narratives and rituals". York also heuristically divides the New Age movement into three broad trends. The first, the "social camp", represents groups which primarily seek to bring about social change, while the second, "occult camp", instead focus on contact with spirit entities and channeling. York's third group, the "spiritual camp", represents a middle ground between these two camps, and which focuses largely on individual development.
The term "new age", along with related terms like "new era" and "new world", long predate the emergence of the New Age movement, and have widely been used to assert that a better way of life for humanity is dawning. It has, for instance, widely been used in political contexts; the Great Seal of the United States, designed in 1782, proclaims a "new order of ages", while in the 1980s the Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev proclaimed that "all mankind is entering a new age". It has also been widely used within various forms of Western esotericism. For instance, in 1809 William Blake described a coming era of spiritual and artistic advancement in his preface to Milton a Poem by stating: "...when the New Age is at leisure to pronounce, all will be set right..."[16] In 1864 the American Swedenborgian Warren Felt Evans published The New Age and its Message, while in 1907 Alfred Orage and Holbrook Jackson began editing a weekly journal of Christian liberalism and socialism titled The New Age.
Two nineteenth-century esoteric philosophers greatly influenced the New Age movement: Helena Blavatsky (left) and G.I. Gurdjieff (right)
The New Age movement is a form of Western esotericism, and thus has antecedents stretching back to southern Europe in Late Antiquity. As such, it has various antecedents within the esoteric milieu. Some of the New Age movement's constituent elements appeared initially in the 19th-century metaphysical movements: Spiritualism, Theosophy, and New Thought and also the alternative medicine movements of chiropractics and naturopathy.[4][20] The author Nevill Drury claimed there are "four key precursors of the New Age", who had set the way for many of its widely held precepts.
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Notre Dame de Namur Sr. Dorothy Stangs persistent activism on behalf of Brazils poor and the earth is well known to environmental and social justice activists throughout the world. Thursday marks the 10-year anniversary of her death at the hands of hired guns.
We know from her twin brothers, Dave and Tom Stang, that she would often convince female security guards to allow her to camp out on the floor of the Brazilian Ministry of Justice the night before she was due to testify at public meetings.
We know that if an official denied having received one of her letters, this delightfully outrageous Cincinnati sister would walk to the politicos filing cabinet, and much to his embarrassment, whip out the document.
Not so well known, perhaps, is Rainforest Dots love for painting and dancing.
Full disclosure: Sr. Dorothy Stang and I were classmates during the 1992 winter semester at Matthew Foxs Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality at Holy Names University, in Oakland, Calif. Seventeen of us most gripped by Foxs book Original Blessing -- had abandoned our real world lives for a few precious months of renewal and refreshment at the institute.
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We thirsted to become mystics, to allow our souls to free-fall and sink into this deeper dimension of spirituality through art as meditation: a practice designed to access the right side of the brain through music, writing, clay, drumming, painting and dance as doorways to the divine.
At Foxs Monday morning classes, we drank in his stories of Hildegard of Bingen and Meister Eckhart, delighted with the saints assurances that the Holy One lives in every scrap of creation and how we are collaborators assigned to bring our creativity to all beings for lifes sake instead of using it for destruction, war and greed. We studied liberation theology and social justice.
It was so affirming to know that here in the safe, validating container of Room 659, we werent crazy after all. Crazy was a put-down wed heard all too often back in the real world of economic madness and materialistic greed.
Each week, our latest projects emerged from our classes, taped to the walls of Durocher Hall dormitory, in the forms of original prayers, poetry and paintings.
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Deepak Chopra
Prolific author and physician Deepak Chopra published an op-ed this week on the enduring importance of spirituality and wisdom in our society.
Chopra said that while people cling to religion during a crisis, it is these deeper connections that sustain people long-term.
"In troubled times, when the world seems to be on fire, people think about God and the religion they were raised in - a source of solace and hope matters more in a crisis," he wrote in the Huffington Post.
"I don't find myself thinking about spirituality in those terms, however. Like a winter coat that's put away in spring, for many people spirituality, in the sense of going to church or praying to God, gets put away when the crisis has passed.
"Crises by their nature, come and go, but the deeper need for spirituality remains. This need is rooted deeper than solace and hope. It's the need for wisdom."
The alternative medicine advocate said that wisdom is often poorly understood, but necessary to understanding one's purpose.
"Wisdom gives you a vision of possibilities that are found in consciousness, bridging all ages and circumstances," he wrote.
"It gets at the heart of reality. Ultimately the search for reality is what binds a loose coalition of people who want to reach beyond organised religion and its perceived drawbacks."
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Awakening Spirituality in Business Today, a live, talk-radio show inspiring business leaders and teams to reach their personal and professional best, begins broadcasting this Thursday, February 12. Listeners can tune in to the show live on BlogTalkRadio, with podcasts of previous episodes available on iTunes, Google Play and DanielGutierrez.com.
Awakening Spirituality in Business Today is livestreamed every Thursday at 12:00 p.m., PST/2:00 p.m. CST. The show is co-hosted by Daniel Gutierrez, international spiritual teacher, motivational speaker and best-selling author and Johnnie Hernandez, proven Fortune 100 business executive, passionate life and business coach, and entrepreneur.
Over the course of their successful careers, Gutierrez and Hernandez developed a simple but very powerful philosophy: The best way to deliver lasting business results is to put people first.
In todays complex and fast-paced business world, we cant lose focus on what is most important the human experience, says Gutierrez. Business is a fundamentally human endeavor, and there is greatness within each of us. Our mission is to help individuals find and tap into that inner power.
Too often we are led to believe that we must be a different person at work than we are in other aspects of our lives, adds Hernandez. Yet the truth is success comes from leading with our entire heart and soul not from checking them at the door.
Awakening Spirituality in Business Today inspires business leaders and individuals to draw upon a people-first approach to achieve their goals. The show features lively discussion, listener questions and thought-leading guests from a broad range of backgrounds, including current and former business executives, entrepreneurs, motivational speakers, philanthropists and spiritual leaders.
The first episode, to be broadcast on February 12, features a frank discussion on spirituality and its role and influence in business. Upcoming topics include how to lead with integrity and humility; the challenge of meaningfully instilling values into a company culture; and the benefits of becoming a spiritual and compassionate manager. (more)
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With the inspiration from the success of the event, chanting of Hanuman Chalisa will be taken up in all 16 Datta Peethams, 7 Navanatha Kshetrams and associated temples.
Srikakulam Datta Kshethram Trust Board members Perla Balaji, Pannala Ramakrishna, K. Umadevi and others said that 1.30 crore chantings will be completed very soon.
They said the interested devotees can come to the temple on every Sunday morning and evening. According to them, the devotees who are unable to come to the temple at the stipulated time can complete chanting in their homes and provide details about the number of prayers. The numbers and other details will be sent to the Datta Peetham, Mysore, and incorporated in the final list for creating new record.
People lost peace of mind with the adoption of western culture. Our aim is to make people happy. Lord Hanuman strengthens will power and ensure happiness, said Mr. Rama Krishna.
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I AM writing my columns under the motto The living Spirit. We believe that the Spirit of God is alive in our daily life. Whatever your religion is, as long as you believe in one God who created the world and all living beings, Gods Spirit is present in our daily realities.
Spirituality in public life is important because it makes us aware of the presence of Gods Spirit. According to some research studies the spiritual has been marginalized or even lost in debates between religion and aggressive secularism. There is no dichotomy between being spiritual and being religious. We need the spiritual to play a greater role in the public realm because it highlights the importance of connecting personal and social and political transformation.
Within organizations of all kinds, the spiritual deepens our vision or intrinsic motivation and gives structure and texture to human development and maturation. In our economy there is, for instance, the magic of economic growth. Spirituality helps us to see through the magic and see that economic growth is needed for the welfare of all people, the poor and the rich.
Other areas of concern are nursing, education and social and environmental activism. There are four basic human realities: 1) love with the promise of belonging, 2) death with the awareness of being, 3) our self on the path of becoming and transcendence and 4) our soul with the sense of beyondness.
I have here several quotations from spiritual people which are worth reflecting on:
An OND sister, Susan Bolano said: My spirituality strengthens the best and the beautiful in me so I could offer the best and the beautiful in me to other people.
My Carmelite confrere, Kees Waayman said: The core of the study of spirituality is: the God-Human process of transformation.
Stephan Bevans, a theologian said: Spirituality is like a reservoir from which a person or a community can draw to motivate action, to bolster commitment and avoid discouragement when times get rough.
Julio X. Labayen, the Carmelite Bishop of Infanta, Quezon once said: Spirituality calls our attention to the reality of the human spirit. The human spirit is that part in us, the capacity in us, to make us go beyond ourselves.
Dave Albano, an old friend of mine during the martial law years said: All poetry is spirituality.
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