I was not real pleased with this week’s meditative
practice. This reminded me of talking to or allowing familiar spirits to guide
you. So the scriptures that I remembered from the Bible came to mind.
Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither
seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. Leviticus
19:31
Isaiah 8:19 When they say to you, "Consult the
mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter," should not a people
consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?
I can pray to my God and I do not need to bring to
mind or make up someone to guide me, such as the wise one.
The saying from p 477 of our text, Consciousness and
healing, “One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself”. This is a
two fold saying when applying to the health and wellness professional. A health
and wellness professional is one that is to help their clients though different
stages of their lives. If a health and wellness professional has not gone
though this stage of live they may have a different outlook on the problem or
if they have never dealt with a death that was very close to them, the
professional may be at a lose. Also the professional is to be able to help, so they
would need to have an insight of how to help. You as a health and wellness
professional has an obligation to
develop your health psychologically, physically, and spiritually.
Hi Mary. I agree with you here in regard to how prayer differs from this particular meditative exercise. Prayer and our connection to God or a higher being is "there" within us or around us, like you said, without having to summon ourselves or our mind. It might be a nice idea, I think to be able to have that time to pray, but realistically, when we feel that spiritual connection, we are going through our day and experiences and struggles. That is just my opinion.
ReplyDeleteMary, I can understand your views on this subject and I respect your beliefs. However, I don't think this exercise is the same as praying or even idolizing that person. Instead, I see it more as paying respect to your elders. These practices are not meant to disrespect anyone's religion and they don't indicate anything involving contacting spirits. It actually resorts to that "loving-kindness" that we've learned here in class and connecting to everyone. Just that in this case, it's focusing on one specific person in that loving-kindness mindset. That's just my opinion.
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