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A model for understanding your progress on a spiritual path Jonathan McCracken Stages of Spirituality

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A model for understanding your progress on a spiritual path

Jonathan McCracken

Stages of Spirituality

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Disclaimer No one religion/spiritual path is better than another

“Stages” often implies a progressive superiority. In Spirituality, no one is

“better” than another.

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Religion

a body of knowledge containing beliefs about the causality of the universeWhy are we here? Why must we live a “good life?

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Spirituality

one’s personal experience with a higher power or value system (not necessarily “God” or “Gods”)

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Goal of Spirituality

To attain greater awareness, peace of mind, or union with the higher powers or value

system

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Peace of Mind

/Awaren

ess

Practice / Depth of Experience

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Fear

Fear of being punished by the higher powers

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Trust in the system of beliefs

Trust that everything will work out

Trust that you have what you need to move through this world

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DevotionA commitment to going “deeper”

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DedicationA tireless practitioner, does not give up easily when confronted with “double-binds”

Mentoring others in their spiritual paths

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Surrender

The complete ‘giving up’ of the “me, myself, and I” (Ego)

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Peace of Mind

/Awaren

ess

Practice / Depth of Experience

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How to get there?

Practice

Practice

Practice

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Thank You

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