Having Spiritual Faith

 

 

 Spiritual faith may be, in my reality, different than religious faith. Or maybe not. I ask you come at this article from your own belief system.

When you recommend to someone to “have faith”, it may bring the conversation to a screeching halt. The person may say, “What has G-d ever done for me?”, or, “How can you have faith in something or someone you can’t even see or quantify?”

Faith, according to Google: 1) complete trust or confidence in someone or something. 2) strong belief in G-d or in the doctrines of a religion based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.

How, indeed? I personally cannot prove to someone that love exists. I can prove that wind exists if it’s a windy day. But then again, it’s not my job to prove anything to anyone. I can, however, provide a way to perhaps present a different view or perspective.

I’d ask, “Who DO you trust?”

In the past, I’ve received a rather aggressive ... Read More

by Jan Toomer

The Sound of Silence

We, humans, are programmed from childhood to “do” from the moment we get wake up until we go to bed. We live with both physical and mental noise – music, videos, social media posts, conversations, sound pollution around us and then there’s our own constant internal chatter.

We are so busy, filling every second of our day. We bombard ourselves with sounds, noise, and activities to keep our attention outwards – because if we stop, then what? What will happen?

Someone asked, “Why am I afraid of the silence?” Read More

by Jan Toomer

Your Meta Questions - August 2016

Working with Guides, Finding a Teacher

A questions about how to start the communication process with one’s own guide and ideas of how to find a teacher.

http://www.metaphysical-studies.com/your-meta-questions-august-2016/

by Jan Toomer