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Divine meaning of love and relationships
How sad it is that many people consider themselves worldly or weak if they want love. Expanded consciousness is unitive and inclusive, not separative. Relationship is at the very heart of spiritual life. Inasmuch as soul communion fuels the fire of higher consciousness, human love leads to Divine love. When we surrender our attention into the space where we overlap, we find God there too. The Kingdom of Heaven is indeed among us.
We respect the challenge of truly truly loving here on earth, but we know our hearts won't be fully satisfied until we do. The articles here offer inspiration, support, and insight to help you progressively achieve mastery in that wonderful goal. God IS love, His Kingdom is the realm of love. We love our way into it.
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Social exercise for spiritual strength
"No man is an island" -- what a BLESSING that is! Social experience is a perfect school for spiritual development, and the attractions of relating provide additional incentive to come to class! In relationship, we learn vivid lessons in the operation of spiritual principles, and we have abundant opportunities to apply them. And relationship is not just a proving ground for making and testing spiritual realizations and resolves; it's also the perfect place to share the blessings we've received -- blessings of God.
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Companionship and spiritual support
Relationship is a form of Divine sustenance without which we can't truly thrive. It nourishes us in many ways, including resonance of Godly ideas; recognition and reinforcement of the true Self; opportunities for service and nurturing; sharing of feedback for mutual course correction. In all these ways and many more, relationship contributes to the emotional security and stability of character upon which spiritual progress depends.
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Learning from and with others
Most of what we learn from living, we discover in relating. We learn from direct and indirect feedback, and from personal reflection on social exchanges. We learn from mentors, friends, lovers -- everyone teaches us something.
But remember, though all humans are equal in God, individuals inevitably vary in emotional and spiritual maturity. Challenge yourself to take full advantage of the opportunities these evolutionary differences offer. Most importantly, if you need help, get it from someone who is in a position to understand you, and knows what you need to know.
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Interpersonal goals and challenges
Shown here are some aspirations and obstacles that often arise in the process of relating to others. If you are not reaching your goals as easily or quickly as you had hoped, or if you find your peace is disturbed by a nagging personal problem, you may find some help here.
Select a goal or challenge you would like to explore further. Each is linked to its own page which contains a brief discussion of the goal or challenge, and a list of articles from this site that are relevant to it.
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