Internal Guidance
From eagle-rock.org
- A series of articles written by John Eagles.
Internal guidance is guidance for your internal life. It is to explain how to overcome internal difficulties in your life of faith.
Faith
Title & link Photo First lines of article Date written Media Breathing truth like the fragrance of a flower We can rely on the truth to lead us to our safe destination. The truth is like the fragrance of a flower. We know that the flower is beautiful when we smell its perfume. Our nose tells us that a flower is graceful and our eyes confirm that realization. The fragrance of a flower is like the truth of God and the visible flower shows us the love of God expressed in beauty. Oct. 25, 2009 What to do when our faith is failing Let's analyze the mechanism of failing faith so we can learn to restore it. There are principles for how to build up faith. There also can be discovered why personal faith in God goes down. When we lose divine inspiration we need to take some steps backwards and consider and contemplate. March 30, 2010 Faith and tests Faith is the degree in which you have a good relation to God. The more you have grown in your religious life, the more you will have gained faith. Faith is like a string, a wire or a piece of rope that binds you with God. Jan. 31, 2011
Fallen nature & the fall
Title & link Photo First lines of article Date written Media Arrogance is disturbance of the vertical axis In the beginning of the existence of man, there came about the evil nature of arrogance. Until today, this fallen nature makes that people and angels are causing disturbance of the vertical axis of the universe. Because there is the false nature of arrogance, the universe does not function as it should. May 27, 2001 Dealing with the spiritual fall in our daily lives The fall of man is not a pleasant topic to deal with, neither when we are confronted with people to whom it happened, nor when we try to understand more about it. It's a bit like it goes with cancer. If you or someone near to you has it, you would rather ignore it altogether, but you also know that you have to take charge of it or you will be dead one day. Sept. 27, 2009
Growth & Training
Title & link Photo First lines of article Date written Media Back to a life of learning and internal development Love is the most essential aspect of life. Love is naturally in us, but it is also something that must be learned and developed. When we don't make effort for that, we may lose the love in our hearts and even fall into the habit of hating. August 28, 2006 The sleeper must awaken There is no reason to lose your faith. Things may look dark and gloomy but you always have the possibility to do something positive today. Do something good, develop yourself, and tomorrow you will be better than the person you were today. Feb. 3, 2008
Human relationships
Title & link Photo First lines of article Date written Media Inside a harmonious galaxy of love Love is the strongest force of the universe. Love is the source and core of all other energies and forces. Compare this to stars and planets. From the outside they beam out many different energies but their real force comes from their heart in the center where all its force is generated in nuclear reactions. Feb. 24, 2008
Inspiration
Title & link Photo First lines of article Date written Media The goodness of a soul divine Now it is true that all mistakes we make in life have a purpose and we can learn from them... But it is also true that certain mistakes made by people have caused very much suffering to others. Now it is true that when suffering comes upon us, there is a deeper reason for it hidden in the karma that we carry... But it is also true that we have free choice and we can choose to make life better for the present and the future. July 9, 2007 The search inward You want to know what you should do in life, you have to make a decision. In us we have intuition. We feel deep inside what is the best choice. Jan. 29, 2011
Mind-body unity
Title & link Photo First lines of article Date written Media Shells in a personality The human mind is very complex. Just like the body has senses, also the mind has them. A body gives out by moving and acting and receives by sensing. Jan. 30, 2011
Prayer
- Main article: Internal Guidance - Prayer
Religious life
Title & link Photo First lines of article Date written Media Internal and spiritual aspects of sacred ceremonies File:Monte Santo di Lussari pilgrimage church interior mass 31052008 35.jpg n our religious life we sometimes go through ceremonies that have deep meaning. Each religion has its own rituals and when we study the sacraments of religions, we realize that there always is this deeper meaning. A problem that often occurs in organized religions is that the ceremonies are performed but not understood deeply. Oct. 12, 2009
External links
- From the darkness into the light Blog by John Eagles, with several articles for internal guidance