| ritual mind is the garden in our backyard with | | | | relationship, a family, and a community. Our ability |
| acres of diamond. | | | | to act for a greater good of others enriches our |
| There are unlimited riches to be discovered within | | | | spiritual mind and frees us from self-centeredness. |
| us, if our spiritual mind is fully centered and aligned. | | | | It is commonly observed that breakdown of |
| In "Recovering the Soul", Larry Dossey. M.D. said | | | | cooperation occurs quickly in organizations where |
| that the human mind exists somewhere in time | | | | superiors are only out for themselves, and |
| and space in concert with the physical body, | | | | corporate policies don’t respect individual |
| which opens it up to boundless opportunities: | | | | needs and concerns. Such environment only |
| "Suppose for the moment that we could show | | | | fosters disloyalty, apathy, and self-serving |
| that the human mind is nonlocal; that it is | | | | behaviors. |
| ultimately independent of the physical brain and | | | | Humility |
| body, and that as a correlate it transcends time | | | | With humility, we realize that we are a small but |
| and space.This I believe would rank in importance | | | | integral part of something greater than our own |
| far beyond anything ever discovered, past or | | | | small self. That is the key value that builds the |
| present, about the human organism. This | | | | belonging of people. |
| discovery would strike a chord of hope about our | | | | Humility seems to run contrary to a world where |
| inner nature that has been silenced in an age of | | | | everyone is trained and encouraged to be the |
| science; it would stir a new vision of the human | | | | best. The word "humility" conjures the impression |
| as triumphant over fresh and blood. It would | | | | of weakness, meekness, lack of drive, and easily |
| anchor the human spirit once again on the side of | | | | taken advantage of. It is hard to associate |
| God instead of randomness, chance and decay. It | | | | humility with personal power. |
| would spur the human will to greatness instead of | | | | Humility is one of the most powerful qualities that |
| expediency and self service
And once again | | | | arise from inner strength and health. We |
| we might recover something that has been | | | | experience humility through a deep sense of awe |
| notably absent in our experience of late; the | | | | when we participate in the birth of a child, gaze at |
| human soul." | | | | the stars, experience the power of thunderstorm, |
| Despite its importance in our personal growth, our | | | | or experience the awe and beauty of nature. |
| spiritual mind is often relegated to second fiddle | | | | These experiences strike a chord deeply with our |
| when we are hopelessly conditioned by years of | | | | spiritual mind. |
| formal training in quantitative and analytical skill; all | | | | I remember the younger days when I participated |
| of which are left-brain dominant skills. | | | | in school brass band performance, Chinese |
| Our spiritual mind opens up a new paradigm for | | | | orchestra concert, and public choir performance, |
| personal growth. It can potentially move us to a | | | | those are truly humbling experiences. The |
| new dimension of possibilities that we otherwise | | | | performers, crews, and the audience are all |
| would never encounter. | | | | integral part of the whole experience that is |
| Think about many highly successful corporate | | | | transcendental. At the end of the performance, |
| executives, who are prompted by their spiritual | | | | everyone leave the hall with a feeling of kinship |
| mind to change course by doing communities | | | | with everyone there. There was no longer any |
| services, pursuing spirituality, committing to nature | | | | need to feel more important than the next |
| preservation, etc. Success takes a different | | | | person. Everyone was part of the unique |
| meaning for these executives who have all "been | | | | awe-inspiring experience. |
| there, done that". | | | | Our sense of awe opens up our spirit of humility |
| The human spirit is our ultimate home. | | | | and nourishes our spiritual mind, making us a |
| All the tools that we acquired with our mind | | | | better human being. |
| power will not make us a complete human being, | | | | Love |
| if the human spirit is lacking. Our spiritual mind is | | | | Love is shown in selfless giving, be it money, time, |
| the finest part of our mental faculty. It brings | | | | care, concerns, and attention. The more you love, |
| freedom from fear and pain, and gives purpose | | | | the less fearful you become. The more you give, |
| and meaning to our life. | | | | the more abundance you gain. Love and selfless |
| We often start our career defining what we have | | | | giving release us from the limitation of our ego. |
| known to be success, and work for it | | | | It is interesting to know how the nature of pain is |
| passionately years after years. Many of us | | | | related to love. Whenever we experience pain, |
| reached varying degree of success in career and | | | | whether physical or psychological, we experience |
| life, only to start rethinking what it all means. | | | | a boundary or limit. Many people who suffer |
| Many find that the success they have achieved | | | | chronic pain, which medication or surgery can no |
| does not satisfy the deeper yearning in their | | | | longer help, learn to eliminate pain by visualizing |
| spiritual mind. Despite the financial and social | | | | and eliminating the boundary lines around the pain. |
| success, we find ourselves insecure and unhappy. | | | | Once the boundary is removed, the pain no longer |
| We realized that, without spiritual fulfillment, all our | | | | exists. This is usually done by relaxation, |
| achievements become meaningless. If we are not | | | | concentration and imagery. |
| successful as human beings, all the material | | | | If we take this to a broader scale, our life suffers |
| success looks painfully shallow. | | | | pain whenever there are limitations and boundary |
| Too often, underlying the glamorous and | | | | that we could not overcome, be it physically, |
| successful life that we see in our society is | | | | emotionally or psychologically. These limitations are |
| personal misery that stems from an unfulfilled | | | | mostly created by our ego. And love is the |
| spiritual mind. And so, more and more people | | | | powerful force that could break and dissolve all |
| embarked on a journey of spiritual awareness, to | | | | the limitations. |
| develop the three powerful spiritual skills: A sense | | | | The more we empowered our spiritual mind, the |
| of wholeness and community, humility, and love. | | | | more we are able to work on our ego to break |
| Sense of Wholeness and Community | | | | these limitations, which is the essence of inner |
| Our sense of wholeness and community | | | | healing. This is the path to boundless and abundant |
| empowers us with the recognition that we are | | | | living. |
| part of something greater than ourselves - a | | | | |