Interesting thread. I once heard a man who might be called a "street person" by some, define spirituality this way: he said "I can believe things today I could not believe yesterday and I have come to a sense that everything will be ok." At first it seemed simple. But it is rather profound and sums up a lot of what we are headed to. We all want to beleive more today and we all want a sense of wellbeing.
I am a pastor. I also use the PATHS module on spirituality personally and have encourged others to use it as well.
My humble opinion is, that we are all spiritually minded people. We are created with a craving for truth and wisdom. There is universal truth. We see it everywhere and it resonates with us.
The PATHS module reinforces universal truths, helps us sense truth in the universe and see it in others. When wisdom or truth confronts us, I think the PATHS module helps us to avoid intolerance. We have all been brainwashed to believe that expanding our understanding and grasping new ideas is "blasphemy." It is not. St Paul says "retain what is good, and cast off any resemblance of trouble..."
Organized religion asks us to fit into a box, to adhere to a fixed and often rigid set of beliefs. I personally want a more expansive thought process. I came to PATHS after much prayer and seeking. I know the door was opened to me thru the SECRET, WHAT THE BLEEP and PATHS. Each, introduced me to a new way of thinking. Some I struggle with, others I see instantly in scripture. For instance, Proverbs teaches us "As a man thinks in his heart so is he." Jesus taught "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks." What we harbor in our thoughts creates a part of our reality.
St. Paul teaches us to set our minds on spiritual things, on things "above." I don't think he was speaking positionally, but to set our minds on a higher level of udnerstanding. I recall reading the beatitudes and one that taught "blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.." It wasn;t until I read the book "Sermon on the Mount" by Emmet Fox that I got a "higher" understanding of that beatitude. Fox teaches us to be merciful to ourselves. He reminds us that we are often suffer wth self loathing and self condemnation and unforgiveness. He suggests that Christ was teaching that we need to be merciful to ourselves as well as to others. That principle is a universal truth that I have heard in the PATHS forum and what is accompished in some PATHS modules including self esteem and positive thinking. Fox continues by taking the beatitude to yet another level...he suggests it is not enough to just be merciful to others in our actions, we must also be mericful in our thoughts. He suggests the hypocrcisy of giving a piece of bread to an enemy while still calling him an enemy in the secret place in our mind! WOW! PATHS helps us transform our thought patterns not by hypnosis or some crazy mind altering method, but by re-inforcing the truth that is within each of us---the truth that is in essence SPIRITUALITY.

Thus endeth the lesson

Frank

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