10 Spiritual Exercises for Everyone

1. The effect of external events (discernment of spirits)

December 5, 2017

We are affected by our surrounding and what we experience through our senses, it is important to notice what those effects are and what images we should surround ourselves with....

2. The Lotto experiment

December 5, 2017

You have won 1 million Euro in the lottery and after the initial excitement, you are trying to decide what to do with it. There are three possibilities you are...

10 Spiritual Exercises for Everyone

3. Reflection (looking back on everyday events, they are seen differently)

December 5, 2017

At the end of the day take 10 minutes to look back over the day. Initially this can seem pointless or a waste of time, given that ‘what is past,...

10 Spiritual Exercises for Everyone

4. Freedom or detachment (when willpower is not enough)

December 5, 2017

Often we become aware that we are in a rut with regards to our emotions or reactions to people and situations. For example, I can get angry whenever someone challenges...

10 Spiritual Exercises for Everyone

5. The power of the imagination (imagine yourself living a different reality)

December 5, 2017

A great human gift is the ability to use the imagination to put yourself in another’s shoes, try on a different life for size or experiment with different lifestyles. Take...

10 Spiritual Exercises for Everyone

6. Making an important decision (taking the opposite point of view)

December 5, 2017

Making good decisions is difficult, often we are swayed by our own likes, whims and impulsive reactions such that we find it difficult to get a critical distance. Often we...

10 Spiritual Exercises for Everyone

7. Forcing your way out of a blind alley

December 5, 2017

Sometimes we end up in a tough situation where it seems that we have no choices left, or that there are only bad choices. This dilemma seems particularly relevant today...

10 Spiritual Exercises for Everyone

8. Discerning your thoughts (just because you can think it doesn’t mean it is good or helpful)

December 5, 2017

Descartes claim “I think therefore I am” gave way to a whole culture of the superiority of ideas and a downgrading of experience and the body. The contemporary growth of...

10 Spiritual Exercises for Everyone