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Tools For Spirituality
Tools For Spirituality
One can pick a primary tool, plus a few others, but many are not needed. Simple tools Step 1: “We admitted we were powerless over the ego—that our lives had become
consistently applied will result in the revelation of spiritual truths that do not have to be unmanageable.“
acquired intellectually because they present themselves with great clarity. In addition,
they only present themselves when suitable and serviceable, and because they are not
Step 2: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to
an acquisition of the mind, they do not end up as spiritual vanity.
sanity.”
Some tried-and-true basic tools that have brought about tremendous results over the
centuries are as follows: Step 3: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we
1. Be kind to everything and everyone, including oneself, all the time, with no understood Him.”
exceptions.
2. Revere all of life in all its expressions, no matter what, even if one does not Step 4: “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.”
understand it.
3. Presume no actual reliable knowledge of anything at all. Ask God to reveal its Step 5: “Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature
meaning.
of our wrongs.”
4. Intend to see the hidden beauty of all that exists—it then reveals itself.
5. Forgive everything that is witnessed and experienced, no matter what.
Remember Christ, Buddha, and Krishna all said that all error is due to
Step 6: “Were entirely ready to have God remove all of these defects of character.”
ignorance. Socrates said all men can choose only what they believe to be the
good. Step 7: “Humbly ask Him to remove our shortcomings.”
6. Approach all of life with humility and be willing to surrender all positionalities
and mental/emotional arguments or gains. Step 8: “Made a list of all the persons we had harmed, and became willing to make
7. Be willing to forgo all perceptions of gain, desire, or profit and thereby be willing amends to them all.“
to be of selfless service to life in all of its expressions.
8. Make one’s life a living prayer by intention, alignment, humility, and surrender. Step 9: “Made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so
True spiritual reality is actually a way of being in the world. would injure them or others.”
9. By verification, confirm the levels of consciousness and spiritual truth of all
teachers, teachings, spiritual groups, and literature with which one intends to be
aligned or a student.
Step 10: “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly
10. Accept that by spiritual declaration, commitment, and surrender, Knowingness admitted it.”
arises that provides support, information, and all that is needed for the entire
journey. Step 11: “Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our consciousness contact
The most powerful tool that is in the province of the will is devotion. Thus, it is not just with God as we understand Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the
spiritual truth but the degree of one’s devotion to it that empowers it to become power to carry that out.“
transformative. A great classic that demonstrates the efficacy of simplicity and devotion
is that of Brother Lawrence’s The Practice of the Presence of God (1692), which
emphasizes the importance of constancy. Step 12: “Having a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry
The above is an excerpt from Dr. Hawkins’ book, Transcending the Levels of this message to others and to practice these principles in all our affairs.”
Consciousness (Veritas 2005).
The Lords Prayer
Prayers for Reflection (Lamsa Bible)
Dear God, On this day I ask to be a servant of the Lord, a vehicle of divine love and a Our Father in heaven,
channel of God's will. I ask for direction and divine assistance and I surrender all hallowed be thy name.
personal will through my devotion. I dedicate my life to the service of God. I choose Thy kingdom come.
love and peace above all other options. I commit to the goal of unconditional love and Thy will be done, as in heaven so on earth.
compassion for all of life in all its expression and I surrender all judgment to God. Amen Give us bread for our needs from day to day.
--David Hawkins And forgive us our offences,
as we have forgiven our offenders;
I surrender all to you oh Lord, I surrender my existence, and I pray to be your servant, And do not let us enter into temptation,
that I may fulfil divine potential for your glory. but deliver us from error.
Oh Lord I pray that you bring forth to my awareness that which is not aligned to truth. Because thine is the kingdom
Holy Spirit, give me a miracle in understanding what blocks me from God's love and and the power and the glory
peace. for ever and ever.
--David Hawkins Amen.