I don't mean just religious. I have that. I mean more calm, focused and sensitive to the higher and greater meanings in life.
2006-10-21 17:27:24 · 7 answers · asked by starrynight1 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Take a clear night--if it's fall where you are, this is a perfect time to do it--and go outside and look at the stars. Take your time. Lie down on a blanket and take a thermos of hot chocolate. Just look at the stars.
This seems to work even better if you take the time beforehand to sit and learn about stars, how long it takes their light to get here and burning balls of gas and all the science blah blah--and then go out, even knowing all that, and let yourself get overwhelmed.
2006-10-21 17:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read some Hermann Hesse books. I started w/ Siddhartha and really took off from there. Some Elliott Smith or Pink Floyd CDs wouldn't hurt either. And also, you shouldn't strive for peace of mind as weird as that sounds. Escape your sheltered view of life. People are suffering, and we should learn what little good materialism or hedonism does for the human condition. Check out this movie called, "Grave of the Fireflies," or read about Sierra Leone and the rebels.
You can't pray for knowledge. You have to actively search for it.
2006-10-22 00:29:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is a really great question
may i suggest reading the writings of eckhart tolle :-)
his books are all bestsellers and he isnt religious
have a look at his website maybe
www.eckharttolle.com
(hope thats right or you will need google lol)
hope you like him :-)
really though
if you already have a tradition you follow or are drawn to
stick with that
and just be better with it, seek more from it, go deeper into it
2006-10-22 02:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by ewen sinclair 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start by practicing one of many spiritual disciplines.
Meditation, ecstatic ritual, journal writing, prayer, Tarot, I Ching, Yoga, the list goes on and on.
2006-10-22 00:37:54 · answer #4 · answered by The Chaos Within 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find your particular situation in the bible and confess it daily. Keep a prayful mind at all times. Pray for Gods wisdom and understanding. Praise . Pray, Pray , Pray
2006-10-22 00:31:55 · answer #5 · answered by veronicawilliams1969 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spend more time talking with God. Have time alone with him. I like to walk at night when it's quiet and have a worship/meditative time with Him.
2006-10-22 00:29:55 · answer #6 · answered by lucy02 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask GOD to mold and make you, believe and he will.
2006-10-22 01:06:17 · answer #7 · answered by Ms. Blessed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋