{"id":2784,"date":"2011-11-29T12:51:31","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T12:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mpdspace.com\/blog\/?p=2784"},"modified":"2011-12-13T01:33:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T01:33:20","slug":"adding-spirit-to-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mpdspace.com\/blog\/personal-development\/adding-spirit-to-spirituality\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Spirit To Spirituality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning this Post uses the God word multiple times !!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Music that heals<\/span><\/h2>\n

Forget about mantras for a moment, put down your Tibetan singing bow, put your hands together and make a joyful nose on to the Lord! \u00a0This post is for people who want to put some spirit into their spirituality!<\/em><\/p>\n

Gospel for Non Christian<\/span><\/h3>\n

Non Christians can enjoy the gifts gospel music has to offer, just as non Buddhists enjoy the benefits of\u00a0Buddhist\u00a0mantras and meditations. The golden rule is to find gospel music that resonates with you!<\/p>\n

Soul music<\/span><\/h3>\n

Just as rap stands as king of contemporary music, Gospel music stands as queen of the contemporary Afro Western Spirituality.\u00a0Gospel music has long been the spiritual backbone of African Americans. The roots of gospel lie with the enslaved West African Christian converts. Stripped of basic freedoms and human rights, gospel music was a source of spiritual power for millions of enslaved people. \u00a0Gospel continues to be a\u00a0dominant arm of\u00a0spiritual\u00a0expression, for millions of people around the world today. In my humble opinion, gospel music is\u00a0unrivalled\u00a0in its capacity to touch the human spirit, emotions and soul.\u00a0Spirituality\u00a0without human spontaneity, energy and emotion is incomplete, \u00a0like the yin without the yang. You can think of meditation as the yang and song\/music \u00a0as the yin. Both practises make a whole.<\/p>\n

There is little movement of the spirit<\/strong> without\u00a0musical\u00a0vibration, ( spirit here is defined as the animating force of human expression) in African traditions, music plays a major role in the communication between conciousness and the spirit, this is because music allows the subconcious to express its self. The human spirit is a multi levelled structure, music can also be used to programme the lower levels of the spirit, motivation and sense of inspiration.<\/p>\n

The Lessons of vibration<\/span><\/h3>\n

A lesson we can learn from the enslaved Africans and their\u00a0descendants\u00a0is that, when all material things are taken away, song and music remain connecting the heart and spirit. You find that its god\u2019s spirit,(your true spirit) that lies in your heart, all you have to do is connect with it, though the power of vibration\u2026<\/p>\n

The\u00a0hermetic\u00a0law of vibration<\/strong> states that all that exists is in state of\u00a0constants\u00a0vibration, our bodies mind and spirit all exist in a state of vibrational harmony.<\/p>\n

Traditional African understanding of music is that, Music is a tool that can be used as a two way communication, between the conscious and sub conscious mind. We can impress ideas upon the spirit as well as express ideas from the spirit. \u00a0To impress ideas upon the sub conscious is to program the mind and to express ideas, is to use spiritual intuition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Music and spirit are one an the same,<\/strong> the spirit can be excited with music or vibration, which has an effect the mood and physical expression, but of course we already\u00a0know this power instinctively because 99 percent of us use music to rock out, relax or just to practice making babies ; ). Our\u00a0lesson\u00a0is, that music can also be used as a source of spiritual food and expression, as well as entertainment.<\/p>\n

Benefits gospel music<\/span><\/h3>\n
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  • Humility… disconnect self association from the ego. This can be witnessed during praise and worship.<\/li>\n
  • Surrender to the spirit… \u00a0when you surrender to the spirit during song, healing can takes place, but first the ego must be let go.<\/li>\n
  • Emotional release… negative energies can be transmuted into positive energies<\/li>\n
  • Moves attention… Direct attention to the higher power (god)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The gathering of the tribe<\/span><\/h3>\n

    The So called new agers, who in another time would have been members of major religions, are missing out on one of the greatest gifts of organized religion and that is\u00a0community. Community is a fundamental expressions of spirituality. Spirituality can be found at the individual level, but when we come together, something amazing happens, our sense of self is expand and we become enriched as well as our:<\/p>\n

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    • Friends<\/li>\n
    • Family<\/li>\n
    • Community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      As a spiritual shoppers<\/strong> I\u00a0wouldn’t\u00a0call myself a Christian, but I do see the\u00a0beauty\u00a0in holding hand and singing, with my spiritual brothers and sisters. In fact, it can be pleasuring going to all types of \u00a0religious gathering, because they share one thing in common and that’s to sing praises. Communities\u00a0\u00a0and individuals will do well with some old fashion, heart felt, righteous\u00a0singing and worship. This is especially true for the so called spiritual new agers and people who are spiritual but don\u2019t follow any religions. We miss out on the spiritual power of group\/community\u00a0gathering.<\/p>\n

      Action Plan\u2026 Bring church to your Home<\/span><\/h3>\n

      Take time out to listen to some righteous music. sing, hum or whistle from the heart.\u00a0If you\u2019re somewhat of an introvert take some time out alone to express your self and connect to the spirit. This practice\u00a0will have the effect of:<\/p>\n

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      • Raising the vibration of your environment<\/li>\n
      • Raising your personal vibration<\/li>\n
      • Raising your overall levels of motivation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Here are four spiritual gospel songs to connect to.. plugin your surround sound 5.1\u00a0and enjoy.<\/em><\/p>\n

        Praise Is What I Do – William Murphy<\/span><\/h3>\n