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Chicago, U.S. of America, December 5, 2012.
Teacher: Hezekiah
Subject: Evidences of Genuine Spirituality
Received by Valdir Soares
Evolutionary religions are presumed to teach spirituality; but
very often, they
miss the obvious: matter has little to do with spirituality.
Matter is indeed a
means for spirituality, but it does not define the spiritual.
Through ages, religions
have expressed themselves mostly depending on temples, objects
and rituals, as
with them trying to make a bridge to the spiritual; but, sadly,
usually distorting
the real spirituality that comes from within, from the soul.
Spirituality does not
negate material contingencies; however, neither it does rely on
them. Its essence
is spirit, its source is God, and its repository the human
soul.
Pause to consider: in your present condition, spirituality does
not define you. Day
will come when you will acquire a spiritual nature; for now,
spirituality in you is a
construct of values inspired by the Spirit Within, perceived by
your mind, and
manifested by your soul through its most genuine carrier: faith.
In other words, in
your current condition, what really defines your spirituality is
your faith in God.Faith is spiritual because it believes in life
beyond matter, eternal salvation, in
God irrespective of how it calls these spiritual realities.
Faith is basic, the first
evidence of real spirituality.
Another evidence of spirituality - the most beautiful - is love.
Religiosity without
love is an empty shell, words without substance, mere dogmas, a
sad and barren
life. While faith is very subjective, from you and for yourself,
love is altruistic,
from you to everybody else. Love is spiritual because it
originates in God, and Godis Spirit. Loving is not to want somebody
only for you; love is to give the best of
yourself to everybody else. Love is what makes your spirituality
meaningful, not
self-centered religiosity; rather, it is faith propelled by the
centrifugal force of
Gods goodness.
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Finally, genuine spirituality is evident through genuine
humility. Religion often has
been associated with human pride, through self-righteousness,
ostentation of
good deeds and personal exaltation. How different from the
spirituality shown by
the humble Carpenter of Nazareth, who considered His most
valuable treasury his
humbly, tender and unsophisticated relationship with God, whom
He graciously
called My Father in Heaven. Humility is natural, effortless and
tremendously
simple. Being so authentic, humility is the right way to express
sincere spirituality
- nothing less and nothing more than who you really are; not
worse, nor better
than another son or daughter of God.
Those, my dear, are evidences of true spirituality. There is a
difference between
being religious and being spiritual; spirituality can only come
from what is
spiritual, religion can and have been sadly associated with
things far from being
spiritual. Real spirituality cannot exist without you realizing
and accepting the
ministry of the Spirit of God within you. You or anybody,
disregarding of your
present moral condition, can cultivate genuine spirituality;
take time to listen and
follow to the sweet and tender voice of the Spirit Within, and
the springs of real
life beyond matter, ego and sin will be yours!
