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Spirituality and religion have nothing in common.

Yes, there are people that are basically spiritual but still need religion, and that’s perfectly all right. I am not here to condemn or judge because I respect and love all of God’s children.

There are good and spiritual people everywhere on Earth, among all creeds, in all societies, among all races. I am just referring to the Institutions that rule the masses in the name of their own-created gods.

However it’s time that we humans finally come to the ultimate realization that all Religions are basically man made rules. That’s all. Which rule do you choose to follow?

Prayer is to the quality of our lives as water is to the seed of a plant. (Gregg Braden)

No prayer of supplication, but rather visualization and imagination, which is co-creation with the Divine .

Prayer is not a religious experience, but rather prayer is a spiritual technology as we come to the realization that we are the co-creators with the Infinite Mind which we call God.

God is not a man sitting on a throne who judges, condemns, rewards or needs to be worshipped.

God, the Infinite Spirit which dwells within each and every one of us is all there is and He is the life force of all life on Earth and throughout the whole Universe.

Prayer of supplication and invocation does not exist as

A Single Thought of Gratitude Raised to Heaven Is the Most Perfect Prayer

–(Gotthold Ephraim Lessing)

As a spiritual counselor I have dealt with many people over the years and I have a lot of compassion for all human frailties – - as God knows I have my own. I never judge people’s weaknesses, choices, mistakes, life style or their problems. I am only here to help and encourage but never to judge.

However, I must say that I have no empathy for the “ingrates” because those people never have and never will have enough, regardless of the abundance as they are incapable of recognizing their blessings and values and refuse to be grateful. To me these are the true ‘poor’ people, even if they have money. The lack of gratitude can also produce greed as there is never enough. And it’s a bottomless basket that can never be filled.

..but..

We Still Remain The Same

Oh…yes….we have evolved indeed!

I have been on this planet for three fourths of a century and, rest assured, I have lived through tremendous changes and progress on this Planet.

Growing up in a small town on a hill of Tuscany, Italy, I have been absolutely in awe as I have witnessed the swift evolution of this world.

Of course evolution has always been a natural process since the beginning of time and always will continue to be….. throughout eternity.

“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal”

– Dr. Martin Luther king Jr.

“Blessed are the peace makers for they shall be called the sons of God” (Matt. 5:9)

How do we achieve such a state of mind… the ultimate state of being?

Worry is praying for the things we do not want

Being that I was born and raised in the old countries, under the teachings and the rules of deep ignorance, especially those made by the religious leaders of the time, I grew up believing that worry was not only necessary, but ultimately it was the only way to show our love and caring for ourselves and others. It was a spiritual virtue according to the authorities of those days.

Worry-Guilt-Fear were our “modus vivendi”

Who are you if you don’t worry? What’s the matter with you…have you no feelings? You have to worry about your bills, financial affairs, the kids, the safety of your loved ones, the job, the political situations, the general economy, about what others think, the weather and on…and on…and on…

I would like to share some of my feelings and understanding of what spiritual counseling is all about.

The psychic world has become a huge business. There are many psychic lines with thousands of readers all over the world and are daily growing out of tree branches.

Actually the reality is that we are all psychic as “psyche” in Greek means mind, spirit, soul, breath…thus we all have that innate quality within us. It is part of our spiritual nature, but unfortunately no one has ever taught us about the gift of “intuition”, so most of us do not trust it and, instead of listening to the Intuitive Self, we reject our inner feelings with rational and logical thinking.