My question for Yeoshua and Mary Magdalene today is: What would you say are the foundational spiritual principles for living a happier, more spiritually connected life?
Yeoshua: This is spiritual principle number one. There will be more so check back here for the next in this series.
One of the most crucial beginning points of any spiritual journey is opening up to limitless beliefs. You must be willing to let go of beliefs that have guided you to where you are so far. You must be willing to open up wide to the possibilities and potentialities that are possible in this universe and beyond. It is as if you are a clam shell and spirit is opening you up wider and wider as you begin to accept more and more every day that this world is limitless. The only limits are your own beliefs.
Open your mind to all that is possible.
Reread that first paragraph again. The only limits in this world are your own beliefs. You are the creator of your own life, your own world, and your own universe. Everything you have believed so far in your life that was possible for you is what is reflected in your current situation. If you have achieved some measure of success, it is only because you believed you could do it and that made it manifest. You had to open up your mind to allow for this possibility to manifest. If you had thought this level of success was not possible, you never would have made it to this point.
So, if you would, please imagine what would happen if you opened the possibilities that are out there for you to include even more happiness, abundance, love, joy, perfect health, etc. This is one of the primary foundational principles for the spiritual journey, in my humble opinion. There are other paths to God and other paths to take on your spiritual journey that will also lead you to your destination. But if you are reading this one, then this path may be for you so, please read carefully.
It is as if you are recapturing your mind as it was when you were five years old. When you were that age and someone told you that every street in the world went all the way around the world, you would have been open to that idea and believed it if it came from a trusted person in your world. You were open to any ideas because that is how you learned how the world worked. Your brain was a sponge and you ate up the information and tucked it away for later use. You also questioned everything and this too was very good. You said, “Why?” or “How?” whenever anyone explained anything to you until you were satisfied with the answers. Children intuitively know that this is the best way to learn. Ask questions and digest what has been said and keep asking questions until you are satisfied.
Be open and question everything.
Children are open to learning anything. Their minds have not yet been filled up with all sorts of limiting beliefs that are such a part of any human culture on earth. We must be like this when we are taking steps on our journey. Be open and question everything. Let go of limiting beliefs that we are not worthy or “That’s not how it should work.” Why does your spiritual journey have to “work” a certain way? A child would never perceive it as such. Why must we never question what our parents say or what our siblings believe or what our pastor preaches in church? If we were children, we would ask and we would not stop asking until we were satisfied with the answers and how they feel in our heart.
Why can’t we as adults do the same? Venture forward open to new ideas and new ways of doing things but question everything along the way. Check in with your heart and see if you like where this new journey is going. If not, step in a different direction and try that one on for size. The best spiritual principles are the simplest. I think we can all remember the openness of a child’s view of the world as well as their inquisitive minds. This is your first step.
Mary Magdalene: There is an innocence and a loss of ego when you engage a spiritual journey from this point of view. It allows you to see the world with new eyes which is exactly what you need to do when embarking on spiritual enlightenment. I find this viewpoint so refreshing. Adults with this viewpoint often gain their spiritual lessons more quickly and find confidence in their journey quickly and easily. They get into the flow of the journey and learn to trust spirit/God/Force with much more tenacity and assuredness. Their travels are more joyous and full of adventure. They are open to these qualities as a part of their journey and they welcome it with open arms. The journey should not be without joy, harmony, and ease unless you think it should. Again, that would be your own limiting belief getting in the way.
I ask you to reconsider your beliefs from this point of view. Why can’t your spiritual journey be amazing, fun, easy, graceful, and at your own pace? Children don’t place judgments about how their experience as a child should be—they just get into the experience of it. You don’t ask a child how their experience of playing baseball should be—they just go out and play. Their general expectation for life is that it will be fun. Why can’t we all be more like that? Namaste.
