The Virtue of Cleanliness
23 Apr 2010 Leave a Comment
in Cleanliness Tags: Cleanliness, purity, virtues of well-being
“First in a human being’s way of life must be purity, then freshness, cleanliness, and independence of spirit. First must the stream bed be cleansed, then may the sweet river waters be led into it….My meaning is this, that in every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition and further the development of man’s inner reality. Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to spirituality, as the Holy Writings state.” (Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha)
Day 180: The Gift of Release
19 Feb 2010 Leave a Comment
in Cleanliness, Uncategorized Tags: personal growth, self-actualization, Self-Empowerment, self-improvement, Spirituality, virtues for wellbeing
Good morning!
Today’s meditation topic is Release.
When reflecting on the virtue in release Cleanliness came to mind. We often think of cleanliness as refering to our outer world, but cleanliness can be our inner world too. Debbie Ford encourages us to let go of all negative thoughts, feelings and emotions that have been in our life. She compares them to little pesticides toxins that are coursing through our viens but how they can be released and cleansed. In this way, we are bringing the virtue of cleanliness into our internal world.
What would that look like in actual practice? When I did this consiousness cleanse last month the negative feelings that I became aware of were around employment and my career. Releasing myself from the feelings of fear or worry freed up some energy that I then used towards building my copywriting business. In this way, “cleaning out” my internal closet that was storing all these pent up negatives released me from the hold they had on me and I was able to embark on a career path that has always excited me but which fear has always prevented me from following.
What negative feelings are with you every day making you feel stuck or trapped in emotional clutter? What can you release yourself from today?
