The hottest Spiritual growth Substack posts right now

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Shrine of the heart

Silentium • 559 implied HN points • 13 Oct 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Silence can be a powerful way to connect with yourself and your emotions. Taking time to be quiet allows for deeper reflection and understanding.
  2. Creating a personal space for silence, like a 'shrine of the heart', can help you cultivate peace and focus in your life.
  3. Embracing moments of stillness can lead to greater clarity and insights about your thoughts and feelings. It's important to prioritize time for silence in our busy lives.

Ocean of light

Silentium • 459 implied HN points • 06 Oct 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Silence can be a powerful tool for peace and reflection in our busy lives.
  2. Finding moments of quiet can help us connect better with ourselves and our surroundings.
  3. Embracing silence allows us to appreciate the beauty and light in our lives more deeply.

How do I pray?

Silentium • 519 implied HN points • 03 Oct 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Prayer can be a moment of silence and reflection. It's a chance to pause and connect with your feelings.
  2. Practicing prayer is personal and can look different for everyone. There’s no right or wrong way to approach it.
  3. Creating a quiet space for prayer can help enhance the experience. Finding a calm environment makes it easier to focus.

My Spiritual Evolution

Tao Lin • 679 implied HN points • 25 Aug 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Materialism is a viewpoint that says only physical things exist and this idea has become quite common, often dismissing spiritual beliefs as outdated or silly.
  2. The author describes a childhood filled with fear of death, shaped by their family's materialist beliefs and a lack of spiritual discussions.
  3. After experiencing personal struggles and exploring altered states of consciousness, the author began to believe in a spiritual reality beyond physical existence.
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Insights from a Week-long Silent Retreat

Superb Owl • 4945 implied HN points • 11 Feb 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Taking a break from information, like phones and books, can really clear your mind. After a few days, many thoughts are about the practice itself, which helps you focus more.
  2. Meditation can lead to strange experiences, like hallucinations or feelings of disappearing. These moments offer new insights but can also feel intense and overwhelming.
  3. Building trust with meditation teachers is important. Having friends who support your practice can make you feel safer and more open to deep meditation.

What's Going to Happen Next.

What's Important? • 62 implied HN points • 18 Feb 26
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Tightly curated, small-scale communities are coalescing into a larger “Network of Networks” that will share teachers, members, and resources to scale remedial spiritual and personal development.
  2. There is a big, unmet demand from mid-career professionals for purpose, embodiment, and real community, and these groups can grow quickly because people want human connection and transformation more than AI-generated content.
  3. Success depends on three things: strong, high-integrity founders and training; the flow of people, places, and capital between groups; and a curated content/tech stack plus deliberate funding that values embodied wisdom over commoditized intelligence.

The Man Comes Around

Erick Erickson's Confessions of a Political Junkie • 3597 implied HN points • 08 Oct 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Jude 5 is one of the most profound verses in the Bible, emphasizing the human and divine nature of Jesus.
  2. Jesus's brothers, who initially rejected Him, later went to their deaths proclaiming Him the risen Lord. Something significant must have happened.
  3. Believing in the resurrection of Jesus can bring comfort and hope, even in times of struggle and despair.

The Nature of Change

From the Desk • 45 implied HN points • 28 Jan 26
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Change is constant and often unpredictable, and it can suddenly alter how we see our future and ourselves.
  2. Big choices like going back to school or taking on new responsibilities bring immediate practical demands but also reshape long-term identity, goals, and confidence.
  3. Other people’s changes—whether serving away or sudden loss—deeply affect families and communities, forcing grief, adjustment, and the need to hold mixed emotions like pride, fear, and gratitude at once.

The Queen of all Virtues 👑

The Commonplace • 1277 implied HN points • 17 Oct 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Prudence is the queen of all virtues because it guides our actions and helps us make good decisions.
  2. The four cardinal virtues are prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice, providing a foundation for a moral life.
  3. Cultivating prudence involves thinking, making a choice, and taking action, leading to wise decision-making in everyday life.

My Daughter Got Married

DruGroup • 179 implied HN points • 21 May 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Marriage requires growth and effort from both partners. It's important to continually work on being better together and as individuals.
  2. Love isn't just about feeling good; it's also about the qualities we develop over time. Patience, kindness, and self-control come from a deeper connection, not just from being in love.
  3. The support of a higher power, or spiritual guidance, can help nurture these qualities in a relationship. It's about allowing that influence to grow and guide you.

Lessons from Keith Drury's Cadre

DruGroup • 79 implied HN points • 25 Jun 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. It's important to choose a special group of leaders to invest in. When you invite them to be part of a select group, it makes them feel valued and noticed.
  2. Regular communication with your selected group helps them feel included and keeps them engaged. Sharing valuable insights can strengthen your connection with them.
  3. Connecting your leaders with each other can create new opportunities. They can work together and support each other in ways they might not have expected.

The Moses Option

The Abbey of Misrule • 998 implied HN points • 18 Nov 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Activism is about trying to fix the world, but it often leads to thinking in a narrow way. Instead, we need to focus on personal change and spiritual growth.
  2. The true path to making a difference might be through sacrifice and self-emptying, rather than fighting against the problems we see around us.
  3. To really connect with the world and each other, we should start by looking inward and understanding our own flaws, like the story of Moses who carried his past while seeking transformation.

Thank You

QTR’s Fringe Finance • 70 implied HN points • 27 Nov 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. The writer is really grateful for their subscribers. They understand that without the support of their readers, the blog wouldn't exist.
  2. This year has been full of amazing friendships and connections. The writer feels lucky to have met so many great people and built meaningful relationships.
  3. They have also deepened their spiritual practice, which has brought them a sense of wholeness and gratitude. This spiritual growth has made their year feel more profound.

introducing a new vision for The Commons 🏛️

Wellness Wisdom by Patricia Mou • 412 implied HN points • 13 Sep 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. The vision for The Commons is to create a place focused on collective inner development, personal meaning-making, and fullest personal expression.
  2. The new Campus core curriculum aims to facilitate holistic adult development through a structured approach that draws from various traditions.
  3. The community will engage in Guilds & Circles, Practicums, Free-form Experiences, and Unstructured Time to support personal growth and expression.

Beyond Busyness (audio)

The Joyous Struggle • 158 implied HN points • 30 Jan 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. The post discusses the concept of busyness as a dubious status claim and why time feels to pass quicker as one ages.
  2. There is a reflection on how two Harry Potter films led to thinking about Gaza, along with a positive outlook on the Perspectiva antidebate.
  3. The post includes a reading of 'Beannacht' by John O'Donohue as an antidote to late January blues.

Responding to Asbury

Come Aside • 196 implied HN points • 17 Feb 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Revival is about revealing Jesus and responding with awe and worship
  2. Revival is an act of God's mercy, revealing Jesus to the younger generation
  3. Respond to a move of God with humility, lean in, bless it, align your heart with it, and partner with God

(3.) Nicoll 1 - Letter to Mr. Bush - [2.] - pp.8-11

Journal of Gurdjieff Studies • 59 implied HN points • 16 Feb 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Maurice Nicoll emphasizes the importance of self-work and self-awareness, highlighting the need to work on oneself with joy and positivity.
  2. The teaching discusses the concept of essence coming from the stars and the importance of being conscious of one's own flaws and working to overcome them.
  3. The letter stresses the beauty and liberation in understanding the work, comparing it to being offered a key to unlock the doors of a prison, symbolizing the opportunity for self-liberation from negative emotions and identifying with one's true essence.

My Greatest Fear (Wrestling with Faith and Fate)

Neckar’s Notes • 180 implied HN points • 25 Dec 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Fear can prevent us from taking action, making us feel stuck. It's important to recognize that running from fear might be what we truly fear.
  2. Finding purpose in life isn't about reaching a destination but about walking a path. Every moment is an opportunity to choose faith over fear.
  3. Being present and expressing gratitude can help us connect with others and find meaning. Each day is a new chance to share and make a difference.

Reincarnation Sounds Awesome

Polymathic Being • 61 implied HN points • 06 Jul 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Reincarnation offers a chance to learn and grow through different lives. It can help us see challenges as opportunities for personal development.
  2. The idea of reincarnation reshapes how we view our existence, suggesting that life isn't just about a single chance but a continuous journey of improvement.
  3. Many religions aim to inspire people to become better individuals, and reincarnation aligns with this goal by giving us multiple opportunities to learn from our experiences.

What Remains

Anima Mundi • 61 implied HN points • 04 Jun 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Letting go doesn't mean losing everything; some things actually stay with us. It's not about being empty, but about retaining roots of experiences we cherish.
  2. After a goodbye or change, we often find quiet gifts inside us that help us grow stronger. These gifts are not always obvious, but they influence who we become.
  3. It's important to recognize that you are never truly empty after letting go; you are in a state of becoming. Embrace this journey rather than starting over.

Faith, Hope, Love ... and Social Justice?

Meaning || Matter • 19 implied HN points • 07 May 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Love is crucial for social justice and can drive real change. Bell hooks believed that love is often seen as weak, but it can actually be a powerful and transformative force.
  2. Honest communication is essential in love and cannot exist in systems of domination. Patriarchy creates barriers, causing people to hide their true selves, which harms relationships.
  3. Spirituality can come from various traditions and doesn't have to be tied to organized religion. It's about valuing love and interconnectedness in our lives and communities.

✨🔍 Vaeira 2024

TorahRedux • 39 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. The Exodus is a significant event for the Jewish People, with a duty to remember it daily.
  2. Identity is connected to memory and experiences, and forgetting can lead to exile.
  3. Efforts to help others, even if they seem futile, are never wasted and can contribute to future growth.

✨🔍 Rosh Hashana 2023

TorahRedux • 58 implied HN points • 13 Sep 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. Symbols matter in human culture, offering meaning and initiating action in the external world.
  2. Prayer is deeply personal, and being genuine in prayer is more important than following formalities.
  3. Taking responsibility is key for growth and change, both personally and within a community.

Accessing Evolutionary Intelligence

What's Important? • 23 implied HN points • 19 Jul 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual growth
  1. There's a guiding force in the universe that can help us grow and improve our lives. By connecting with this force, we can make better choices and find more fulfillment.
  2. Keeping a diary of what energizes us can change our lives. When we notice what activities give us energy, we can plan our days to include more of those things.
  3. Morning moments between sleep and waking are special for insights. Writing down what comes to mind in that time can reveal helpful ideas without judging or editing them.