Is there any temple or spiritual learning center (Buddhist, Shamanic, anything) that will allow you to stay there and perhaps do work around the temple while you learn? One without a monetary tuition I mean. In Washington State, Oregon, maybe California?
A convent or a monastery will sometimes accept a guest who will work in exchange for room and board.
JUST DO IT.
Center for Spiritual Awareness meditation retreat center teaches practices, principles and lifestyle regimens in the kriya yoga tradition. Founder and spiritual director Roy Eugene Davis is a personal disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Churches, mosques, temples and synagogues exist so that like-mided people can congregate together to strengtehn one another’s convictions in living a more pure, and Godly way of life. The dissemination of spiritual knowledge and inspiration from it is one thing that people look for, as well as spiritual leadership.
In India, it is still a tradition that no one should visit a temple of Lord Krishna unless they receive some "prasadam" sanctified vegetarian food that has been offered to the Lord. It purifies. My teacher Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada said that a spiritual center or place of worship must have as one of it’s priorities the distribution of santified food to everyone within a radius of ten miles of that place of worship. Hare Krishna temples offer a free vegetarian feast in 350 temples world-wide. Do you think this is important ? .Since most people don’t seem to be so spiritually philosophical today, shouldn’t feeding everyone with purifying food be a priority ?
Yes, I agree that distributing sanctified food is important. God is absolute, and therefore, there is no difference in the quality of God and the food of God. If the food is sanctified, then it not only nourishes the body, but purifies the soul as well. It is also not necessary to understand the process of purification. Since God is absolute, the process works with or without our understanding. That is God’s mercy.
Another important aspect of a spiritual organization is the example set by the leaders. If the scripture says that gambling is prohibited, then the leaders should not be gambling. If illicit sex is to be avoided, then the leaders should set this example. Otherwise, they are cheaters, and they are leading people to hell.
International Music Phenomenon Prince Ali giving a speech at the Agape International Spiritual Center with Michael Beckwith
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…center of what, pray tell…"always be the center"…
…nope, two clicks right, one click up…bulls eye everytime…
The Four Corners area of the Hopi is bordered by four sacred mountains. The spiritual center within is a sacred site our prophecies say will have special purpose in the future for mankind to survive and now should be left in its natural state. All nations must protect this spiritual center. The Hopi and all original native people hold the land in balance by prayer, fasting and performing ceremonies. Our spiritual Elders still hold the land in the Western Hemisphere in balance for all living beings, including humans. No one should be relocated from their sacred homelands in this Western Hemisphere or anywhere in the world. The United States will be destroyed, land and people, by atomic bombs and radioactivity. Only the Hopis and their homeland will be preserved as an oasis to which refugees will flee
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Deepak Chopra and Olivia Newton-John discuss how to apply the principles of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success into your daily life. These Seven Laws are the basis for all of the teachings at the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.
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I am going to look for a new place & want to know what qualities others find in their place of worship. I am open to just about any religion but in the past have attended a spiritual center that was open to all religions. If you want let me know if it is a certain religion in case I like what you write & want to look into it.
I like where I go now because people never talk about their religions yet we all love & respect each other & at xmas time we honor all relgions, traditions, etc.
We love people un-conditionally, If you like things about your church I appreciate you sharing that with me but if you are taught you are more deserving than gay people or people who are going to have abortions let me know. I would never want to attend a place that keeps people from medical care & causes them to possibly have more harm.
I really want a place that has great energy & help you live your best life but if your spriritual place doesn’t do that still tell me the good or even the bad about it. Thank you!
My favorite thing about my church is the honesty. My Bishop preaches from the bible but she relates it to everyday situations that I can understand. I like that all money passed in the sanctuary must be in an envelope to assure privacy. I like that you get a form at the end of the year for tax purposes that tells you exactly what you payed that year and when. I also like that if you want to know what happening with your money you have a right to ask for documentation and they will gladly show you exactly where your funds are going.
I also like that there is always something to do for the children and adults. There are different ministries, and events you can be a part of. There are trips and things for you to go on. There are other classes you can take that teach you how to study the bible, why we study the bible, and things of that nature.
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Rickie Byars Beckwith is music and arts director for the Agape International Spiritual Center and has produced six CDs, including Supreme Inspiration.
As director of the Agape International Choir for almost two decades, she composes, arranges, and directs music for the choir. She also performs at venues throughout the world, including Lincoln Center in New York City and the United Nations.
Beckwith is an intuitive channel of healing music, whose compositions give rise to a profound experience that opens the heart, touches the soul, and lifts the spirit. She is acclaimed as a pioneer in alternative spiritual music and has been recognized with an honorary doctorate degree in music from the United Church of Religious Science.
Beckwiths sound crosses all musical boundaries—gospel, rhythm and blues, jazz, and world beat. She grew up in the South and studied music at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia. She then moved to New York, where she was lead singer for The Pharoah Sanders Ensemble, Roland Hanna, and the New York Jazz Quartet, among other groups.
In 1983, Beckwith moved to Los Angeles. She found a spiritual home at the Agape International Spiritual Center, founded by Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, and soon formed a choir that eventually developed to todays 160-voice Agape International Choir.
books, CDs, & DVDs
In the Land of I Am (CD)
From Within (CD)
I Found a Deeper Love (CD)
Supreme Inspiration (CD)
Pray for Me (CD)
related links
agapelive.com
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