Shaping Spirit

Is there an afterlife?

How do we define afterlife?

What is the difference between the material world and spiritual world?

Bryan and Cyril discuss: . Children who claim to remember their past lives

. Consciousness surviving the death experience

. Non-permanence

. Seeing others as eternal selves 

. Out of body experiences

. Physicalism 

. The body as a covering for the real self

Bryan and Cyril discuss: . Humility,

. Tolerance

. Respecting others

. Expecting no respect from others

. Being smart about toxic relationships 

. Personalism as more conducive to humidity than non-dualism 

 

. Be present 

. Be an active listener 

. Using Social Media as a tool and not as a crutch 

. Occupy your life with your goals and things around you

. "Deep Work" by Carl Newport

. Cognitive effort lost

. the content of social media affects your consciousness differently

. spiritual social media content 

. the jaundice analogy: why social media is so addictive 

 

 

.Non-violence

.Seeing a sunrise as a work of art from God

.Over-stress as a cause of not being to see the divine around us.

.The “super soul” / Holy Spirit concept

.Developing equal vision 

.Ignoring the divine around us because of selfishness.

 .Acknowledgment of consciousness . Stop and smell the roses

. Slowing down . Getting in nature

Bryan and Cyril discuss: 

. Having the right motivation.  . Working for the love of cause.  . The "fruit" of one's work.  . The result of our work is beyond our pay grade.  . Destiny/Fate. . Being satisfied.  . Surrender.  . Free will/assuming responsibility. 

Bryan and Cyril discuss:  . Learning to give. . Love Language that is appropriate for each recipient. . Giving is year round and should be from the heart. . The more you give, the more you get. . Giving is a spiritual necessity. . The ontology of consciousness: giving non-stop. . Emphatic giving. 

Bryan and Cyril discuss: . The 3 Ds': Discipline, Determination, Direction. . The Kaizen Method for spiritual accountability. . Developing consistency and enthusiasm. . Self-surrender. . Holding others accountable for their spiritual growth.

Bryan and Cyril discuss: 

.Acts vs. Faith

.Getting organized 

. The bird inside the cage analogy 

.Solo vs. Group 

.Being yourself regardless of what others say 

.The spiritual dimension of our life as the most important one

.One step at a time 

.The importance of reading spiritual books 

.Avoiding scammers 

Bryan and Cyril talk about sacred spaces. 

How to create a sacred space in our homes. 

Why have a sacred space.

Spiritual vs. material/transcendent vs. temporary 

Consciousness and how it gets affected by what we ingest through our senses and our mind. 

Sacred space in our heart.

> Definition of Gratitude. > Being grateful for both positive and "negative" experiences. > Gratitude and its' relation to humility. > Gratitude as an attitude. > Gratitude as action.

> I want to grow spiritually. Now what?  > Spiritual life is not a straight line. > Finding good association/fellowship > Good guidance vs. fraud. > Spirituality vs. religion. > Self-growth vs. self-sabotage. > Artificial renunciation of matter. > Staying in our own lane while respecting others' journeys. > Remaining positive and focused. 

Bryan and Cyril explore the psychology of fear, what fear is, how fear influences us, and what we can do to minimize fear in our lives.