The religion of Islam stands majestically on five pillars as stated in one of the hadith as Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,"Islam is based on five (pillars): testifying that there is no true God except Allah and that Muhammad (PBUH) is His slave and Messenger; performing of Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat); the payment of Zakat; performing Hajj (pilgrimage) to the House [of Allah (Ka`bah)]; and Saum (fasting) during the month of...

Religion and spirituality is widespread

There are about 40 organized religious faith groups around the world, according to Religioustolerance.org.  The major world religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Judaism to name a few, each have over three million followers. Millions of others practice spirituality in the form of meditation, prayer and contemplation.

Some Humor

Religiousness as well as spirituality is often the target of jokes. Well-known...

Many people are happy with the performance of rites and perception on the name and symbol beloved of God, believing that the love of God through a variety of faith. Blessed are those who are saturated with much genuine love for God, which is one for all and continue to sing the spiritual consciousness in it.

To have a passionate desire, longing, and feelings of all that is useful, care or are objects of pleasure is called love. But this is not true love. It is conditional love....

Many people don't believe or don't want to think about this word called sin. Sin is often associated with a spiritual or religious experience, but it's not prejudice, it will attack anyone. Lets take a closer look at how it affects us daily.

Gravity

What does gravity have to so with sin? Well, just as an example. You can't see or smell gravity, but try jumping off a building and you will soon find out how real it is. Sin works the same way, you can't see or taste it, but...

~Your trauma is not who you are. It is something that was done to you or happened to you.~ Carol Anika Theill

What is spirituality? I read somewhere that defining spirituality is like trying to nail Jell-O to a tree. I have seen many definitions and found all of them wanting until I met Manny Fortes, a chemical dependency counselor some of you might remember. He defined spirituality as...

When one has invested so much of their life in an endeavor, enterprise, marriage, or religious BS (belief system), you can be darned sure that it will be a fight to change that person's mind. You can tell a person that 2 + 2 does not equal 5 and they won't believe it when that paradigm is applied to religion (any religious system). I know, I've committed the same SIN myself.

I've told people that the Bible says X (a clear and straight forward truth) and I've had people come back...

In 1 Corinthians 13 the very first gift that Paul sets love over and against is tongues. In Paul's day as in ours tongues was a special concern. Two kinds of tongues are mentioned here: tongues of men and tongues of angels. This is the only time that the phrase "tongues of angels" occurs in Scripture. The obvious references can only be to human and angelic languages. No doubt Paul had encountered glossolalia among some of the Corinthian members. Given what we have seen about...

Do Not Fear Your Spiritual Calling

Our financial and religious systems are in turmoil. You are very much aware of the Spiritual calling, yet you resist. The turmoil precedes the change. You can progress with your calling, or you can continue to sink with the turmoil. This article was written for those who are aware of their Spirit calling but continue to resist.

The Bible says that the Spirit goes or blows where it listeth (or wills-John 3:8). The Bible also lists the...

How many times have you heard someone say, "God said"? So, what do you do with that? Can you say God said the exact opposite? Sure, but then who's hearing God? The NECROLOGICAL pages of those who died believing that they heard God are voluminous. Some of the worst and most insidious statements are those "God said" phrases.

Sigmund Freud put it this way, "When religious leaders claim that they have a mandate from God by way of divine revelation-- which is,...

What is a Natal Chart?

If you look at the words 'natal chart' you could read them another way 'birth map' - this may help you understand what is being talked about. Basically, the natal chart is a map of the sky including the positions of the planets for the time that you were born. Where you are born has an impact on what is seen in the sky, e.g., if two people were born on the same day and at the same time but in a different city and country, what is seen overhead would be...