https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-scaled.jpgSpiritually SpeakingIn the era before electronic navigational aids were developed, lighthouses illuminated waterways to help ships determine their position, steer clear of hazards, and safely navigate through coastal waters. They were particularly useful in adverse w...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingAchieving our goals requires having a clear aim, the enthusiasm and determination to achieve it, a systematic plan for the same, and disciplined and sustained efforts. Self-help books list various strategies and steps for achieving our aims. When ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingTime is the most powerful factor that affects our life. Time never stops, and people, places and circumstances change as time goes by. There is a right time for everything, and when we act according to the time, the desired result is achieved easi...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingJust as it is important to use all the ingredients in the right measure to cook a perfect dish, a good sense of proportion brings better results in life. We need to accurately assess the person, situation, time, and place and act appropriately to ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingPeace is sought by all, individually as well as collectively. When people talk of peace, they do not just mean the absence of conflict, but a condition in which everyone is free from the fear of violence and there is harmony in society. But in the...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingA term often used to describe those who are pious or religious is, God-fearing. This expression implies that the person concerned fears God. That is not what one would expect from someone who is supposed to be close to God, for fear does not bring...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe question of whether a man is bound by fate or has free will has exercised the human mind for ages. Many believe that everything in life is predetermined and there is nothing we can do about it. Others dismiss this as fatalism and hold that we ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingWhat constitutes spirituality? A large number of people in the world confuse spirituality with religiosity. They believe that to observe religious practices such as praying, reading scriptures, fasting, and going on pilgrimage is spirituality. The...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingHow do we see ourselves? With what kind of awareness do we go about our life? Our state of mind, perspective, and the way we relate to the world are all influenced to a considerable extent by our self-image. If our self-respect is high, the standa...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingGiving others respect is an easy way to grow spiritually. It is the law of karma that you reap what you sow. Those who respect others become worthy of receiving respect from everyone. God respects each and every one of His children; He knows every...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThose who adopt spiritual practices with the aim of living a more fulfilled life wish to attain a state of mind that is easy, stable and elevated. However, because of some weakness, they find it difficult at times. Actually, they make it difficult...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/being-a-lighthouse/August 19, 2023, 9:40 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Lighthouse-300x200.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe deities worshipped in temples are greatly revered, so much so that kings bow down at their feet, and the rich and famous supplicate before them for a little prasad—the devotional offering handed out to the faithful. Why do they do that? What i...