The Importance of Spiritual Education With Practical Demonstration

A world that is rich with that which leads to the end of suffering should not suffer as much as we do. The advancement of our intellect has led to revolutionary discovery and overcoming many of the plagues of the physical world. Yet without a solid background in our spiritual heritage, we are lost, mere captives of the pleasures and distractions our many accomplishments provide. This session focuses on a discussion of what spiritual education should entail—knowledge of the great teachings and practice with the exercises that hone and purify the mind and heart. The session demonstrates three avenues to apply first-hand a small amount of the wealth offered by the great world teachers—concentration as taught by the yogis, mindfulness as taught by the Buddhists and prayer as taught by Christ. To face the overload of the world as it is today, it is more important now than ever to educate ourselves and our youth with the most powerful teachings we have available.