Liberate Yourself with Spiritual Energy
Cultivating authentic inner and outer peace is the only way to a happy and good future. Learn to use your spiritual higher self to let go of self-centerednesss, greed, and entitlement. Work to free yourself from the endless grasping for material “things.” Does it really matter what kind of car you drive, how BIG your house is, or that you just purchased the newest smartphone? NO! Personal, authentic happiness cannot be bought. Personal 
authentic happiness has little to do with being wealthy. Commit to reflect deeply on your action in life, and choose your pure, clear heart to be kind, generous, good, and loving to others. In the end, great kindness and love are far more important than material wealth. These statements are the informed advice of J. M. Bergoglio, that is Pope Francis. It does not matter if your are Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, etc. What matters is that you are a good person, a good person leading a kind and loving life. A person who does not harm others, but instead helps others from the goodness of your heart and soul.
Learn more about your spiritual self by answering the following questions. Your immediate response should be freely associated, that is write down whatever comes to mind without much thinking about it. Then elaborate by deeper contemplation on what you have written. Fine tune your statements about yourself. Here are the questions.
- What is generally in your heart?_____________________________________________________________
- How strong is your kindness to others?_____________________________________________________________
- How do you show compassion to others?_____________________________________________________________
- Are you generally kind-hearted with yourself?_____________________________________________________________
- Is there any form of transformative light within you?_____________________________________________________________
- When is the last time you directly helped another person?_____________________________________________________________
- Do you welcome honest, tears?_____________________________________________________________
- If “NO” – why not?________________________________________________
- What is your mindset (Latin: forma mentis) about being a good person?_____________________________________________________________
- What is the nature of your personal interest in doing good for others?_____________________________________________________________
- Are you more concerned with superficial appearances (physical, material, etc.), or do you care more about depth realities – the relative quality of of mind-body-heart-spirit?_____________________________________________________________
- What have you learned about yourself here?_____________________________________________________________
For more information refer to Bergoglio, J. M. /Pope Francis (2017). (Trans. O. Stransky). Happiness in this Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence. Rome: Libreria Eidtrice Vaticana/New York: Penguin Random House, pp. 83-109, 159-226.
Anthony R. Quintiliani, PhD., LADC
From the Eleanor R. Liebman Center for Secular Meditation in Monkton, Vermont and the Home of The Monkton Sangha
Author of Mindful Happiness
