Spirit isn’t dictated by environment, social status, or culture. Spirit is something we all possess, and strength of spirit is something we all seek.

It shows up in various forms, from the single mother who fights a world seemingly gone hostile to keep her children safe, to police officers who avoid the temptations of corruption and power, to businessmen who choose to become philantropists and use their money and power to help others less fortunate than they are.

Spirit itself is difficult to define with any degree of true accuracy. The manifestations of spirit, however, are easier to grasp. It can be a source of strength in times of adversity, allowing us to fight on when other people would fold and give up.

It is also a fuel for our beliefs, giving us the courage to stand up for what we think and feel is right despite the pressure and stumbling blocks in our way.

Lastly, it is at the core of the most noble and altruistic parts of our nature, the part that continues to hope, and to believe that we can and should make a positive difference in the world.

Many so called gurus, priests, pastors, shamans, senseis, and other assorted self proclaimed spiritual leaders out there profess to have found enlightenment in one form or another.

Or, as the more brutal saying goes, they Sell you Salvation. The sheer volume of these people can get insanely confusing for people seeking spiritual strength and guidance, or even just plain old peace of mind.

Instead of alleviating the confusion, these people add to it more, claiming that They have a monopoly on The Truth and that All Other Ways are False.

To be blunt about it, these elitist and prejudicial belief systems don’t strengthen the human spirit; they break it and poison it by causing discord, strife, and generating false feelings of moral superiority among their members.

So where does that leave us, common people who just want a little hope, a little peace, and something to believe in?

Well, here are a few tips gleaned from far, far more reliable sources, those sources being normal people who just somehow managed to keep a smile on their faces and laughter in their hearts despite taking the brunt of the world’s efforts to run them over.

Know Yourself – you’ve got to be honest with yourself and accept yourself. Trying to fit yourself into someone else’s ideal mold never works out.

You have to see yourself honestly, both good and bad parts, and accept and love yourself despite – maybe even because of – your faults. Once you learn to like who you are and what you are, it makes it a bit easier to deal with the rest of the world more honestly.

Know What You Want – spiritual strength can take a lot of different forms, and can likewise be fed from a lot of different sources. Know what you really want to do, and what you’re really out to achieve.

Don’t be afraid to follow your path. Each victory on your road, no matter how small, serves to keep you going because you know it’s in pursuit of YOUR dream.

Victories on a road that someone or something else chose for you don’t give you strength, they give you no satisfaction and are ultimately empty.

Living By A Code – helps a lot. It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate, and can be as simple as “Never Betray another Person’s Trust”, or as elaborate as the code of Bushido followed by ancient Japanese warriors.

Whatever the case, try to find a Code to follow that suits your nature. Don’t go for a Code or belief system that epitomizes your ideal; take one that suits you as you are, with all your strengths and flaws. If no such belief system exists, make your own personalized Code, and live by it.

Find Good Companions – lastly, remember that there are no solitary trips. You don’t need a spiritual or religious brotherhood to find your way.

Find real people, real friends you can count on and trust. People who know what you’re going through, and can offer helpful advice, support, and even painful but necessary constructive criticism.

And if you’re lucky enough to find a guide, make sure your guide is a person who’s walked the walk. Never take advice from someone who’s never been where you want to go.

Money must not change hands between esoteric teacher and student. This is why all churches, Catholic, Protestant, or Synagogue, do not permit their priests, ministers, or rabbis to accept money from the parishioners. These “teachers” are supported, their needs supplied by the church, which is, itself, supported by voluntary and anonymous donations from the general public.

The money rule is not the only road map you will need on your journey down the Yellow Brick Road of metaphysics to the enchanting Oz of enlightenment. You need to also be forewarned against the loss of your own individuality by trusting those who seek to control your mind and personal intuition through a form of mass hypnosis.

Often, the initial manifestation of your quest is a series of a strange coincidences which as not coincidental at all, thus, leading you to certain books written about a variety of metaphysical subjects .

You can be led to such esoteric works in several ways. Sometimes through a chance of remark from friends and often through your own seemingly aimless but subconsciously purposeful browsing.

You will soon learn to judge yourself whether a book’s contents are misleading or wise by listening to the voice of your own Higher Self, whispering into your inner ear. You will learn to feel the messages in a short while.

Some books you may reject, and others you will inwardly know are teaching a facet of universal truth you can accept.

This is not always but usually the first step you must take alone before the manifestations of your own personal Guru, who will then impart ancient wisdom on a warm and precious one-to-one basis.

To aid you with this initial step, you must learn how to incorporate into your life the Law of Manifestations and learn the simple steps in achieving success.

In essence, Law of Manifestation exist to describe or give details on how people produce those things that their hearts desire, regardless of the means on how they will recognize them.

The very point here is that people tend to make anything that they want and not essentially the things that they need.

Hence, people do things based on the manifestations that they have, which are congruently based on the thought or suggestion of the Inner Self. This means that most of the times, people create such thoughts without consciously realizing them.

However, the Law of Manifestation contend that even if the Inner Self, which is subconscious in nature, do not necessarily know what is being desired, the created thought must still be absorbed by the subconscious mind for it to be processed and generated in real.

To claim that you are powerless to create manifestation is like owning a radio, possessing AM and FM, an ON switch, and numerous frequencies or stations and saying that there is no way you can tune in to a particular station or whatever spot on the dial you choose.

Hence, the question is: “How will you learn to apply the Law of Manifestation and gain the success that you deserve?” One of the oldest metaphysical adages is, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” This means that if your body is ready to succumb to the universal Law of Manifestation, nothing is impossible.

Here are some easy steps to prepare you in achieving success through understanding of Law of Manifestation.

1. Know what you want

2. Manifest things that are universally good

3. Personification of purity, honesty, and selflessness

4. Learn success not by seeking them, but simply by desiring their manifestations, by preparing, and being willing to wait until they appeared, wholly without you calling them.

5. Incorporate the perfect mind set.

Given these facts, you will eventually discover more fathoms of peace, wisdom, and contentment by taking the necessary steps toward manifesting an avatar who will be considering nothing but your own personal illumination.

There is no more effective resolve to follow, and in all other matters, than the affirmation of what great minds suggest, “Follow the path to enlightenment by learning the Laws of
Manifestation.”

What I believe is that how much success, happiness and fulfillment you experience in life is exactly proportional to your level of awareness. Our whole purpose in life is to be awakened to the highest level of awareness sometimes called enlightenment. The only job for us in life is just to bring up our level of awareness through the experience of learning, working and living.

The fastest way to bring anything from the unseen world to the physical world is through the study of Universal Laws. We should study all the time, not just one time. We must make sense from these laws, and make them a part of our daily thinking, make them a part of us. Once this happens, you are truly enlightened. There is no more struggle in your life, your life becomes an easy and stress free process of creation.

You simply ask, and you are given, you simply give and you receive more. However, you may understand it, but not know it. Knowing and understanding are two different things.

Understanding is from your conscious mind, but knowing is from your super-conscious mind, which is connected to the highest intelligence of the universe. In order to truly know these laws, you must remind yourself again and again. You must study them, think about them, remind yourself all the time, until they become your second nature. Then, enlightenment will happen.

I have noticed that many people read my articles about universal principles, but few people know how to use them, so I have designed a step by step guide to help you use these principles to manifest anything you desire.

Here it is…

Step One: Define your major goals clearly. If you don’t know what you want, the universe can’t help you. State clearly what you desire, state it specifically. Writing your goal in a form of intention seems always to help.

Example “I intend to earn $20,000 per month.” “I intend to attract my soul mate into my life.”

Step Two: Design a good affirmation for each of your goals. Your affirmation must believable, and must state the truth. It always helps to use emotional triggering words. example “I choose to manifest $100,000 dollars Now. I accept this or something better” Using the words “I choose” will add extra believability to your affirmation.

Always add, “I accept this or something better” to your affirmation. You will be amazed how much more you will get. By using the word Now, you trigger your power of creation, because Now is the only time that exists, and the only time you can execute your power of creation. Now is the only time that manifestation occurs. By saying “NOW”, you are stating the truth.

Don’t fool yourself by saying, “but I don’t see the $100,000?”. What you see you currently possess is an illusion, you already have the $100,000 in the energy level, you are stating the truth.

Step three: Program the affirmations into your subconscious mind. Once your subconscious mind accepts the affirmation as a truth, creation happens automatically. You’ve heard that your consistent thoughts become your reality.

Affirmation is one of the most powerful ways to make something you desire become your consistent thought. To make your subconscious mind quickly accept your affirmation as a truth, you have to patiently convince it by telling it the truths again and again. Here is the truth you must remind yourself every time you say your affirmation.

At the deeper level, I am connected to the highest intelligence in the universe that has created and will be creating everything in the physical world. Therefore, I have the power to create everything I desire at anytime.

I am the source of everything. Now I choose to see my desires manifested in my world.”

Step 4: Monitoring your thoughts moment by moment, and keep the state of being. The mind always has a tendency to think negatively, this is the nature of human beings, it is the result of human evolution.