Meditation is a practice that will bring into word and action that which is known at the level of the soul.
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Iyanla Vanzant
Iyanla Vanzant (born Rhonda Eva Harris; September 13, 1953) is an American inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, life coach and television personality. She is known primarily for her books, her eponymous talk show, and her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She can currently be seen on television as the host of Iyanla: Fix My Life, and as a frequently featured guest teacher of Oprah's Lifeclass on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Vanzant was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 13, 1953, as Rhonda Eva Harris. She was given the title "Iyanla", which means "great mother", after being initiated and ordained as a priestess in the Yoruba tradition (as mentioned in her television interview on the Conn Jackson show). She attended Medgar Evers College and Virginia Union University. Vanzant holds a Juris Doctor degree from the City University of New York School of Law. She currently resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She is also an ordained New Thought minister. In 2000, she was named one of the "100 most influential Black Americans" by Ebony magazine, which said that "Her books, lectures and television appearances have made her a multimedia high priestess of healthy relationships." In 2012, Vanzant was listed at #7 on Watkins' Mind Body Spirit magazine list of the 100 most spiritually influential living people." In 2014, she was co-speaker in Oprah's the "Life You Want Weekend" tour, which travelled to eight cities, also featuring Deepak Chopra, Mark Nepo, Elizabeth Gilbert and Rob Bel
Spirituality is reliance on your internal universe as the vehicle to carry you through the journey of life.
Spirituality is not about what you know. It is about growing, deepening, evolving, and becoming a living reflection of your spiritual identity.
Prayer is like planting a seed. Don't dig it up to see how it is doing! Pray for it. Release it by giving thanks.
Releasing our concerns to higher forces is an act of humility. If you have nothing to ask for, praise and thanksgiving are enough.
The Creator has placed at our disposal a wealth of natural energies that are useful healing tools. We need only ask, and help is there.
Never allow what you are looking at to determine what you believe. Always allow your spiritual eyes to take you beneath the surface.
God's goal is for you to be the best you can be with what you have been given and to share what you do with the world.
The only thing that you need to do to find the love in you is to remember, God's love has brought you this far.
No matter where I am or what I do, it's impossible for me to be separate from God and for this, I am so very grateful.
Often, when you are on the spiritual path, there is a war that goes on between the person you once were and the person you are becoming.
Strengthening our inner connection to God strengthens our inner connection to all things.