The Importance Of Spiritual Science
Part II

Engage in spiritual practice with devotion and concentration.

By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze


The importance
         You should know the following, and spend time to consider their relevance in your life:
  1. A human being would not make a concerted effort if he is not convinced of the importance of something. The study convinces people to study Spiritual Science, because they would then understand that, all the while, they have being chasing shadow, leaving the substance. In every aspect of life and career, people are enlightened and enabled to make better decisions and take wise actions.

  2. The study will create public awareness on the necessity of Spiritual Science to everybody, every profession or career.

  3. We are able to solve existing problems, instead of creating more problems. Due to the general failure to study Spiritual Science, many professionals are worsening existing problems or creating new ones without knowing. It is like asking a blind man to find a grain from a collection of grains spread out under the sun. The blind man ends up scattering the grains more and more and more.
What Books Should We Study?
         Study more spiritual books than worldly writings, for the following benefits:
  1. We should read books written by the saints, because such books contain divine nature or consciousness. We gain little or nothing, spiritually, when we read spiritual books by worldly authors or those at low spiritual levels. But when we read books written by saints or those at high spiritual levels, we develop God’s own nature, grow in spirit and in truth, and also we are enabled to attain God faster.

  2. We should study books on spiritual science, which teache both theory and practical.

  3. We must read with meditation, in order to understand the spiritual meanings of hidden in the written texts. Ordinary human logic and reasoning does not, and cannot, understand spiritual statements. When the world comes to realize this fact, then they would know that for many years humanity have being following blind and ignorant religious leaders. That was why Jesus called many before Him thieves, because they were teaching about God without studying spiritual science, for God is spirit. And I add that not only those before Him, but also many during and after Him are thieves indeed.

  4. Reading Holy books removes the unnecessary limits placed on us by shallow and narrow religious viewpoints. We then open our hearts to all the encompassing science of Spirituality, which is omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence.
Very Importantly
         You should encourage yourself in spiritual science and practice with the fact that in heaven, all earthly honours and achievements are meaningless and irrelevant. In heaven, you find poor men who are richer and more knowledgeable than earthly kings, governors and presidents.
         Do not postpone spiritual science and practice until you graduate or when you retire. By then, everyday duties and responsibilities may not allow you the chance you need for spiritual growth. You should include spiritual science in your school, college or university study timetable.
         Remember that the main purpose of life on earth is for us to gain spiritual knowledge and wisdom, as well as wisdom by experience.

How Should We Study?
         To get the best result from reading:
  1. Read from the beginning to the end. If you find some portions hard to understand, you can by-pass them to read others. Later, you can come back to those portions by-past.

  2. It is advisable to read the preface. This will make you know the author’s intention.

  3. Do not be the cramming type.

  4. Read to understand and be able to state the points in your own words.

  5. Cultivate the habit of asking questions.

  6. You can consult an experienced person for more explanations.

  7. Be open-minded, and yet, careful.

  8. Pray for spiritual experiences and visits tot he heavenly planes of existence. At times, one experience or visit makes you know more than by reading so many texts.

  9. Be regular and consist with your spiritual practice.

  10. Study the same text from time to time. This is because increased spiritual practice leads to better and more understanding.