Monthly Spiritual Topics

Connecting Consciousness Monthly Spiritual Topics

Overview

We create new monthly spiritual topics each month. Coordinators use these topics to facilitate discussions to give members the opportunity to talk about real-life situations and to share insights, ideas and strategies. The spiritual topics are also posted on CC’s internal social connecting platform where members from around the world engage in conversation and share personal thoughts. These topics are designed to give points of discussion around self-awareness and spiritual development to enable and empower each of us to become the best version of who we are!

Objectives

The Monthly Spiritual Topic process was created to serve two primary objectives: To offer spiritual dialogue and education for members and to provide Coordinators with relevant topic materials to facilitate engaging member discussions. This saves time for Coordinators who no longer need to search for topics and find materials to present. It also gives Coordinators the opportunity to further develop their facilitation skills.

Aims

We are all on a unique journey to grow and find greater meaning, purpose, and joy in life. To do this entails a deep focus on one’s inner self. As 13th-century Persian poet, Rumi, stated, “Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.”

To this end, the Monthly Spiritual Topics are designed to help members:

Access their own inner knowledge and inner authority,
Understand their spirituality,
Recognize, acknowledge, and heal their shadow side,
Heal inner wounds,
Develop their sovereignty,
Apply knowledge learned for their highest and greatest good,
Become more understanding and compassionate,
More easily handle challenges and disasters, and move through life with ease and grace (despite the outer environment).

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Topic: Intuition and Discernment

Months: March 2025

Discernment is a word that is tossed around frequently these days. “Use your discernment,” people advise. But what is discernment, and why is it so important?

Ancient spiritual traditions designate discernment as an advanced spiritual quality. In Sanskrit, spiritual discernment is believed to be the “crowning wisdom” on one’s spiritual path. According to Indian sage Patanjali, spiritual discernment helps one achieve a “luminous state,” also known as spiritual illumination or wholeness.

The word discernment comes from the Greek word diakrisis which embodies several ideas; to see, consider, examine, understand, hear, and judge closely. In short, discernment is the ability to determine what is true and not true and real versus not real.

Discernment is individual. What feels right or is true for one person is not necessarily an absolute truth for another. Some situations are easy and straightforward to discern, while others are tricky. When considering other’s thoughts and opinions, it can be hard to determine absolute truths. Also, when deception is involved, it can be very difficult to discern the truth.

Attention, intention, and inspiration are all important when developing discernment. One needs to pay close attention to one’s own and others’ intentions, and discernment involves divine inspiration connected with one’s intuitive heart, mind, and gut centres.

Discernment requires a deep desire to seek and learn the truth, even if it means letting go of long-held beliefs and prior programming. Discernment entails looking within, connecting with your heart centre and opening to the truth, even when it’s not what you want it to be. We are all like different facets of a diamond. We bring our own experiences and points of view to a situation, which may affect and cloud our judgment. Cultivating discernment takes time, desire, and practice to avoid traps such as the ego, spiritual bypassing, and judgment.