Buddha is recognized has a symbol of peace through connections to nature. It also symbolizes that human suffering can be alleviated by eliminating ignorance. This is the reason so many people want to own Buddha statues or figurines. When considering which Buddha statue or figurine is best for you, decide which symbolic position best fits your thoughts or beliefs. There are five extremely common positions, with each symbol represented by how the hands are held.

Spiritual consciousness raising can occur during any activity, whether you’re sitting quietly, busy at work, running a marathon, or climbing a mountain. But it’s easiest to develop if you set some regular quiet time aside to devote to meditation, where you can really focus your awareness and cultivate a mindset to carry with you during the rest of the day. Here are five steps to better meditation that will help you with raising your spiritual consciousness.

. . .just as human psychological development follows some universal principles, so does human spiritual development. Here are some goals and strategies for achieving spirituality that are based on the nature of human consciousness, designed to be useful to practitioners of a number of different traditions.