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Spiritual Root Causes of Difficulties in Life

Topic: Spiritual GrowthFeaturing Sean M. ClarkePublished July 24, 2007

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Most of us are unaware of the spiritual factors that are the root cause of 80% of the difficulties in life for the simple reason that they are beyond the understanding of our five senses, mind and intellect. Whether a particular difficulty has a spiritual root cause along with its details can be known for sure only through the medium of a highly activated sixth sense http://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/spiritualresearch/spiritualscience/sixthsense/index.php. Ignorance about the existence of the spiritual dimension and knowing its role in our difficulties will frustrate attempts to fully overcome the difficulties. In this article, we explain the role of the spiritual realm in difficulties in our lives. nnThe root causes of problems in lifenIn order to overcome a difficulty completely, we need to first correctly understand its root cause. Only when the correct and complete diagnosis has been made, by going to the root of the difficulty, can the appropriate remedy be given.nnModern sciences attribute the cause of a problem to being either physical or psychological. Hence we go looking for the cause and remedy only in these two areas.nnFor example:n• Itching is understood as having a physical cause and is treated accordingly with physical medicines.n• Narcotic abuse is understood as a psychological problem and is treated primarily with psychotherapy.nnBut there is a third cause of our difficulties in life and that is Spiritual. Spiritual root causes of difficulties in fact affect our lives to a large extent. But spiritual causes are not as easily understood, as they are beyond the understanding of the modern sciences. In fact, the World Health Organisation (WHO) defines health as ‘a state of positive health in the physical, mental, social and spiritual dimensions.' Thus officially it has been ascertained that spiritual well being is also a component that contributes to our health. However spiritual research conducted by SSRF reveals the actual extent to which spiritual factors contribute to our total well being.nnThrough spiritual research, Spiritual Science Research Foundation (SSRF) has ascertained the breakdown, on average, between the 3 root causes being responsible for problems in our lives. nnBreakdown of the root cause of difficulties in life nn• 20% Psychological and/or physicaln• 30% Spiritual, Psychological and/or physicaln• 50% Purely spiritual in naturennHence, up to 80% of our problems have their root cause in the spiritual realm. nnHow to overcome these problems?nThese type of problems can only be overcome by spiritual means i.e. either through nn• Spiritual practice http://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/aboutspiritualresearch/spiritualpracticefordevelopingsixthsense.php according to the 5 basic principles of spiritual practice helps to build our overall spiritual energy to combat or be insulated from these problemsnn• Specific spiritual healing remedy performed to overcome a specific symptom caused by some factor in the spiritual realmnIn this way, problems that have their root cause in the spiritual realm can either be resolved or we get the strength to endure them. nnMore at: http://spiritualresearchfoundation.org/spiritualresearch/difficulties/rootcauses_unhappiness.php

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