What is a Soul of a nation?
How can one understand this?
How can one know the Soul of one's own nation?
How can a person or group come in contact with the 'Soul of a nation'?
How can the Soul of a nation be personally and collectively expressed?
The Soul of a nation can be known as the shared common Values and Ideals
of that nation.
For example, two of the Values inherent in the Soul of America are:
(1) Individual and Group Freedom, and
(2) Respect for the differences and diversity of others.
The Soul-will of America will strive for the harmony and synthesis of these Values, to create the Divine Ideal of Unity-in-Diversity.
Five great Values inherent in the Soul of America are:
Freedom, Diversity, Fairness, Opportunity, and Self-responsibility.
Other nations may have similar Values, just as personal souls can have similar qualities. Often, nations will have some Values that are similar and some that are unique. And generally, each nation will have their own unique combination of Spiritual Values.
Nation-souls also have inherent Values in relation to other nations, just as we have personal values in relation to others. So for example, in relation with other nation-souls, five great 'Soul-potentials' of America are:
Goodwill, Generosity, Friendship, Creativity, and Leadership.
These are Values that America can potentially (and hopefully) express in relation with other nations, ie, with the rest of the world; as humanity evolves into a spiritual age of 'Right Relations'.
Using the analogy of our personal soul, a true spiritual soul will work in collaborative relationship with other souls, rather than think and act as a person with separate self-serving interests in competition with others. Therefore, a truly spiritual national soul will think and act in collaborative relationship with the values and ideals of other nations, and it will seek to help all other nations solve problems and achieve prosperity.
The Soul of a nation will of course be concerned with its own progress and the solving of its own problems, but it will also be concerned with the problems of other nations and the development of their prosperity. For the soul of a nation will be concerned for the overall Good of the Whole Planet and all of Humanity.
Another analogy between a personal and a national soul is that – in order to help attune and integrate with one's soul, it helps to reflect on one's deepest sincere Values, or on a spiritual Ideal of oneself. This practice of reflection helps to bring forth the true qualities of one's soul.
So by analogy, a group can help bring forth their national soul into the light of national consciousness by meditating on some of the great Values or Ideals which dwell in the foundation of that nation's beingness.
Meditation:
Here are a few simple phases in
meditating on 'The Soul of a nation'
and in helping to bring this Soul into the consciousness of its people.
a) Tune-in to the Soul of your nation
and (for a few minutes)
meditate in the consciousness of this Soul.
b) Open your mind to the important Values or Ideals of your nation.
c)
Visualize the Soul of your nation (and its Values)
illuminating the national consciousness or national thinking,
and reorienting your nation's emotional energies towards these Values.
d) Send Blessings of Love and Goodwill to everyone in your nation.
