The Oakland Center for Spiritual Living offers a place to find a deeper peace and sense of purpose. Our center brings people together from all walks of life who are seeking to deepen their spiritual journey. We share tools that allow for personal growth and well-being within the community at large.

Affirmative Prayer and Spiritual Mind Treatment

Affirmative Prayer, sometimes called Spiritual Mind Treatment, stands at the base of our spiritual practices. The process involves resolute speaking into the Law of the Universe and declaring one’s good to already be in mind and form. Unlike most traditional forms of prayer that many of us may be more familiar with, Affirmative Prayer is active; it puts one in charge by stating positive beliefs regarding outcomes in one’s life as already true.

Meditation: Getting in Touch with Your Inner Wisdom

It is a practice that brings quiet to the mind and awakening to the heart. We instruct in a few forms of meditation, inviting the practitioner to deepen into the language of silence and find true peace and clarity at our Centre. Regular meditation helps people learn to let go of stresses connected with everyday life and start to listen—through intuition guiding real understanding and personal alignment.

Positive Reading: Soul Food for the Mind

Another practice that goes in hand with this is daily engagement in reading spiritually uplifting works. As one goes through positive readings, whether spiritual, uplifting articles or pieces to inspire, he opens his mind and spirits up to such knowledge. The practice not only widens the scope of understanding but also keeps renewing these spirits with motivating, transforming dictates every minute.

Selfless Service: Expansion of the Heart through Giving

Selfless service is a part of the expression of spiritual values. By volunteering their time and effort to help others, cynical participants experience some of the joy and fulfillment of giving. This practice reinforces the idea of our community’s interconnectedness and allows individuals to experience firsthand the profound impact their contributions have on the well-being of others.

Selfless Giving: The Flow of Generosity

Hand in hand with the practice of selfless service comes the principle of selfless giving: sharing time, talent, and treasure. In inviting the flow of generosity into our lives, we open ourselves to uprising and reception at the same time—that in giving, we are also open to receive. A balanced exchange of energies that feeds everybody in the community creates a reciprocal relationship for a vibrant and supportive environment within which spiritual and material prosperity can be generated.

We at Oakland Center for Spiritual Living believe these practices are not activities but rather open doors to a richer, larger life. Each tool below is designed specifically to give our practitioners—consciously with power—the ability to live their highest potential and contribute to shifting our world toward greater harmony and understanding.