
UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES
A principle is a fundamental truth that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior.
At Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development, I learned and adopted the belief in the power of principles. I also believe that when consciousness and behavior are aligned with the energy of universal principles, life becomes an experience of Peace, Love, and Goodness which I affectionately call "Sunshine". A principle based lifestyle supports us in moving through the process of life with grace and guidance. The following list of basic principles created by Inner Visions is offered as a beginning; the start of aligning your consciousness with the flow of the universe. This list is in no way exhaustive however it is, a beginning. A beginning of a new and powerful way...

Accountability
Acceptance of responsibility or liability; willingness to answer for or own; obligation to be responsible for one’s activities and the results.
Acknowledgment
Recognition or acceptance of the truth, validity or existence of something; expression of appreciation or gratitude.
Alignment
Congruency of what one thinks and feels with the action being taken; achieved when thought, word and action are harmoniously integrated
Awareness
To recognize and acknowledge the existence of something; knowledge or perception of a situation or fact
Authenticity
Real or genuine; true or accurate; made to resemble an original; of undisputed origin or authorship
Balance
Even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady; equitable distribution of time, energy and resources applied to duties and responsibilities
Belief
Thought fueled by emotion; repetitive pattern of thought that become habitual;
something held to be true; an opinion or conviction; mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in someone or something
Boundaries
Line, space, request or requirement that marks the limits of space or behavior; border; dividing line; partition or frontier;
Choice
Opportunity or power to select from two or more possibilities; determination of a preference; power, right, or liberty to select what is desired.
Clarity
Sense of knowing or recognizing the truth within one’s self; clearness as related to perception or understanding; freedom from ambiguity; state or quality of being clear or transparent to the eye and understandable and recognizable within the mind
Commitment
State or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity; Total and complete engagement of faculties and being to a specific cause or course of action; Responsibility, obligation, duty that creates liability and governs choices and behaviors
Compassion
to see yourself in the position of another, to feel what they feel and to offer tender support, empathy and understanding for what the individual may be experiencing, without seeing them as weak; Deep awareness of the suffering coupled with the wish, desire or action to relieve it; to suffer together
Completion
Action or process of finishing something; to bring to an end, conclusion or resolution; Having all necessary or normal parts, components, or steps; fulfillment of duties, responsibilities or expectations.
Consciousness
Intangible sum total of all things held in mind; pure essence within the individual being; the foundation of an individual’s internal landscape (what one thinks, feels, and believes.)
Consideration
Careful thought; meditation; deliberation; kindness and thoughtful regard for others, or an act of thoughtfulness.
Courage
Willingness and ability to do something that is frightening; strength in the presence of pain, grief, difficulty or danger; doing what is required or necessary before force is applied
Determination
Quality of mind that supports a process of establishing something exactly as desired; coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose that governs choices and behaviors; unrelenting commitment
Discipline
Internal and external experience and activity built upon the steadfast adherence to an intention or desired outcome; function of the mental and emotional commitment to a desired outcome; ability to make choices that align the total being with the intention to experience the outcome.
Divine Guidance
Openness to the influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings;
doctrine or process for determining the will of God for your life through contemplation or meditation; inspiration from a divine source
Enthusiasm
Strong excitement; Inspired by or about something: strong feeling or experience of active interest; rapturous or passionate intensity of feeling on behalf of a person or cause; passionate eagerness in any pursuit of active interest
Faith
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something that governs choices and behaviors; strong belief that results from devotion to someone or something; confidence or trust placed in something or someone; belief in the existence of God;
Fearlessness
Absence of feeling of distress, apprehension, or alarm caused by impending danger or pain; strong willed; brave; bold; without fear
Flexibility
Willingness or ability to bend without breaking; Openness to take in that which is unfamiliar; ability to be easily modified; willingness to change or compromise; capable of bending repeatedly without injury or damage
Focus
Sustained mental, emotional and physical energy toward the realization of a desired outcome; process of self-support and commitment demonstrated by mental and emotional steadfastness
Forgiveness
Ultimate act of love; choice to “give away,” resolve, neutralize emotional hurt or pain attached to an experience, incident, or person; spiritual practice.
Freedom
Internal state of being demonstrated as lack of restriction or limitation in physical world reality; power or right to act, speak, or think without hindrance or restraint; exempt from external control
Fulfillment
Satisfaction or happiness as a result of fully developing abilities or character; to succeed in doing or providing; to bring into actuality; successful achievement or accomplishment
Gentleness
True humility that does not consider itself too good or too exalted for humbled or corrective tasks; considerate or kind disposition; not severe rough or violent; mild
Grace
Gift or blessing; Unmerited or unearned favor that protects and advances one life or position; unrequested or unsolicited protection from harm; unexplainable elegance or refinement of movement.
Gratitude
Readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness; recognize of a source of goodness outside of ourselves; thankfulness
Healing
Return to a state of wholeness; Restoration to good form and/or purpose; Process of becoming sound, firm and able; acts of regaining health and wholeness of mind, body or spirit.
Honesty
Not hiding the truth about something or someone; good and truthful character that can be trusted; sincerity, or frankness; freedom from deceit or fraud;
Honor
Honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions; high respect and esteem; fulfillment of responsibilities, commitments and obligations;
Hope
Optimistic attitude; state of positive expectation that may transcend physical reality/evidence; expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
Humility
Acceptance of one’s defects, shortcomings and/or faults; Modest opinion or estimate of one’s own importance, rank, etc.; having a clear perspective for one’s place in context of the whole;
Inner Authority
Ability to handle one’s inner and outer affairs clearly, accurately, and decisively without influence from external sources.; to make choices and decisions that are beneficial to the totality of the self/Self; willingness to hear and follow inner guidance.
Inner Strength
Integrity of character; resoluteness of will; mental resistance to doubt or discouragement; mental and emotional capacity that support external action
Innocence
Freedom from guilt or fault; state of purity of heart and mind; natural or organic lack of knowledge or understanding; not deserving to be harmed
Integrity
Internal alignment of mental, emotional and physical nature; quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; presence of and adherence to personal values;
Intimacy
To state or make known; desire to experience and express love, connection or closeness; state of openness and receptivity; close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship
Joy
State of mind and heart that expresses pleasure and happiness; success in doing, finding or getting that, which is pleasurable or desired; to feel or express great delight
Kindness
Demonstration of warmth, affection care and concern; character that is friendly, generous, and considerate; giving without expectation of reward or recognition
Love
Universal principle of oneness and connection; the Source of life and divinity; intense feeling of deep affection and connection;
Mercy
Kind or forgiving treatment when someone who could be treated harshly; help given to people in a bad or desperate situation; demonstration of leniency, clemency or compassion
Observation
Act or instance of noticing or perceiving to gain information or skill; taking note of a fact or occurrence in order to measure, study or learn
Obedience
Compliance with order, request, or law; submission to request, authority or instruction; willingness to do or follow what you are told or what you hear
Openness
Unobstructed access; state of being available and accessible; willingness to receive; unrestricted access to knowledge and information
Optimism
Hopefulness and confidence for a successful future outcome; feeling or belief that good things will develop or unfold to one’s benefit
Order
Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement that has beneficial purpose;
Ownership
Pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself; claiming responsibility and accountability for what one thinks, feel, possesses; right to the possess;
Patience
To accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without anger upset;
Conscious or willing acceptance of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint or demonstration of loss of temper
Peace
Freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility; agreement to end hostilities or aggression
Perfect Healing
Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as possible; having no mistakes or flaws; completely correct or accurate
Perseverance
Steadfastness in behavior or thought despite difficulty or delay; steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state of mind in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement
Power
Capacity or ability to direct or influence a course of events; ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something
Presence
Nature of energy and essence brought to an experience; related to what is occurring now; quality of mental and emotional intentionality, focus and concentration
Purpose
Reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists;
clearly stated intention or objective; determination to do or achieve
Relax
State of being free from tension of anxiety; freedom or relief from bodily or mental work, effort or application of energy; restoration of equilibrium following disturbance
Responsibility
Capacity and ability to respond; state or fact of having a duty or of having control; able to be trusted to do what is right or to do what is expected
Self-Love
Recognizing the self as divine and demonstrating self: respect, value, esteem and worth all lead to self-love. Self-love is reflected in how an individual interacts and behaves with themselves and with others. It is a state of being.
Self-Value
How I see and hold myself within myself. (See Yourself) The way in which an for the establishment of self-value. Every individual needs to know that who they are and what matters to them, matters in their environment.
Silence
Being fully present and aware of yourself and others in the midst of an experience;
the active presence of loving and non-judgmental acceptance
Support
A function of mental, emotional and physical presence that is aligned with action. What you offer yourself and others from a consciousness of love and empathy
Transformation
Taking the action required to create the desired results; process of taking new or re-newed action that is in alignment with mental and emotional framework
Trust
An outgrowth of the quality of communication and interaction; establishment and adherence to boundaries; the integrity of the intentions. Belief in and, reliance on your connection to the Divine/God
Truth
Refers to the immutable (unchanging) laws and principles of the universe that underlie the life experiences of each individual. Truth is immutable. It never changes. An aspect of divine Mind, that resides at the core of all living elements
Vision
Internal mental picture that produces a passion and compassion within the being that manifests in the physical world reality
Wholeness
Full, complete, missing nothing essential to survival or evolution; integration of mind, heart, body and spirit to support health of the organism or structure