What does cultivate mean biblically?
Cultivate means “to prepare for the raising of crops,” “to protect and encourage the growth of,” “to cause to grow by special attention or by studying, advancing, developing, practicing, or publicizing.” Part of the second definition speaks volumes: “to improve by labor, care, or study.”
What does it mean for a person to cultivate?
to improve or foster (the mind, body, etc) as by study, education, or labour. to give special attention toto cultivate a friendship; to cultivate a hobby. to give or bring culture to (a person, society, etc); civilize.
What does the word cultivate mean in Hebrew?
Hebrew Translation. לְטַפֵּחַ More Hebrew words for cultivate. verb לְטַפֵּחַ nurture, foster, breed, cherish, nurse.
What does it mean to cultivate spiritually?
To cultivate your spirituality is to feed your soul and become self-aware. It is to learn how to deal with events and people in your life with compassion and with the awareness that all of us are connected somehow. We each have this kind of spiritual relationship with ourselves and the world, whether we know it or not.
What does cultivate mean in gardening?
Cultivating is a very old gardening principal and like many old things, is quite simple. Breaking up and loosening the soil in the garden. Cultivating as a practice is really two things: removing weeds from the garden and loosening the soil to optimize the retention and penetration of air, water and nutrients.
What is spiritual cultivation?
Spiritual cultivation is cultivating the spirit, sometimes called the soul, the heart, or the consciousness in different cultures. In modern scientific culture, spiritual cultivation is cultivating the consciousness, often resulting in developing psychic or extra-sensory powers.
How do you cultivate spiritual practice?
Whether you’re curious about developing a practice for the first time or you’re eager to deepen your spirituality, consider trying the following:
- Prayer & Meditation. “We live breath by breath.
- Give Back With Time & Money.
- Attend a Spiritual Retreat.
- Hold Space for Rituals.
- Experience “Carbonated Holiness”