In
the pursuit of learning, every day something is acquired. In the
pursuit of Tao, every day something is dropped.
Lao Tsu
Tao
is the Chinese version of the spiritual path. What do we have
to drop? Our attachments our fears and personal dragons.
(Spiritual
Dictionary - Taoism)
I
met a lady who explained to me that she was a little lost. She
is interested in spirituality and had decided to go on the spiritual
path. She was very firm and states, that now is the time she is
ready.
What
is the spiritual path? I asked her. She wasn't sure.
She
knows she has to be on it because she had recently discovered
that she is interested in spiritual things. She is complaining
to me that she just doesn't know how to get onto the spiritual
path.
I
find this interesting because I have seen this often and here
is why she is lost. Like so many other other people she is interested
in the topic, 'spirituality.'
That
means that she likes meditation, she is happy to look at what
is on display at the local New Age Fair and she is interested
in discussions on the meaning of existence. Most importantly she
has a yearning and a longing that needs to be filled and intuition
tells her she's getting warm when the subject turns to things
of a spiritual nature.
Her
dilemma is what to do? This is where so many people go wrong.
The question is correct because some 'doing' is required.
The
solution lies within yourself not in the outside world.
It's
at this point in life that many people look to do something like.
1.
Become a healer.
2.
Sell a New Age product.
3.
Sell a New Age product on the Internet.
4.
Wear different clothing often with more colour.
4.
Look for something to save the world with.
Note.
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The
confusion comes because people think they have to do something
that is of service, in other words they have to be involved in
fixing other people to be on the spiritual path.
This
is true for some people only.
Firstly.
The goal of the spiritual path is enlightenment.
Enlightenment
means to be filled with light. The light of spirit, source, god
whatever you wish to call it.
Let
me explain how you proceed on the path to enlightenment.
The
doing part is correct, you need to do something.
1.
You need to focus on yourself.
2.
You need to concentrate on making you a better person.
3.
You need to heal yourself.
To
become enlightened and therefore be filled with light requires
you to empty yourself of your fears and emotional attachments
and dilemma's.
That
leaves a space and in this space the light of your higherself
can enter. To be filled with this light means enlightenment.
Between
where you are today and enlightenment has many stages. It may
take you more than this lifetime.
You
need to work on the following.
1.
Awareness of your thought process, monitoring what you think.
2.
Being aware. Using your senses to be in the now as opposed to
living in a dream like state of thoughts that are in the past
or future.
3.
Monitoring what makes you emotional and why. Turning inward when
emotions are raised and focusing on yourself instead of the other
person or circumstance.
4.
Using your outer world as a reflection or guide to discovering
your inner world.
5.
Understanding the difference of when you are in control and when
your ego is in control.
6.
Using your will to stop your ego and maintaining this state so
that you have the space for enlightenment.
It
is during the process of your own enlightenment that you help
other people. You do this by being an example to them. You lead
by becoming enlightened yourself and as others come into contact
with you they will benefit from your energy and your light.
No
matter where you are or what you do, you have the ability
to influence everyone that you come into contact with.
All
you have to do is shine. Let them soak in your light.
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