There is one short parable about a priest and a harlot. They lived next door, and every morning the priest saw the harlot returning from her nightly adventures, and every day he condemned her in his thoughts. And so time passed, both of them left their physical bodies and appeared before God. And God sent the harlot to heaven and the priest to hell. The priest, of course, in complete bewilderment asks God, how can this be, what kind of blatant injustice is this?
And God told him that every morning the harlot, returning home, prayed to God and asked him to give her strength to take the spiritual path and give up her vile craft, and the priest did nothing but condemn the harlot. And God judged very fairly which of them followed the spiritual path and who was just pretending. So what is spiritual growth, and how not to confuse the essence and form?
- Spiritual growth is a movement from the material to the spiritual.
- Stages of spiritual development.
- Where to start spiritual growth?
- Signs of human spiritual development.
- The degree of spiritual development is determined by the level of freedom.
Spiritual growth. Basics
- Acceptance is complete internal agreement with what is. You allow something to be as it is. You stop the internal struggle with yourself and with other people, you allow yourself to be yourself and others to be different.
- Mindfulness - tracking your thoughts, states, emotions. Being in the “Now” moment, without being distracted by thoughts about the future or past. Total experience of the present moment.
- Peace of mind - Everyone is looking for it, it's balance. There comes harmony of spirit, soul and body.
- Unconditional love is the absence of selfishness. You love everything around you unconditionally, just like that, without wanting anything in return. Unconditional love is enlightenment.
- Faith is knowledge of the truth.
Universal human values and how to develop them
The basis of human essence is formed by such values as Truth (intellectual aspect), Peace (emotional aspect), Love (moral aspect), Righteousness (physical aspect) and Non-violence (spiritual aspect). They do not depend on race, nationality, religion or environment. There is an undeniable interdependence and interconnection between universal human values.
The growth of spirituality depends on the development of its fundamentals. Faith develops as a result of getting rid of beliefs that inhibit, absorb internal energy and motivate those that increase resources.
If beliefs are real and not self-deception, they must be cultivated. For example, a person is deceived if he believes that he is the smartest. The reality may be the belief that he is able to improve his level of self-education.
You can achieve peace of mind thanks to an external source of strength (belief in the help of God, higher powers). What is important is the individual’s confidence that he can overcome any difficulties and trials. This question is closely related to the search for the meaning of life and other questions of existence.
When the processes of awareness are turned on, it becomes important for the subject to know who he is, why he is here and what mission he carries. A person must understand that everything that happens is not in vain and has a purpose.
So he acquires faith, knowledge and realizes the external source of strength and finds this source within himself.
Love shapes personality
Love is a factor in the formation of personality, the development of its spiritual qualities, the breakthrough of everyday life, the experience of the uniqueness of another person, the escape from loneliness, the replacement of revenge and evil with tender affection and sympathy.
Finding true love is not an easy process, but it is worthwhile. First of all, a person learns to perceive others as they are, studies society, learns to understand the nature of human actions and thoughts. As a result, he begins to treat others not with prejudice and wariness, but with sympathy, respect and love.
This process is associated with personal self-development and self-knowledge. The more a person knows himself, the better he understands others
At the second stage, the individual learns to shift attention from himself to others. She reaches a certain level of awareness in order to move away from the ego and consider not only herself, but also the feelings of other people, taking into account their interests
The highest degree of spirituality is the awareness that all people are connected to each other and constitute one living organism, and that by harming another, we harm ourselves and the entire planet. At this stage of spiritual self-development, the subject lives in harmony and love with himself and with the outside world.
To learn to live consciously, you need to determine your desires, pay attention to unresolved problems and internal fears, and understand your purpose. The answers will not appear immediately, but gradually, but if a question arises, then the answer already exists
Therefore, it is important to understand the issues that really concern
Spiritual self-improvement, what does a person mean by this concept?
In the concept of “spiritual self-improvement” human consciousness invests a lot of sublime and enthusiastic things. But, despite the rapture and dreams of the heights of the spirit, reality turns out to be more capacious, “down to earth” and requires experience. The catalyst for spiritual growth is always unresolved personal problems: health, mental and emotional difficulties in the family, broken relationships, differences and misunderstandings in worldview, values, life quests, and more.
Spiritual self-improvement is the way to overcome misconceptions and mistakes. It is associated with a person’s psychological maturity and the degree of his awareness. Everyone knows that the development of awareness does not happen without pain, but this is how a person is able to comprehend the completeness and harmony of this world, get away from illusions and misconceptions, and achieve the truth.
According to the Australian-American scientist Roger Walsh, psychological maturity is synonymous with spirituality. He connects these concepts with a person realizing his potential. In his opinion, this process involves the development of spiritual qualities of the individual, such as patience, determination, equanimity, generosity, wisdom, truthfulness and kindness. The means and goal of achieving spirituality is determination.
In the process of a person’s spiritual growth, his perception changes comprehensively, his consciousness is cleared of untrue concepts and thoughts, prejudices that distort the vision of the world around him and himself in it. People of high spirituality see life in all its fullness, they are in a state of peace of mind, have gained faith, and know how to sincerely love and have compassion for others. Spiritual self-improvement can activate internal human reserves.
According to the theory of world-renowned psychologist Assagioli, there are several critical stages that influence spiritual development. A person experiences deep transformation and rebirth. It’s as if he “turns on”, having gone through a crisis of spiritual rebirth, the processes of transformation are launched.
Stages of Spiritual Development
Freed from the burden of past mistakes and grievances, a person gains lightness and self-confidence. The surrounding world begins to create favorable conditions for a person, fills space with guiding signs, life becomes joyful and transforms right before our eyes. Having felt inner peace and the desire to live, a person in the future will never be able to repeat the mistakes of the past and will not make new ones.
Reading philosophical literature, spiritual practices, and meditation will help speed up evolution. Religious literature contains too many conjectures and falsehoods, so a person ignorant of such matters can easily accept anything on faith. There are a lot of ancient and modern literary artifacts that can acquaint the traveler with the structure of the universe, with cosmic and spiritual laws, with concepts that reveal the very essence of a human being and much more.
Literature:
E.P. Blavatskaya, D.L. Andreev, Roerichs, C. Castaneda, Sri Aurobindo, Osho, ancient Indian epics - “Mahabharata” and “Ramayana”, Bhagavad Gita, Vedas, Philokalia, AllatRa and many other books that are recommended for deep reading study by those who have chosen the path of the spirit.
There will be benefits, just start
As has already been said, spiritual practices are by no means for lazy people who do not know what to do with themselves, because they are aimed at cleansing the psyche and bring with them enormous benefits.
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As soon as you begin to put spiritual practices into practice, you will definitely feel a positive impact.
Application will not keep you waiting long for results: you will have correct posture, good blood circulation, you will lose weight if you have weight problems, you will become more aware, you will learn to talk to your body, listen to it, get rid of unnecessary thoughts, and most importantly - guide your precious energy in the right direction.
Advanced spiritual practices can even change the structure of DNA, removing damaged genes and healing the body - you just need the desire to change your life for the better!
Spiritual development of personality
A person who has managed to become an individual is not immune from the fact that, thanks to willpower and the ability to “step over the line,” he chooses the path of a destroyer rather than a creator.
Even if a person is an individual, his willpower is very great, allowing him to implement large-scale business projects with fabulous profits, but his egoism pushes his mind into the far corner, clearing the territory for the activity of a strong mind, this person is still fast asleep spiritually
And perhaps he will break more than one someone’s life before the law of retribution and justice knocks on his contaminated window of the soul with the most difficult trials, pushing a strong personality to the beginning of a spiritual search, and it does not matter whether he is a man or a woman
We will try to answer what the spiritual development of the individual consists of.
Why does a person need this?
First of all, in order to evolve and move on. Even if a person has extraordinary strong-willed qualities, has managed to make a dizzying career, but does not really take into account the world around him, often contributing to the destruction of life not only within himself, but also outside himself, it is possible that he is not even standing at the doors of his inner temple . To tell the truth, there is no temple yet; perhaps even the foundation is missing. And even if he donates to some parish, but in his head there is self-interest with the intention of getting solid dividends from the investment - such a “believer” is difficult to rank even among the spiritually oriented.
The path of creation and deep awareness begins with the first step. Inner teachers can first allow a person to go down the road of passions and temptations, allowing him to commit crooked actions, perhaps even large-scale mistakes, and sometimes even crimes. After all, sometimes a person, in order to realize the level of his spiritual fall, needs to repent very deeply.
And sometimes it is with repentance that a gradual spiritual ascent begins for someone who has managed to become a person, but has not yet mastered even the basics of spiritual life.
In our materially oriented world, there are certain patterns for achieving personal growth that are not at all oriented towards spiritual values. And it is all the more valuable for the spiritual development of a person to follow true, enduring guidelines. For only thanks to them, a person will be able to get rid of the ballast that pulls him to the bottom with vicious attachments, destructive habits, obsessions and other burdens of excess materiality.
Where to start
You need to start by rethinking your life, accepting that we are not only the body.
You must not be afraid to take a step forward - towards the unknown and the far shore that has not yet been discovered by you. When the winds of change begin to blow in your life, be prepared for the beginning of trials, because this is where your real development will begin.
With improvement, energy potential increases
The lack of sufficient energy is due to the fact that we are unable to accumulate it within ourselves. Our spiritual bodies are undeveloped. Our physical bodies are weak because we have exhausted our sexual energy through masturbation and early sex. Previously, the first sex took place after 33 years. Until this time, men developed by training themselves and doing physical labor.
Therefore, freaks were born very rarely and were a mockery for society. A 33-year-old man had a whole range of positive qualities that he could pass on to his heir. Men developed their will and knew that the power of the family was hidden in its seed. Therefore, they did not become like mangy dogs and did not sprinkle the corners with their sperm.
Now, on the contrary, there is propaganda of the Western way of life. Propaganda consists of imposing on us their foundations, which lead to the decline of civilization. If we are reasonable, then we must see all the damage to the knitted way of life and resist, directing our strength to the ascent.
Let's go with the flow
Life is not always fair: every now and then it presents us with surprises, sometimes pleasant, and sometimes not so pleasant. No matter how hard we try, it is impossible to keep absolutely everything under control. We inevitably encounter losses, disappointments, powerlessness and misunderstanding, we experience events, the meaning of which remains a mystery to us. You shouldn’t take everything so harshly - sometimes you should accept the situation and go with the flow. There is nothing wrong with this, it happens to everyone from time to time. If you stumble, do not scold or reproach yourself; learn from your mistake to avoid it in the future
If something doesn't go as planned, don't panic or get upset: refocus your attention on new opportunities that are probably already in front of you. Rest assured, every event in our life has its own specific prerequisite, cause-and-effect relationship
If something happens in our life, it means that it is necessary for something. Do not give in to despondency and despair, because if one door is closed in front of you, then there is nothing left to do but find and open another.
Restrictions are only for the benefit
This type of practice requires nothing more than a promise. Yes, yes, you were not mistaken!
Asceticism is a type of spiritual practice, the essence of which is a vow or promise to consciously limit oneself to one degree or another. Spiritual practice redirects us out of our comfort zone and toward things like personal growth and clarity of consciousness.
There are many types of asceticism:
- Fasting (refusal of certain foods or fasting);
- Abstinence (verbal or sexual);
- Solitude, loneliness;
You set the time and rigor in this practice yourself, just don’t overdo it with asceticism—consult with a spiritual mentor (it could be a psychologist), he will determine the time periods for completing this technique.
Such spiritual practice definitely brings benefits in the form of increased self-esteem and willpower. You cope with asceticism by controlling simple things and instincts, thereby growing spiritually.
Religious education
When a person hears the concept of “spiritual development,” the first thing he thinks about is religion. This is natural, since from childhood a person is instilled with the dogma that the spirit is God’s creation. And religious education is completely based on the scriptures. Despite differences in history, forms of worship, traditions and customs, all three monotheistic religions preach the same thing - the principle of monotheism and following God's word.
Religious spiritual development begins with the personal example of parents - if adults follow religious dogmas, then the child will follow their example. But sometimes this is not enough for a child, and he demands an explanation. Then you can tell him that this or that action is permitted or prohibited by God, and He rewards for good deeds pleasing to Him, and He punishes for bad deeds. In addition to explanations, the following means of religious education will help:
- joint reading and discussion of religious literature;
- visiting places of worship;
- observing fasting and holy days;
- celebration of religious holidays.
If a child goes to school, then regular and religious schools come to the aid of parents. In the regular school they teach the subject “Fundamentals of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics,” which is divided into 6 areas:
- foundations of world religions;
- secular ethics;
- Orthodoxy;
- Judaism;
- Islam;
- Buddhism.
The main feature of religious education is that parents can choose for themselves in which direction to raise their child, since the course was developed by a group of scientists of different faiths.
In religious studies, in addition to the basics, you can study the Holy Scriptures and get to know your religion better.
How to turn difficulties into fuel for women's spiritual growth?
Despite the fact that many girls had traumatic events in childhood, this can be used to discover their own femininity. For example, if you forgive your father and learn to respect him, it will be easier for you to build harmonious relationships with successful men.
But not only serious difficulties become “fuel” for personal growth. Women walk their spiritual path every day:
- Letting a man make important decisions. This is how trust, humility, and respect for masculinity are fostered.
- Resolving children's conflicts. You learn tolerance, empathy, and the ability to pass on your wisdom to the younger generation.
- Caring for parents and elderly relatives. Caring for others is one of the easiest ways to fill yourself with feminine energy.
Self-determination
First of all, you need to understand what exactly your
spirituality. To do this, explore your inner world, study your personality. Take time to ask yourself questions such as: where do you get your inner strength? What do you find beautiful? What is comfort for you? what do you admire? What gives you peace of mind? What is the most important thing for you in life and in people? What do you see as the meaning of your existence? What can make you sad and what can make you happy? who is the most important person in your life? What connects you to this world and the people in it? Only by understanding your internal characteristics can you move on. Based on them, you will independently form those methods of spiritual development that will be most suitable for you personally.
The beginnings of spirituality turn the world upside down
Many people want to understand what spirituality is? What is the difference between a spiritually rich person and a poor person? Who are the true beggars on our land? What kind of money is in demand in heaven. Materialists, living by their demands for consumption, do not realize their inferiority. This disadvantage lies in a number of parameters of the number of human bodies.
The materialist has a poorly developed or rudimentary body of morality. In a spiritually developed person, this body has large sizes and a multi-layered structure. The body of conscience does not allow the creation of lawlessness, which is so in demand in heaven. By developing our spirituality we prepare our bodies for life in heaven. As we know from the Bible, the seven heavens are seven stages of purification from everything that keeps us on earth.
After passing one step we reach the first heaven. Now we see everything that is happening on earth from above. We are not seduced by the vanity of earthly things and we think more and more about how we can be cleansed and ascend to the second heaven.
How to start spiritual development
First, as I said above, is the development of awareness. Life exists only here and now. (Be sure to read this book). Find time, at least sometimes, for silence. A time when you can listen to yourself. Hear the breath, feel what is happening inside the body, dissolve in the present moment.
The best solution would be to start practicing meditation. In the article “Why meditate or what is the meaning of meditation?” and “What are the benefits of meditation and simple breathing meditation” I talk in detail and clearly about why it is needed, what its meaning and benefits are. You will learn everything you need about this wonderful spiritual practice, about the technique of getting to know yourself.
And if you are completely tired and don’t want anything, then before going to bed, when you are already in bed, listen to yourself. Don't fall asleep right away, go inside yourself for a few minutes.
Secondly, to hear the voice of the soul, you need to give up your body. This is, of course, an exaggeration. But succumbing to temptations, lust, gluttony, you will not be able to discover your own soul, and this will close the opportunity for you to live a happy life in peace with yourself and the surrounding space.
Again, this is a moment of control.
Pay attention to when you are really just indulging your body and its endless desires, and when this is a real need
Remember, we are the eternal soul. The body is there, then it’s gone. No matter how much you care for it, it will grow old and die. Take care of your soul. And the most interesting thing is that then your body will thank you.
The spiritual development of a person is a very extensive and comprehensive process. This is the development of love, compassion, kindness. This is a fight against indifference and indifference, against anger, aggression, greed and hatred. This is cultivating in oneself the idea of the unity of all people. There is one God in all of us.
We are all very different, but at the same time we are very similar. And if our differences are most obviously expressed in appearance and character, what unites us remains somewhere deep. And if you don’t think about it, then in principle you can not notice anything and not have the slightest idea about it. Our life, as it seems to us at first glance, will not change from the awareness of this unity
This is where human spiritual development is very important.
Where to start to shine
So, you have already understood that spiritual practices are a serious matter and must be approached consciously.
Here's what you need to do to get to nirvana:
- Make time.
Yes, you need to free yourself from some things. Distribute your day so that there is room for practice. It is enough to delegate household chores to someone at home and you will already have the opportunity to work out. If you live alone, then create a daily routine by outlining a plan on paper.
Where to start spiritual development?
- Place.
Be sure to think about where you will study. This place should not be annoying, it should be comfortable for you, it is advisable that the space be limited from strangers and be quiet.
- Prepare everything you need.
Choose a playlist of calm music without words. Choose clothes that you feel comfortable working out in (they shouldn’t be tight or too loose). Get a camping rug (often called a rug, it is soft and does not let the cold through).
Now that you are fully prepared, you can begin spiritual practices that will make your life better and your health stronger.
Components of personal and spiritual development.
Self-knowledge, self-development and self-improvement are the three pillars of a person’s spiritual development, the source of his personal, creative achievements and the support of spirituality. And spirituality is the evolution of human will, consciousness and love. This is the desire to make your own life and the lives of your fellow humans better, happier and more harmonious. Today, spirituality is not monastic or yogic asceticism, but tireless joyful work in the thick of events and people, allowing one to discover in familiar strangers the spirit of kinship, co-creation, mutual assistance and creation. Self-knowledge is the knowledge of one’s true essence, its changeable nature and limitless possibilities.
Self-knowledge is the search for life purpose and the meaning of existence, correlation with the outside world and the internal motivating need to know.
Self-development is an evolutionary procession through the stages of knowledge that brings a person closer to the solution to existence and the determination of his main place in life.
Self-improvement is personal improvement in the direction of improving the quality of life, conscious control and management of its processes with an understanding of one’s role and purpose.
By filling your every action, even the most trivial, with love, and responsibly performing your daily duties with a sense of joy and excitement for life, you will certainly contribute to your development, regardless of age, religion and social status.
Each person has his own path of self-knowledge and spiritual self-improvement. For some it is a slow climb up the steps to the Portal of Knowledge. Some people have an “easier”, in terms of understanding, movement on the road, without long stops. And for someone, an illuminated, enlightened state of mind occurs almost instantly, when the person’s personality begins to listen to his Soul, comprehending and listening to the mysteries of the Spirit.
In any case, if a person is committed to self-development and self-improvement, he will one day be able to connect the world of the soul with the spirit in an evolutionary journey of self-knowledge.
Sergei Kolesha, with the creative participation of Elizaveta Babanova.
A trace of miracles and blessings, a spiritual person on earth.
They say he doesn't realize his guilt. This indicates its incorrigibility and then the law of the cosmos or the Universe comes into force. And we see terrible accidents where people’s bodies are simply torn apart. Look at the track record of the person who suffered an accident and you will be horrified what a bastard it was.
On the contrary, if a person is not destined to die, in view of his spiritual development, he will be alive if he falls from the plane. And we have heard such wonderful cases more than once. It is never too late to develop spirituality and is always useful. Thus, the development of spirituality leads to changes in the blood in the human body.
The blood becomes more fluid and better supplied with oxygen. Spiritually developed people are less likely to suffer from infectious diseases and colds. Their body is able to fight elementary diseases without allowing its development. When others listen to a spiritual mentor and help and sympathize with him, they receive healing. This is how spiritual people leave their mark on earth, doing true good deeds.
The essence of Spiritual improvement
The most important thing on the path of Spiritual development is to find the integrity of your views and aspirations with the desires of your soul, and then it is possible to become like God not only in image, but also in content. Love is the key to unlocking limitless possibilities within yourself.
Love is the language of God. Learning to truly love is not easy and many have no idea what it is. Their understanding does not extend beyond carnal friction against each other and a possessive attitude towards their lovers.
We must learn to give love to the entire world around us, without expecting anything in return, because God has already rewarded a person with everything he could have dreamed of even at birth. However, for some this is not enough and they rush from one extreme to another. Hence wars, rivalry, and fornication... This is the path of suffering and dissatisfaction, which destroys the body and destroys the soul.
But how, by what means and methods do you come to an agreement with yourself? Perhaps prayer will be a consolation for someone, but it is not capable of providing an impetus for evolutionary growth. Religion is an unnecessary intermediary between man and God. Nowadays, it increasingly serves as a tool for manipulating people, a means of profit and dirty machinations on the part of the church or higher authorities.
Only evolution matters now. Therefore, by choosing a voluntary, firm and conscious intention to know and change yourself, you can achieve the desired result. As they say, there are many who seek the Creator, but not many find Him. The Creator lives in each of us, but without awakening him, we turn away from ourselves. He does not hear the voice of our desires, requests or laudatory odes - he responds only to manifestations of the spirit expressed in actions.
Doubts in one’s abilities and fear of an unknown future and, most importantly, an unconscious choice of the Spiritual path will very quickly return an immature person to a familiar and comfortable way of life. To remain faithful to your choice, especially at the initial stage, you need to be vigilant, listen to yourself and stop whenever the ego begins to dictate its terms - complete control of thoughts and actions.
You need to accept yourself, having understood your delusions, mistakes, grievances, albeit not immediately, but over time. First of all, you should learn to always remain honest and be yourself under any circumstances. There is no need to blame anyone for the current situation, or even yourself - after all, this is a school where we all undergo training and grow our souls with each class.
Rejoice or suffer?
Girls, let's do a little test. Rate your condition from 1 to 10, where 1 is “completely unhappy” to 10 – “absolutely happy.” I look forward to your answers in the comments!
What do you think determines the ability to enjoy life here and now? The obvious answer: from the absence of problems. It seems that if a person is doing well - he has a family and a job, good health - then he is doomed to happiness. Look around: you probably know a lot of women who have no difficulties, but no joy either.
It turns out that the ability to experience gratitude, joy, and happiness is often cultivated in suffering and stress. People who are not accustomed to difficulties do not achieve success, do not know how to manage money and “take a hit.” Is there really no happiness without difficulties? Let's figure it out.
Sexy spiritual healer
Recently, at an informal meeting with friends in a cafe, I met a girl. Just my type - a slender blonde with soft features. Thin hands, long hair, charming smile. Chest, butt - everything is in place! We were introduced to each other. Me as a psychologist, her as a spiritual healer.
At the words “spiritual healer,” I noticed how her spine slightly stretched upward, giving its owner 5 mm of height. I smiled at this nuance. She thought I smiled at her. The chin of this young and graceful doe leaned forward, simultaneously raising her nose above the horizon line. She sat down opposite me. The podium position for admiring was taken and now it was possible to start talking.
However, I have difficulty communicating. The fact is that if a woman in a conversation categorically ignores the fact that she is a woman, I get upset and am forced to start communicating with her in the context of the image that she herself brings to the fore. In this case, this was her “spiritual healing.” By and large, I wasn’t interested in what all this crap meant. Because I feel when a person in front of me is experienced, and when he is an imitator of experience. Therefore, it was more pleasant for me to imagine her naked to the waist, think about the silkiness of her skin and the smell of shiny hair, see how she arches her back...
But alas...
She did not react to my attitude towards her as a woman. For a woman this is very bad! This means that her connection with her femininity is broken. And so that she wouldn’t flirt too much with spirituality, I had to turn on the psychologist and put her under my microscope, starting to ask uncomfortable logical questions. By the end of the conversation, the “healer” had a dry throat, his posture had collapsed, his hands reflexively calmed himself, and his smile was no longer so charming. Well, you know, a forced smile is not charming...
Spiritual development of man. Rules of growth
Don't expect anything from spirituality.
Because your expectation leads to the fact that you start looking for something specific and are distracted from the practice of growth. It is better to look for specific things in personal development, and even better in social achievements (read about the differences between spiritual growth and personal growth in the article “Spiritual growth or personal development, what to choose?”). Here, most often, we step on the path of thorns and hardships. This is where the following paradox awaits you: the result always lives up to expectations, but as soon as you start expecting, you don’t get any results.
The misconception that the more you practice, the more you will develop something, does not lead to anything. Because any practice should lead to personal changes, and therefore to internal maturation. Therefore, the usual contemplation of a candle makes someone spiritually advanced, and someone just a statue.
Growth is a continuous search for what goes beyond the conscious. And any person who accepts this simple truth - “I don’t know what I will find out, I don’t know what I will find, but I am ready to look”, as a rule, gets better results than a person who expects something and practices .
Losing the meaning of life and your actions is normal.
We periodically lose not only the meaning of life, but the meaning of our search, the meaning of our actions, the meaning of our studies, etc. As a rule, this just means that all the schemes that have been used so far have either died out or have been exhausted, and completely new points of support must be sought. Only after this is a breakthrough and spiritual growth possible.
But, alas, many people remain at this point of emptiness, and if they do not deal with this issue, their entire life eventually turns into a feeling of worthlessness and disappointment. Because what happened before is no longer interesting, and they don’t believe that something awaits them ahead.
All rules, rituals, practices first help, and then hinder.
They become crutches for a completely healthy person and make movement difficult. The result of spiritual growth should be constant contact with mystery and mysticism.
And the mystery of life, it turns out, is quite simple - this is the ability to see the mystery in everything. And come into contact with this mystery. Alas, no practice, no ritual, no meditative things can lead to this. And sometimes the most ordinary janitor or pensioner is more advanced in contemplation and understanding of life than people who practice, practice, and practice again.
This is the path of loss. When you take this path, you don't know what you will gain, but you always know what you will lose. Many people stop at this stage, because everything acquired through back-breaking labor needs to be thrown away, and what will be acquired in the future is a kind of “pig in a poke.”
It often happens that we have to give up our social status, our merits, our talents - everything that prevents us from moving forward. And we can say that the spiritual development of a person is
This is constant work without fatigue and without restrictions.
The spiritual development of a person is always a path beyond the possible and beyond the usual. Therefore, anyone who has taken this path is simply obliged to work constantly spiritually and mentally. There are very few opportunities to rest here, because stopping means going back. And those people who stop to enjoy and be in what attracts them are like a child who stared at a flower at the station, and the train left.
Pleasures and satisfactions get in the way.
For the desire to enjoy is the desire to stay, or stop. And this desire is always less than comprehending something new. The comprehension of the mystery of existence and, especially, of God. Therefore, pleasures and satisfactions of any kind interfere with the path.
But the great mystery of comprehending the world and God within oneself remains.
The Spirit renews our bodies, breathing health into them
On earth, the law of theft is cultivated, and therefore the accumulation of treasures on earth is simply stupid. Time destroys and devalues these treasures. Spiritual treasure remains unchanged for thousands of years and is always in demand. A person, having once discovered the world in heaven, can describe its beauty to another, but he is never able to take possession of this world.
This world, like a diamond, will remain in your treasury. The more such treasures you collect, the richer you will become. Your spirituality will increase significantly and these worlds will keep you in heaven. At the same time, the spaces of morality, conscience, wisdom and understanding of spiritual truths about God grow. I will not reveal the secret that every day we come into this world renewed.
Our renewal is such that we are not aware of ourselves from yesterday. When we say yesterday I prayed, it means there is no need for it today. This is a deep misconception, you need to pray every day and then there will be results. Over the course of a year, 365 of you praying will unite and, as if in a choir, will give praise to heaven.
About finding the meaning of life
The spirituality of a person is always determined by the extent to which he thinks about the meaning of life. Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl argued that such reflections are the spiritual core that distinguishes normal people from those who suffer from any pathologies.
A person discovers the problematic nature of his existence and experiences the ambiguity of his life. During certain periods of life, these issues become the most “acute”, which speaks of spiritual quests.
A deep mental shock can lead to a search for the meaning of life. Regardless of the reasons and the chosen path of spiritual development of the individual, such quests are an indicator of the meaningfulness of life and personal development. The existence of a person is not meaningless, and until consciousness leaves him, he must realize his values and bear responsibility.
A person’s “justification” of his true destiny occurs through experience, through trial and error. The conditioning of mental programs is eliminated when certain experiences and emotions and feelings associated with them arise. Until a person curbs his mind and learns to be aware of the games of the mind, unity with the spirit will be incomplete.
It is equally important to establish a connection with your own body, learn to hear it, develop feeling and purposefully use the mind. These skills will help you get rid of dissonance in feelings and self-perception, and will help you achieve complete spiritual harmony.
To perceive spirituality one must awaken from sleep
Not in heaven, all your thoughts will weave the planet where you will reside. The oligarch, on the contrary, having accumulated funds, will discover after death that they have turned to crap. Now his destiny is to lead a beggarly lifestyle, staying in this knee-deep derma. At the same time, the mental body turns around and all the lawlessness that he committed in the world returns to him.
The Universe has the highest legality and therefore a spiritually developed person will not break the law. If the violation occurred due to his lack of restraint, he will resort to atonement for the sin. Prayer, directing light onto the body of sin, reduces this sin and gives a person additional life time.
The Universe tests you for the strength of your beliefs by repeating the test. And this will be repeated many times until you remember that this has already happened and needs to be done correctly. This will be the moment of your awakening. We consider ourselves physically strong, but spiritually we are weak and half asleep. Only by awakening are we able to live thoughtfully and sin less.
