For many of us, the spiritual journey can be a struggle in the beginning; often, us Awakening Souls are surrounded by those who are still asleep, and so we find that those closest to us – the family and friends we’ve relied on for so many years – no longer understand us. Worst still, we often don’t even understand ourselves, and there’s no one book that will guide us through this period of turmoil, and many teachings can be conflicting: one spiritual teacher might say to kill the ego, another that there’s no ego to kill, whilst a third says merely to tame it… and just to add to the confusion, all three messages resonate deeply within.
And while we are awakening, there’s still the need to exist in a materialistic world (despite wanting to disappear into the woods), to survive in an environment that can often be toxic and self-defeating, where One’s worth is still measured in terms of material wealth; where there’s an expectation of contributing to an unjust system, where human rights and equality have to be fought for, when we know that we should all be building a new society where such things are an integral part of the design. It’s to try and live a materially established life – an impossible task – for there will always be a bigger house we must live in, a faster car we must drive, nicer clothes to wear, finer restaurants to dine in, grander hotels to stay at; it’s to live for a future that can’t be sated. And when we point this out, through whichever social media platform we use, people – often those closest to us – just wish that we’d stop going on, telling us to accept reality… not realising that their “reality” is an illusion.
It’s at such times that Awakening Souls can feel so lonely, but by learning to stay in the Present Moment, and to live from the Heart, we can begin to build the foundations of a spiritual life; and by continually returning to our centre – be it through meditating or chanting, practising yoga or mindfulness, or simply walking in nature each day (or more likely all, or most, of these and more) – so we come to see that we are a fundamental part of something far bigger than ourselves, something far more powerful than any obstacle we might come up against. Suddenly there is no struggle, no matter the challenges that might crop up in any given moment, as we begin to flow with life rather than resisting it, so creating a spiritually established life. And all the while our vibe is attracting our tribe, and we begin to realise we were never actually alone, nor will we ever truly be so again: we are Spiritual Warriors, each and every one of us, a tribe founded and grounded in Love!
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