07-13-2021, 05:48 PM
(07-13-2021, 04:25 AM)tadeus Wrote:(07-12-2021, 04:43 PM)Ming the Merciful Wrote: Spirituality in life should be simple. Or, there is not a dividing line between Physicality and Spiritualism. A life should be lived with the awareness that the "Spiritual Nature" should take the priority position. We cannot go through life and say, at this moment I will be my "Physical Self", and the next moment, my "Spiritual Self". It does not work like that. If we are conscious in our every action, then we must remain in a Spiritual State. Spirituality is not a switch that you can turn on, or turn off. You are either Spiritual, (or you are not). It is true, we cannot be Spiritual all the time, and even if we can't there must be the awareness remaining in the background.
I understand what you want to say and agree.
Yes - spirituality should be simply part of the life.
But i have wirtten this thread because much is done to reach exactly the split i have described.
Our life has been alienated from spirituality.
So this alienation and the way it has been installed must be understand to come to an integration of spirituality into live.
It is not simply done by being spiritual in some moments and the rest of the live keeps ongoing as usual.
You must be able to break through the artificial limitations that suppress our spirituality.
I think that most Westerners approach Meditation from the wrong perspective. What is suppression? It is not allowing your, (Natural), Spiritual Reality to become the normal part of daily life. The West is more bogged-down by Materialism that in the East. This is based on historical facts, because the West has always been more abundant Materialistically than the East, and that has become engrained in the culture and how it is interpreted. The same applies to the difference between Materialism and Spiritual Values. How do you separate yourself from Materialism? Once a person comprehends the values of living a more Spiritual life, everything falls into place naturally.
Then how does a person develop a more Spiritual life. Meditation does not have to be something that must be done daily. Every action can be achieved in a meditative state. The simple act of walking is the perfect example. Instead of walking somewhere with a "Cluttered Mind". Or, when walking allow yourself to go into Still Mind and stop thinking. Be aware of what is happening around you, (but), at the same time be silent. Silent Mind. It can be any action or nonaction. We are naturally Spiritual, except most people do not recognize it. We only alienate ourselves, because that is what the "I" wants. Do we control our Mind, or does it control us? I decide when I want to think. The "I", (Self-Consciousness or Self-Awareness), is more powerful than the Mind.
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