It is impossible to know we are on a spiritual quest. Most of us just want life to feel better. We want happiness that lasts, health that is not so fleeting, and peace that stays with us. The journey of life feels hard. Sometimes it feel special and at other times it is simply painful. The toughest lesson to learn is that what we are looking for is not something outside, but something inside.
We are all on a journey. Some of us are on what we call a spiritual journey. I am blessed to have a teacher/guide/living example of Truth. A person whose reminds me stop chasing my mind. In him, I glimpse something that I want. And that is why the Truth is appealing.
But I also realize this journey can seem un-ending. Even with a teacher, we can wander for years. The mind rebels. It holds onto its knowledge, intelligence, greatness and specialness. It questions the teacher, challenges the teacher. Till you begin to realize that “maybe I don’t really know anything.” You sense Truth is simple. “I” am not. This comes in small glimpses.
Then, when you begin to make your life simple, you take small steps towards trust and patience. The Divine stops being your servant and you begin to stop feeling like a servant too. You sense the Oneness. If and when you truly choose the path, you begin to experience, the beauty, the miracles, the support that exists even in the toughest of times. All you need is faith and patience. This is easier said than done. I continue to struggle sometimes, as I look beyond my ego-mind and look for Truth, for God (I just like this word, others can call it something else). And then at some point of time, you realise there is no spiritual path. It is just the ego which goes on a journey it calls spirituality.
We walk on this journey to remembering because of what is walking with us, within us… Once you have sensed Truth’s presence, you can’t stop midway. You want to walk all the way Home.
This website thus contains my contains resources to people who are on the path and are committed to helping others. Also see the short note on Living in Guidance, if the idea of communicating with the Divine appeals to you.
The easiest way, I keep remembering what needs to be remembered, is with the prayer below. Written by my teacher, GD, for our spiritual circle, it is the most accurate reminder of what spirituality is all about. Of course the simplest things are the hardest to practice. But I pray, let that in no way be a deterrent to your path.
Atha : Returning to the Now 