Beginning our Spiritual Journeys

Beginning our Spiritual Journeys
(Based on the teachings of Guruji Krishnananda)

I was asked this question, “Am I ready for the Spiritual life? How do we begin our Spiritual life?”

My answer was as follows.

Guruji Krishnananda

The very fact that you are asking this question indicates that you are ready for the Spiritual life. The truth is, everyone is ready for it, but they are not aware of it.

And even if they become aware of it, they somehow go on postponing it.

“How do we begin our Spiritual life?”

There are many ways to make a beginning.

We can begin by taking up Meditation, or we can begin by positivising.

When we positivise, we do it at the levels of our thoughts, emotions and deeds all the time, for our entire lives.

We can begin our Spiritual life by practising Humility.

Humility is very, very important for our Spiritual journey. In fact, without humility, we cannot make any spiritual progress at all.

We can also begin by manifesting love and respecting others. Or, we can begin by experiencing Oneness with everyone.

The interesting thing is, if you make a beginning with any one of them, you will soon realize that you are practising all of them. For example, if you begin Meditations, you will become humble. If you begin with humility, you will naturally begin loving others.

And when you experience unconditional love, you will experience oneness with everyone and everything, and you will become humble naturally.

All the Spiritual ways are connected. You can choose any way and practise it sincerely, and you will progress spiritually.

Suffering and Spiritual Progress

Suffering and Spiritual Progress – (Based on the teachings of Guruji Krishnananda)

“Is suffering absolutely necessary for our Spiritual progress?”

I have been asked this question many times by Spiritual aspirants.

No, suffering is not absolutely required. We can progress spiritually without suffering.

But suffering helps in many ways.

When we suffer, we learn to put down our egos and understand how to be humble.

Through our suffering, we can understand the pains and problems of others, and develop compassion. It also increases our level of endurance.

We suffer when we don’t find solutions to our problems at the physical level. So, we try to deal with life from a higher level.

Suffering helps us turn inward, which is very important for Spiritual Progress.

When we turn inward, we introspect and let go of our superficial activities. We tend to give up our superficial relationships and retain only deep and meaningful ones.

Turning inward helps us experience solitude, which helps in our awakening.

Suffering drives us towards spirituality and it really helps in spiritualising.

But that does not mean we cannot grow spiritually without suffering. It is not absolutely necessary.

Humility

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