Last Updated on August 5, 2015
I have actively involved myself in various spiritual practices since I was in my mid-teens. Since that time I’ve seen the approach that many people, and in particular various spiritual teachers, have toward spiritual practices. I can’t say I resonate with most of them, and for that reason I will explain the approach that for me is most in accordance with a Life of Freedom.
So what is the purpose of spiritual practices?
In the simplest terms spiritual is about actively participating in the spiritual nature of what it means to be human and in the fulfillment of the process of incarnation; the spiritualisation of matter, and the materialisation of spirit. Spiritual practices are not about attaining anything or achieving anything. They are not a means to an end, but rather a form of active participation in the unfolding of what is.
For those readers who do not know what I mean when I refer to “spiritual practices” I shall explain. A spiritual practice is a particular act or action which has a “spiritual” intention behind it. Things like prayer, meditation, going to a temple / church, performing kriyas, utilising mantras and chants, engaging in all the many forms of Yoga, taking a walk in nature, and so on.
The dominant, and more masculine, approach to spirituality and spiritual practices is caught up in the idea that we do these practices in order to achieve something such as working our way toward some form of spiritual liberation or enlightenment. The more feminine approach is one of inclusivity and active participation in life and in this case the more subtle or spiritual aspects of life. There is nothing to be attained; there is simply a fuller potential to be experienced and realised… if that is what you want. There is nothing to be transformed from wrong to right, from bad to good; there is simply a way of being that more accurately represents our true nature as opposed to a way which does not. You are already whole, complete, and perfect right now. In any given moment you can consciously or unconsciously particpate in that wholeness. We participate in it whether we want to or not. The nature of reality and perception is such that within the innate perfection of all-that-is we are able to have an experience of what would appear to be a divergence from our perfection. Similarly we can choose otherwise.
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