TRUE SPIRITUALITY

True spirituality is a 24/7 task and not a weekend occupation to be enjoyed at leisure. Contrary to the view the purely materialistically minded individuals take, to be spiritual does not imply one dodges life's responsibilities. In fact, the opposite is the case. To turn one's steps towards the spiritual pathway in life is a sign of inner strength and means that one is finally willing to grow up and accept one's responsibilites. However atuning your-self to the Divine Light and reaching out to the spiritual heights does not have the immediate effect of instilling eternal light-heartedness and blissfulness in your heart and mind (- although the media are doing their best to promote this idea). In order to attain to such a state of Being, fortitude, endurance and faith are required, because along this pathway there are personal shadows to be faced and many a dark wilderness of the soul to be traversed. Especially at the onset of the spiritual path of Light it may appear to you rather like a path of chaotic darkness. But it is only natural, that with the increased quotient of conscious awareness within the self, your personal dark shadows loom up and stand out more distinctly and threateningly than they did formerly. Another testing difficulty appertaining to the spiritual path is the fact, that in most cases you cannot acutally prove to the world your spiritual achievements and victories because they take place in the inner worlds. The only way to measure your attainments is by the degree you are able to unequivocally love your-self, those around you and to enjoy everyday life irrespective of your outward conditions.