The CAB
Approach to Spiritual Growth
Copyright
2005, Bill Austin
I have been thinking a lot
about the spiritual growth process and I thought I would share. I think
that what enlightenment really involves is accepting the light that already
exists within each of us and in every one and every thing. Of course we
have created many layers and blockages to prevent us from seeing the light and
we have gotten attached to these layers which is why clearing can be so
painful. Anyway the approach I am taking
to spiritual growth boils down to three things: Commitment, attitude and
balance.
Commitment: We all
have been given the gift of time and energy by Spirit. When we give this
gift back to Spirit by dedicating our time and energy to finding out who we
are then the universe responds by supporting us in this search.
Eventually as long as we maintain a strong focus on being who we really are,
we develop a force field around us that magnetizes and energizes the process.
The time and energy we dedicate to this search for inner meaning/realization
is magnified many times by Spirit so that growth for each of us becomes
effortless in many ways.
Attitude: Most people on
this planet operate from the victim/rescuer/observer role. This places
us on an emotional roller coaster that only the ego enjoys. We always
have the choice to stop playing this game but it takes a certain amount of
courage to do so. Each day I try to focus on three things. I try
to see everything I experience as something that I created in order to grow
spiritually from. I also try to see the Christ/Love/Light/Spirit within
everyone. And I often ask myself, how can I serve the people I encounter
each day. Living in the now is also important to me.
Balance: Many people I
have observed on the path focus so intently on spiritual growth that they
ignore the needs of their bodies; experience out of control emotions; and
operate from the ego mind. We are here to ground the energy of Spirit
into our body, emotions and mind as well as to evolve the soul. Each
body is like the leg of a chair; it is great to grow one leg but if you don't
grow all of them roughly at the same time, your seat gets awfully wobbly and
eventually collapses. If you want to focus on one thing, focus on love
for love heals the body, soothes the emotions, slows down the mind and
advances the soul. The path I prefer is to heal the body, then work with
emotions, then the mind and then the soul and then back to the body to repeat
the cycle all over again. This way I feel I grow in an ever-expanding
spiral. This is really how the universe functions: Stars are like
spirals of energy. Sort of like Van Gogh's picture, Starry Night.
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