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The Point of Spirituality Is Not to Follow Blindly, but to Remove Our Blinders
Don’t you already know there’s more to life than it seems?
Have you ever felt wonder as you gazed upon a starry night?
Or felt awe as you looked across a valley from the top of a mountain?
Or felt truly connected to a friend when having a heart to heart?
How do you feel in moments like these? What changes? Do you feel small? Insignificant? Connected? Important? Joyful?
These moments are hard to come by. They’re fleeting. But when they do come don’t they feel incredible? Like the world all of a sudden makes a little more sense? Like life itself has taken on a new meaning?
But, as quickly as they come they go away. And doesn’t it feel like you’ll simply have to wait until the next time the right conditions arise for them to come again?
What if you didn’t have to wait? What if this state of being isn’t something that needs to arrive only when you’re lucky, but can be cultivated?
What if this is the purpose of the spiritual journey?
What do I mean by “spiritual”?
Words often fail us. We each ascribe meaning and emotions to words based on our unique relationships with…
