Not sure if this is the best title, but what I’m going to say in this post regards my personal journey. I was raised in a devout traditional church-going household. That’s an understatement. Life revolved around our rural church and community.
Fast forward and a lot of water has flown by under the bridge. I’ve studied many traditions, listened to many near death experiences, and thankfully, I’ve had enough spiritually transformative experiences in my own life to give me a “knowing” so I am not a doubter.
On Sunday mornings, I no longer feel guilty for not attending a church service. In spirit I am open to about every church and tradition. While some denounce church because they focus on the bad that can be found there, especially historically, if we focus on the good, there is so much good in churches. They often serve their communities — constantly, humbly, and gladly.
Where I currently live, I’ve participated in a variety of spiritually oriented groups and churches including two Buddhist organizations, a New Age channeled work study group, a very progressive scholarly Lutheran church where I was educated about Gnosticism, and a wonderful uplifting Unity church.
You might say I go where the wind blows, but maybe I am guided. Yes, I do believe I am guided. A remarkable intuitive who I met less than a decade ago told me, “That’s fine as long as you don’t get stuck on any one thing.” That resonates with me to this day. There is great wisdom in that statement. Why? Because, if you get stuck somewhere, it may impede your spiritual growth and progress.
So as I accumulate years of observation and study, where am I today on this?
I’m currently active in a Buddhist community, taking classes, and meditating more. This has benefited me in many ways. One example, is that I’ve upped my daily meditation time from 23 minutes a day to 37 minutes a day. This, I find very valuable. (This is not the only spiritual practice I do. I also do many guided meditations, qigong, yoga, and chakra works.)
But here’s the biggest thing I am gaining by finding a group to be part of. In this world of people lacking connections and over reacting to world views about policies, I’ve found a group who are diverse yet similar in wanting to do what is right and good and work on self improvement. And I am led by monks also setting an example for me in their calm presence. When I meditate with these people, I gain an energy that I take home with me. The next few days that I meditate at home are powerful meditation days because of it. For me, right here, right now, that is huge and I’m loving it.
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