After class one day a student asked me a question
about what it meant to be spiritual person. Someone she knows calls herself a
spiritual person. I am going to try and answer her question. Spirituality is
different than the body, the mind and the soul and yet spiritualty is all three
of them working together. Spirituality is the force that moves energy and
causes life to exist.
A person is not spiritual. As humans we are all
walking the path of life because of the spiritual force of the universe. We
call this prana or the force that
gives rise to all of life. We are here with a body, a mind and soul working to
undo some piece of karma.
The body is the vehicle. The mind is the GPS. The
soul is the part of you that is here beneath your body and behind the mind.
Sometimes you get a hunch, a feeling or perhaps a quiet moment when you sense
the nature of your soul. In that moment you know you are touching something
deeper within yourself. The soul holds your mission. The spirit initiates the
process of discovery. Practicing karma yoga helps us to initiate the process of
discovering and mastering our mission.
Your soul has taken this body and this mind to
complete the mission. It’s up to you to discover the mission, get on the path
and walk with your soul. Most likely anyone who says they are spiritual may in fact
simply mean that they are soulfully walking the spiritual path one step at a
time. They are not the spiritual force, but because of the spiritual force they
begin to walk the path. You are a soul walking the spiritual path and not a
spiritual being walking the soulful path. There is a difference. The soul is
you. The spirit is the force that gives rise to life.
When trying to walk along a certain path you must
take your time. Karma yoga teaches us that nothing comes instantaneously.
Everything is a long learning process. So be
patient and kind. Both will serve
you well.
Namaste ~ I celebrate the place
where our souls meet
Doctor Lynn
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