Navigating the Uncharted: 3 Striking Challenges Impacting Our Spiritual Awakening

Navigating the Uncharted: 3 Striking Challenges Impacting Our Spiritual Awakening

by | Jun 16, 2023 | Community Conversations

In our collective journey towards spiritual awakening, we encounter challenges that test our resolve and push us to evolve. Presently, there are three remarkable issues that stand out, demanding our attention and introspection. Let us explore these unprecedented challenges that are shaping our spiritual paths in profound and unexpected ways.

Information Overload

The digital age has ushered in an era of unprecedented access to information. While this offers tremendous opportunities for growth, it also presents a challenge to our spiritual awakening. The sheer volume of information, conflicting beliefs, and diverse perspectives can overwhelm and confuse us. Discerning what resonates with our authentic selves becomes crucial. Finding a balance between seeking knowledge and integrating it with our inner wisdom is essential in navigating this information overload.

Disconnection from Nature

In our fast-paced modern lives, we often find ourselves disconnected from the natural world. The constant distractions and urban environments can create a sense of separation from the Earth’s rhythms and the profound wisdom nature offers. This disconnection can hinder our spiritual growth. Reconnecting with nature, even in small ways, can be transformative. Embracing nature’s beauty, spending time in green spaces, and fostering a deep appreciation for the interconnectedness of all life can help rekindle our spiritual connection.

The Ego Trap

We embark on the path of spiritual awakening, our ego can pose a formidable challenge. The ego seeks validation, control, and superiority. It can lure us into a trap of judgment, comparison, and attachment to outcomes. Overcoming the ego’s grip requires deep self-awareness and a commitment to humility and compassion. Recognizing the ego’s influence and embracing a mindset of surrender and non-attachment can liberate us from its limitations, allowing our true essence to shine forth.

Seeking A Path Forward…

As we navigate the complexities of our spiritual awakening, it is essential that we find our true path. The most powerful step you can take in your journey involves seeking, finding, and choosing a spiritual path that resonates with your deepest expression and highest purpose.

While it’s important to acknowledge and address the challenges that arise along the way, we cannot let ourselves get distracted from the most important elements of our spiritual awakening: what we feed our soul. 

Embracing discernment amidst the influx of information, reconnecting with nature, and transcending the ego’s influence are pivotal steps towards personal and collective growth. Couple that with a path of ‘Know Thyself’ that has the ability to take you into the fullest expression of your God-self and you will find a never-ending source of growth and inspiration.

By cultivating self-awareness through a mystery or wisdom tradition, finding solace in nature’s embrace, and nurturing a mindset of humility, we can navigate these crazy issues and emerge stronger on our spiritual journeys. 

Let us embrace these challenges as opportunities for profound transformation, trusting that the path to awakening is as unique as the individuals traversing it.

Also, as you seek out your own spiritual path, click here to read this article about the 7 Great Mystery Schools.

 

About the Author: 

Matthew is a certified Guide for Conscious Leaders, and is inspired by the potential of connecting the measurable and immeasurable, Science and Spirit, to bridge the worlds of scientific theory with the magick of real-world experience. He is driven by a need to understand why we exist and our place in the multi-universe. Matthew’s approach assimilates the latest research in consciousness studies, psychology, business, organizational development, mindfulness and meditation, resonance and quantum field theory to support his clients. Matthew now serves as a consultant and guide for his clients at Spirit in Transition. His affiliations include: Certified Guide and Ritual Master by the Modern Mystery School, Member of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, & Conscious Capitalism International. Matthew Koren lives in New York and Florida with his partner, and travels nationally and internationally to coach, consult and teach. Matthew invites you to introduce yourself by contacting him for a virtual meet-and-greet by clicking the following link: https://templemedicine.as.me/online-consult
Why the World Needs Enlightened Plumbers

Why the World Needs Enlightened Plumbers

by | Aug 22, 2016 | Community Conversations

The temple air is thick with incense. Thin trails of smoke undulate around still candle flames. All is quiet as a man in a saffron robe sits cross-legged at the front, his mocha skin reflecting the gentle light and an infinite smile brush-stroked on his face. You bow with awe cascading from your heart.

Is this what comes to mind when you think of someone Enlightened? If so, you wouldn’t be alone. Our planet has been blessed with many beautiful Masters. There have been Christ, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Ramakrishna, Rumi…And now, in this epoch, as paradigms are shifting, energy is changing, and Indigos are Awakening, we are confronted with countless people wanting to raise their vibration.

The more we Awaken, the more we get a sense that there are certain qualities we would all benefit from, such as compassion, inner strength, vitality, awareness, service, and peace. Naturally, many of us look to people who clearly demonstrate these qualities, and try to model after them. We may even go so far as to change our attire, language, career, and/or living situation to more closely approximate our heroes.

The Beauty of Diversity

Spiritual progress is awesome, and it’s a blessing to have genuine wisdom holders we can learn from on the path. The important thing to keep in mind, however, is that each of us is unique, bringing our own qualities and strengths to this diverse world. Plus, things have changed so much since ancient times, when the Rishis walked the Earth! Just consider the innumerable types of jobs available, the colorful subcultures and city flavors, and the ethnic alchemy of a globalized society. It’s an incredible leap.

One can be spiritual, even attain God-Consciousness, and still have a distinct personality while operating in the physical. Just look at Paramahansa Yogananda and Vivekenanda, for example. Yogananda wanted to focus almost exclusively on spiritual growth and was bored with academics, although he went to the university at the behest of his guru. Vivekenanda, on the other hand, was very “book smart,” having memorized the entire Encyclopedia Britannica from front to back. Two different personalities, yet both very Awake.

Plainclothes Monks and Nuns

While there are Enlightened people wearing robes in monasteries and temples, per tradition, there are also Enlightened people walking the streets, blending into society. You might never suspect them! Daniel Millman, author of The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, tells the story of how he met a gas station attendant who, it turns out, becomes his spiritual mentor.

In this modern age, we need Awake people in all walks of life. If you’re on a spiritual path, you can still pursue your career or calling. You might end up discovering a new awareness around that calling. And that’s okay. You might reach the point where the importance of your ego changes. Your personality might shift in some major ways. But you can still be whomever that new you is.

The key is to listen deeply to what your Inner Guidance says. Calm the mind, feel the inspiration, and act on it. Honor your strengths and gifts. Honor your unique qualities. Your uniqueness can serve others in special ways.

 

How do you feel spirituality enhances the way you live and work in this world? Please share!