That One Book - What is it?
That One Meditation -What is it?
That One Spiritual Practice - What is it?
If you are a journey of personal/spiritual development, I believe that each of the questions above are important. Why is that?
The answer is, reading and studying the same book over and over, doing the same meditation over and over, and staying put with one spiritual practice, all offer stability, continuity, focus, and commitment. Each time they are used, they add another layer to our experience and wisdom. After many months, and then many years, we get to experience deeper levels of understanding, awareness, and hopefully, consciousness.
For me, that one book is 'Knowledge of the Higher Worlds' by Rudolf Steiner. It is my number one go to book. I have been reading and studying it for more than 30 years. Each time I read a new chapter, I feel like I have read something anew, some new understanding and wisdom always seem to be there.
My go to meditation is one that I have been doing for 25 years. It is one that was suggested for me from one of my meditation teachers. Although I do several different meditations, this one is a staple and one I come back to time and time again.
My spiritual practice, my spiritual path, is clear to me. I follow the stream of the ancient Rosicrucian Order through the teachings and guidance of Anthroposophy (established by Rudolf Steiner).
Having these three things in my life help to keep me on my path and focused on my personal and spiritual development and growth. Doing this daily (as much as possible) is a commitment and something I take seriously in my life. As I often share with people, spirituality is not about being airy-fairy and sitting on a cloud gazing at our navels, it's bloody hard yakka!
It takes commitment and dedication to do the deeper spiritual work. having the practical things is important as it keeps it real and grounded. It is interesting for me when I discuss 'spiritual practice' with people who tell me they are 'spiritual' that they rarely seem to have a regular practice, with tangible, practical things that they do. To add further to this, many, or most of the people I speak with find it quite difficult to define their path or practice.
In most spiritual traditions or pathways there are certain things to follow, with books to read, meditation and other practices to follow, codes or beliefs to adhere to, and to then live in a certain way that reflects the codes and pathway. For me, one of the focuses is on 'The 7 Conditions of Spiritual Practice' - given by my Teacher, Rudolf Steiner. I find these 7 core principles are the bedrock of my practice.
You may find this surprising, but the first condition is 'To focus on, and look after our physical body and our physical health'. I see many people who claim to be spiritual totally neglecting this, which does not surprise me, but saddens me. It takes a lot of commitment to stay fit and healthy and having this commitment helps with the 'Will' required for the deeper spiritual work.
People who I work with in my 'Spiritual Wisdom Teaching' are asked to commit to work with me for several months so they get to be clear, focused, and established in their spiritual practice. It is all about helping them to get some clear results from all the hard work. Initiation is not completed over night or at some weekend ceremony, it takes many months, or even years to go from one level of initiation to the next. There are no short cuts!
A great time to start or to delve a bit deeper is always now. Now is always the time the make it happen, otherwise the day after tomorrow just becomes another tomorrow ...
Start with:
That One Book
That One Meditation
That One Spiritual Practice
Adrian
That One Meditation -What is it?
That One Spiritual Practice - What is it?
If you are a journey of personal/spiritual development, I believe that each of the questions above are important. Why is that?
The answer is, reading and studying the same book over and over, doing the same meditation over and over, and staying put with one spiritual practice, all offer stability, continuity, focus, and commitment. Each time they are used, they add another layer to our experience and wisdom. After many months, and then many years, we get to experience deeper levels of understanding, awareness, and hopefully, consciousness.
For me, that one book is 'Knowledge of the Higher Worlds' by Rudolf Steiner. It is my number one go to book. I have been reading and studying it for more than 30 years. Each time I read a new chapter, I feel like I have read something anew, some new understanding and wisdom always seem to be there.
My go to meditation is one that I have been doing for 25 years. It is one that was suggested for me from one of my meditation teachers. Although I do several different meditations, this one is a staple and one I come back to time and time again.
My spiritual practice, my spiritual path, is clear to me. I follow the stream of the ancient Rosicrucian Order through the teachings and guidance of Anthroposophy (established by Rudolf Steiner).
Having these three things in my life help to keep me on my path and focused on my personal and spiritual development and growth. Doing this daily (as much as possible) is a commitment and something I take seriously in my life. As I often share with people, spirituality is not about being airy-fairy and sitting on a cloud gazing at our navels, it's bloody hard yakka!
It takes commitment and dedication to do the deeper spiritual work. having the practical things is important as it keeps it real and grounded. It is interesting for me when I discuss 'spiritual practice' with people who tell me they are 'spiritual' that they rarely seem to have a regular practice, with tangible, practical things that they do. To add further to this, many, or most of the people I speak with find it quite difficult to define their path or practice.
In most spiritual traditions or pathways there are certain things to follow, with books to read, meditation and other practices to follow, codes or beliefs to adhere to, and to then live in a certain way that reflects the codes and pathway. For me, one of the focuses is on 'The 7 Conditions of Spiritual Practice' - given by my Teacher, Rudolf Steiner. I find these 7 core principles are the bedrock of my practice.
You may find this surprising, but the first condition is 'To focus on, and look after our physical body and our physical health'. I see many people who claim to be spiritual totally neglecting this, which does not surprise me, but saddens me. It takes a lot of commitment to stay fit and healthy and having this commitment helps with the 'Will' required for the deeper spiritual work.
People who I work with in my 'Spiritual Wisdom Teaching' are asked to commit to work with me for several months so they get to be clear, focused, and established in their spiritual practice. It is all about helping them to get some clear results from all the hard work. Initiation is not completed over night or at some weekend ceremony, it takes many months, or even years to go from one level of initiation to the next. There are no short cuts!
A great time to start or to delve a bit deeper is always now. Now is always the time the make it happen, otherwise the day after tomorrow just becomes another tomorrow ...
Start with:
That One Book
That One Meditation
That One Spiritual Practice
Adrian
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