"OUT OF THE DARKNESS" POST 48

The process of the spiritual awakening can be different for everyone.  The process will unfold in Divine timing and take longer for some people than it will for others.  You will come to an undertanding or awareness  that there is more to who you are than you think.  Many people struggle when they answer the call later in life.  Spiritual awakening is always available to you but because of an individual's life circumstances the timing of your journey may not come about as soon as someone else's would.   There are many stages to an awakening but not everyone will experience all of them.  For many, the first stage will arise from a profound discontent of the way your life is going.  There is an intuitive knowing that simply making a living is not truly the essence of being alive.  This feeling will become more pronounced over time. This  feeling of separation from God is a catalyst for the beginning of your spiritual journey. The homesickness will finally be recognized as a sacred calling;

A call to return to your true nature.  As your hunger for truth grows, you will experience a deep questioning of your personal reality and belief systems.  This phase is about  turning your assumptions, consciousness and naratives  about the universe inside out.  This shakeup of your mental and cultural constructs can be both liberating and unsettling.  This process can be very difficult because it challenges the very foundation you have built your understanding of life on.  Next, there will be a great curiosity and you will start to seek more knowledge; knowledge about different faiths, philosophies and

teachings.  In your search for spiritual enlightenment, you will explore different paths, each offering a different perspective on reality.   You will have a burning desire to unravel the mysteries of existence and obtain a deeper sense of purpose.  Discovering new knowledge and experiences holds so much excitement and passion.  For many the need will arise for a spiritual mentor.  The truest teacher, however, will guide you back to your inner self.  As you learn,  you will know to go directly to the source of your own being.  As your awareness broadens, then there will be a purging of all your old habits, relationships and possessions which no longer resonate with your true self; sometimes gracefully, but other times with great resistance.  It is like shedding an old layer of skin.  This stage is like setting sail on an infinite ocean voyage.  As your spiritual journey deepens, you cultivate a deep sense of surrender.  Through meditation practices you learn to let go of controling every aspect of your life and embrace the present moment with acceptance.  As you do surrender to the present, you will experience a great sense of peace and contentment that would have previously eluded you.  Understanding that you are not your ego is a pivotal realization.  There will be an awareness beneath your egoic mind and in the spaces between your thoughts, you catch glimpses of your true nature.  This stage will take time for you to work through because along the way you will get drawn back into your old patterns.

As your conditioned beliefs dissolve, you will feel an indescribable bliss, love and sense of unity with all of existence. You will find profound reverence for the Earth, all beings and all creation.  You will receive the knowledge that you are not the body, emotions or an individual self, but at the core, you are pure consciousness and connected to everything. The very boundaries of self and reality will dissolve.  We are not separate selves at all.  This is the art of bringing the sacred into the mundane; walking between the worlds of wisdom and one of laundry and paying bills.

The final part of this awakening is integration; embracing the ordinary with sacred eyes.  Every moment becomes a chance to express the Divine.  Washing dishes or paying bills is no longer just a chore but an act of love and presence, a recognition of the flow of energy and resources...

All living things are connected__

Everything.  We are all of one consciousness.