With spiritual awakening, spiritual growth and self development becomes the central purpose and focus of life. We experience a longing to come closer to God, Love or Life and to feel One with It (So-Ham). With Spiritual Awakening, we are in love with the Divine, giving up the will - we accept total surrender to live Love as the main principle of our Life.
Spiritual Paths
There are many different spiritual paths that we can take: Yoga, Taoism, Christianity, Sufism, etc.
Walking the spiritual path means finding our own relationship with God, Love or Life.
Today travelers on the spiritual path have two important advantages - we now have access to the knowledge of our ancestors on variety of spiritual paths; and the spiritual path is no longer in the shadow of doctrines - it is now difficult for Churches, sects and cults to dominate our surroundings.
Buddhist and Spirituality
For Buddhist spirituality has one main aim: the end of suffering through the enlightened mind-set, through the understanding of life. This is achieved through meditation and the cultivation of compassion. Wisdom is linked to compassion. Wisdom is being able to see the 'nature' of the world: how connected everything is, and how impermanent everything is. The basis of spiritual training in Buddhism is the 'Noble Path'. The aspirant persue: wholesome action, wholesome speech, wholesome livelihood, wholesome effort, wholesome concentration, wholesome mindfulness, wholesome thinking, and wholesome understanding.
Christianity and Spirituality
The starting point is the human separation from God. Salvation is gained through faith inChrist and good Christian life that includes cultivating virtues such as: love, truthfulness, integrity. The main spiritual tools used are Singing and Prayer to God.
Confucianism and Spirituality
The purpose of life is to fulfill one's role within the family and in society. Health, honor, money, friends, loyalty, they will all come, if one is a good and respected citizen, a good father, a good mother, a good teacher, etc. The main spiritual tool used is cultivating of virtues.
Taoism and Spirituality
Tao is all. The energies are manifested as Yin and Yang that are opposites and together they make unity. Purpose of life is living in harmony with Tao achieving inner harmony, peace, and longevity. The main spiritual tools used: work with energy within the body through chi qung, meditation, tai chi, acupancture etc.
Hinduism and Spirituality
Brahman is supreme and it is manifested in many gods and goddesses. Purpose of spiritual development is to re-unite with God, and gain release from rebirth. Spiritual tools used are: yoga, meditation, singing, devotion to a God, pujas or rituals.
Islam and Spirituality
Within Islam God (Allah) is one and for the soul to go back to God one should regularly practice: Faith, Prayer, Alms, Pilgrimage, Fasting.
