SPIRITUAL GROWTH
Often Begins With Spiritually Rich Questions Which
Arise In Our Minds Like:
What Is The Purpose Of Life? What Is The Meaning Of
Life?
Have I Accomplished Anything Worthwhile?
What Am I Doing In My Life That Really Matters?
Is It Even Possible To Achieve Something In Life That
Is Lasting?
Is There A Spiritual Realm?
What Is Spiritual Growth? Spiritual Development?
Our Deep, Meaningful Questions Arouse Doubts About
Merely Living For Material Success. Perhaps Wealth, Power, Fame, Sensual
Pleasure, Etc., Have No Lasting Value. That Insight Itself Is A Sign Of
Spiritual Growth.
Growing Spiritually Pushes Our Inquiry Forward Into
The Unknown—But Spiritually Discoverable. When We Feel An Urge To Seek Answers
To Our Questions, We Can Progressively Discover Aspiritual World, A Spiritual
Realm, Which Provides Answers To What Is Real, Meaningful, And Lasting.
Arrogance Presents A Real And Present Danger For
Spiritual Seekers. Just By The Very Nature Of Spiritual Search, We All Tend To
Find Some Pretty Satisfying And Serious Personal Truth On Our Spiritual Path –
And If We’re Not Careful, It Can Make Us A Little Smug. Or Even Worse, It Can
Give Us The False Sense That We Have Knowledge And Insight That Somehow
Outranks Or Trumps Other Peoples’ Knowledge And Insight. Finding A Personal
Path To Inner Peace And Spiritual Happiness Can Sometimes Have An Unfortunate
Side-Effect: Coming To Believe That Your Personal Path Ought To Be Everyone’s
Path.