Practical Spirituality
Spirituality is often thought of as practicing rituals or meditating for hours in solitude. While these practices can play a role in one’s spiritual journey, true spirituality goes beyond physical actions. Practical spirituality is about becoming aware of our mind patterns, beliefs, and emotions and learning to release the impermanence within ourselves. It is about discovering the stillness within and operating from a space of mysticism.
Achieving Spiritual Balance: A Practical Guide to Living Mindfully
By Shoonyo (aka Vishal Avachar)
Whether you are a spiritual seeker or simply looking for greater peace and fulfillment, incorporating practical spirituality into your daily routine can be a transformative experience.
In this article, you will gain a deeper understanding of practical spirituality and how it differs from traditional spiritual practices.
So let’s dive in
A Shift from Traditional Spirituality to Practical Spirituality
Traditional spirituality often emphasizes religious rituals, beliefs, and doctrines. However, a shift towards practical spirituality is becoming more popular. Practical spirituality focuses on the individual’s personal journey and inner exploration. It acknowledges that spirituality is not just about following set rules or practices but finding a deeper connection with oneself and the world.
Practical spirituality encourages individuals to find their own truth rather than solely relying on external sources. This approach emphasizes self-awareness and emotional acceptance, recognizing that true spiritual growth starts from within.
Practical spirituality empowers individuals to find their unique path to spirituality rather than adhere to traditional or prescribed ways.
Let’s learn How you can Incorporate Practical Spirituality into Life.
Understanding the Influence of Our Thoughts
Our thoughts have a powerful influence on our lives and our spirituality. Our thoughts shape our beliefs and emotions, and they can create either positive or negative patterns in our minds. Therefore, understanding the influence of our thoughts is a crucial step in becoming self-aware and embarking on a journey of practical spirituality.
Even positive thoughts can cause suffering based on unrealistic expectations or false beliefs. For example, if we constantly tell ourselves, “I should always be happy and positive,” this thought can create pressure and cause stress when we inevitably experience negative emotions. In this scenario, our positive thoughts are causing suffering because they are not aligned with reality.
By becoming aware of these thoughts and allowing ourselves to experience all of our positive and negative emotions, we can avoid this kind of suffering and live more authentically and more fulfilling. This demonstrates the importance of examining the content of our thoughts and their underlying beliefs and assumptions.
Embracing Our Emotions
Recently, we have become increasingly engaged with our minds and have neglected our emotional well-being. One example of how we are engaged in our minds is through constant distractions, such as checking our phones, scrolling through social media, or watching Web series. Unfortunately, these distractions prevent us from being present in the moment and can lead to feelings of anxiety and stress.
We often try to suppress or ignore our emotions rather than embrace them. This can lead to feelings of disconnection and a sense of emptiness. Embracing our emotions, on the other hand, is a crucial step in our journey toward practical spirituality.
Embracing our emotions is not about becoming overwhelmed by them but rather developing a mindful and compassionate relationship with them. This can bring greater peace and fulfillment into our lives and help us to connect more deeply with ourselves and the world around us.
Practical Spirituality – Discovering the Stillness Within
Discovering the stillness within is a key aspect of practical spirituality. When we become aware of our thoughts and beliefs and learn to embrace our emotions, we can connect with a deep inner stillness that brings grounding and joy into our lives. This stillness is a mystical space beyond the chaos of our thoughts and emotions. It is a place of peace, clarity, and wisdom where we can find refuge from the stresses and pressures of daily life.
By connecting with this stillness within, we can tap into a deeper sense of purpose and meaning and experience a greater sense of well-being and happiness.
Accessing the Mystical Space in the Midst of Chaos
Accessing the mystical space within in the midst of chaos can be challenging, but it is also a crucial step in our journey toward practical spirituality. The chaos of daily life can make it difficult to connect with our inner stillness. Still, we can access this space even amid the turmoil by developing clarity of thoughts and embracing emotions.
This is the essence of practical spirituality – bringing the mystical into the mundane and bringing greater peace and fulfillment into our lives.
Benefits to Practicing Practical Spirituality
Greater self-awareness: By connecting with our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions, we can gain a deeper understanding of who we are and what drives us.
Improved emotional well-being: By embracing our emotions and letting go of negative thinking patterns, we can experience greater joy, peace, and contentment.
An Increased sense of purpose and meaning: We can find a deeper sense of purpose and meaning by accessing the mystical space within and connecting with our inner stillness.
Better coping with stress and challenges: We can better navigate life’s challenges and difficulties by cultivating a sense of calm and equanimity.
Improved relationships: By developing greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence, we can improve our relationships with others and build meaningful connections.
Increased creativity and intuition: By accessing the mystical space within and tapping into our inner wisdom, we can experience greater creativity and intuition and bring more joy and fulfillment.
In conclusion, practical spirituality is a powerful way to bring greater meaning, purpose, and joy.
By becoming more self-aware and embracing our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions, we can connect with our inner stillness and tap into the mystical space within.
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About the Author
Shoonyo is a spiritual mentor with a wealth of experience in meditation, mind powers, NLP, martial arts, and spiritual practices. With 18 years of dedicated practice, Shoonyo understands the transformative power of practical spirituality. Having experienced the clarity of awakened space for himself, he left his corporate career as a business intelligence manager in London to pursue his passion for guiding others toward awakening. Visit Website: Shoonyo – One Purpose: Awakening Life.
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