How Spirituality Can Be a Lifestyle

“Spirituality is linked to practicality.”
Master Choa Kok Sui

 

Despite what most people think, spirituality is not just about meditating, feeling happy, and being loving all the time. Spirituality also means being sharp, intelligent and powerful to produce physical results. Sometimes being loving to everyone can equal being strict with some!

 

Spirituality is indeed a way of life! It is a constant training to mold our character and become better and better in all aspects of life!

 

Spirituality does not bring stagnation. There is no end to what we can achieve. It is always improving, developing, and evolving.

 

No one is perfect and everyone is growing! To have achieved perfection is only an illusion that comes from pride and is a formula for spiritual downfall! There is a chance to learn from every moment of life and from the people we meet every day.

 

Although spirituality can be achieved without any form, guideline, or schedule, it is safer and in many cases faster if we follow the advice and guidelines of great teachers and masters who have gone through all the ups and downs of life and achieved the realization of their true nature.

 

“The Spiritual Path is more complicated than the Amazon. The Guru has already passed through the “forest”. Follow the teacher’s guidance to avoid getting hurt.” Master Choa Kok Sui

 

In Yoga Arhatica, we call these guidelines The 5 Pillars and The 5 Virtues!

 

These pillars, virtues, and practices aim to purify the soul of harmful thoughts and tendencies and bring more light, love, and power into the system.

 

“Light, love, power and clarity come from a strong spiritual connection.”
Master Choa Kok Sui

In fact, the practice of the 5 pillars and the 5 virtues are necessary for spiritual development and are designed to blend easily into our lives so that after a while, they become part of our everyday lifestyle.

 

For many of us, the virtues have already been implanted in our system and our consciousness from childhood by our parents, teachers and guides. In fact, one of the best ways to make spirituality a lifestyle is to practice the 5 virtues. By being loving, generous, honest, hardworking and moderate, we are actually exercising our aspects of intelligence, love and power; we are strengthening our chakras and increasing the size of our spiritual cord; we are bringing more soul energy into our system, which can take over from the lower nature.

 

In Yoga Arhatica, every virtue has 2 sides; it is described from a positive and a negative aspect; a yin and a yang; a do and a don’t. It is not enough just to be loving; one must also refrain from being insulting. It is not enough to be generous; one must also avoid stealing!

 

Although these teachings seem familiar to many, it is not always easy to practice them. Knowing the teachings is different from living them! In fact, being aware of the virtues and applying them in our daily lives is spirituality. The tests come when we encounter a difficult situation and remain virtuous; when we think, speak and act right!

 

To make the 5 virtues easy to apply, the 5 pillars of Yoga Arhatica have been designed in a systematic way. Purification techniques, meditations, and other practices provide us with the tools and techniques necessary to build our character and remove negative tendencies, even before they manifest.

 

To make the 5 virtues easy to apply, the 5 pillars of Yoga Arhatic have been designed in a systematic way. Purification techniques, meditations, and other practices provide us with the tools and techniques necessary to build our character and remove negative tendencies, even before they manifest.

 

This makes spiritual development a simple and continuous process. It is the process of building the character and refining it. It is not a separate practice that is added to our life. It is a part of life. In fact, it is the purpose of life!

 

“Spirituality can release blockages, lead you to ideas, and make your life more artistic. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we are guided in unexpected directions … It can seem so humbling and demanding and that you don’t necessarily think of it as spiritual guidance. ” –
Julia Cameron

 

References

Spirituality Quotes. (WL.). Retrieved from http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/spirituality.html

Master Choa Kok Sui. (2004). Creative Transformation, The Golden Lotus Sutras in Spiritual Practice. The Institute for Internal Studies Publishing Foundation, Inc.

Master Choa Kok Sui. (2004). Beyond the Mind, The Golden Lotus Sutras in Meditation. The Institute for Internal Studies Publishing Foundation, Inc.

 

Translated with permission from pranaworld.net