We are all Spiritual beings.
Some of us ignore it and there are others that have forgotten it.
But there are some in this world that are aware of an unbalance on the earth, who see and feel the injustice being done. Who want to go beyond the idea of self, which strives towards individual salvation, this sense of self isolates us and makes us easy targets for whatever fad is present in our society.
We are living in a world which teaches domination over nature and as a result we have become alienated from ourselves and from the natural world. This attitude of domination has given some humans the license to pollute and destroy our home without a seconds thought. This is the time of the ego.
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When we look back in our history there was a time when all our ancestors lived closer to the earth. They celebrated the seasons, used them as a guide in planting their crops, in harvesting their food and inturn that relationship kept them nourished and alive. They were part of a cycle that all things in nature are. They worked with the earth, the helped nourish the soil and in turn they too were nourished.
To be Spiritual is to take responsibility for how we live our lives.
It is to move away from this 'I' egotistical culture and on to the 'WE ' culture.
It is to reaffirm our place in nature and not to see ourselves as above or separate from it.
It is to commit ourselves to finding ways to heal the ecological mess we are in.
It is to open our hearts, to connect with ourselves. and every other living thing.
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When we open up our hearts we will feel the oneness with everything in nature, we will feel whole and we will feel healthier. We will begin to identify with other humans and grow and mature in a way that we can identify with other non human beings as well. When we talk about helping everyone we include not just humans but, animals, trees, whole ecosystems.
To me being spiritual doesnot have anything to do with religion. For others that is where they feel their spirituality lies. But how can so many different faiths bring people together when throughout history all it has done is created a huge divide? For me, to be Spiritual is to be connected to all and everything, with no hierarchy.
We are a global community, we must work together, inspire one another, towards building a better future. This certainly doesnot mean paying big bucks to some Teacher to bring us on a journey to our Spiritual Self or to help us awaken to our Spiritual Being. Their is no hierarchy.
Do you have to Act a certain way to be a spiritual person?, well that really depends on the person, some like to dress a certain way and join their hands together alot, or raise their arms up to the sky and look all mystical. Some like to talk and talk about the idea of being spiritual and how awakened they are. To me that is not being spiritual there is way too much ego happening for my liking.
We are blessed with a beautiful planet and have so much to be thankful for, when we give our thanks and show our gratitude we connect with our spiritual self. You want to act Spiritual, then get involved in Permaculture. Do something that benefits us all.
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what an AMAZING post .. i love your perspective..what a GREAT first ecoTrain post my friend! Very happy you are aboard ;-)
Thanks so much Alex, I really enjoyed writing this post, it's so important to be able to reach out to one another. As I said in the post We are a global community now, We are not alone and this is such a great platform for helping to send this message out. Thanks so much for having me aboard x
I couldn't agree more!
Thanks so much @cecicastor.
Very well said. I feel that strong connection with nature as well. Thank you, I totally agree.
Thanks @gardenbsquared, it's all about connection.
Great post! It reminds me of
Matthew 23:1-12 (ESV)
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, 3 so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. 4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, 6 and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues 7 and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others. 8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. 11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Emphasis added. Also reminds me of something @wwf has said "I am the land" or "we are the land". I don't exactly remember how he said it.
Thanks for commenting @jet.wilda.
Yayyyyyy! Welcome to the EcoTrain Aishlinn :)
Great to have you on board!
And I must say this is a beautiful post to start off with :)
Great to see you make your way here on steemit you are really getting into the whole community spirit that this place brings out of all of us :)
Bless.
Thanks Mark, I'm very happy to be a passanger, it's a community I really feel I can connect with. I'm glad you liked the post, it seems like such a huge question but it really boils down to us all taking responsibility for how we live our our lives, reaching out and connecting. Much love and light your way x
This is a great article Aishlinn, I see how I feel about spirituality in every line you wrote ;-)
thanks @blacksheepblog that really means alot to me. Gra agus Solas x
Great post - important to remember that we are part of nature.
Thanky you @eftnow, very well said.
Well said friend. People confuse being spiritual and religious. Spirituality does not have to follow one pattern but by trying to make sure that people and things around us are kept happy and secure and not left to be destroyed by our actions and ill thoughts and desires.
We should all learn to be spiritual.
I agree, thank you @gloglo x
I truly love this piece; your words and message oooooze wisdom! :) I had a spiritual epiphany in June 2016 when the Light Spirits made themselves known to me - life changing and affirming. There are many self proclaimed gurus and spiritual teachers popping up like mushrooms selling this that or the other. My guides warn me to 'Beware the false prophet'. To be Spiritual is open to many interpretations and yet fundamentally kindness and generosity are key - to everyone and everything. I am so happy I stumbled upon you. I am an artist/writer/lightworker with much to say; I have upvoted and followed and invite you to pass by mine when you have a mo. Be happy xox
Thank you so much@ldacey-laforge for your lovely words and for stopping by, kindness and generosity to everything is the key, well said.
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Folks keep forgetting that when they fight nature it has a way of coming and biting back.
thank you @weetreebonsai, in the end they're really fighting within themselves.
Yes they are but too many close their eyes to the truth.
Certainly part of a grand spiritual perspective is to realize that all lives, all creations and energy forms are special -- not just those of the dominant species.
To recognize this truth and accept this responsibility is, indeed, to walk a spiritual path. That's pretty much the essence of it. You don't need a guru or a theology or even a church to realize we are all in this together -- and become both part of the solution to the problems we face (and the reparations we need to make for how we have abused so much of creation) ... and part of the eternal mystery. Thank you for another interesting take on the "Question of the Week." I enjoyed reading what you had to say.
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Thank you @enchantedspirit for your great comment, it's always nice to connect with like minded people. I am very happy to be included in the Magnificent Seven and indeed to have such fine company on there too.
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