Friday, 12 February 2016

With Spiritual Awakening A Need For Self Betterment Also Awakes

By Mark Moore


Many millions of people have worked very hard to achieve success in their careers and to accumulate material wealth, only to find that they are not satisfied with their lives. They reach a point where they start wondering what the true meaning of life really is and they suspect that they are not getting out of life what there is to get. With such spiritual awakening these individuals also start to develop a strong desire to achieve peace, happiness and inner contentment.

Mankind has always been spiritualistic beings. In the early days witch doctors, prophets, healers, soothsayers and other creatures with special powers have directed the efforts of man. There were gods, forefathers and many under world creatures that demanded attention. There were sacrifices made, prayers said and services held. Statues and temples were built. There were rituals and cynics were cast out, killed and excommunicated.

Millions of people find that religion is the perfect vehicle for their journey towards personal growth, happiness and contentment. Most religions promise their followers that there is a supreme being that loves them, care for them and that can offer them life eternal. These beliefs, and the facts that most religions are structured and disciplined, appeal to the masses and make them feel as if they are part of a special group.

Many others find religion to be confining, prescriptive and shallow. Large numbers of people opt for disciplines such as yoga or meditation to satisfy their inner needs and to achieve individual development. They enjoy the fact that they can practise their disciplines in private but that they can interact with others of the same inclination when they have a need to do so.

Yet others believe that their inner needs cannot be satisfied by an organized discipline or by following a specific method or technique. They want to experience personal growth and achieve happiness but they do not always know how to go about it. This is why the field of personal coaching have shown such phenomenal growth. People flock to these coaches to help them recognize their needs and to find ways in which to fulfil them.

For many people, the only way in which to feed the needs of their souls is to serve others. They become involved in charities and they achieve a feeling of well being, personal worth and even happiness when they make an effort to improve society. They visit the elderly and the sick, care for lost animals, serve in soup kitchens and help with fund raising efforts. This makes them content.

Many people longing for spiritual growth do not know where to start. However, there is absolutely nothing wrong with experimenting with various disciplines, methods, organizations and techniques. No human has exactly the same needs as any other and it is therefore only logical that no human is able to prescribe to another in terms of how to feed their souls.

Mankind is inventive and inquisitive. It is not strange that so many people are seeking for a deeper meaning in life. Man certainly had the right to live life to the fullest and to experience everything life has to offer.




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