Pitfalls in Spiritual Progress

 

Pitfalls in Spiritual Progress

As we move along our day-to-day life and parallelly be a seeker on the spiritual path we will come across several pitfalls which we must be aware of. Spirituality is all about complete unconditional surrender and total faith in one’s Guru who is taking you to your destination – liberation or moksha! But on that path, as we live in society, we need to be aware of the pitfalls which bring you down. This entire journey is like a game of snakes and ladders – good deeds and commitment take you up and deeds which go against the grain of spirituality bring you down through the snake’s mouth!

If we are not aware and are stepping in the dark then we end up making more karmas due to misdeeds, wrong actions or plain ignorance which leads to taking more and more births. Such people are unable to release themselves from the cycle of birth-death-rebirth and this has resulted in a population explosion on earth, the consequences of which we face today. Today, people are becoming more frustrated, arrogant, hopeless and losing control of themselves. Very few souls are able to meet the objective of their taking birth and because of the majority not being able to do so the quality of souls is degrading.

The churn has started, shift in consciousness is taking place, but this is a long process. So, for ensuring that the churn continues and positive change happens on earth we need to know the pitfalls. In the current scenario just meditating will not help spiritual growth. Unless soul consciousness increases through meditation and practicing honesty, selflessness, compassion, balancing one’s ego, removing unwanted and contaminated emotions and so on it will not be possible to attain one’s goal. Purification of the soul is an ongoing process and this is of utmost importance because on its journey the soul passes through many situations through several births which results in certain patterns – these unwanted patterns need to be purified.

A soul’s quality is inbuilt and always pure but over several births layers of muck gather over it and it takes birth with those patterns to achieve its Soul Mission. Over births, if the qualities are not properly balanced or lacking then it needs to be balanced or improved. Soul pattern is a subtle characteristic of the soul which is either induced or picked up by the soul during its journey over several births. When these characteristics are repeated over several births they become a pattern of the soul, and unless these unwanted patterns are removed it keeps repeating in future lives too.

So, to conclude we have to balance or improve our unwanted qualities and purify or remove our unwanted patterns. Meditation helps you, a living Master clears your current birth karmas and helps you balance the soul’s qualities and purify its patterns, But for that your commitment, your awareness and your dedication to your goal of liberation are of paramount importance.