Sometimes life can be like a double edged sword (Khanda). What I mean, I think, is that following a path of spirituality or religion involves treading a fineline of high moralistic and karmic values in everday life, its like walking on a fine blade and trying to balance youself with every step - if you kind of understand my drift. On the other hand you could live a life of a 'Manmukh' a person who lives for only the moment and totally for the pleasures of his or her mind and physical being. In this situation the other side of the Khanda comes into play where the blade strikes against the strength of your soul each time you perform a spiritual 'misdeed' by accumulating a sin against your 'Karmic' bank balance. Hence making your soul/spirit weaker and less able to defend angainst temptation and lure. So I suppose, the trick is to walk the fine line of spirituality to 'feed' your soul and nuture it in spiritual depth and understanding. Below are some words I have put together that represent a part of spirituality to myself. The leading letters of the words also make up another word (vertically) - hows that! I Could entitle a post on the word Khalsa sometime soon... just a thought.
Life offers us the opportunity to become a Spiritual Warrior. A warrior is one who bravely goes into those dark areas within themselves to ferret out the Truth of their being.
It takes great courage, stamina and endurance to become a Spiritual Warrior.
The path is narrow, the terrain rough and rocky. You will walk alone: through the dark caves, up those steep climbs and through the dense thick forest. You will meet your dark side. The faces of fear, deceit, and sadness all await your arrival.
No one can take this journey but you. There comes a time, in each of our lives, when we are given the choice to follow this path.
Should we decide to embark on this journey, we can never turn back.... Our lives are changed forever.
On this journey, there are many different places we can choose to slip into and hide. But the path goes on.
The Spiritual Warrior stays the course, wounded at times, exhausted and out of energy. Many times, the Warrior will struggle back to their feet to take only a few steps before falling again.
Rested, they forge on, continuing the treacherous path. The journey continues. The Spiritual Warrior stays the course. Weakened, but never broken.
One day, the battle, loneliness and desperate fights are over. The sun breaks through the clouds; the birds begin to sing their sweet melodies. There is a change in the energy. A deep change within the self.
The warrior has fought the courageous fight. The battle of the dark night of the soul is won. New energy now fills the Warrior. A new path is now laid before them. A gentler path filled with the inner-knowing of one who has personal empowerment.
With their personal battle won, they are filled with joy. A new awareness that they are one with the Spirit beams as they go forth to show others the way.
They are not permitted to walk the path for others. They can only love, guide and be a living example of the Truth of their being.
Unfortunately I'm still at the very begining myself - I kind of feel scared of walking alone???
3 comments:
Every so often we come across others who walk with us in spirit.. You my friend are one of those spirits. Thank your for sharing your wonderful poems.
Thank you so much for writing this it has lifted me up. You can never measure the magnitude of effects from even your smallest actions. We are not alone but we do walk a lonely path. I searched for a definition of Spiritual Warrior, and found you. All of your posts are well done and valuable. Please keep up the good work.
I really like this post. It says it all.
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