How to Incorporate Spirituality Into Our Life-Situation

We should all be grateful how spirituality can be incorporated into our lives almost effortlessly. Anyone can have a spiritual path, no matter who they are or what they do. You can choose a monastic life or be a householder; it doesn't matter. By walking the spiritual path, you need only to seek happiness and love everyone. Nothing on the physical level needs to be changed, but hobbies and undesired habits will start to naturally fall away. For example, instead of sitting on your butt to watch TV for, let's say, 7 hours, you can spend that time to join with God instead! Oh, and how much greater it is!

Escaping the world is unnecessary. By living spiritually, you will bring peace to your life and the lives of others. Do not run away from the world! We could use your help. The actions needed to finish work everyday do not need to be changed. Instead of being stressed, peace will constantly flow from you. Nothing needs to be said. If you choose to be a householder, you still have the power to forgive everything in every life-situation.

If you decide to be a monk, then that shows your intense desire to know God, as you want Him above all. Householders, however, can advance just as fast on the spiritual level by not being tempted by worldly pleasures in their midst. Yes, you can still do pleasurable things and enjoy them, but if you are able to refrain from coming back for more, then that shows that you have non-attachment, a great spiritual virtue. Take it when it is offered, but don't constantly seek it. By seeking God instead, you will start to awaken from maya, the illusion of the world. You will be free.

Spirituality is not so much an action as it is a change in perception. If you start to see things differently, allowing love to be omnipresent in your life-situation, you are having great spiritual success. From this change in perception, your change of action will come. You would understand more and more to want God instead of his "toys." This is where you start to "roll up the blinds" in order to have the "sun" illuminate your "home," the inner body. It will stay there until you "roll down the blinds" to play with God's "toys" again, which could eventually lead to anger and depression. Leave the blinds up! Don't live in darkness just because everyone else is!