![]() (Thomas Moore describes this perfectly in his book Dark Nights of the Soul.) Otherwise, we fall into the trap of what Chogyam Trungpa termed Spiritual Materialism, where spirituality becomes just another shiny achievement to add to our growing collection. We must remember that in the process of becoming authentic, especially when we first start, we often need to pass through areas in our psyche that are distinctly unhappy and wretched, areas that we need to face square on if we are to do our soul work properly. It is not a call to happiness, abundance, joy and fulfillment, although these are likely to arise on the spiritual path. It is a calling from deep inside us - from our soul - and it is a call to authenticity. ![]() True spirituality is not something we can actively attain like another qualification or skills seminar. When we pursue a life devoted to Spirit, it is often said that we have a 'spiritual calling'. It is not only people that can hijack the natural process of enlightenment, but whole movements like the self-development movement. ![]()
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