Spiritual Growth - Why Honesty About Ourselves is the True Spiritual Journey

Even scientists are becoming spiritual these days.Emotion and mental thoughts are an energy that
They're saying that the Universe's fundamental naturecannot just be eradicated by wishing them to be so.
is Consciousness and is a hologram. A hologram byThey colour everything we do and say. This is the
the way, is where each part contains the whole.hologram mentioned above. Energy that has been
This is also how we are - human beings. How can wecreated by our thoughts and beliefs remains in every
know this?aspect of our being, not just the compartment that we
You simply need eyes that see and ears that hear tobelieve we have exiled them to.
see truth in any given moment. That is, the truth that isOnly the belief in our successful self-delusion stands
beyond all that we usually kid ourselves with. Whenbetween suffering and bliss. If we remove this belief,
we hide our anger or fear or guilt, the belief that theywhat is it that remains? Quite simply: what is. This
are hidden is a fallacy. For those who have developed'what is' includes it all - the good, the bad and the ugly,
sensitive awareness, the hidden is not hidden but clearin so many words. But as we clean the pot, the pot
to see.itself shines forth as the experience of our true Self in
In the end, there is no other way to talk about truth butall its glory and amazement. Then joy is felt more and
plainly.more.
When we speak, that which we believe to be beyondOften honesty about ourselves sends shivers of
view of others and ourselves is speaking through ourembarrassment down our spine and we shirk this
words. If it goes unnoticed, it is unconsciously felt in anywork in the face of our self- created prisons. But this
event. What we pick up about each other is not justwork is the real spiritual journey! This is how
the words or the body language, as psychology hasawakening occurs! Yep, no one said it was easy! And
long said. Our words and body language are at theit isn't. But take heart. In my experiences of 'cleaning
behest of that which we do not wish to accept. Mostlymy vessel' I have discovered that the veil between
we are unconscious to this because we have nottrue fulfillment and the mind's fears is thin indeed. So
acknowledged the impact of this way of escaping onwhen you're called to take the road less traveled,
ourselves or others. In this mode of living life, there willtravel it. It will reveal landscapes that will bring deep joy
always be a feeling of dissatisfaction, somethinginto your life.
missing, something that is not resolved, incomplete.This joy is who we intrinsically are.