Daily Meditation: Friday, October 1, 2010

Changes - the kind brought about by the spiritual life

10/01/2010

When you decide to embrace the spiritual life, the change you bring about will be only an inner one. On the outside, your life will continue as before: you are in a particular family, social and professional setting, and the problems you face will remain the same. You are also in a physical body, which is more or less healthy, and you are not suddenly going to be in glowing health. Let's just take health as an example. There are physical weaknesses that can soon be remedied with a healthier lifestyle supported by a better way of thinking. But there are also illnesses that are incurable, because they have their origin in the distant past and are, therefore, deeply embedded in your organism. The new life you have decided to lead will only give you better ways of coping with your weakened physical state and sow in you the seeds for future improvement; it will not heal you. You must be clear about all this.