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**freflellalafe** · 10-13-2009, 09:40 AM

nova,

your comment about feeling alone struck the biggest chord with me. i have mentioned (somewhere on this forum) that unlike going to church for a religious fix, the spiritual journey is one we take alone. remember though that we are never truly alone - ever.

i find the hardest part about starting the journey, was the transition between physical to spiritual. this transition requires focus on both aspects, lest we lose ourselves in the process.

so when we begin, although we are heading in the spiritual path of understanding oneness and that we are not alone, we can find ourselves and connect with others on a spiritual level without physically being near anyone - until we find that, we feel alone.

we look for others on the physical level, rather than the spiritual - and when you find others who are not there... well it makes it very hard. when you begin its already bad enough you have to fight your own inset beliefs - but then to have to fight those of others making you question your journey.

you have this excitement of knowledge and hope, of peace and spiritual community, and no one there to jump up and down with - it makes you feel like doing just that!

the only recourse i know of that each of us can find, is the internet. where with a little searching, you find like minded people, although they are not standing right next to you, they fulfill your physical needs for connection with the one. while we are here, no matter how far we progress, we will need this connection as well as the spiritual.

so this is definitely the right track.

the part that saddens me is when someone you love, doesnt want to even consider hearing it. you want the transition to be smooth for them, because you love them its not so easy to chalk it up to their free will and leave it at that. all we can do at that point is be an example, and whenever and whatever you can get by with talking about spirituality, do it. each time, you might be able to talk about it more.

10-13-2009, 09:40 AM	#4
freflellalafe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 661 Senior Member	nova, your comment about feeling alone struck the biggest chord with me. i have mentioned (somewhere on this forum) that unlike going to church for a religious fix, the spiritual journey is one we take alone. remember though that we are never truly alone - ever. i find the hardest part about starting the journey, was the transition between physical to spiritual. this transition requires focus on both aspects, lest we lose ourselves in the process. so when we begin, although we are heading in the spiritual path of understanding oneness and that we are not alone, we can find ourselves and connect with others on a spiritual level without physically being near anyone - until we find that, we feel alone. we look for others on the physical level, rather than the spiritual - and when you find others who are not there... well it makes it very hard. when you begin its already bad enough you have to fight your own inset beliefs - but then to have to fight those of others making you question your journey. you have this excitement of knowledge and hope, of peace and spiritual community, and no one there to jump up and down with - it makes you feel like doing just that! the only recourse i know of that each of us can find, is the internet. where with a little searching, you find like minded people, although they are not standing right next to you, they fulfill your physical needs for connection with the one. while we are here, no matter how far we progress, we will need this connection as well as the spiritual. so this is definitely the right track. the part that saddens me is when someone you love, doesnt want to even consider hearing it. you want the transition to be smooth for them, because you love them its not so easy to chalk it up to their free will and leave it at that. all we can do at that point is be an example, and whenever and whatever you can get by with talking about spirituality, do it. each time, you might be able to talk about it more.
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