As I walk my spiritual path, I have moments of enlightenment. And although I know, I will never be fully enlightened, I continue my journey forward.
The battle of the Spiritual Warrior is mastery of one’s self. It is an inner battle for truth and wisdom in the name of Love. Requiring courage and resiliency, a Spiritual Warrior is someone who embraces the journey as a personal choice and accepts the enemy within. They are independent, self-directed, and devoted to facing the challenges that confront them. Their guiding principle of integrity is the code of honor from which life is lived with uncompromising action.
A Spiritual Warrior understands the destruction of war and does not seek it. Instead, their virtue of compassion is used to equalize potential conflict from arising. The sword carried is Love, and the armor is Vulnerability. Willing to throw down their sword in complete surrender, the Warrior becomes stronger, for the victory of the spirit, not the body.
As we journey through the trials and tribulations of our lives, we hopefully awaken to a deeper sense within ourselves. This awakening is an opening to enter into where the fears and judgments have taken ownership in us and challenging our beliefs wages war. With this awareness of the projected enemy outside ourselves, a realization is seen, and the true journey begins.
How do we battle the enemy when the enemy is us? This journey begins by looking inward and examining how we protect, defend and compete to insulate our greatest weapon, the heart. The heart is Love’s keeper. The Warrior commits to growing the heart in becoming a creative being letting go with forgiveness, and generously giving of themselves to others.
The battle for Love is in each of us. It shows up when we hate, judge, or harm another being. It damages relationships and ends lives. Yet, creative forces have designed us to love universally; it is the home we all seek. This intuitive nature of Love drives the Warrior within to battle for Love’s deliverance. The quest to serve calls the Spiritual Warrior to walk the path of enlightenment in the name of Love.
Namaste
