You know that you are on the right path in life when you are satisfied with knowing how to act, and what to do, that you can see the path ahead, follow it and progress toward the right goal for yourself.
Your sole guiding light here is your own sensation.
You might get convinced otherwise by all kinds of people, but it means nothing. It is only your own inner conviction that will tell you that you are on the right path in life.
You might get convinced otherwise by all kinds of people, but it means nothing. It is only your own inner conviction that will tell you that you are on the right path in life.
For this reason, Kabbalists say that the first rule in embarking on a spiritual path is that there is no coercion in spirituality. You cannot be forced to take a spiritual direction in your life. Your innermost desire will let you know whether or not you are headed to a goal that will give it the fulfillment it seeks.
Can You Define Spirituality in One Sentence? What Are Some Practical Examples of It in Our Daily Lives?
Spirituality is the attainment of the quality of love and bestowal above our self-serving desires.
Until the moment of our first spiritual revelation—where we cross the barrier between our world and the spiritual world and encounter the force of love and bestowal—we have no example of spirituality.
After that revelation, our own experience lets us perceive a new spiritual reality instead of trusting someone else’s words.
After that revelation, our own experience lets us perceive a new spiritual reality instead of trusting someone else’s words.
Until we reach the adequate spiritual desire, called a spiritual “Kli” (“vessel”), within ourselves and make direct contact with the spiritual force of love and bestowal, we have no examples or proofs of spirituality.
