Manufesting the Spirit

I think that we cannot find the truth until we take life, faith, and commitment deeply serious. Because it is only when we are earnestly seeking something that we find the flaws, the shallow spots, the inconsistencies inherent in it. And in that learning, we grow into a practice that has nothing to do with custom, and all to do with love.

In the spiritual life there are many practices. Once you have learned the essentials, you are meant to go forth into the deeper aspects of spirituality. But if you don't approach the beginning stage with an intensity of heart, with a purity and sincerity meant for serious following, you will not go much further. Nor will you find out which flaws you need to avoid, where the shallow spots are that you want to pass by or the inconsistencies that lie in all good spirituality, but which you can only discover yourself. 

To have a deep spirituality, you must do more than simple following along. For to just follow will be to remain stagnant. You must live spirituality with an intensity that challenges all perceptions. Then and only then will you find that the deepest and authentic aspects of the spirit will be made manifest to you.