Mantras for Spiritual Healing

Expectations are one of the greatest hindrances to spiritual seekers. As we start our spiritual path and learn about others’ experiences (and they sound very cool!), we begin to have expectations for our own path. The questions subtly come up, “When is it going to happen to me? When am I going to have those deep meditation experiences? When will I taste soul? How am I ever going to have ultimate knowledge?” Everyone has different expectations for their own path. I used to have many as well, until one day, I realized you have to let go of all your goals to begin to even taste true spirituality.

I'm very sentimental about major points of transformation in my life. With my 2 year monkhood "birthday" coming up, I have lately been reflecting on my changes over the past year - the areas where I have improved and the areas that need improvement. Many of you have inquired about my personal spiritual path, so today will be one of those personal blogs.

Our ability to speak can be our best friend and worst enemy. As a best friend, our speech can brings us peace, joy, great friends, job opportunities, and much more. As an enemy, it uses abusive languages, hurts and kills others. The words we speak needs to be watched. Today, I'd like to share with you the importance of watching your words, silence as a spiritual practice, and speaking with purpose.

Let's face it. We live in the modern world of work, people and ego-filled illusion. It's a scary combination, but it is the "reality". Although I am a monk, I still have my moments of weakness and can get disconnected. However, I've learned to become instantly aware of the connection and come back to my center of balance and peace. Today I'd like to share with you the importance of awareness and 4 signs to be watchful for and ways to get back on your spiritual path.