With Spiritual Awakening A Need For Self Betterment Also Awakes

By Mark Moore


Modern life can be complicated, stressful and demanding. Many people struggle to cope. They gradually become dissatisfied with their lives and they start wondering what the meaning of it all is. They find that material things no longer satisfy them. In this manner many people gradually develop a deep need for inner peace, for personal growth, for understanding and for comfort. They experience a spiritual awakening and they start seeking ways in which they can satisfy their inner needs.

Even when mankind was a primitive being he believed that he possesses a soul, an inner true self that has needs much different from those of his physical body. Man recognized the fact that he needs to take steps to feed the needs of his soul. This is where priests, prophets, gurus and many other professions originated. These individuals believed that they knew exactly what it is that man needs to satisfy the needs of his soul and sometimes they even enforced their beliefs forcibly.

To this day, religion remains one of the most prominent activities of man aimed at keeping the soul healthy and to achieve true happiness. Religious people belief that their souls are immortal and that they will achieve everlasting life if they follow the doctrines of their religion. They also belief that it is impossible to achieve inner peace and contentment outside the boundaries of their religions.

Many others find religion to be confining, prescriptive and shallow. Large numbers of people opt for disciplines such as yoga or meditation to satisfy their inner needs and to achieve individual development. They enjoy the fact that they can practise their disciplines in private but that they can interact with others of the same inclination when they have a need to do so.

Many people experience a vague longing to grow as individuals, to become better people or to discover their inner beings. They often do not know exactly what it is that they are looking for. Such people often benefit from individual sessions with personal growth or life coaches. The coach helps them to identify their inner needs and to explore ways, techniques and discipline that will satisfy those needs.

A lot of people believe that personal development and happiness can only be achieved if they serve others. They find contentment by being active in charitable work. By serving others and by recognizing the needs of others they experience a feeling of personal worth and even a form of holiness. They believe that their unselfish acts will be richly rewarded when the time comes.

All people are unique and therefore have unique needs, preferences and wants. It is only natural, then, that if some people find fulfilment in a specific area, such as religion, it will not necessarily satisfy the needs of everyone. It may be necessary to experiment and to try different disciplines before discovering the best path towards personal growth and inner fulfilment.

Mankind is inventive and inquisitive. It is not strange that so many people are seeking for a deeper meaning in life. Man certainly had the right to live life to the fullest and to experience everything life has to offer.




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