Ask Yourself

The purpose of all spiritual work is the transformation and evolution of spiritual consciousness and being. If it is not this, then it is simply a game played in the mind. The following quote from Eknath Easwaran (courtesy of Gary O'Connor) helps to make this sussinctly clear.

"Meditation may require a lifetime to master, but it will have been a lifetime well spent. ... If you want to judge your progress, ask yourself these questions: Am I more loving? Is my judgment sounder? Do I have more energy? Can my mind remain calm under provocation? Am I free from the conditioning of anger, fear, and greed? Spiritual awareness reveals itself as eloquently in character development and selfless action as in mystical states."

-- Eknath Easwaran