What is spirituality? I started wondering what people meant by this term when I was in my twenties. I would hear that a certain person was very spiritual and I wondered what that meant. I’m still not sure, to be honest.
I did continue to think about it over the years though, and I’ve come to my own understanding of what “spiritual” means.
I now see everything as spiritual. Spirit is what animates things, and everything is animated. Spirit is life, and everything that exists has life (or movement and change). So spirit is life, for me. It’s just the animating force that’s everywhere and in everything.
Obviously, every thing is distinct. Every thing is different. So, every thing has it’s own unique spirit, we can say. Every thing has it’s own unique influence on everything else. We can say this about our thoughts, too. Each thought has a spirit and animates us in a certain way. Each thought is going to have a certain influence on us.
Positive thoughts give us a boost, make us feel better and more at ease. They create a more open and positive emotional experience and tend not to inspire negative attitudes or any desire to cause harm or trouble for others. Positive thoughts bring compassion and respect for others.
So, with regard to spirit and spirituality, the Light Inside Technique allows us to find the positive spirit within us simply by noticing beauty, love, friendliness, peace, happiness, etc., wherever we might find ourselves, alone or in the company of others. And if we have old negative mental habits (thoughts) — and we all do — we can use LIT to release them effectively and to find the positive thoughts that lay underneath. And, as we’ve said, regular practice will make the positive thoughts more habitual and spontaneous, allowing us to spread a more positive spirit and influence in our homes and communities.
In conclusion, we’re all spiritual and all have an influence on everything around us. With an easy technique like LIT, why not increase the spirit of kindness, compassion, peace and positivity whenever we can?