There is always an interior dialogue between the everyday experience lived in the conditioned mind and our deepest Wisdom present as an unknown inner directive. The conversation may be very lively and coherent or it may be struggling to articulate itself. We can describe this dialogue as the process of spiritual formation — a dialogue between Wisdom, rooted in its unknowable Source, and our mind, planted in its world view. This is a relationship between the mind already conditioned to our human experience filled with pre-conceptions and expectations, and Wisdom emerging from an inner directive revealing its presence in the world of events.
Yes, Wisdom is a presence embedded in the ordinary experiences of everyday life. This remarkable arrangement always offers the opportunity to engage the outer world of reality and the outer purpose of the conditioned mind with the true meaning of experience. Imagine what the world would be like if this inner connectedness were always complete. We would be seeing a very different society, a very different interaction within among people.
In this human world, however, we cannot wait for some great revelation to sweep us into transformation and enlightenment. We cannot wait for the world to come to its senses. The responsibility for the advancement of spirit lies with each single person. One by one we must engage with Wisdom, and as Wisdom forms, one by one the individual carries it forward into the collective world of outer purpose.
My spiritual questions might include the following:
“Am I ready to see that my true outer purpose must serve the collective process of advancing spiritual consciousness?”
“Can I see the value of living within the awareness of an ongoing dialogue between inner wisdom and the conditioned mind?”
“Has everyday experience, loaded down with preconceived notions, eclipsed my process of spiritual formation?”
“How have I lived my outer purpose? Has it become so burdened with goals that defend personal fears, pride and all manner of off-the-mark motives? Am I ready to examine its intentions? Am I ready to look with honesty at my desires and goals? Am I ready to evaluate and redirect the path I am on?”.
One reality is certain. When my interior conversation with Wisdom and my outer purpose are aligned and when I assume the full responsibility for how I live within my goals in this world, then I have opened up the exciting possibility real spiritual happiness.
