The Beginning of the Spiritual Quest

"May you live in interesting times." Set in the context of one of the ancient Eastern spiritual paths, this benediction (which sounds like a blessing) is actually a curse. In other words, those whose lives are surrounded by external events and circumstances that command their attention, are less likely to engage in the kind of internal work that yields beneficient results.

I've heard it said that all spiritual quests begin with one word. HELP!

This was certainly true for me, as I'm sure it is for many others. Spirit, being noncoercive, must await supplication before engaging us in a conscious, more efficient, process. And most of us, being the egocentric beings that we are, simply will not ask for help when life is going well -- or at least what we evaluate as well.

But, when life events are not found to be satisfactory, when suffering and resistance are in our awareness, when nagging questions arise that need to be answered, when our paradigm does not adequately address our perceived reality, THEN.... we shout a cosmic HELP! to the Universe.

And the Universe responds....with Help.