How to Balance the Spiritual and Material Life?

The spiritual path often seems too difficult, especially when we live in a material world that’s seemingly trying to keep us unconscious at every corner. The deeper truth is that it is our own projections of external reality that uphold this challenge. If we approach our spiritual path more wisely, we can avoid this unnecessary inner conflict and also begin enjoying life more profoundly. In this video, we explore the dual nature of the spiritual and material worlds and how to navigate them both in balance and harmony.

0:00 - Spirituality vs Materialism
4:33 - Your Life IS the Path!
10:33 - Internal Projections
17:30 - Blindly Following Teachings
20:33 - Absolute & the Worldly Self
27:55 - Descend In Order to Ascend
35:13 - Stop Judging Egos
39:00 - Pure Awareness Is LOVE!

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[AstralDoorway]

"The ancient masters of the Way were subtle, mysterious, profound, responsive.
The depth of their knowledge is unfathomable.
Because it is unfathomable.
All we can do is describe their appearance.
Perfectly cautious, like men crossing winter streams.
Perfectly watchful, like men aware of danger.
Perfectly reserved, as if guests to the world.
Perfectly expansive, as if ice melting.
Perfectlt simple, like uncarved wood.
Perfectly empty, as if open valleys,
and Perfectly shadowy, as if murky water.

Who can wait quietly while the mud settles into pure clarity?
Who can remain still enough to awaken slowly to life?

Observers of the Tao do not seek fulfilment.
Not seeking fulfillment, they are not swayed by desire for change.

If you nurture this Way, you never crave fullness.
Never crave fullness,
and you'll dissolve away into completion."

– Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu [Chapter 15]

[AstralDoorway]

Hope this helps brothers and sisters! 🌟

[ibcoaccounting]

So let go of everything, let it kill you. Let go even of the desire to be better at times. Feel the pain . Voluntary suffering. Can't lie to the universe...no cheating allowed :-) Thank you for the reminder!

[Heykay]

Can’t lie I felt my ego take a hit when you flipped it to human having a spiritual experience. I guess thinking of it in the opposite makes me feel more in control. More work to be done. 😅

[fatzacthirty]

One of the best descriptions I’ve heard was: You first learn the rules. Then you have to go out in the world to play the game.

[adotkdo]

My cousin told me this over a decade ago and for some reason it has stuck with me ever since, lately more so than ever: No problem is a problem until you make it a problem.

[sherrysuhy]

Dear soul brother, thank you so much for this. I have the same understanding that we are all walking the path whether we realise it or not, down to the very detail of our physical reality, that spiritual and physical is actually not separate but rather the same if we look deeper into the spirituality that supports the physical world. And also the idea that we are indeed also human beings having a spiritual experience. Both are true. In that sense, we are not grounded to the earthly realm which is as sacred as any other heavenly realms but I do see it as a process for all who awakens as it happened for me, I shot up high when I awakened and eventually grounded myself a thousand times through my experiences.

I do not agree however that this self of ours here is worthless. We are one and only in this human form and each and every one of us is as precious and divine as can be.

[punkins.wrld]

While listening to this, a person's at the laundry mat handed me a 20$ bill and said "God told me to give this to you" I accepted and he said "God bless you" I have no doubt this was a sign.

[sylviadominguez]

Hi Gene, hope you're feeling well today. I just wanted to share my progress, I'm trying to apply all your teaching to my daily life, it's hard, but working. I feel like if I'm getting smarter or something. More thoughtful inner dialogue (with conscious, not ego) Thank you very much, Mijo. (Spanish term of endearment) I will keep you posted if you like, stay safe.

PS, I almost forgot why, I started this; I started laughing when I heard something very familiar, your rooster crowing. I too, have one. When I heard your rooster, I had to stop and listen to hear if it was mine. LOL 🐓😁

[benjami]

Thank you..excellent! Years ago I had a similar discussion with a wise Russian on whether to be a aesthetic in the desert or face the world he said “ sometimes you need to ride into Jerusalem on a donkey and be crucified “ I’d like to quote Allen watts here too. “Trying to get rid of the Ego is the biggest Ego trip of all “

[LyhzHf]

The Vedas explain a grace wherein the heart is blessed with transparency to Gods' wisdom and Gods' love that He has for His whole creation. We are not the origin of anything but we can be transparent to the original conscious source. This whole life is a gift and we are learning how to reciprocate with the Giver of the gift

[Helena-ieev]

This is a real subject. It's very difficult to achieve our spiritual path and at the same time working with unkind, competitive, non spiritual beings only interested in material gains.
It was my main difficulty when I was working
But I was still reading spiritual books (once you realize this life is a spiritual path, you can't just let it go) and at the same time dealing with storms of electro magnetic waves, agressive behaviors, non awakened surrounding people (family included).
The key here is to keep silent of our spiritual growth, avoid alcoolic gatherings,
Spiritual practices cannot be achieved with altered conscience

[Innocence-vs]

I love you Gene because you're honest we need to be radically honest with ourselves

[katherinemac]

My sister is a victim of the new age self help books and you described it perfectly. She kept saying shes the happiest Shes ever been....but i saw a person i didn't recognize....completely superficial, only positive vibes bc just hearing other people's problems would spark negative self thoughts 😢 i could tell th3 moment i heard her speak...it was spiritual word salad. ...she cut me out when i challenged her so called therapy....she couldn't debate it bc she was taught to look at anyone questioning it as the toxic one

[sherryragay]

It's me again. I am so excited. I am at 23 minutes now and this is EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL MY SON BUT I COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT LIKE YOU JUST I WILL NOT COMMENT UNTIL ITS DONE ANYMORE. I JUST CANT HELP MYSELF. YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION TO MY OTHER COMMENT THAT I JUST LEFT YOU IN 4 MIN. YOU ARE SO FREAKING SMART AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!! I KNKW EVERY SINGLE WORD YOU SAY IS THE TRUTH. ITS LIKE YOU TOOK ALL MY SCATTERED THOUGHTS AND MANY BELIEFS AND THINGS I HAVE LEARNED AND KEEP LEARNING ON PORPOSE AND NOT ON PORPOSE....THINGS THAT ARE NO WAY A COINCIDENCE AND I HAVE BEEN SO CONFUSED AND DISTRAUGHT OVER THE DARKNESS THAT I HAD MYSELF BELIEVING DID NOT EXSIST . I FINALLY PUT TOGETHER A THEORY THAT JUST CAME TO ME ONE DAY.

BUT, I JUST DID A QUICK THEORY NOT ALL THE STUFF INBETWEEN LIKE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. AM AM SO 🙏 SORRY. I JUST THINK YOU ARE AMAZING AND THANK YOU FOR HE.PING US UNDERSTAND TNE TRUTH. I MUST GET OVER FEAR OF THE DARK. I BELIEVE I HAVE SUCH FEAR OF IT BC I HAVE BEEN THERE VERY DEEP THERE AND I HOPE THAT I AM MORE ON MY WAY TO THE LIGHT SIDE IN THIS LIFETIME. I AM 50 AND I AM 10 MOMTHS SOBER FROM DRUGS. I HAVE LIVED A CRAZY LIFE BUT I FEEL I KNOW EXACTLY WHEN I COULD HAVE TOOK A DIFFERENT PATH WHEN I WAS 20 YEARS OLD AND EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT BUT I DIDNT. I FEEL LIME I CAN REMEMBER HAVING A CHOICE RIGHT THERE . I SWEAR I AM NOT CRAZY. WELL I AM I GUESS ACCORDING TO PEOPLE WHO DONT BELIEVE IN "CONSCIOUSNESS "

[ZerilathEternal]

"The Art Of Dying" is one of my favorite Gojira songs.

[Verse 1]
Breathing slowly, mechanical heartbeat
Losing contact with the living
Almighty TV plugged, hybrid empty brain
Don't see anything real in the game
The tension is building constantly
No reason, just a reflex I have, driven by clockwork
I try to keep an eye open, and I realize
I haven't closed my eyes in a long time

[Verse 2]
Neglected emotions leading to catastrophic voyage on the other side
I have been given so much stress and lack of confidence
I've been given the gift of so small hope deep inside
I haven't closed my eyes in a long time, I am trying

[Verse 3]
I cannot stomach these forms and colors anymore
But I'm here to continue after all I have been through
I try to keep my eyes open, I am realizing
This life and death more precious than anything

[Verse 4]
I won't bring no materials in the afterlife
Take no possessions, I would rather travel light
I'm of this kind that kills all day
But I don't know yet how to die
Art of dying is the way to let all go
Within I practice in the secret of my soul
My shape in the reflector has now forever
Life on its own

[ChristannChanell]

This was truly supportive for me. Thank you. All is the Path. And No Stress. Breathe. 🧡

[Water]

At first hearing this i felt pain and ddnt want take this in but i remembered one of your teachings that whenever something is uncomfortable i should focus on it as it deals with ego.

iam a guy with lots of insecurites and also empath, i hide from my reality, i was heading at a wrong direction by looking at enlightenment only for escaping, i must face my karma be it ill suffer but ill will find light no meditation alone can offer

Thank you from Rsa

[davelaera]

Thank you so much for sorting my head out! Amen. Your words showed me how to look at my chaos! ❤🙏🏻

[kathleenkaleookalanismith]

I thought the divine wanted to experience itself in a billion ways so I thought we are one consciousness experiencing itself. It’s like we are in a dream because nothing is permanent except the one consciousness