To develop and sustain a spiritual focus in our lives, while living in our materialistic Western society, this is the challenge. To balance the extremes of functioning in society rationally, while pursuing enlightenment and spiritual practice in devotion to the creator, however we choose to define it. In the words of a modern day spiritual teacher from India, Sri Kaleshwar, we can have it all:

"All human activity is a search for a balance between survival and happiness. This is the same as saying that all human activity is a search for a balance between the logical mind and the soul. To live in balance, to both survive and be happy, you must have both logic and soul. The problem is that it seems you can have only one but not both. The world tells us to reject the soul. Spirituality tells us to reject the mind. We condemn the world for ignoring the soul, but conventional spirituality is equally guilty when it tells us to ignore the logical world. When you do this you are cut off from your world of daily life.

The secret of conventional spirituality is that if an ”enlightened” person wants to live in the ordinary world they must first undertake a completely new journey to merge with the logical mind they left behind in their search for the soul. They need to find some way for the logical mind to co-exist with the intuitive soul that now runs their lives.

Until they achieve this integration they are paralyzed and isolated from the totality of what makes them human. Such a handicap is why the spiritual path has been confined to renunciants who do not have to integrate with the world. It is why the saints have not changed the world". His message is that once you go within and find God, bring it back into the world with you, infuse God-like awareness into your daily life".

Spiritual Balance While Being Present NOW

Regarding guru's, saints and sages, being able to detach from life allows them to draw deep spiritual insights which are helpful and necessary for our spiritual growth. However, most of us don't have the luxury of withdrawing from life to do so. And, as Rajneesh points out, it is healthier to stay connected to this world.

We work with you to bring balance and harmony into your life. No matter your faith, we create a pathway to express your faith and spirituality while embracing the beauty of the physical earthly aspects of life.

We guide you to ensure you are not allowing your spirituality to become a false opiate that you escape to. Live a wholesome, functional life. Work hard and be rational, focused and goal oriented. However, to keep from getting too immersed in the regular materialistic world, we also need to maintain a reflective, metaphysical mindset, realize that there are higher dimensions, and benevolent spiritual vibrations which we can call upon to help us in our daily lives. This will give you a peacefulness, an inner joy which allows you to balance material demands with spiritual needs.