Spirituality and Love Relationships

My ultimate purpose for promoting healthy relationships is that people develop a closer relationship with what I’ve experienced as "our spiritual nature". All things fall into place if we are deeply in touch with our spiritual nature.

I’ve had some profound experiences of our spiritual nature. In those experiences I have discovered some distinctions about being connected with spirit. I make a distinction between “having a glimpse” of our spiritual nature and “having a profound experience” of it. A profound experience of our spiritual nature dramatically alters one’s experience of life.

Below are some thoughts I have about spirituality and relationships.

• In the moment of profound spiritual connectedness, everything falls into place and there is only love, joy, peace and acceptance of all that is.

• In that connection to spirit, I have a renewed commitment to contributing to the world, to the people in my life.

• All worldly things pale to the experience of being present to our spiritual self. I know of nothing bigger, or of more value.

• Only in moments am I deeply present to our spiritual nature. Many other moments I get a glimpse. Generally, I’m somewhat or completely out of touch with it.

• I have found that in any relationship where we agree to openly address whatever has us feel disconnected with one another, we will have frequent glimpses of our spiritual nature. Sometimes we have deeper experiences than “glimpses”, although not necessarily life altering.

• I believe a love relationship is one of the best vehicles for finding a deeper connection to our spiritual nature.
   

Underneath our angers and resentments is always a loving, caring person who is stuck in the pain of fear, hurt, and misperception. In my experience, enlightened communication allows space for the expression of those fears, hurts, and misperceptions. Enlightened communication is like holding a candle of light that draws out the loving, spiritual person within.