Spiritual Liberation

[Guest guest]

Is it at all possible for us westerners to obtain

spiritual liberation? Or appropriate for us to even desire

it in this time? when we find ourselves surrounded

by so much suffering and violence in the

world.<br><br>Our desire for liberation has to balanced in a

healthy way against the social duties and

responsibilities of the householder and the needs of our time,

otherwise the pursuit of liberation is nothing other than

the expression of our own egoism.

[Guest guest]

guy<br><br>Why is spiritual liberation to be

avoided in a time of suffering and violence in the world?

Would there not be an even more pressing need for

spiritual development in such times. If for no other reason

than to gain perspective on and to avoid being dragged

into the hysteria of that time. Then there are the

benefits that accrue to others with whom the spiritually

informed come in contact. One's over-all goal is to come

into the presence of the divine and to see that

divinity as their own identity regardless of the

environment that one finds oneself in.<br><br>What do the

'needs of our time' have to do with a decision to forego

spiritual liberation? Who defines the needs? Who defines

your identity? Why are those needs and your identity

incompatible? If so, then the needs must be

re-evaluated.<br><br>Surely, you are not suggesting that it is okay to allow

yourself to be co-opted by evil events and the emotional

reactions to them at the expense of losing contact with

your spiritual nature.<br><br>omprem