Introspection in spiritual practice

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Importance of introspection in spiritual

practice<br> <br>In Spirituality, it is very important to

constantly improve oneself from a spiritual point of view.

To progress to the next level, one needs to put in

effort in the right direction. To know the right

direction, one first needs to find out exactly what one is

presently doing, what are the next steps that can be taken

and what are the points where one is deficient. For

instance, when a person is sick and visits a doctor, the

doctor recommends specific treatment. However, the

doctor can prescribe effective treatment as well as

further treatment only to the person, who can correctly

articulate his problem and explain whether the current

treatment is working well. In the same way, constant

introspection of daily spiritual activities is needed for

genuine and complete awareness of one’s spiritual status

to receive effective guidance about one’s current

spiritual practice as well as about progressing to the next

step in spiritual practice. Besides, constant

introspection aids in perseverance in spiritual

practice.<br><br>One of the ways to maintain regular introspection is

by keeping a diary or a timetable to note down what

efforts one is making daily. After some time of doing

such regular introspection, one would be able to get

deeper insight into oneself and realize where

improvement is required. <br><br>Accordingly, it then will be

possible to seek the appropriate guidance and make further

progress.<br><br>- Dr. (Mrs.) Nandini Samant. <br> <br>Source

<a href=http://www.sanatan.org/weekly

target=new>http://www.sanatan.org/weekly</a> (Issue # 104)