Consider the stages of the dark night of the senses and the dark night of the sp
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Question
Consider the stages of the dark night of the senses and the dark night of the spirit, as described in the reading. Think about any times in your life when you may have felt struggle, adversity, emptiness, loss of hope and meaning, or the absence of God. Reflect on what these stages of spiritual development felt like. Did you recognize them as times of growth? Think about the outcomes of these times. What did you learn and how did you grow spiritually as a result of these times? In retrospect, do you now see that God was working in your life during this time?
Explanation / Answer
Several phases of life led to a feeling of adversity, sense of loss, hopelessness & emptiness/void personally. Loss of relationships that were most meaningful & a lack of belongingness led to a great deal of pain, culminating into a lack of menaing in the purpose of life in itself. However, these feelings when described in the spiritual journey are merely a phase through which one passes before develop a higher intellect to comprehend reality & its essence. Yes these were in facts moments of growth & development since certain changes in life are such that they have the capability to alter your being in its entirety. Your perspective or outlook towards life can take a u-turn and one can develop a different orientation towards living life. Spritually this is helps in understanding the unstoppable power that we all possess within. An enhanced self-awareness leads to enlightenment of the soul too. We are all beings that have unmatchable power to connect & find purpose. The adversities in life serve the purpose of making us familiarized with the infiniteness that we are. God was indeed working his way through my life at the time since I was taught a million virtues that other experiences wouldn't have taught me this well. Experiences do in fact teach us the way no books or messages from people can. First hand learning lasts a life time & has the tendency to alter a person holistically into a better version of themselves.