The Spiritual Path and why it is important

I was raised as a child to be a minister in my parents church. However, the problem I found with all this I can best describe as dogma. Every religion and church has a certain amount of dogma. This is the problem I ran into regarding religions and churches in general and why now generally speaking I don't go to any church much.

So, what I find is the most important thing is to be looking for a compassionate path through life.
This path is important so you don't wind up killing yourself and or others. It is a path of mutual respect where you realize you need to stay alive but other people have the need to stay alive themselves. So, your path becomes "How do I accomplish this?"

And this is what a spiritual path is.

It is a way to find your way through life without killing anyone or yourself. It is in a way like becoming a scientific researcher regarding all aspects of life.

It is a voyage of self discovery where it might at times include religions or it might not.

It is a path of integrity through life honoring your right to be free and others right to be free.

However, it is also a path where you do not allow others to encroach upon your right to be free and also you help protect others right to worship as they please too as long as they are not harming others in the process.

So, a Spiritual Path is finding a path of integrity and compassion that works for you that includes Right livelihood, often a family, could include owning your own business but might also be about working for others.

A spiritual path is about finding enough meaning in your life to stay alive and to experience your life to it's fullest.

A spiritual path is about finding happiness both in this life and after.

A spiritual path is about the pursuit of happiness

but it is also about helping others pursue their happiness too.

So, it is much like a scientific researcher in the pursuit of happiness and bliss.

So, follow your bliss in life because that is where life has meaning and hope.

A spiritual path is also a path of compassion and hope for yourself and all beings.