Signposts of the Spiritual Journey: A Practical Road Map to a Meaningful Life

Winner of the Janey Loves 2022 Platinum Award Popular meditation leader and poet John Siddique draws on more than 40 years of practice to offer this uniquely helpful road map to the spiritual journey, highlighting the changes that show us were making progress and the obstacles that will certainly come up. This book is a guide to the spiritual path that clearly reveals the signposts of success on the journey, as well as the blockages and traps that hold us back from a life of presence, meaning and enlightenment. By laying out the signs and blockages clearly and honestly and with a lot of love and humour, the book offers a wonderful resource for growth. Whatever level of freedom the reader feels drawn to basic human freedom, or the great goal of the spiritual life of enlightenment this roadmap will guide readers to tread the path of their ordinary life and receive the benefit in the here and now. From Signpost 1, The Arising of Questions to, finally, Signpost 16, Giving Everything to Love, the book explores all the indications of progress those who embark on a spiritual journey will encounter, offering reassurance as well as highlighting blocks such as the painbody, object consciousness, spiritual bypassing, the cult of individualism and dualistic thinking, and hard-to-spot cultural, religious and spiritual influences. In addition to sharing encouraging real-life stories, the books also offers a huge range of tools and practices, from using writing and drawing to explore our own teachability to self-reflections designed to expand awareness and let go of ego, to instructions for effective, safe, meditative practices little known in the West. " 0 of 1 copy available Wait time: About 2 weeks PLACE A HOLDREAD A SAMPLEADD TO WISH LISTADD TO HISTORY Description Details Reviews Popular meditation leader and poet John Siddique draws on more than 40 years of practice to offer this uniquely helpful road map to the spiritual journey, highlighting the changes that show us we're making progress and the obstacles that will certainly come up. This book is a guide to the spiritual path that clearly reveals the signposts of success on the journey, as well as the blockages and traps that hold us back from a life of presence, meaning and enlightenment. By laying out the signs and blockages clearly and honestly and with a lot of love and humour, the book offers a wonderful resource for growth. Whatever level of freedom the reader feels drawn to - basic human freedom, or the great goal of the spiritual life of enlightenment - this roadmap will guide readers to tread the path of their ordinary life and receive the benefit in the here and now. From Signpost 1, The Arising of Questions to, finally, Signpost 16, Giving Everything to Love, the book explores all the indications of progress those who embark on a spiritual journey will encounter, offering reassurance as well as highlighting blocks such as the painbody, object consciousness, spiritual bypassing, the cult of individualism and dualistic thinking, and hard-to-spot cultural, religious and spiritual influences. In addition to sharing encouraging real-life stories, the books also offers a huge range of tools and practices, from using writing and drawing to explore our own teachability to self-reflections designed to expand awareness and let go of ego, to instructions for effective, safe, meditative practices little known in the West"--OverDrive A veteran meditation leader offers a 16-part roadmap for the spiritual journey—highlighting the signs of progress and obstacles you’ll encounter on the way. Drawing on 40 years of practice, John Siddique clearly reveals the signposts of success on your spiritual journey— and the traps that may hold you back from a life of presence, meaning, and enlightenment. In this helpful guide, Siddique presents 16 Signposts for your spiritual journey. He also offers real-life stories and a huge range of tools and practices—including exercises for writing, drawing, self-reflection, and meditation, so you can let go of ego and expand your own awareness. Written with clarity, honesty, love, and humor, Signposts of the Spiritual Journey is a wonderful resource for spiritual and personal growth. Whatever level of freedom you seek—basic human freedom, or the great goal of enlightenment—this roadmap will guide you on the path of ordinary life and help you receive the benefit in the here and now.