A spiritual practice or spiritual discipline (often including spiritual exercises) which is the regular or full-time performance of actions and activities undertaken for the purpose of cultivating spiritual development. That is commonly known as walking a spiritual path of truth.
What is your spiritual path? A spiritual path is not a thing, it is something that takes you from where you are to where you want to be. It is an ongoing process that through practice and perseverance, discipline and commitment, we become more and more able to connect with whatever we have defined as that spiritual goal in our life. To truly set out on that path we must make that definition, we must know where we want that path to take us. Our journey is validated by the people we meet on the way and our own experiences to keep us focused and firmly on our paths. The true spiritual path, ultimately, is yours and yours alone. It is a path to the inner self. Yours will be different to mine, and how you choose to walk that path in your life will be based on what practice is right for you. But the most important thing to do is define your path, choose your vehicle and then; Practice! Practice! Practice!
Spiritual Practice
I have found 10 Master Paths for spiritual practices
The Path of Ceremony and Ritual – to include Rites of Passage, healing ceremonies, opening sacred space, native American Sundance, offerings ceremonies, purification ceremonies, sweat lodges, vision quests.
The Path of Sacred Movement – to include various yoga practices, Tai Chi, Chi Gong, walking meditations, and dance.
The Path of Sacred Sound and Music – to include chants, choirs chimes, bells, drums, clapping of hands, droning undertones, orchestras, Shamanic power songs.
The Path of Prayer – Is communicating with God from a place within your heart that is true and sincere, in words said out loud or in deep sincere thought. This could be through talking about your feelings, it could be reciting the scriptures, a mantra.
The Path of Meditation – is about quieten the mind to over come the tendency for the mind to constantly chatter, worry, project, fear and manufacture random thoughts. To still the mind, enable you to go within to the self which will lead us fully into the present moment.
The Path of Sacred Study – to immerse oneself into sacred text, this could be with a class, a mentor, or other people involved in similar studies.
The Path of Devotion – to devote your time and love to one deity, to go to one place of worship instead of many, to read one book of holy verses instead of many.
The Path of Sacred Service – this involves open hearted actions, it is about caring and working with others unconditionally, with no expectation of reward or compensation.
The Path of the Guru – to follow a master spiritual teacher who gifts include ancient knowledge, wisdom, a mystic and seer who has the capacity to impart these same things though his teachings.
The Path of Ascetic – embarking on extreme pursuits that include abstinence, depravation and suffering to bring about a radical shift in consciousness.
If you know of any other path that I haven’t included here I would like to hear from you.