Man sanctifies the place

Man sanctifies the place… and the place rarely sanctifies – somehow – man

Many people hope, sometimes all their lives, that if they had better conditions, a house in a quieter area or a less demanding job, they would have a more harmonious life and really get closer to spirituality.
Some retreat to caves, others build houses in the countryside, possibly in a magical area, with wonderful landscapes and fresh air.
They are in the hope that in this way their life could take a harmonious or even spiritual turn and they will finally succeed in what they have not been able to do for a long time due to stress and disharmonious people.
And, seeing that they can’t cope, they run away from the trials.
Well, there is a maxim that says that
“what is not strong enough to destroy you, makes you stronger”.
Anyway, things are, of course, excellent, when we manage to cope.

What happens when we feel like we won’t be able to cope with the challenges?

We aim to make even greater efforts to surpass ourselves and have greater power and deeper wisdom.

And we ask for God’s help, telling him sincerely

that it is difficult for us and we need some support, we want nothing more than to evolve spiritually and to be His best children.
If our approach is pure and sincere, it is impossible not to receive adequate help in the direction of spiritual growth.
That is, we are doing our best to deal with the situation.
If we retreat “to the countryside” or “to the cave” things seem to calm down, but…
In fact, “we are no longer competing for the first league” but for a lower one.
That is, in fact, we turn our backs on the exam and ask for a smaller one.
And what will happen next?
The tranquility of the space around us will be pleasant, but after a while the alertness, vigilance and spiritual strength that we had learned to manifest or were asked to manifest will decrease significantly and we will “adapt” to the slower pace of the new situation.

Beautiful landscapes and harmonious ambience can help, but don’t forget that
“Man sanctifies the place”,
and “the place rarely sanctifies – somehow – man”.
That is, it’s good to aim to have a harmonious atmosphere around us.
But it must be clear to us that if we do not have or do not gain the ability to have harmony within us, the external one hardly infiltrates us.
Or we may, even, not see it at all (in the absence of an adequate inner state).
The best method of action results from the maxim
“Rather than laying a fluffy carpet all over the surface of the earth, it is much simpler and wiser to put shoes on your feet”

and this is what it teaches us, through its specific methods,
The Way of the Heart Abheda Yoga – Spirituality in the Middle of Life.

This Path is also a quasi-chemical path, as it transmutes and sublimates life’s trials into spiritual attainments.