All those spiritual teachers make it sound easy, don’t they?
Teachings such as “Follow our breath,” “Let it all go,” and “Awaken to the truth that we are all one” just roll of the tongue as if we can easily embrace these simple truths at any moment.
And when we feel good, these spiritual teachings seem easy. They feel refreshing and they invigorate us. When we feel good, these spiritual teachings make us feel like good people, because we can follow our breath easily, and it is not such a problem to let go of all the crud that happened during our day.
It seems easy to follow these spiritual teachings until the sh*t really hits the fan in our lives—and then it seems hard.
Really hard.