7 Unusual Traits All Highly Spiritual People Have In Common
#3. They see themselves more than ever
Spirituality is not woo-woo stuff but a journey to getting closer to self.
There are many paths, but as you get closer to the self, some common things reflect in everybody.
These are the 7 traits that highly spiritual people have in common.
1. Comfortable in solitude.
I have seen many people advance in their spiritual lives. As they progress, they have one common requirement — their need for silence.
They want a place where they can spend more time alone.
When you walk the path, you strive to be in the company of similar seekers who share your thirst and goal. The people with common goals push you ahead on an unknown path.
But as you progress and taste your inner self, the need to be alone increases.
2. Inner yearning
With so many delicious distractions, it is difficult to turn attention inward.
Making the body more attractive and subtly gaining others' attention. Buying stuff to show off or gain social status. Entertaining mind, body, and senses with infinite sources. Climbing stairs to control others.
The battle for power, money, attention, etc, drains you of your energy.
When your focus is on the other, you can’t focus on yourself.
But as you come closer to your inner self, your yearning increases. The more you walk the path, the more your thirst increases.
A point comes when thirst exceeds your capacity and tears fall. Questions devour you.
All outer pursuits drop, and your inner self magnetically attracts all your attention.
3. They see themselves more than ever.
It is common to question, “Why me?” in difficult situations.
However, highly spiritual people always look at themselves first. They see their reactive vomiting before judging others. They take every situation as their guru, which is trying to teach them something.
Reactions come from an unhealed space.
A highly spiritual person knows that neither situations nor reactions are the cause of their suffering. They drop blame and self-criticism.
They just accept whatever is (with love), no matter how ugly it may seem.
Once you get closer to your inner self, you will see your hidden parts more than ever. The light reaches your concealed and suppressed emotions.
4. More detachment, more love.
Many people get offended when I say, “I am not attached to you. But I love you.”
It is ironic to think that attachment is love. It is not.
If you think it is love, you are claiming possession and clinginess as love.
Love is much deeper. Attachment comes from ego. However, love comes from the soul.
It nourishes the other and gives them the required elements to grow best, even if it means staying far from them.
Distance does not mean the end of love. Pure love is a deep connection of souls. And highly spiritual people love purely without any hidden agendas or intentions. They set the other free from themselves and allow themselves to be free from any burden of expectations.
5. Constant quest for oneness
I’ve witnessed people sitting in prominent positions, having a deep longing to experience that oneness.
I’ve also seen people struggling for survival but have a deep quest for that same truth.
No matter where life places you, highly spiritual people know that something is always greater than them.
They know this is not the complete life as they see it. Something is much bigger and vast than they can see with their naked eyes or think from their logic.
6. Profound empathy for everyone
I forgave people who pushed me to suicide.
Because I knew they were doing their best to survive in those situations.
Bitterness comes from ego. Letting go comes from lessons.
Everyone is doing what they know. Whether they are friends or so-called enemies, everyone has their lessons, and in turn, we learn our lessons.
Empathy comes when one reaches the point of seeing everything in equanimity and having a great reverence for life.
Highly spiritual people know everyone is their teacher, who subtly pushes them toward their highest growth.
7. Minimalism
Highly spiritual people are not frugal. But they have fewer needs than the rest.
They don’t need expensive cars or clothes to show off. They might indulge in them, but they are highly conscious of them and can instantly drop everything.
They don’t attach any value to superficial things and go much deeper in life.
They know life is simple and can be lived extremely simply.
Minimalism becomes a natural part of them, not because they aspire to do so but because they know it is sufficient for them.
This helps them focus on more important things and let go of what they consider useless for their attention.
Final Thoughts
The art of letting go gracefully and embracing what is makes highly spiritual people seem unusual. But they are not special.
They are ordinary people who have realized life’s value beyond what it seems.
They withdraw their energy from superficial things and focus on their inner growth. Prioritizing what you want makes things doable, if not easy.
When you prioritize life, life prioritizes you.
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