Being joyful on the spiritual path
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Being joyful on the spiritual path
Question: I am wondering if it is possible to really live joyfully if we walk a spiritual path and keep raising our consciousness. Kim is the only person I know who has a really high level of consciousness. When I think about Kim, it does not seem to me that he is very happy or joyful. I understand that when someone is consistently raising their consciousness and making progress on the spiritual path, they are much more peaceful and free of emptiness, pain and stress than when they are not. If we continue to raise our consciousness and make spiritual progress, can we really be happy and live a joyful life every day?
Answer from Kim Michaels. This answer was given during the 2023 Korean Conference.
Well, I will answer that because I do not really see it addressed to a master or sense that they will comment on it. But my experience has been very clear. The more you overcome your separate selves and resolve your psychology, the more you go into a neutral state of mind. Neutral is really the only word I can apply to it. And what I mean by that is that you do not have the highs and the lows, the contrast between highs and lows states of consciousness. I do not feel human happiness because it is in contrast to human unhappiness.
It may seem like I am not joyful, I do not know. And it may have something to do with that I do not use humor as much as I used to a few years ago. I do not crack jokes. And it is for several reasons. I mean, it is really mainly because I do not feel I need it anymore. It is also because I realized from traveling that humor is different in different parts of the world. And what is funny in one culture could be offensive in another one. But I also realized that I used to use humor a lot to kind of hide myself and create a sense of distance with people. And it takes the conversation up to a more artificial level. Today I try to be more better at listening to people and trying to listen to what they are actually saying. But it is also because I would not really describe myself as happy or joyful because I am just in a neutral state of mind, which is very peaceful. And what can you say? You cannot really say it is good or it is better. You cannot put adjectives on it. You cannot compare it to anything.
I do not feel unhappy. And I certainly would say I feel joyful, but not in a sort of a laughing all the time ecstatic way. I would say that you can definitely live a joyful life on the spiritual path. It is just not what most people would call happy or joyful because there is not that contrast. I mean, my state of mind is much more even now than it was just even a few years ago, but especially compared to when I was young. I consider that joyful because I do not have the ups and downs, but somebody else might like the ups and downs and then that is fine. Then they probably should not walk the spiritual path.
Question: I am wondering if it is possible to really live joyfully if we walk a spiritual path and keep raising our consciousness. Kim is the only person I know who has a really high level of consciousness. When I think about Kim, it does not seem to me that he is very happy or joyful. I understand that when someone is consistently raising their consciousness and making progress on the spiritual path, they are much more peaceful and free of emptiness, pain and stress than when they are not. If we continue to raise our consciousness and make spiritual progress, can we really be happy and live a joyful life every day?
Answer from Kim Michaels. This answer was given during the 2023 Korean Conference.
Well, I will answer that because I do not really see it addressed to a master or sense that they will comment on it. But my experience has been very clear. The more you overcome your separate selves and resolve your psychology, the more you go into a neutral state of mind. Neutral is really the only word I can apply to it. And what I mean by that is that you do not have the highs and the lows, the contrast between highs and lows states of consciousness. I do not feel human happiness because it is in contrast to human unhappiness.
It may seem like I am not joyful, I do not know. And it may have something to do with that I do not use humor as much as I used to a few years ago. I do not crack jokes. And it is for several reasons. I mean, it is really mainly because I do not feel I need it anymore. It is also because I realized from traveling that humor is different in different parts of the world. And what is funny in one culture could be offensive in another one. But I also realized that I used to use humor a lot to kind of hide myself and create a sense of distance with people. And it takes the conversation up to a more artificial level. Today I try to be more better at listening to people and trying to listen to what they are actually saying. But it is also because I would not really describe myself as happy or joyful because I am just in a neutral state of mind, which is very peaceful. And what can you say? You cannot really say it is good or it is better. You cannot put adjectives on it. You cannot compare it to anything.
I do not feel unhappy. And I certainly would say I feel joyful, but not in a sort of a laughing all the time ecstatic way. I would say that you can definitely live a joyful life on the spiritual path. It is just not what most people would call happy or joyful because there is not that contrast. I mean, my state of mind is much more even now than it was just even a few years ago, but especially compared to when I was young. I consider that joyful because I do not have the ups and downs, but somebody else might like the ups and downs and then that is fine. Then they probably should not walk the spiritual path.