Life Monastery: bringing the sacred into the daily "mundane", a monastic life wherever you are now.
Channel: George Kao
Date: 29/10/2023

I'm inspired by the idea of approaching life as if it were a spiritual monastery that we each craft for ourselves. This life is a program for spiritual growth that our higher soul designed, and it's up to us whether we follow it. I've been privileged to do retreats at actual monasteries where the residents are so devoted to their spiritual practice. It makes me want to be just as devoted in my own "life monastery." 

The tagline for my own Life Monastery program that I'm exploring is "Tend to the garden of your mind and the well of your heart for the growth of your soul."

This means being mindful of everything that comes into our mind each day, like media and conversations, and cultivating more positive thoughts while weeding out negativity. It's nurturing our mind garden. And we must tap into the deep well of our heart, replenishing it with the Source so that the divine energies from our heart can water the garden of our mind. When our heart and mind work together, our soul flourishes.

I may create a program for "life monastics" to support each other in this practice. But we can all craft our own monastery by tuning into the spiritual growth practices that resonate most.  By living mindfully and intentionally each day, we channel our energy into our soul's growth.