Why You Must Go Through Hell To Reach Heaven After Spiritual Awakening | The Dark Night Of The Soul Episode | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.42

Has life lost its joy, lustre and meaning after your spiritual awakening? You are going through what is called ‘the dark night of the soul’. This depressing, confusing and often lonely time is a painful but necessary phase in your spiritual awakening journey. It’s important to get spiritual guidance on your bearings, because groping in the dark alone sets you up for failure. This episode will steer you through to the other side. Spirit Matters⁠ is a show that helps you integrate a spiritual awakening experience into your daily life. We take you beyond the confusion, frustration and spiritual loneliness to a grounded practice of mindful living centred in heart-based wisdom.In this episode: The first commentary on the dark night of the soul by 16th century Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross How Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul lasted 49 years (yes, 49 years!) yet she never lost faith Strategies that keep you grounded when all feels unmoored How a single poem can offer hope and consolation when the night feels darkest Having gone through the dark night ourselves we know how tough and lonely it can be. But there is ancient wisdom to guide us. We talk about symptoms and remedies of the dark night of the soul: what to do and also what NOT to do to reach the new dawn. Mindful living isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. Spiritual life has rough patches and we need to talk about them, accept them and then go beyond them. Just remember you’re not alone. We’ve all been there.Join the conversation and leave a comment about your own experiences with the dark night of the soul.