Active Spirituality

 Two fellows said that they need to practice “active spirituality.”  So they went out to help someone.  We often think of spirituality as that which we do when we pray or meditate.  That would be active yes, but I think of it as inactive spirituality, very important, or else you will end up going sideways when you try for active spirituality.  The word “inactive” in spirituality is not bad.  You are not doing “Nothing.”  What we need to make sure of is that we balance inactive with active.  Out of balance on either side and life gets wacky.  When I am helpful to others, cook or bake or clean up around the monastery, that is my active spirituality.  But its energy comes from the inactive siting in silence and solitude.