7 Fixes To Apply Today If You're Stuck In Your Meditation Practice | The Seasons Of Life Episode | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep.32

Are you suffering from a dry period in your meditation practice? Does showing up on your meditation cushion begin to feel like a duty rather than a privilege?

In this episode we give you 7 spiritual and practical tips to change a stale spiritual routine into a grounded practice that feels fresh and inspired.

Spirit Matters⁠ is a podcast for anyone exploring spirituality from the spiritual heart—an invitation to stay present here and now, see the divine in everything, and gently surrender to life as it unfolds.

At the end of this episode you’ll know:

• why comparing your progress to others quietly drains your inspiration

• the difference between discipline and routine and how to apply the right intensity to your practice

• solutions to midlife crisis and quiet despair in older age from the Vedic scriptures

In the episode we dive into the reasons why meditating (or any spiritual practice) often suffers from the law of entropy and diminishing returns. What can you do today to regain the inspiration and freshness you had in the beginning?

We also talk about the seasons of life, a heart-centered approach to life. Listen to spiritual guidance and align yourself with the natural rythms of the universe to derive more meaning and spiritual fulfilment out of life.

You learn about the four stages of life as revealed by the Vedas and how they can still apply to seekers of truth in the  modern Western world without renouncing anything.

Interested in more of our content? Check out our longform discussion about reincarnation: 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hycstqfTp4uURpp3EfqX3

Visit our website: https://spiritmatters.fm

Chapters:

[0:00 - 2:30] Introduction to Spiritual Staleness
[2:30 - 4:45] Understanding Spiritual Staleness
[4:45 - 7:00] Seeker Problem: Lifeless Meditations
[7:00 - 9:15] The Eternal Student Mindset
[9:15 - 11:00] Aspiration vs. Entropy
[11:00 - 13:30] Faith in the Long Arc of Transformation
[13:30 - 16:00] The Farmer Analogy
[16:00 - 19:00] The Secret to Remaining Young
[19:00 - 24:00] The Seasons of Life
[24:00 - 30:00] The Indian System of Life Stages
[30:00 - 37:00] The Role of Wisdom in Aging
[37:00 - 45:00] Embracing Death as a Goal
[45:00 - 57:00] Conclusion and Next Steps