7 Spiritual Stories To Boost Your Spiritual Awakening | The Stories Episode | Spiritual Awakening & Mindful Living | Ep. 18

Spiritual stories have the magical capacity to infuse spiritual theory and philosophy with life. If you feel stuck in your spiritual journey, stories are the best way to infuse your spiritual practice with freshness and newness.

Spirit Matters is a spiritual growth podcast for modern seekers who feel stuck in their practice. Become unstuck with a heart-based approach to spirituality.

After this episode you'll know:

• how the nobility of a desert father taught a thief a powerful lesson
• how the forgiveness of a saint transformed an aggressive drunk
• how the Buddha dealt with toxic men
• why a whole village went looking for a lost girl (and who actually found her)
• why a baby lion thought it was a sheep (and who broke its illusion)
• why monks ride bicycles
• ...and more

Lovers of spiritual stories unite! We bring you 5 tales of transformation, redemption and spiritual growth from the ancient and sacred archives of spiritual history. Cuddle up by the fire (central heating will do too), pour your favourite cuppa and be transported into the realms of spiritual fiction.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction: Why stories matter in spiritual traditions
05:00 - The experiential nature of spiritual moments evoked through stories
11:30 - The Desert Father Anastasius and the stolen book
16:00 - The story of the drunken flute player
22:00 - The Buddha and the man who insults him
30:00 - The little girl lost in the forest
38:00 - The story of the monk tested by mindfulness and presence
52:00 - The lion and sheep story
70:00 - Evaluating stories
88:00 - The Taoist master’s simple lesson