Henu the Great
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The practice of 8 fold path in itself is very much tangible. One chants mantra, raises energy, meditates on this and when repeated few hundred, thousand and so forth times will fundamentally change perception in one way or another. Or when one does yoga asanas and breaths accordingly, one gradually becomes more flexible, the nadis are flowing more and more freely and all sorts of related sensations occur which indicate positive change in ones body-mind-soul complex.Dark Lawyer said:If one's spiritual practice has not resulted in any tangible experience, despite the descriptions, how can one persuade oneself to devote x hours every day to the practice? Does he try to believe that it will work one day, despite his experience? In other words, does he force himself to believe in it like christians do in christianity?
What I mean is that if I can't personally verify that something is actually happening during the exercises, it seems terribly difficult to do these exercises on a daily basis based on the reports of unknown people.
Because then it's just like a religious belief without personal experience and conviction. How can a beginner motivate himself to continue practising mechanically without feeling?
If you are hung up on not feeling or seeing something in particular you are expecting, chances are that you might be one of the people who has for example their natal Moon and Neptune in such positions which indicate difficulties interacting with psychic phenomena. However, the overall picture should be taken into consideration so that you can effectively target your weaknesses for optimal and efficient spiritual growth. It could very well be that you have not progressed for many lifetimes, or maybe this is your first or one of the first lifes on this Path. Impossible for me to say, but these are some possibilites. Regardless of your current state, every little bit of work done is like putting money in the bank, but in this case the bank is your soul. A project of many lifetimes so set your sights accordingly because this is for the long haul. It can take many years of toiling to achieve certain skills and traits, but everything is achievable by every Gentile soul with the methods listed on JoS.