Spiritual Maturity Definition

A spiritual maturity definition varies greatly from our standard idea of what it is to be mature. Let’s thank the Universe for that.

While we have been browbeaten over the years by several sources to “be more mature”, that does not equate to our overall well-being. As we will soon discover it is quite the opposite.

Spiritual Maturity Definition — Defining our Mindset

“Maturity is the ability to think, speak and act your feelings within the bounds of dignity. The measure of your maturity is how spiritual you become during the midst of your frustrations.”

— Samuel Ullman —

Before we delve deeply into the spiritual aspects of maturity, let’s explore its more standard definition regarding our personality. Here we will discover some very interesting insights.

Spiritual maturity is a fully developed state of our being in all departments of our lives. With that in place, we respond appropriately to challenges rather than automatically reacting.

We tend to use good judgment wisely. We can invest appropriately in our well-being.

Now that’s all well and good, but we have been conditioned over the years to be mature in such a way that we are then cut off from our true essence. We develop a persona or personality to fit in with society and not necessarily to serve ourselves very well.

This type of maturity puts the brakes on our creativity. We have defenses in place to protect ourselves instead of being our authentic selves.

The Myth of Maturity

“That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something.”

— Meredith Monk —

Our conditioned ego-based self is what is considered to be mature when it falls in place and plays by the rules. Whose rules? Nobody really knows. They were simply made up and developed into societal norms.

So-called “borrowed knowledge” has been passed down from generation to generation and not questioned nearly enough. Many facts are merely “accepted fiction”. Just look to science to see so many sacrosanct theories being discarded over time.

Children, especially before the age of three (3), are connected with their creative self where they experience unity with all things. Soon thereafter the conditioning kicks in and they then feel a sense of separation and incompleteness.

By the age of seven (7) the conditioning is complete and the creative self is fast asleep. We can now say we have a “mature” personality which is then called “immature” when we stray from this expectation.

Run from this type of maturity. It is not worth the imagined safety and protection it appears to provide.

Spiritual Maturity Definition — Awakening Our Genius Selves

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin —

There is a very good reason that geniuses are called odd or eccentric. They would also be considered immature.

They refuse to sacrifice their creativity and authentic selves to “roll with the herd” and comply with societal norms. They are free souls who are not afraid to be themselves.

It is important to gain some clarity on the intensity of our conditioning. The illusion is so real that we refuse to question it, and actually feel insulted if it is questioned by others.

Think back as far as possible to childhood and try to remember the freedom from self-concepts that we experienced. It was exciting to be alive.

That self-concept that we so strongly defend actually is what is keeping us from that excitement and aliveness now. We simply don’t know what we don’t know.

It’s time to become like Scrooge in “The Christmas Carol” where he awakens and is dancing around his room singing “I don’t know anything, and I know that I don’t know anything”, or something along those lines. It has to be experienced and not merely intellectually understood, although that is a very good first step.

Now let’s awaken our genius selves. Each step in the process is important even if it does not seem like much progress at the time. Each step builds on each other.

Steps to Reawakening Our Genius

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer —

• Set a goal to receive our vision (ability to distinguish illusion from reality)
• Gain some clarity on what this is going to require by allowing for the possibility that things may not be all that they seem to be
• Commit to the journey of self-exploration
• Recognize any resistance to doing this, whatever the reasons may be and how reasonable they may sound, that it is only our ego selves kicking into self-protection mode
• Take note of all these reasons/excuses, as well as our feelings, as our core beliefs are coming out of hiding and being revealed
• Have it be okay to feel uncomfortable about this process as this is a sign of heading in the right direction (if we didn’t feel uncomfortable there would be nothing to defend)
• Understand we don’t need to do anything to reveal our genius selves as they are waiting there for our awareness to increase. This is an “undoing” process of all the stuff that is in the way of that awareness.
• Each day take one step in the direction of our freedom and allow the next step to be revealed. When confused realize this is a defense mechanism kicking in. Just relax and observe thoughts and feelings as much more is being revealed. Eventually, the next step will appear.
• As momentum increases along the way our commitment will increase as more and more cloud cover dissipates
• Acknowledge and celebrate the progress
• The point of no return is when we realize that everything is okay right this moment because we are beyond being affected by any challenges or circumstances as we are now operating high above the playing field of competition and attack
• Our authentic selves are now emerging with the gifts of vision and peace of mind

Always remember: “Eccentric is Authentic!”

Spiritual Maturity Definition — Living a Life of Freedom

“Happiness, true happiness, is an inner quality. It is a state of mind. If your mind is at peace, you are happy. If your mind is at peace, but you have nothing else, you can be happy. If you have everything the world can give – pleasure, possessions, power – but lack peace of mind, you can never be happy.”

— Dada Vaswani —

Living a life of freedom and joy is what spiritual maturity is all about. It is not about success in the traditional sense or fitting in with the norm so that we can be considered “mature”.

Run from that type of maturity. We can only live responsible lives when we are true to ourselves and allow our genius selves to surface.

An authentic life breeds peace of mind and joy. It is an either-or process. There is no in-between.

We are either happy or not. We experience inner peace or not. This has nothing to do with being “mature” in the traditional sense or having all the recognition and possessions the outside world can give.

This is not to say there is anything wrong with possessions or gaining recognition for accomplishments. They are just not the core of happiness and peace.

When we express the inner joy, peace, love, and happiness that we all possess, we naturally attract all exterior possessions based on our heartfelt desires. We don’t go after status for status’s sake, but by living authentically we are in the right place at the right time fulfilling our life purpose.

There is no need to use willpower, work hard, or manipulate to obtain what we want or think we want. We are aligned with our true purpose and attract whatever we need as we need it. We are working creatively and not forcing it to happen. We set the goal and let go.

This is truly an abundance attitude with no thought of lack as we fully realize we have everything now. There is nowhere to go and nothing to get.

The spiritual maturity definition reflects all of this. While experiencing joy and peace of mind we are where we need to be to make a positive impact in the lives of others with no concern at all about our own needs as we now know that is a given.

In Peace & Love within the Light,

Joseph William

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