There seems to be a lot of confusion out there when it comes to what coaching is about and what spirituality is about. And fortunately for us, reality will clear up this matter for each of us – sooner or later.
Let’s look at spiritual teaching first.
The reality is that everything in the physical world is impermanent and will sooner or later be taken from us. Everything. Our jobs, our houses, our money, our minds, our loved ones, our bodies. Everything. That’s the nature of reality as far as physical bodies are concerned. And in this respect, Life/Reality/God or whatever you want to call the life force is perfectly equal and clear. It happens for all of us. No one can avoid this. So sooner or later we all have the privilege and opportunity to face these truths and look deeply into this reality.
And when you start to look more deeply into reality you discover that the more you are attached to things – to jobs, houses, money, our minds, our loved ones, our bodies – the more you are going to suffer when you have to let go of them. And that’s pretty much what all the great spiritual teachers have been teaching us. They have been teaching us to look beyond the changing material world to the eternal verities if we truly want to find peace of mind. So that’s spiritual teaching, spirituality… in a nutshell.
And then there’s coaching! Which is something completely different! And yes I know because I’ve also been there and done that (see for example my book The Road to Power – Fast Food for the Soul). Coaching is about achieving your transient goals in the here and now. And well achieving your transient goals in the here and now – like a better job, a bigger house, more money, better relationships, more mental abilities, and a healthy body – are all well and good as along as you realize that you are going to lose them all in the end! And as long as you don’t get so attached to all these things and identify with them so much that you forget your true nature. Then all is well and good.
So you might want to remember this important distinction as you wander through the self-empowerment marketplace! It can save you a lot of heartache further down the road.
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