Interspirituality │Becoming who we are

How to Be a Spiritual Warrior

From an Interspiritual perspective ~ 1 of 9

What does it mean to be a spiritual warrior? This somewhat contradictory term appears in multiple wisdom traditions throughout human history. A fascinating concept, a spiritual warrior implies one who combats the most insidious and universal enemy — ignorance. — Adam Brady, on Chopra.com

Sometimes spiritual warriors look like this — the author and husband at Flogging Molly concert 3/17/2012 at Tempe Beach Park in Tempe, Arizona. The couple and family were accosted by fundamentalist Christian protestors as they entered the “devil worship” at the park.

We often hear the term “spiritual warrior” and think of fundamentalist Christians standing in front of abortion clinics, Pride Day celebrations, and rock concerts yelling epithets at folks who they vehemently disagree with. (If you think I’m kidding about that last one, I don’t blame you — but my family and I were once accosted by a group of this type of “spiritual warrior” as we entered a Flogging Molly show just a few years ago.)

However, a true spiritual warrior is not out fighting “the good fight” against their fellow humans. A true spiritual warrior is someone who is learning to be strong in themselves to become who they are meant to be and who supports others in their efforts to become their best selves spiritually and otherwise.

This story is the first in a nine-part series called “How to be a Spiritual Warrior from an Interspiritual Perspective.” I first presented…