Can spirituality be taught?
All semester we’ve been taught about ways in which we reach
the holy. And all the things I have been taught have been put to practice in my
own life. But I wonder, outside of my willingness to reach the holy, could I
really reach the holy. Could a professor, pastor, parent truly teach me how to
reach the holy? Is reaching the holy, finding my project something that comes
from a text book?
I honestly am not really sure if spirituality, kenosis or
limiality can be taught. I do not know
if removing ourselves from the mundane can be teachable unless we yearn for the
new or a desire to encounter the unexpected. I do believe it can be experienced
then learn though.
From my own personal experience I definitely think we can be
taught how to do things; riding a bike for example but it isn’t until we get on
the bike, keep our balance and peddle that we truly know how to ride a bike. I
grew up in a religious home and the church I went to taught me a lot, some
things not necessarily good but I learned a lot. It wasn’t until I got to
college and put things into practice are when I truly grasped the things that I
had been taught. And even then I still couldn’t fully understand until I was
willing to take a chance to encounter the holy.
I mean teachable in the sense that I can do it on my own and
eventually someone else learn it from me. I doubt its teachability the student
is paying attention and willing to be taught, and reason is found to be taught
this.
Yes, I have learned a significant amount of information from
this but spirituality and sacred communication is so intimate and personal that
no one could ever teach that. They could give me some helpful tips and hints,
and try to lead me in the right direction but not until I fully decenter myself
and allow myself to encounter the divine will I learn how to be spiritual.
What do you think? Is faith, love something that can be
truly taught?
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