Spiritual Warriors

FEAL | 06 Sep 2004

A couple of weeks ago a newly aquainted friend asked me what it means to be a spiritual warrior.
This was the first time I’d been asked that question and likewise it was the first time I’d attempted to define it. I have given it some further thought since then and shall define what it means to me—in the hope that it might inspire the Warrior within you.

Now, the dictionary definition of “warrior” is:
1. One who is engaged in or experienced in battle.
2. One who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause, or conflict: neighborhood warriors fighting against developers.

I’d also like to take a look at the word “battle”:
– A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
– An energetic attempt to achieve something
– An encounter between opposing forces.
– A match between two combatants: trial by battle.
– A protracted controversy or struggle
– An intense competition

So, what then is a “Spiritual Warrior” ?
In my experience a Spiritual Warrior is someone with the following attributes. Such a Warrior may not yet be fully embodying these attributes—as these are qualities that develop from within as their identify and release their battle with the world and return to the still centre within. The attributes I have identified are as follows:

  1. Could be male or female
  2. The Spiritual Warrior is a person that is conscious of Self beyond the human story
  3. Someone that dedicates their existance here on Earth to uplifting human consciouss out of darkness and into a greater, fuller experience of Light
  4. A Spiritual Warrior knows and holds their attention on the fact that “there is only ONE power” and that Power is God. Hence they actively confront the belief—inside themselves and others (silently)—that there is a power other than God and hence the false notion that I Am a victim to life and the things within life
  5. The Spiritual Warrior knows that the only battle to fight is the apparent battle within their own sphere of consciousness. They know that the battle perceived “out there” in the world is false—a projection of the collective and singular ego-mind. Hence the battle field is within.
  6. The Spiritual Warrior knows that the so-called “battle” is already won—for it is taking place within the One and hence there are, in God’s Vision, no opposing forces and no struggle. The Spiritual Warrior knows or learns that the struggle that we as human’s experience is simply the battle between dreaming and waking reality within Self.
  7. The Spiritual Warrior recognises the world as Self—and extension of Self—and hence She, for the most part, works silently in the world, spreading the Vision of Love, Wholeness, and Christedness through maintain Pure Loving Intention and directing that Intention to the world in as many ways as possible
  8. The Spiritual Warrior endeavours to see the Light within all Beings. He, therefore, does not set himself up in opposition to other’s and their stories, however dark those stories might be. Instead, She will powerfully hold to the Vision of Christ / Light / Love / Truth within all people. The Spiritual Warrior honours the story that other’s choose to live out, and Love the Divinity with in each person going through that story. She will not, however, take that story on board by taking it personally. She will also not make it personal to the (apparent) other human engaged in that particular story.
  9. The Spiritual Warrior does not go into polarisation with the outer world. When he feels himself doing this he is vigilent, authentic, and honest about what is happening within and takes steps to unravel his own story so that release / forgiveness is attained and polarisation comes to an end. He is then prepared, once more, to bring the Highest Vision of Love and Light to that situation without going into judgement and opposition.
  10. The Spiritual Warrior is self-less. She has to be—for “self” is always in opposition and judgement. It gains it’s very sense of definition from what it is opposed to and the judgements it holds towards self and toward the world. Hence the Spiritual Warrior is mindful to be as self-less as possible whilst still maintain a healthy and integrated relationship with SELF and remaining in integrity to SELF—which includes maintaining healthy physical, mental, and emotional boundaries within the Dream
  11. The Spiritual Warrior recognises themself as the Dreamer of the Dream—or they are actively striving to realise this deeply within
  12. The Spiritual Warrior knows that feelings are their gateway back to Reality. For the Spiritual Warrior feelings are their Guiding Light—their umbilical chord to God. Therefore they relate to their thoughts and emotions openly, honestly, and diligently—so that they can then come back to the underlying feelings. They recognise that their thoughts and emotions are a product of their story… not their Truth, which comes through their feelings

I am sure there are other attributes I could list here, but I feel this coveres the main ones. I’ve seen this message in completed form and notice that the above is a list of 12 attributes. This feels fitting somehow. The 12 corner stones of the Spiritual Warrior. I may refine these over time, but this will hopefully give you the general picture. Of course if you can think of other’s then please make suggestions.

So, are you are Spiritual Warrior? If not, then what sort of person are you? What architype do you bring through most strongly in your life-story? Tell me about it.

With love and blessings,

  • Jonathan
    Hello Nathan,
    I thank you for taking the time and energy to write your comments.

    To me "belief" in God is perhaps a step along the path. But as the ancient Kahuna of Hawaii discovered --- belief is only required for that which is not real.

    I do not believe in God. I do not believe in Jesus. I do not believe in the bible either.

    I invite you to take a really good look at what the man we now call Jesus Christ ACTUALLY had to say. Read the bible with an open mind. BUT also read other texts like the Dead Sea Scrolls and the work of the Essenes and the Emerald Tablets of Thoth, and the Gospel of St Thomas.
    There I think you will find that the man we now call Jesus was in fact no different from you or I. He was not a Christian. He was not someone that mindlessly "believed" in what religions in his day were trying to put across to humankind as "Truth".

    I invite you to explore within yourself what it is to be a Christ as opposed to a Christian --- what it means to be a Buddha as opposed to a Buddhist. This is what these great teachers were showing as they way toward. Not to follow them as some sort of saviour but rather to be like them --- bring about our own Salvation and the Salvation of the world we each live in.

    "Baptism in the NAME of JESUS for the remission of sins" is all very well but to me this does little or nothing if the person going through with it doesn't eventually realise that they are their own Salvation. "Believing in Jesus" is not, in my view, a path that will result in becoming a Christ. Rather, to me, it is about discerning and applying the Path this man we call Jesus actually applied in his own life. That is what makes a person into a Christ as opposed to a Christian.

    Feel free to comment further.

    With love and blessings,

    Jonathan Evatt
  • NATHAN
    i am very incouraged on this artical.I believe also in one God who is all powerful.God was menifested in the flesh and he died for us .Do you share truth of the oneness of God and repentance of sin, baptism in the NAME of JESUS for the remmission of sins and to be filled with the Holy Spirit as it states in Acts 2:38 if so please write back .

    with love and also blessings
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