Inner Work: A Path Best Walked Without the Distraction of Expectation

When I started on my journey of inner work, I was obsessed with becoming enlightened. I found my gurus and teachers and I copied their every move so I could someday be like them, the brightest one in the room.

The idea of enlightenment grabbed me and I knew I could get to the top of this mountain.

This kicked off a painful lesson that I had to learn — that for me, inner work does not end.

There Is Always A Higher Mountain Peak

Self improvement being a long infinite journey sounds like a burden and an incredible waste of time because putting in all the effort to improve yourself for no reason is pointless, right?

Well, it’s not pointless, but it works best if there is no reason, or at least no attachment to a reason.

The thing about spirituality or inner work is that once you’ve reached the mountain top, another higher peak will show itself. This happens to me and others that I’ve spoken to, without fail.

For the times I thought I had it all figured out and I’m enlightened, something would always happen and prove that I was wrong in that assumption of myself.