Attitude and Flexibility
Spiritual masters understood that a spirituality that begins in the acceptance that one is not “in control” necessarily involves a flexible attitude, which requires a mistrust of the rigidities of certainty. If life is “unmanageable” and, of course, at times it is-there will necessarily be sudden surprises, unexpected twists and turns, unforeseen detours. In recognizing spirituality’s (life’s) open-endedness, we learn to be flexible and adaptable, thus protecting ourselves from the tendency to want to fix things “once and for all.” Hold fast to the “now” means “hang on and enjoy the ride,” for we never know (and we can’t control) where the unexpected changes of the pilgrimage that is spirituality will take us.
The Spirituality of Imperfection