Much spiritual practice may be defined as being an try to reach and maintain balance, on a worldly level, in order that the spiritual consciousness might awaken and come forward. One of the characteristics of our physical body is the continual effort to maintain a state of homeostasis and relative quiet. From a spiritual perspective this quiet or balance is necessary in order that that the traveler may go above the surface level and experience what is far below, in the quiet depths, ultimately using this awareness consciously in everyday life purpose.

In each and every day life what is necessary, is a balance between our mental, physical, emotional and spiritual needs; to fully engage on earth, each bodily system essential to express the many parts of our self. It really is said, the whole system has to be operating as well as in balance- so that you can achieve full active living as well as a state of optimal health. The truth is, this is among the requirements of the Teaching; that the spiritual traveler be a normal, well balanced member of their community.

To implement it ordinary equilibrium, what are required are correct amounts of work, play, leisure and social engagement. We are multi-level beings, with the assortment of needs, desires and ways to express our self; all of which has to be operating in unison to reach a full active life. And once this synchronicity of parts is achieved, as God/Light Wills, some thing else might come forward and begin to operate- the spiritual awareness.

So the thing is, for the spiritual traveler, the very first step is to become an ordinary, balanced citizen who's integrated into their family and society- then the spiritual consciousness can more conveniently be added. Most regularly, travelers go on a spiritual search, long before they have achieved worldly balance looking for the missing piece. At this level, often the missing piece is simply an area of normal, healthy living: such as feeling important, having a social group, or expressing self on the planet. Hence their look for higher consciousness is doomed from the start, while they are substituting one thing for another and settling for 'fool's gold.'

How is spiritual balance different from healthy, balanced living? Or is it different?

Usually whenever we are discussing spiritual balance, we are discussing a systematic activation of the spiritual centers; usually this really is done over a period of time, in sequence, and under the guidance or grace of a spiritual path. This balance is in addition to/or complimentary to balanced healthy living that most travelers are seeking through expressing self on the planet.

Conversely, you have to not forget that things are spiritual, as a result, in a sense the effort toward balanced healthy living and homeostasis is also a spiritual quest.

Many seem to be on a spiritual quest, who externally do not appear to be balanced? In fact several of these spiritual travelers seem just a little odd. Please comment.

For some, this appears to be an accurate assessment. Many begin a spiritual search, trying to find the missing piece, long before they can be grounded within their society and have achieved an overall balance expressing self in the world. They become interested in a teaching since it will give them something which they lack (feeling important, expressing self, finding happiness, being with like minded people); rather than asking self, what also they can offer the Teaching.