Many people are concerned that if they engage themselves in spiritual practice, they will lose their edge or stamina to perform in the mundane world. In truth, spiritual practice should not deter us from goal setting or the strive for achievements. In fact, whether it is to facilitate our advancement and evolution as an individual or a community, we need to have ambitions and worldly attainments. But how can we integrate this into our practice so that it can also elevate us to the next spiritual level? It is derived from our realisation and trust that we only need to deliver what we can one step at a time, and yet not be consumed by the results. That is, you can still visualise your goals as vividly as you wish and have the grandest plan in the world but you are not fearful or worried about not achieving them.
Sounds like a paradox. Yet such realisation and faith can only come with our understanding of the true definition of what is "good" for us. Whatever that will happen, when it will happen and how it will happen is always and can only be for our highest good. As the highest good is unknown to us and goes beyond the physical level, it is not subject to the interpretation of this world. It is thus not out of the conventional implication of "good" or "bad", though we are always progressing on the spiritual path if we are open to the experiences. Only when we we accept this can the cosmic plan be in true harmony with that of the individual.
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