Have you ever felt alone...?

Question

Have you ever felt alone in the sea of spirituality?

Thoughts, Opinions, Etc.?

Answer 1

I am never alone. I do get lonely.

"Dark Night of the Soul" by St. John of the Cross is a good book to read on that topic. That is if you are open to wisdom from All fronts as I know you are. We all face the solitude and isolation of the Spiritual life, it's a, for lack of a better word, entering higher plane.

Sorry I'm very tired I don't know if I am making sense.


Namaste

Peace and Love

Answer 2

I'm a Pagan that was raised in a strict Catholic family, in a rural small town with rural small town values.... Um, yeah, you could say that there were a few times I felt alone..... even now I am not entirely out of the broom closet, but I am in a place where I can meet others through my work, and we just kind of put on our "witch-dar" and do a kind of cosmic handshake thing, then start to talk a little more freely when we know we have found one of our own.... But I am also concious of not wanting to weird out the non pagans, as I need them to earn my living as well..... As Jill said, although Pagan ideas are getting more mainstream, you can still get beat up for it, or get your house burned down, or whatever, this might be America, but some folks are a bit more "equal" than others, and I have yet to be able to walk out the door and openly go to a local Pagan temple, they are not exactly on every corner around here the way Christian churches are....

Answer 3

Yes, there have been times. Other Christians have felt it too. There's a great song by Barlow Girl that describes the feeling quite well, it's called Never Alone. The lyrics are:

I waited for you today
But you didn't show
No no no
I needed You today
So where did You go?
You told me to call
Said You'd be there
And though I haven't seen You
Are You still there?

[Chorus:]
I cried out with no reply
And I can't feel You by my side
So I'll hold tight to what I know
You're here and I"m never alone

And though I cannot see You
And I can't explain why
Such a deep, deep reassurance
You've placed in my life

We cannot separate
'Cause You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen

[Chorus]

We cannot separate
You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen

Answer 4

Yes, I did as a teen. I felt like no-one else cared about morality, etc... But I don't feel that way anymore.

I also felt extremely alone when I had depression, for two years before I got married, and five years afterwards. Jon is so right...

Answer 5

When I was married . . . I felt alone.

Spiritually...I had also experienced feeling alone...A person thinks they might be " odd " or thinks ' different ' . . .until I read of, found on the internet and found a particular bookstore (East West Books) of spiritually like minded persons. Through those avenues I discovered that there are many that feels and has experiences as I do.
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Answer 6

Oh yeah I have, until I'd find a person or a book I could read that would make me realize I'm not all alone. Nowadays all I have to do is look around me at the Buddhist Sangha and other altruistic, compassionate people of other religions/philosophies, and I feel all better again. My friends, in real time and online fit this need nicely and you all know who you are. :0)

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Answer 7

Even though we may feel alone, we are never truly alone. I find this poem comforting.

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was
walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the
sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he
noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one
belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When
the last scene of his life flashed before him, he
looked back at the footprints in the sand. He
noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed
that it happened at the very lowest and saddest
times in his life. This really bothered him and he
questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, You said that
once I decided to follow you, You'd walk with me all
the way. But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life, there is only one set
of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed
you most you would leave me." The Lord replied,
"My son, My precious child, I love you and I would
never leave you. During your times of trial and
suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it
was then that I Carried You."
by Mary Stevenson

Answer 8

Sometimes I feel alone just because I'm spiritual. But I think I'm not as alone as I think. It's just that many people choose not to talk about their spirituality, so we think not many are interested. But maybe more people are interested than it seems at first.

Answer 9

When I was loosing my faith I did. It was very hard and very confusing. After a few years I finally "freed" myself from religion. It took a lot of weight off my shoulder. Now I feel alone in a sea of stupidity.

Answer 10

Yes.
I don't think it matters much how much or how little you have 'progressed' spiritually, if you are at all depressive, as I am, then sad, lonely felings arise. They pass away again, and you watch them, but sometimes they are there.
In my experience brain chemistry is very powerful. Spirituality is a life line, not a cure.
Jon C