When spiritual seekers say “I don’t do politics because I’m spiritual”, they create a false separation between inner work and love for humanity. The truth is, spirituality and politics flow from the same sacred source.
Think of how your heart expands when you meditate on The Great Whole – that magnificent reality where all beings, all actions, all hopes are interwoven. Politics isn’t separate from this divine connection. It’s one of the ways we express our love for the whole.
To walk a spiritual path is to feel the pulse of compassion beating in your chest, calling you to show up fully in the world. When we witness suffering in our communities, how can our hearts not move us to action? Being political is one way we answer this sacred call to care for others.
From our local neighborhoods to our global family, our spiritual practice deepens when we engage with the real struggles of real people. Every time we advocate for those whose voices go unheard, every time we support policies that lift up the vulnerable, we’re expressing the highest truth of spirituality: that we belong to each other.
Yes, both spirituality and politics can become distorted by ego and the hunger for power. But at their purest, they both spring from the same well of love – love that serves rather than dominates, love that shares power rather than hoards it, love that sees the divine in every face.
A spirituality that turns away from political engagement is like a heart that refuses to pump blood to part of the body. True spirituality flows everywhere, nourishing all aspects of life, moving us to create a world where everyone can thrive. This is how we embody the infinite love of The Universe.