Wayist spirituality is mostly mystical. Spirituality is an existential experience.
Explained in Wayist terminology, spirituality has to do with training body-mind, on the one hand, to the effect that soul-mind may be conscious of the Divine Presence. In this state, soul-mind is most aware of divine guidance from angels and spiritual beings who endeavor to guide us on our path in the purpose of life.

This is where the difference comes in between gnani or knowledge exercises and bhakti. Doing gnani involves engaging body-mind in cognitive employment of discovering deeper knowledge of spiritual things. This can be when reading, listening to a lecture (or sermon) and discussion. Wayist bhakti, or devotion is mostly a soul-mind experience where body-mind is controlled to be less of an interference.

One in a prolonged state of soul-mind activity, who can exclude body-mind interference totally is said to be in so-called samadhi or nirvana in certain eastern traditions.


The purpose of meditation is to still body-mind and allow soul-mind undisturbed contact with the spiritual aspect of our lives.


Throughout the history of humankind there have always been those who seek, sell and quest for a magic elixir that will provide instant enlightenment. To those souls, and those so inclined, the following statement means nothing, they don't hear it, and they don't comprehend it. There is no such a thing as instant or quick and easy enlightenment.
Throughout history the rich and famous and infamous have paid huge sums of money to acquire that elixir. Movies have been made about it. Novels are written about it. And the internet abounds with offers of "immediate effects" and "powerful" mantras, sounds, postures, chants, guides, gurus, etc. that can make enlightenment possible.

This delusion is rooted in a misunderstanding of the natural process of enlightenment. Enlightenment is a process, and it cannot be otherwise. Enlightenment takes many lifetimes, and true, this may be the lifetime in which you accomplish it. Enlightenment goes hand in hand with the 'germination' of the spirit in the soul. As the spirit so-called fetus grows, enlightenment increases. When the soul metamorphoses into a spiritual being, enlightenment is almost complete and there is no more need for the physical body and a lifetime on earth. Enlightenment therefore signals the end of life in the body and the beginning of life in heaven as a junior spirit. Most souls who seek the quick and dirty easy way to enlightenment want it because they think it will give them some great power on earth. The contrary is true. Souls who approach enlightenment have less and less need and time for this earth and this mundane life. They spend more and more time in mystic awareness and most often are not known by peers and are not very active in society. Only a small number of highly evolved souls are designated and assisted to be facilitators and they have long histories of helping people, intense studies and abnormal lives.

Souls who are drawn to the Wayist understanding, who embrace it with all that they have naturally are higher evolved souls who are well advanced in the enlightenment process. Such souls may be looking at entering that final stretch in this lifetime, or the next, but there is no guarantee or telling of that. Enlightenment is a matter of the weight of the soul's wisdom versus the karmic curriculum. The closer one gets to graduating from the school of life, the more intense the path.


Mantras are meditation aids that are used to condition and still (focus) body-mind to assist soul-mind to attain to higher consciousness. Mantras can usually not be translated by body-mind faculties. They are signposts that show the way to higher consciousness of The Way.

An example of a favorite Wayist mantra is, "OM NAMAHA SHIVAYA" The mantra means something like, 'I immerse myself in the Divine presence of the Godhead'. In this instance the term Shiva exemplifies the human-contactable aspect of the Divine. Spiritual teachers of great stature such as the celestial Christ, Avalokitesvara or Shiva (same entity) and their helpers are mystically accessible to us.

To assist in explanation, following is an exercise in sound-guided mantra meditation:

  • Make sure the sound on your computer is on and good.
  • Play the video file below. It is not a video but a sound clip.
  • For the first few minutes focus and immerse body mind in the words (not the meaning!) of the mantra and sync with the sound.
  • Shut out other interferences and immerse body-mind.
  • After some time you will experience soul-mind consciousness coming to the fore. The mystical experience is often translated by body-mind as deep emotion. This is a challenge. As the Scriptures say, "when the gate of heaven opens and closes, can you continue and go through?" Immerse your entire being and practice going through. Dont be suprised if body and body-mind get scared, do weird things, and try to stop it because that is normal animal survival instinct.
  • Listen with soul-mind. Listen, by tuning in, surrendering, and the healing and guidance will come to you in many forms.
  • If you try and try but get nothing and feel the impulse to post something derogatory of others' spirituality, consider engaging a good wayist coach or just dont worry about it at all. Soon, in a future lifetime you will be advanced to this level and way beyond. Its no fault of yours that you are not as old as other souls, or in a junior level at college.

For more mantras, see the page called MANTRAS


Sacred Sensuality is, in brief, a cultivated elevated awareness of the presence of the Divine in all things. This mindest, lifestyle, and worldview is an aim of wayist spirituality. Read more...


Mandalas are meditation devices that help us on a body-mind level more so than mantras. The Sanskrit word mandala means circle. These are often thought of as education or instructional devices. To the seasoned devotee a mandala serves as a reminder. Some of them are so beautiful that they make works of art displayed in temples and homes.

For a treatment of one pivotal mandala, the Margadarzaka Mandala read more...


No day is more holy than another.
Human nature and our hurried lives dictate that we designate certain times and places to do certain (predictable) things to keep us on track. Therefore, we have age-old designated special days. Most Wayists will agree that having fun with like-minded people is the main reason why we sometimes attend and organize events.


Joy is an essential soul food. Like most food, it does not come our way but has to be cultivated, cared for, appreciated and shared. Life is a stage upon which we play roles in the present drama. Some people take their roles so seriously they actually believe their characters (the present personality adorned with its social position and dress and makeup) is real. This is funny.

There is so much fun to have and so much joy all around us. We must tap into that, cultivate more, and share it. The Way is an abundant source of joy that pours out throughout the universes. The universes are filled with immense activity, lights, laughter, music, kabooms!, implosions, and many other delightful activities. Share with the plants the joy they feel and the merriment they make in Spring, delight in the summer rains and the astounding beauty of snow and winter's dying back to prepare for the coming growth of the next season--just like we live and die and live again, time and time again.



These are the three rules of spiritual growth. Without these, there will be no growth. These three are the result of wisdom, the practise of dharma, and fulfil the purpose of life. Wayists endeavour to these qualities in all things. When times get tough, we seek these solutions. When the world is upside down, we seek these solutions. When all things are gone awry (as life often goes), we seek solace in these three.

A soul versed in these conditions easily attains to mystic communication with our spiritual guides and helpers.


Death and dying really sucks because our body-minds are made to fear and try to prevent death at all costs. It is called survival instinct. All animals have it. The body is an animal, a mammal, but we are souls. Our body-minds are fearful and in panic at the thought of dying and that causes severe stress not only for the one that is dying but for those who know that the person is dying. But that is only one part of the sickness of death.

People left behind after a soul mate, best friend or acquaintance's body died are sad because they miss that person. To miss a loved one is very hard, but usually we find solace in the knowledge that we will see them sometime soon, or that we can phone or email. That is why Facebook is so popular. But to miss someone with no hope of ever seeing them again is a terrible burden. Some souls would rather pack up and go Home to join the loved one rather than hang around here and be so miserable.

However, truth of the matter is that that sorrow is only here on earth while incarnated in the body. Once liberated from the body, souls go to heaven where they have a rather full program of debriefing, rest and preparation for a following incarnation. Sure our loved ones will be there but they will be as busy with life in heaven as we will be when we get there. There is no telling how we will come back though. Each person, soul, has its own karmic lesson plan and we will incarnate one as a future husband of someone else, the other as a future child of another--who knows.

We do move in groups to an extent. Read more about this in WAYISM's current primary text by Salvar Daosenglu, available on Amazon.


Life in the body on planet earth is full of suffering and hardships, not unlike university. The lessons are hard, the workload is huge, and the curriculum intense. Many souls choose to take the seemingly 'easy route' and loaf around the corridors so to speak, usually with the excuse that they are too busy to have a life and live the purpose of life because they "have to make a living", working so much that there is only time left over for making money, sleep and spending money. What can a soul learn when they have those priorities? How many incarnations do those souls still have ahead of themselves before they get the memo that life is a school, not a mall?

The planet is filled, bursting, with young incoming souls who recently qualified for the human experience. Those souls, will most probably not read this, have hardly any control over their animal nature. Their soul-minds are inexperienced, their wisdom scant, their dharma less developed than yours, and they tend to create a bit of havoc. They can inflict immense sorrow, pain and torture on others. They can be party to genocide, large scale abuse, skirt human rights and generally abuse resources and make us all victim to their greed, gluttony and ambitions for power. Some people that you know, with highly evolved souls but some heavy karma to deal with, will incarnate in the midst of that tough crowd just to relearn some lessons but for most, there is a huge amount of unnecessary suffering being inflicted on people. Wayists cannot stand by idly because if we do, we are going against our dharma and what will that mean for our future incarnations, or the gains we made in soul growth during this lifetime?

There is much opportunity for soul growth in helping others. In fact, most of the benefit gained from helping others is gained by the helper. There are opportunities to help all around us, all the time.

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