{"id":151034,"date":"2010-11-25T10:38:34","date_gmt":"2010-11-25T08:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espirited.com\/elif-shafak-spirituality-is-not-another-sauce-to-pour-on-the-old-dish\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:10:49","slug":"elif-shafak-spirituality-is-not-another-sauce-to-pour-on-the-old-dish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espirited.com\/en\/elif-shafak-spirituality-is-not-another-sauce-to-pour-on-the-old-dish\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirituality Is Not a Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"385\"><em>\u201cToday, just as in the Middle Ages, we are witnessing a surge of interest in spirituality. More and more people in the West are striving to make room for it in their fast-paced lives. Yet, however good their intentions may be, their approach is often misguided.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"451\"><em>Spirituality is not just another sauce to pour over an old dish.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"547\"><em>It is not something we can add to our lives without introducing essential changes into them.\u201d\u00b9<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"598\"><strong>\u2014 Elif Shafak, Love (The Forty Rules of Love)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"1107\">If for some time now you have been making efforts to bring about positive changes in your life, but nothing seems to work, check whether these efforts are directed at the periphery rather than at the core. You will know what the truth is if you discover that you do not wish to go through the suffering of radical change. The new dish does not come about by adding a new sauce; it comes about after we have first been well seared on the fire of our frustrated passions, old habits, and entrenched attitudes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cToday, just as in the Middle Ages, we are witnessing a surge of interest in spirituality. More and more people in the West are striving to make room for it in their fast-paced lives. Yet, however good their intentions may be, their approach is often misguided. 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