How do I keep going when I’ve hit spiritual rock bottom?

H Williams
Jul 21
3 min read

Q: What actually keeps someone going when they hit spiritual rock bottom—not just coping, but continuing the path?

A: A lot of people hit the bottom and bounce off the path. Makes sense.

But what keeps someone on the path—like truly walking it even in the dark—requires some ingredients. A certain disposition.

There are three ingredients I always come back to:

surrender, devotion, and perseverance. And they all need each other.

Perseverance is not about drama or intensity—it’s just the ability to keep going. To keep showing up. To keep practicing, even when nothing’s happening. Even when it’s boring. (Because honestly? A lot of spiritual practice is boring. Folding your laundry is spiritual. Sweeping the floor is spiritual. Sitting still while your mind screams at you? Also spiritual.)

People don’t talk about that enough. They come in looking for fireworks and transcendence, but what actually matures you is your capacity to stay—especially when it’s dull, or slow, or uncomfortable.

I’ve been in a spiritual community for over a decade, and the people who really get the fruit of the practice are the ones who didn’t quit when it stopped being exciting.

Devotion, on the other hand, is a feeling. It’s love. It’s trust. It’s the sense that, even in the confusion, something sacred is holding you. And when you’re devoted, surrender gets a whole lot easier—because you’re not letting go into a void. You’re letting go into something you trust.

You’re saying, “I don’t understand this part, but I believe it’s not meaningless.”

Now, in English, we confuse devotion and perseverance.

Like when someone says, “She’s so devoted to her job,” they mean she works really hard. But that’s not what devotion means in the yogic sense. Devotion—bhakti—isn't about effort. It’s about awe. It’s about reverence. It’s about letting your love for the Divine, or for Life, or for Truth, move you.

And then there’s surrender. Which is just... letting go of the story that you should be somewhere other than where you are.

When you’re in a rock bottom moment, you need all three.

You need surrender—to stop resisting the reality of what’s here.You need devotion—to remember that even this moment is part of something holy.And you need perseverance—to keep moving, even if it’s just one tiny act of self-respect at a time. Even if it’s just brushing your teeth.

Sometimes, what you need most in those moments is to reconnect to your self-worth. To remember: I matter. This struggle matters. I’m still worth showing up for.

And I say this as someone with the Channel of Struggle in Human Design. I’m here to fight—but not for chaos. I’m here to fight for meaning. For truth. For love. And when you remember what’s worth fighting for, it gives you the strength to keep walking, even when your legs are shaking.

I have three talks on patreon that cover this:

devotion 101 (two part course)

understanding karma (which is basically about surrender)

perseverance: cultivating an inner fire that refuses to go out

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