Spirituality is The Basis for Happiness
When you do not need Anything, you have Everything.
In the present times of gloom and doom, when values are declining and
morals are reclining and the celebrated values like honesty, integrity,
nobility, morals, ethics, virtues, justice and righteousness are
proving hollow giving way to corruption that has impoverished the whole
societal set up, solace lies in spirituality.
Spirituality brings out the divinity in every individual.
Spirituality is a love affair with God. It focuses a person’s attention
to the divine effulgence radiating from one’s own heart. God is not
something external, he is inside us.
The
mind is the key instrument in a human being’s body, a proper regulation
of which, with meditation and spiritual guidance, can help one evolve
spiritually to the highest.
Only spirituality can initiate the process of inner
expansion and eventual freedom from finite existence and supreme self
realization. True spirituality could be achieved through selfless service to humanity and leading a life of righteousness.
The core message of the Vedas is for man to strive for liberation
from the perpetual cycle of birth and death. This is achieved when the
living being realises its true self, the soul and re-establishes its
forgotten relationship with Super-soul or God.
Manifest Infinity with Spirituality
When we liberate ourselves from the limitations of phenomenal
existence and obtain oneness with the absolute, we attain infinite
freedom, power, peace, joy and perfection. Transformation of our entire
inner nature, of our thoughts, emotions, energies is a wonderful way of
acquiring tremendous spiritual powers.
Problems & Set-backs Are Lessons from Life
Spiritually, all our
problems and set-backs are merely lessons for us from life, acted out
through people, events and places and leading our self evolution.
There are no full stops in life, only commas. And sooner we learn our
lessons, the faster our life moves forward in a more harmonious manner.
Treat life not as an imposition but as a gift from God to be loved and
to be cherished. Move on the pathway of life with faith and courage,
and the confidence that He is with you. Accept life with all its trials
and tribulations.
Acceptance of whatever is, will solve half of your problems.
Love, mercy, forgiveness, peace, compassion etc., are the essence of
the Sattavic path. It is important to use them to attain the ultimate
goal -salvation.
The fourfold principles of human existence are
- The body is for benevolent living,
- The mind for contemplating on God,
- Discriminative intellect for distinguishing between right and wrong and
- Life itself for acquisition of divine knowledge leading to self-realization.
Being spiritual minded
is practical, as it helps a person develop a proper mental attitude
towards the changing circumstances and problems of life. Through science
deals with energy and matter, there is a spiritual science which deals
with the ‘beyond mind’ state of a human being. While material science
enhances ego, spiritual science annihilates it.
“Enjoy every moment of life and live it to the fullest.
Live the ‘present moment’ with zest and not worry about the past or
future.”
Peace of mind arises out of spiritual growth. It is true that
spiritual growth is an inward process, that spiritual life is an inward
life. But it is equally true that such inward growth is greatly aided by
external support and greatly marred by external incompatibles. Hence,
importance of Sattvic diet, Sattvic dress, Sattvic reading, Sattvic
company, Sattvic habits and Sattvic environment.
We rise above darkness and sin to see the eternal light and realize
the presence of the Most Enlightened one. Rise higher and see brighter
light; a step still higher and realize omnipresent God who is the
pristine source of Enlightenment.
As the new age dawns, materialism will automatically lag behind
Spirituality and people will live the Vedanta in their daily lives.
“Faith in God, faith in religion and faith in one’s self make a man
an enlightened being. Faith in holy scriptures helps a man rise above
darkness and see the Light. Faith is a source of inspiration too. Many a
time in life, one feels that one is down in the dumps. Morale sags. One
sees and feels darkness all around. It is here that faith in God and
the Vedas helps one see light at the end of the tunnel. Faith gives one a
breather when it is needed most. Faith can even bring a man back from
the fallows.”
Considering its importance, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in a striking contrast organized a
Millennium All Faith Summit,
which was attended by 1000 religious and spiritual leaders of the world
to achieve the objective of coordinating the religious leadership for
building tolerance, fostering peace and encouraging inter religious
dialogue among all religions. This remarkable gathering was without
precedent in its 50 years history of UNGA. Now,
with
nearly 83% of the world’s population adhering to some religious or
spiritual belief system, religion and spirituality would be the dynamic
force that the World Peace Summit wanted to seek to develop for peace,
advocacy and resolution.
An individual or a nation
must strive for material growth and scientific advances but material
prosperity can lead to true happiness only if there is a base of
spirituality. Secular spirituality helps one to progress in the
worldly affairs and still helps one realize at the experiential level
that material comforts, worldly pleasures, fame and power are fragile
and ephemeral and they alone cannot give lasting happiness. Happiness is
present in our life yet because we think that happiness comes from
outside we constantly loose touch with it.
Social studies reveal that
high spiritual and emotional quotient
are normally associated with high degree of integrity, honesty,
responsibility and care and concern for others and accounts for nearly 70% of over all rating.
Source : “Spirituality is the Basis for Happiness” is written by Dr. B. L. Tekriwal
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