Bliss lies in Spirituality

While religion is one’s way of opting life according to one’s upbringing, thoughts and belief, spirituality surpasses the religion. It is an acme of love and magnanimity towards all without any sort of discrimination, helping the needy, service of mankind and considering the woes of others as one’s own. The spiritual person respects the feelings and religions of all and extends his/ her hands for help beyond borders/ barriers, which are man-made, to expand the realm and growth devoid of all sorts of vices. The true spiritualist will try his/ her best to transform the lives of many to lead better and purposeful life brimming with virtues. All this is not possible without external help for churning our mind and to purge its dross. We are riddled with many vices which act as blockade like boulders for our growth. Here comes the role of a True Master who is harbinger of God, a guide and a crusader of spirituality, and will take upon himself the whole burden of your woes if you repose faith in him and follow his commandments/ walk his talk. Apart from this, one can gain the fruits of spirituality if one reads holy books, attends congregations and debates of holy people.                                                            
Opting for spirituality in the present era is like swimming against the tides. It is a path of thorns to be treaded bare-footed. We are tossed in the wilderness. It requires a lot of courage and restraint during the transition period while changing from worldly life to spiritual life. We should not forget that rose flower (king of flowers) adorns thorns also, which helps us to understand for pushing our life further during difficult days. Generally, one opts for spirituality when one is jostled after soaking in some bitter and pricking experiences of worldly life which is full of ups and downs. A worldly person is attracted to the chimera and transitory glamours/ flashes of life whereas a spiritualist does not succumb to them but is rather attracted towards Reality. A worldly person is, very often, intoxicated with his wealth, pomp and show and ego while the spiritual person surrenders to God and leaves his worries and fate in His lap for final verdict. Buddha said, “If you want to sacrifice, sacrifice yourself, your lust and all material ambitions which are un-quenchable.”

During the transformation period you will feel sad, dejected, out of main stream of life—full of bland life, disturbed and confused as it is not so easy to get rid of worldly materials and comforts. In the long run when you learn the art of living and its real purpose, the situation will change suddenly for betterment and you will be enlightened when the dark era, which was clouding the vision due to ignorance, brightens up, becomes even and its sweet fragrance starts wafting and flourishing all around, far and wide breaking all sorts of barriers.

The spiritual person, first, tries to win self instead of others. It is vouched and concluded by many visionaries that one can lead happy life if one reduces one’s wants and stops vying with others endlessly. One’s tongue should not titillate with worldly delicacies. He/ she is not afraid of any thief or enemy.

A spiritualist will negate, totally, certain things out of life like glamour, attachment, ego, desires, addiction of alcohol etc., any food or drug that increases sexual desire and pollution of mind, vengeance, anger, expectations of awards, reward, name or fame; greed, stinginess and self-centredness etc. He/ she will imbibe in life celibacy, austerity, sublimity, complete subjugation of titillating sense organs, facing odds of life, always immersing in godly deeds, remaining resilient, propagation of non-violence, maintenance of healthy body and mind and emotionally balanced, remaining flexible, control on language by not lacing the words with sarcasm, spreading peace, love and truth, faith, compassion, tolerance, adjustment, contentment and morals/ ethics,  always rendering selfless service(comradeship) without any discrimination/ malice and thinking oneness of whole world etc. etc. One can learn a lot and reach the depths about walking the path of life and spirituality by, very often, visiting the cremation grounds. Our body to which we are so much attached and clung is perishable. It is a lackluster body in real sense.

A spiritualist softens self in the fire and heat of sacrifices and undergoes blazing heat of vices to gain virtues and completely plucks tares from life and advises others also to do the same. He may act as a touchstone. He may not remain a withdrawn personality. One has to keep-up good stature and to achieve the goal there is no necessity to don ochre clothes or smear body with ashes or live in isolation in forests for renunciation or keep tufts of matted hair. There is no doubt that one should try best to live in detached form to gain peace, even while living in the hush-hush of life. Never allow the world to live in you. One can learn a lot and derive benefits from nature and God’s other bounties. The spiritualist can fine-tune self by adopting virtuous points from all the religions and trying not to disrespect other religions.

A spiritual person’s body cells, billions in number, will renew fast and one will become vibrant and live longer. Thus one will embellish life while a worldly person wastes the precious moments of life. A spiritualist will improve the quality of life, his/ her heart is cleansed and becomes light after shedding many unwanted burdens and will experience divine bliss, becomes graceful and attains salvation. One surmounts all problems while leading ‘Satvic’ (pure and unadulterated) life and is connected to God. His/ her life becomes calm, quiet and purposeful instead of stranded one. In short, he/ she is embodiment of renunciation, celibacy, and devotion. It is possible that one day when such a person reaches the summit of spirituality, is found fit to be canonized.