Spirituality We all need to understand and realize that spirituality does not exist in the way we might imagine. Spirituality does not mean an alternative type of lifestyle, to live your life in a certain way does not make you spiritual. If you choose to live your life in a different way, you have chosen a different lifestyle, thats all. A lifestyle with fewer needs, fewer desires, fewer facilities, fewer pleasures, it does not make it more spiritually. It is simply another way of life. Spirituality is not an alternative lifestyle, but to live in it. If you feel life is you spiritual. If you can relate to other people, you are spiritual. If you can feel connected to other people, you are spiritual. If there is freedom in your relationships, you are spiritual. If you can accept yourself as you are. If you are comfortable with yourself and what you are. If you choose to live a different kind of lifestyle, its perfectly OK. A life of silence, simplicity, and with fewer wants and needs. But if you can not relate to others, to feel connected to others, if you can not accept yourself for what you are, you are definitely not spiritual. You can be very well read in philosophy and spirituality. You can pray and meditate regularly. You can live very strictly. It does not make you spiritual. Its not about what kind of life you choose to live, but how you are. You may be a businessman, a billionaire. You can be an actor in Hollywood, an athlete, you can be a teacher, a dancer, an artist, you can be whatever. Once, Bhagavan asked by a seeker, What think you, Bhagavan, being one of the most important concepts with Oneness? although it is not a concept, but it was how he worded the question. Bhagavan said, I would say that the most important thing is to be yourself. It may sound very simple or insignificant compared to becoming enlightened, or discover your true divine nature, or to know that you are the eternal spirit. It may sound very mundane compared to all these statements. But thats really all it is. If you are yourself, there is nothing better than that. It is then that the world around you is safe. It is then that you pose no threat to anyone, when you are yourself. When you are yourself, stop complaining. When you try to be something youre not, you will judge yourself and the worl - Shri Bhagvan
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:49:09 +0000
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