So here's my new blog which I created like five minutes back and here's my first post too...so what matters in the end - is it success, money, status, happiness? Speaking about happiness, one question streams to my mind - do we really need someone or something to be happy? Now there is this one group of people who party all night, hang out with girls having fun - at least they claim that the do.
So if that is an easier way of having fun...then what about religion and God and Vedas and Upanishads? Are these meant for reading away when we have nothing worthwhile to do? Shoot this question to a pious man and he tells you that material desires are transitorial lasting a few seconds to perhaps a few days. But spiritual desires are eternal.
What am trying to tell is what we call ours is never really ours. Here is the scoop...Everything which God created, from the silver,diamonds, furs and gold, is owned by Almighty. For that matter, we owe our very life, not just to our parents, but to the Him, for without His divine intervention mankind would not even exist.
So what has religion gotto do with our lives? well it takes us to the state of 'nirvana' And thats what matters in the end. Thus, a person who is spiritually conscious treats happiness and sadness as two sides of the coin. He isn't too excited nor too dejected, thus becoming indifferent to the dualities. He thus disengages himself from only ministering to the physical welfare of the people.
Then you may ask is it realistic to expect us to also love oneanother? Love can take many shapes and forms. Certainly, lov ecan be warm and mushy, and consist of hugs, kisses and kind words, but love also stands for truth and justice.The truth CAN be spoken in love, and although truth may sometimes sting, that pang may save someone's soul.
The next time you are thinking about keeping up withthe Joneses, and worrying about how to get your next raise so you can buy that great vacation home in Hawaii, think of this little story. And remember that temporary relief is only to the external body and not for the mind. When a man is fully conscious of his relationship with Almighty through two wonderful tools - religion and spirituality, he is a liberated soul, although he may be in the material tabernacle.
Swami Sharanam!
So if that is an easier way of having fun...then what about religion and God and Vedas and Upanishads? Are these meant for reading away when we have nothing worthwhile to do? Shoot this question to a pious man and he tells you that material desires are transitorial lasting a few seconds to perhaps a few days. But spiritual desires are eternal.
What am trying to tell is what we call ours is never really ours. Here is the scoop...Everything which God created, from the silver,diamonds, furs and gold, is owned by Almighty. For that matter, we owe our very life, not just to our parents, but to the Him, for without His divine intervention mankind would not even exist.
So what has religion gotto do with our lives? well it takes us to the state of 'nirvana' And thats what matters in the end. Thus, a person who is spiritually conscious treats happiness and sadness as two sides of the coin. He isn't too excited nor too dejected, thus becoming indifferent to the dualities. He thus disengages himself from only ministering to the physical welfare of the people.
Then you may ask is it realistic to expect us to also love oneanother? Love can take many shapes and forms. Certainly, lov ecan be warm and mushy, and consist of hugs, kisses and kind words, but love also stands for truth and justice.The truth CAN be spoken in love, and although truth may sometimes sting, that pang may save someone's soul.
The next time you are thinking about keeping up withthe Joneses, and worrying about how to get your next raise so you can buy that great vacation home in Hawaii, think of this little story. And remember that temporary relief is only to the external body and not for the mind. When a man is fully conscious of his relationship with Almighty through two wonderful tools - religion and spirituality, he is a liberated soul, although he may be in the material tabernacle.
Swami Sharanam!