Most of the people consider spirituality to be practiced by the one who doesn't have anything to do in life or one who has lots of time. According to them spiritual life means quitting everything and going to forest alone, eating only fruits and dry leaves, drinking river water, practicing yoga throughout the day, sleeping very little etc. They think spiritual practices are not at all practical in today's day and age.
But if we see from perspective of scriptures and saints spiritual life is the only practical thing. We need not to give up our current occupation or duties to take up to spirituality. Arjuna on the name of being spiritual wanted to run away from his duty as Kshatriya but Lord Krishna restrained him from avoiding his responsibilities and asked him to fight. In the crucial moment of life such as fighting a war Arjuna was practicing spirituality. Amazing isn't it, without going to forest and practicing austerities he was spiritual.
As a spirit soul, part and parcel of God we must practice spirituality to go back to Him. Actually that's the whole and sole purpose of us coming to this material world and if we avoid that then it's a greatest failure in life.
God is most practical. He knows our conditions and conditionings thus He gives us most simplest path to be spiritual. There is no need to do any extra thing or activity to become spiritualist. We are already spiritual in material body, we just need to dovetail our nature, propensities, current duties for the pleasure of supreme. As they say spirituality doesn't mean to give up everything but it means adding Krishna to everything in our life. In conclusion We have to be conscious of His presence at all point of time and act according to His instructions given in the form of scriptures to be spiritual while dealing with material.
Article by Rupesh Gauranga Dasa
Sent by ISKCON Desire Tree
www.iskcondesiretree.com
But if we see from perspective of scriptures and saints spiritual life is the only practical thing. We need not to give up our current occupation or duties to take up to spirituality. Arjuna on the name of being spiritual wanted to run away from his duty as Kshatriya but Lord Krishna restrained him from avoiding his responsibilities and asked him to fight. In the crucial moment of life such as fighting a war Arjuna was practicing spirituality. Amazing isn't it, without going to forest and practicing austerities he was spiritual.
As a spirit soul, part and parcel of God we must practice spirituality to go back to Him. Actually that's the whole and sole purpose of us coming to this material world and if we avoid that then it's a greatest failure in life.
God is most practical. He knows our conditions and conditionings thus He gives us most simplest path to be spiritual. There is no need to do any extra thing or activity to become spiritualist. We are already spiritual in material body, we just need to dovetail our nature, propensities, current duties for the pleasure of supreme. As they say spirituality doesn't mean to give up everything but it means adding Krishna to everything in our life. In conclusion We have to be conscious of His presence at all point of time and act according to His instructions given in the form of scriptures to be spiritual while dealing with material.
Article by Rupesh Gauranga Dasa
Sent by ISKCON Desire Tree
www.iskcondesiretree.com
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