Empiricist are those who believe in something when they perceive it through their senses. So such people generally consider spirituality to be a mythology and it's followers to be sentimentalists. But if that was true then why would so many materially successful people have practiced and preached about spirituality. Spirituality is the only reality, we as a spirit soul practicing of it connects us to supreme soul.
As one starts practicing authentic ways of spiritual practices of connecting to Krishna, he experiences the following 3 things thus his faith and conviction becomes more strong and deep.
*Experiencing the transformation*- spirituality transform the heart of the practitioner. One becomes sensitive and caring towards others as he realises that we are part and parcel of same eternal father. One starts sympathising with others including animals and plants and doesn't harm them unnecessarily. One develops equanimity in all circumstances, may those be happy or sad moments or someone may offer respects or insults he takes everything equally. He develops all good qualities and bad habits and desires are automatically vanquished from the heart.
*Inner stability* - everyday is like a war, full with challenges. We need strength to fight. More than external strength of body we need internal strength for mind and intelligence. Because the body and the senses are just order carriers of mind. If intelligence is properly guiding the mind then everything can go well without confusion or disturbance. Intelligence gets purified with spiritual guidance. Spirituality also empowers Will which is more important than skills, will pushes the skills for working in certain direction for success. One gets control over the senses and their desires to enjoy pleasures thus one gets freed from hankering and experiences calmness.
*Higher taste* - one gets higher transcendental taste and his likings for mundane things automatically reduces. One doesn't take much pleasure in petty things of the world but seek always for higher happiness, it's just like a beggar who gives up begging when he gets delicious meal everyday.
In conclusion one shouldn't neglect the spirituality without knowing fullest about it, one can only relish it when one practices it. It's just like the sweet balls(gulab jamuns), however I tell you about its taste unless you experience you won't believe me. Similarly practicing or following spirituality(Bhakti process) will reveal its sweetness and need and then one will ask for more.
Article by Rupesh Gauranga Dasa
Sent by ISKCON Desire Tree
www.iskcondesiretree.com
As one starts practicing authentic ways of spiritual practices of connecting to Krishna, he experiences the following 3 things thus his faith and conviction becomes more strong and deep.
*Experiencing the transformation*- spirituality transform the heart of the practitioner. One becomes sensitive and caring towards others as he realises that we are part and parcel of same eternal father. One starts sympathising with others including animals and plants and doesn't harm them unnecessarily. One develops equanimity in all circumstances, may those be happy or sad moments or someone may offer respects or insults he takes everything equally. He develops all good qualities and bad habits and desires are automatically vanquished from the heart.
*Inner stability* - everyday is like a war, full with challenges. We need strength to fight. More than external strength of body we need internal strength for mind and intelligence. Because the body and the senses are just order carriers of mind. If intelligence is properly guiding the mind then everything can go well without confusion or disturbance. Intelligence gets purified with spiritual guidance. Spirituality also empowers Will which is more important than skills, will pushes the skills for working in certain direction for success. One gets control over the senses and their desires to enjoy pleasures thus one gets freed from hankering and experiences calmness.
*Higher taste* - one gets higher transcendental taste and his likings for mundane things automatically reduces. One doesn't take much pleasure in petty things of the world but seek always for higher happiness, it's just like a beggar who gives up begging when he gets delicious meal everyday.
In conclusion one shouldn't neglect the spirituality without knowing fullest about it, one can only relish it when one practices it. It's just like the sweet balls(gulab jamuns), however I tell you about its taste unless you experience you won't believe me. Similarly practicing or following spirituality(Bhakti process) will reveal its sweetness and need and then one will ask for more.
Article by Rupesh Gauranga Dasa
Sent by ISKCON Desire Tree
www.iskcondesiretree.com
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