‘’Does spirituality is an impediment for your ambition?’’

Competition is bad, I should be humbly serving others, I should focus on my spiritual activities and neglect my other or material activities, I had very strong ambition to do such and such thing but now I am not bothered about fulfilling those because they are anyways temporary and not going to help me for my next life, now I want to kill my all desires…. these are few thoughts which start coming in mind when we practice spirituality immaturely or without any guidance.

    

Actually, speaking ambition is not bad but intention of ambition can be bad unless it is properly directed. Just like Arjuna and his brothers pandavas were very ambitious, they wanted to rule the world but during war he was grief-stricken, few things happened and he changed his plan, now he was ready to live life like a beggar. He also started thinking why should I involve in this, rather I will spend time practicing spirituality. But Lord guided him, he told, ‘’there is nothing called as material, everything is sustained by my spiritual energy, if you see and experience my all-pervasive form and energy and serve that you are on spiritual platform (BG 6.30), you need not to do extra effort or special things for practicing spirituality, your regular actions will become devotional service when you offer them to me.’’

Again, and again Krishna told Arjuna that don’t give up your duty of fighting considering its not spiritual, just act for my pleasure, offer your results without being attached then it’s as good as spirituality. He told as a king you should fight and win your share, establish good governance and teach for the future generations to come by your own example. Krishna ordered, ‘’Jitwa shatru- kill the enemies and enjoy earthly and later heavenly opulence.’’(BG 11.33)

In conclusion spirituality under proper guidance will not obstruct our goals at all, in fact it will give direction and meaning to our aimless, purposeless life thus fostering our journey to ultimate goal that is devotional service.