HOUSE HOLDERS’ SPIRITUAL DILEMMA – SIMPLE THOUGHTS ON HOW TO GET GOING-2

Today, tons of spiritual literature along with countless exponents of the path are abundantly found  all around us, in some form or the other.

Our entire waking world is deluged by a spate of spiritual discourses of all shades and hue, be it on the small screen or over the radio. Why, even the privacy of our bedrooms isn’t spared where we can access them over the internet. Apparently, it seems to be a case of over dose.

The carefree rhythm of life, which we took for granted has almost vanished, having been replaced by a daily dose of strife and strike. The concept of a “value- based” society has been overturned completely, with all values literally being shoved to the “base” ! It seems the mobs have taken over society !

However, all this is  explicable  considering the difficult times facing us topped with a lack of a genuine leadership in all fields of life.

It isn’t the idea of this Blog writer to climb over the roof of this already overloaded bandwagon of spiritual healers with yet another meaningless discourse on the benefits of Reiki, Numerology, Astrology, Yoga, Meditation, Vaastu or what have you.

Our desktops are already littered by colorful sermons on such subjects which have proved their incompetence in giving any solid direction to our lives.

Rather, the spirit of this Blog leans more towards making it easy to formulate a customized, simple plan to live a  life divine, guided solely by one’s  inner commands.  The quest-divine need not necessarily begin at the nearest forest ! It merely requires one to accept a  single scientific oath in life – an oath to be inwardly determined in pursuing a higher form of life, come what may.

We ought to be able to carve an elegant and pure living out of an ordinary life.  Merely exhausting  our allotted breaths in a purposeless pursuit of an imaginary paradise, painted by professional preachers, would never lead us to any concrete gains.

I have personally followed a few guidelines which, though seemingly innocuous, have had the cumulative effect of entirely transforming my life-both inner and outer, over a period of time.

I started believing in miracles !

I shall be discussing them in my next write up, shortly.

To be contd…

HOUSE HOLDERS’ SPIRITUAL DILEMMA - SIMPLE THOUGHTS ON HOW TO GET GOING-1

The very first thing a house holder needs to realize in his attempt at turning a new leaf towards a spiritual life is to be aware that God is never in a hurry to be realized and is willing to wait for as long as it takes to come. I often find people getting all worked up in their efforts in this direction, often to the extent of pushing their blessed  family lives into the dark alleys of reclusion.

His is not a train to be missed and be sorry for not turning up in time ! We do not hurry here, but simply “Hasten”. The key words are ”HASTEN- SLOWLY”.

Now this may sound strange to many, but the notion that cosmic laws work in a tit-for-tat manner is a fallacy in itself.

The local police might not be able to catch and put a murderer behind bars within his life time, but the Cosmic law never fails, no matter how long it takes!

A house holder is often seen caught up in a dilemma between two opposing currents of thoughts when the question posed is: “Then, How to Begin”? To my mind, the simple answer is “Now” !

It may seem odd to answer a “How” with a “Now”; but that’s what seems as the most likely answer. First, there exists no way in which we ourselves can ever know Him. The only way possible is when He would like us to know Him. It’s not our pleasure but His and this belief should form the basis of all our efforts.

We have to develop the ability to out-wait Him because He can only be won over by feelings and surrender, and both require patience. Neither by inscrutable logic nor by any frantic research can we ever hope to make a dent in His transcendental armor.

Going about our daily chores in a manner which dedicates all to Him, and Him alone, we should patiently wait for His grace to descend.

It will and It MUST, since we leave Him with no choice after a complete surrender.

To be contd…

By Sunjay Somani

Spirituality

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