Saturday, December 21, 2013

RELIGIOUS PRACTICES VS SPIRITUALITY

We all – to some extent practice some form of religious practices in our daily lives…

Why do we do so…
For some, its a form of salutation to the Higher Form..

For some, its an effort to seek some gratification of some Desire from the Higher One…
Whereas for some, its an act to fulfill a vow to the Higher One…

Well for some, it's a reminder of the Existence of the Higher form…
So many reasons, so many intents, so many practices, to remind us of the Higher One…

The question is…does it all lead us to Realize the Oneness of the One…
The Oneness in all creation…the oneness in all that happens…..

It does remind us of the existence of the Higher One…BUT…..it falls short to take us ‘CLOSE’ to HIM..to Our Higher Self…
Spirituality is basically linking oneself with Oneself….it is beyond religious practices…

Yes, we do start our journey by performing religious practices, for this is what Society guides us to practice…BUT, most of us halt here….
If we have tasted a drop of the nectar while performing some religious practices, then, the source of the same nectar is at the next level ie SPIRITUALITY..

Spirituality, is EFFORTLESS…it needs no impression or expression…its basically feeling oneself as Oneself….there is no Higher self than ONESELF….
The journey (not a physical one) is said to be from oneself to ONESELF….

The SELF is not an external entity, separate from oneself….
Spirituality – is an understanding, awareness of the Higher consciousness and integration in IT constantly….the external world and its fancies no longer appeal to Oneself….

There is no need to pretend/practice SPIRITUALITY…for then it would not be it…
SPIRITUALITY…is being honest with oneself…it is about understanding the difference between the Real and Unreal…..Impermanence and Permanence…..rest is an experience…

Come, let us rise and walk this journey of Spirituality from oneself to ONESELF……

Friday, December 20, 2013

INTERNAL SIMPLICITY VS EXTERNAL POMP & SHOW

How do we attract the attention of someone whom we are attracted to?

Beautiful appearance, impressive speech, catchy personality, presentable offerings…all ‘put up’ to attract the attention and vision of the One..
But is the ‘One’ attracted by all this…..who is Simple in nature, His speech is Expressive rather than Impressive, His personality only speaks the language of Truth…

Who is the ‘One’….He is not an external physical Being…He is within us….
‘He and I are one’…..

No need to exhaust ourselves with these external efforts to please Him…..
He who lives a simple life, devoid of all physical comforts…thrives only on the simplicity and sincerity of the hearts of the people….

He is only pleased by a pure, simple and sincere heart, with no taint of selfish-motives….one who is consistently trying to reform oneself….to lift oneself to Oneself.
Thus, He is easily pleased…

Let us ‘transform’ ourselves back to Simple. Sincere Beings….after all, its effortless..
That would be equal to ‘pleasing’ Ourselves…thus pleasing Him too…for He and I are one…

How to develop a Sincere and Simple Heart…its effortless….
Keep the doubtful mind aside…think with your Heart (SMART HEART) for the Heart thinks with love, feels with love, speaks with love…

The mind’s characteristics – doubting, hesitant, manipulative, selfish…
Let us rise above all this…

Sit sometime with yourself….in ‘Silence’….that calms the mind and allows the Heart to think….
May you all thrive in that Silence…and please the ONE..