Spirituality and the individual

[Saurabh Pandey]

What is life? This is one of the most sought after questions. Some are the questions that have been baffling the human’s mind from time immemorial. Humans can't help but ask questions as per instinct that seems wired in their minds. A great number of us just ignore these questions where a few go deeper in search for relative meanings. Those who usually go or have already gone deeper, based on the thinking process to realize these 'big' questions as such have come out with points in the light of these. Those who collate these points of realization and make the mass to reach a conclusion, put these process into a particular category. The excerpt of such category is known to be the beginning of Spirituality.

Though, the Spirituality implies something different to everyone, but it does make impacts on minds. It makes some more religious to be participating on regular basis in organized religion, like, going to temples or mosques etc, and bow down before the accepted Supreme, as per their faith, more as per their temperaments, where some get in touch with their spiritual side through private prayer, yoga, meditation, quiet reflection etc. 

Even skeptics can't deny that there is something greater than the concrete world we see. As the brain processes sensory experiences, we naturally look for patterns, and then seek out meaning in those patterns. The phenomenon is known as the resonance, a synchronizing phase of realization. The resonance makes an individual to believe in something, then, making same mentally balanced to guide his thinking process.

Every individual is not spiritually mature. The reason is strong emotional likes or attachments and dislikes or aversions that naturally come into play in each individual’s life. The natural tendency of the humans is to prefer joy over sorrow and calm over anxiety. The swaroopa is Sat-chit-Ananda. But, it depends how an individual is cultured as per his/her Karma, the specific reason for the birth, as our philosophy reads and suggests.

There is a difference in humans with a positive spiritual orientation and those without one. It is well understood that a positive spiritual orientation helps people cope, and makes them resilient in the face of life's challenges. Those who think that their condition or, say, their existence even is a punishment have a negative spiritual orientation. This only exacerbates their complications. Means, one's beliefs, values, and spiritual perspective are essential elements of self-knowledge. Just to pave the path to Self-knowledge, the Guru automatically appears in one’s life and contributes as per requirements of the mind in that particular phase. The Guru is connected with the individual in terms of mind rather, physique. So it is natural that the Guru is not a special one with grotesque to the individual, but is a different in persona and more realized than the seeking mind.  

A Guru guides individuals in finding meanings in life, discovering purpose and values, and determining suitable spiritual practices. Most faith traditions have spiritual Gurus to offer spiritual guidance. There are Gurus who work across all faith traditions as well as with people who have agnostic or atheistic views.

[rajesh kumari]

Every individual is not spiritually mature. The reason is strong emotional likes or attachments and dislikes or aversions that naturally come into play in each individual’s life. The natural tendency of the humans is to prefer joy over sorrow and calm over anxiety. The swaroopa is Sat-chit-Ananda. But, it depends how an individual is cultured as per his/her Karma, the specific reason for the birth, as our philosophy reads and suggests.

yes you are right we spend our whole life around Sat-chit-Anand,never have time to think over the perpous,the specific reason  of our birth but I think as we grow old that feeling ,desire comes silently in to our mind to know the secret behind the birth n death,Is it the appetite of aadhyaatm/sprituality??

very nice, interesting article, trying to understand about this subject.

[Saurabh Pandey]

//I think as we grow old that feeling ,desire comes silently in to our mind to know the secret behind the birth n death,Is it the appetite of aadhyaatm/sprituality??//

Respected Rajesh Kumariji, what a marvelous tendering of expression of such a complicated realization for the elevated humans ? But, respected Mam, the appetite for/of Spirituality is not the competent word for this trait of such humans. Spirituality evolves in humans as per his knowledge and it automatically starts calming the desires down to be mentioned initially as Pratyahar (प्रत्याहार), the fifth step in Ashtang Yog prakriya.

Regards

[Dr.Prachi Singh]

Resp. Saurabh Ji,

Thanks for initiating such a basic and informative discussion on "Spirituality and the Individual"

Its true that SPIRITUALITY and its meaning varies to different persons as per their own mental conditioning, thoughts and beliefs. Without exception every human being wants peace and happiness, but out of mental laziness and negligence most fail to achieve the desired object.

// The natural tendency of the humans is to prefer joy over sorrow and calm over anxiety. The swaroopa is Sat-chit-Ananda.//

karma has a great role to play in this path, as these karmas are behind our thoughts and actions. it's essential to release our negative karmas and seek purification, to be able to tap the fountain head of unlimited bliss, which will come from nonce but from only within.

In this context, I want to add that we are given a special power, which most of us do not utilize consciously to make our lives pleasant and that is "THE POWER TO CHOOSE."

At every step of human life we choose, one from  SUCCESS/FAILURE,   HAPPINESS / SORROW,  BELIEF / DISBELIEF,  SELFLESSNESS / EGO ,  SELF RESPECT / SELF IGNORANCE,  KNOWLEDGE / IGNORANCE ,  STRENGTH / WEAKNESS,    PERSISTENCE / GIVE UP,   PROSPERITY / GREED,   RESPONSIBILITY / IRRESPONSIBILITY,   ENLIGHTENMENT / DARKNESS,      COURAGE / FEAR,    LOVE / HATRED,    PRESENT /    PAST OR FUTURE,    PRAISE / GOSSIP ,    POSITIVE EMOTIONS / NEGATIVE EMOTIONS , SPIRITUAL WISDOM/ IGNORANCE   and a lot more. 

It depends on us, that what we choose. At the gross level this minute power to choose, governs our KARMA BAGGAGE. 

The more positive path we choose, the more GRACE comes to us.

This is also true that ' GURU appears before the sincere seeker of truth at every step, and take him/her to the higher level.

"WHO is a GURU?" in itself is a big topic of discussion. 

Thanks for this nice talk.

Regards.

[rajesh kumari]

who is guru? (greater than god) right question. 

[Dr.Prachi Singh]

No,  Rajesh Ji, this question holds a lot lot more....

[Saurabh Pandey]

Ji, Dr. Prachi.. .

[Saurabh Pandey]

Respected Rajesh Kumariji, I have tried my best to mention some sentences, referring to some particular nouns, having significance in the field of Spirituality. On the Guru, the write-up reads - the Guru is not a special one with grotesque to the individual, but is a different in persona and more realized than the seeking mind.

We must, then, understand that the Guru is more realized than the seeking mind. Means, a child can have a Guru in his mother who takes care delicately of his queries. Same child when grows up may have a Guru in his elder brother based on circumstances. I think I may have given you the hint of the Guru in Spirituality.

In furtherance, we would try to discuss on the matter in more details.

[rajesh kumari]

Right, Respected Saurabh ji now I got it.thank you very much.Regards. 

[Saurabh Pandey]

You are welcome, Mam.

Regards

[Saurabh Pandey]

Dr. Prachi, you have nicely added up the required dimensions having same color that of the write-up.

Regards

[vijay nikore]

Dear Saurabh ji:

My profound thanks to you for such a fine write-up for all of us. It is 1:30 a.m (night) here in USA, and it is getting late, therefore, I will positively reply to it tomorrow, i.e. Thursday US time.

Best wishes and regards,

Vijay

[Saurabh Pandey]

Thanks sir, your words are needed to take things to the next step. I am with the opinion that the topic as such should be persuaded bit by bit to keep readers along. So is the basics on the matter from my side.

Sir, I know several people who unknowingly mix up worldly as well as flowery thoughts with the distinct points, pertaining to Spirituality. Even though,  they are mentioned, they don't understand it. So, in coming days, those who are leading through discussions would have to be very careful by keeping strict eyes with generous heart.

Regards