My Dear Friends,
Many a time during discussion I have faced few comments from believers, RATHER ACHIEVERS in materialism-
"that spirituality is nothing but a shelter for deserters and losers- the one who are not able to keep pace with the changing world seek refuge in spirituality, / the one who are unhappy with their life and achievements / the one who are not competent enough to shoulder their responsibility or are depressed or are having some psychological disorders resort to spirituality / or the ones who are having a bloated ego arising from the inferiority complex they are suffering from, but want to prove that they are superior and different, seek shelter in spirituality and preach that materialism is bad, whereas the reality is GRAPES ARE SOUR for the losers " ...............................................and many more such expressions.
I simply hear their views without judging or resisting them, but at times somewhere deep inside a question arises WHY ARE WE DRAWN TOWARDS SPIRITUALITY because a good majority of the people traveling on this path whom i have come across have a painful history- losers, lack of self confidence, betrayed by family or in love, failures in life-emotional, financial or physical, a sense of dis-enchantment, terminally ill or old age, or left un-cared for by the family members because of their insignificance / non importance in the family.
I have been drawn towards self realization in search of the real truth and my real goal, after being disenchanted by THE laws governing this materialistic world and realizing the futility of this materialistic world where everything is PURELY GIVE & TAKE - guided solely by loss or gain.
all relations-family, friends, enemies well wishers are for REPAYING or RECOVERING past debts and advances, and if you are too attached with what you do in this life, you are creating an account which shall be settled in life's to come. And the cycle continues.
At times I find myself a MISFIT, but am still continuing,with few worldly matters for which I feel and find myself responsible, as I do not wish to have an iota of guilt consciousness for shrieking away from things for which I am responsible- i.e, deserting.
My pain has been a blessing in disguise, it has drawn me closer to my inner self, if not the real self.
I have realized that " only I am responsible for myself and only for myself".
I HAVE COME ALONE TO, and SHALL DEPART ALONE FROM THIS WORLD.
"anything which is not permanent, can only give you pain and misery"
Please share your story, views, opinions, experience, suggestions.
I HAVE NOTHING TO ARGUE FOR OR AGAINST AND OR TO PROVE, BUT ONLY TO SHARE.
I am responsible only for what i say, AND not for what you understand,
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Dear Dawn,
i see - and it acts as an reminder that attachment to all that is temporary can only lead to misery.
What i meant Dawn is that your comment would make a good discussion or spiritual blog love and light
I believe everyone has a good point here great discussion guys truly a meeting of the minds love it Namaste to all
Dawn this would be a good discussion if we do not get caught up in our opinions , love and light sally
Peter and feather winger you are both spot on , love and light sally
Hello Lalit you may percieve that from what you see here but remember many are called but few are chosen sad but true. many tend not to learn from the misfortunes of their lives as a result continue upon the wheel of karma so that westerners may understand the vicious cycle. We tend to become embittered by our misfortunes instead of making them our strengths they become our weaknesses; whereby we fall prey to many psycho-social maladies if we could open up our minds and our hearts we would understand that the experiences that we are having are not illusions seriously if you have the where be it to question you sanity you are not mentally ill then mentally ill people are truly not aware that they are mentally ill they think they are fine scarey but true. It is natural to question supernatural events because religion has conditioned us to believe that we are having hallucinations and that we have been programed to believe that anything outside of the constructs of religion is false and evil you well know that this is religions ploy to control the masses through ignorance. Those who are awakened tend to become fodder in a shark frenzy they are pulled in many directions not knowing what to believe,as such they become cynacal fueled by anger not knowing where to turn. All they had to do was turn inwards seeking the intelligence of the heart how many times have the masters instructed us to do so, Why doesn't anyone listen? maybe it is because so many need a soap box to stand on to make their point or in other words vent let go of the anger and forgive for you for your sake, resolve and let go , set yourself free, it is really easy if your just set down that bag of bricks (burden) that you are carrying then forgive yourself it is not that hard to do. pride is an illusion it holds us captive for various reasons and all we had to do was to accept responsibility for our actions and simply move on we are not going to go any further until we do. The funny thing is that it is not just the experience or the acceptence of responsibility but the quality of the experiece we must grow from, nothing is clear cut we experiece life from many different perspectives it is how much of the information that we grasp that moves us along in the initiatory processes.It takes due diligence and a true desire to grow how, far you progress is up to you. Buddha transcended his wall (veils) every man has his own wall to transcend, like saint george we have our dragons to slay what is so hard to percieve here our dragon or wall is the seven sins of pride or ego, the ability to accept responsibily for our action , forgiveness, universal love "When the Buddha opened his mouth you can see the whole universe" This meant Universal Love ! Why are these simple concepts so hard to understand? Why do we seek or answers in the constructs of the complex? The answers are all around you Perhaps I am speaking such a foriegn tongue no one understands I hope this does not fall upon dead ears Dear ones I truly love you and only seek your good my heart truly aches for your sadness and loneliness I have been there I give you my light and invoke the holy spirit to open up you hearts and minds to the divine truth and light in the spirit, for the spirit, and by the spirit Ipray you are set free.
The search for the creator is intuitive. And honoured
85% of the population believe in some kind of after life.This is not a fluke.
What good are all the riches, all the status in the world if you have no love in your life.
What is so honorable about spending 50 hours a week earning an income, when you have access to the infinite abundance of the universe as a birthright. If you choose a path of co creation.
If you spend time at work you will never raise your vibration high enough to co create because you are sending a signal to the universe that you fear the process. And fear is the killer of co creation.
.Namaste
I infuse my every decision and action with the intention of greater love.
It depends on which Spirituality. If you happen to worship satan and practice cabala, you get to be real winner in life, and make the world a living hell for everyone else. Many say there is no God because the world is so evil. Many saw let God do something about the evil if he wants to be praised. Can't say I blame them... Likewise if one has nothing he might well choose God, in hopes of some reward eventually. If you don't, well then you might as well also worship satan and be an evil elitist materialist babylonian jew who wouldn't waste a drop of water on someone who is thirsting to death.
all of the characteristics that you've described is some of the steps for people toward spirituality - as it directs you to go within more, understand yourself more and your connection to the world ... and how you can be a part of that world without loosing your individuality to 'social standard of life, which even those characteristics are' - in some way 'pain' makes you present, teaches you to be patient, and help to look around you with more appreciative eyes.
distraction or illusion?