“Spirituality
need not be attained by following the difficult path.. It can be attained by
being your truest and purest divine self Always -- Kapil”
In today's modern world or
“kalyuga”, where man has become more of a machine and stress is taking a toll
on our daily lives, more and more people are searching for the truth of their
existence in this world. In such a situation, we are now taking refuge and
reviving the ancient philosophy of self-enlightenment or “nirvana”. However, in
a blind quest to become enlightened, we often find ourselves following numerous
methods and techniques under various 'gurus’ or ‘masters', yet, deep within,
the emptiness still persists.
In my spiritual journey I have come
across numerous methods and techniques (running into hundreds and thousands)
which are being practiced all around the world, all of which promise the
attainment of self -enlightenment and “nirvana”. The common man in his
desperation of spiritual pursuit, tries one method after another, and often is
left disillusioned at the end.
We have heard many tales where one
Master gets enlightened just by sitting under a tree and another one is
enlightened by just listening to the sound of the splash made by a frog jumping
into the pond. We encounter numerous such examples in our scriptures.
However, in today’s age it is
observed that a spiritual guide often advocates his “technique” as the one
bestowed by his Master who in turn has received it from God in the deepest
state of meditation or directly from the Creator of all that is. Surprisingly, in my limited knowledge, there
is no single great Master who has proclaimed using a particular technique to
attain his enlightenment.
It is also told that these techniques
have been passed on by the Master because he is carrying out God's wish to help
humanity through him. However, God is beyond all techniques and methods and his
love encompasses all and He does not require any medium to pass on his
blessings to humanity.
In my initial days of my spiritual
journey, I used to question God that why evil exists and why He cannot bring
all goodness into the Earth and happiness to all individuals. However, the
meaning and the scope of spirituality is vast. As far as our history goes,
various forms of Gods and many spiritual masters have taken birth on this
planet. Our scriptures show evil and negative forces prevailed at all times
even before their birth, during their birth and after they are gone. None of
them could eliminate the seeds of evil or negativity like hatred, anger,
jealousy etc. According to me, whatever is present in this universe is
spiritual because everything is God's creation.
One may argue that there is so much anger, hatred, jealousy etc. in this
world. However for me, these negative feelings or emotions are also essential
because then only can I understand the real meaning of love, kindness,
generosity, happiness etc. So everything
is in perfection and So Are You..... You are a child of God.
With time I understood life is is ,
nothing will change from outside, no one can bring enlightenment within me, I
have to look within myself. If anyone asks me, I do not have any tool or any
spiritual meter to tell if anyone has attained enlightenment. There is no external
sign to say that he or she is enlightened as it happens to somebody within
himself or herself. Is spirituality in today's world all about searching or
gaining knowledge about the enlightened people or what they are doing or what
they have done? The issue is not who has got enlightenment and who has not, the
issue is "Where am I today” and it is only about me.
It is most important that first you
begin the journey of your life by loving yourself before choosing any method to
transform yourself. I am nobody to judge
about any method, I will only advice not to get caught in the stories of the
storytellers. Choose your path by following your heart and mind because it is
all about you. And on this path, one day you will realize that you are actually
following your own path. Because everything is coming to you because of your
own wish and desire.
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