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When a helpless sparrow can enjoy this world without a care, why can’t you? Everyone seeks peace and happiness but few find it. Most humans carry some burden or the other on their shoulders. They are always sighing, always wishing for something out of their reach. They are rarely happy, if at all.
Everyone’s selfishly living for themselves. The habit has become so universal that we routinely neglect others, even when it is in our power to lessen their suffering.
The society is a mirror us as individuals. What we do to others is what we do to ourselves.
most of our life is spent in pursuit of useless objects – merely to satisfy our egos. However, one little act of brilliance can make everything worthwhile and acquit our existence.
‘Being spiritual doesn’t mean one has to be indifferent. Sometimes, controlled anger is necessary to check injustice.’
As I stared into the fire, I realised it was important to see the self in others. If you identify the self in you alone, you become isolated. If you are able to see this self in others, you can feel their problems and help find solutions with your expanded awareness.
‘Our life is like water flowing in the canal with its two banks. One is the bank of acceptance while the other is the bank of thanksgiving.
These banks have to be strong for the self to reach its true potential, and achieve resonance with the force behind the universe.’
By invoking the spirit of thanksgiving, we steer away from the cravings of our restless minds and force them to focus on what we have. We calm their turbulence and invoke peace.’
‘Acceptance is surrendering the efforts we make and reconciling with the results from each effort.
It’s important to remind ourselves that everything ultimatel...
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We must accept results cheerfully and not let disappointments divert us from our true purpose, which is to evolve. This is the spirit of acceptance.’
‘We possess nothing and will take nothing with us.
“everything we perceive is unreal and illusionary. Only God’s name is the absolute truth”,’ Ruchika said.
‘Our illusionary world starts with our birth and ends with our death. We bring nothing, take nothing, and yet mistakenly believe we own everything populating our small world,’
at a subconscious level after some time. We consciously struggled with learning how to drive a vehicle, understanding mathematical tables, grammar, sentence construction, etc., and now we use these skills subconsciously. Similarly, we might be struggling to assimilate spirituality today, but tomorrow it will be a part of our subconscious make-up.’
