Religion And Spirituality
Times Of India
Religion is general associated with certain fundamental rituals and
practices while spirituality is more concerned with the mental and
intellect aspects. Both however seek to help the aspirant in
attaining Godhead.
God consciousness is experienced in a state of thought extinction. It
is a state where the mind is totally extinguished and only awareness
reigns supreme! Mind is related to thoughts like a river to water. It
is the flow of water that constitutes the river. So too, is the flow
of thoughts that makes the mind. A mind thus created veils the Divine
Self within us.
Religious practices generate spiritual undercurrents, which help in
transcending the mind by arresting the Divinity inherent in us. The
flow in each case generates power and dynamism.
The nature of river is dependent upon the quality of water flowing in
it. If the water is muddy, the river is muddy; if the water is fast,
the river is fast and so on. Likewise, the quality of thoughts in the
mind relates to the quality of the human... As the mind, so the man!
All our religious rituals and practices have a subtle cleaning and
energizing effect on the mind to pave the way for attaining the
ultimate state of Divinity.
And the state of Divinity is not merely a personal achievement; it
must culminate in a Universal resurrection!
Religion And Spirituality
Times Of India
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