The Need For A Spiritual University
The Bible says, "Blessed are the T poor, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven". The reference to the poor here is in terms of humility, for humility is the essence of all spiritual knowledge. Forth enlightened, there is no line of demarcation where poverty ends and richness begins. From the perspective of economics as well, poverty criteria are relative, dynamic and situational. From the viewpoint of spirituality, Sent Kabir, earning his livelihood by weaving cloth and living in a hutment, was socially and economically poles apart from Raja Janata, who lived in palaces, but both were on the same ecstatic wavelength because of their spiritual enlightenment. The economic terms 'haves' and 'have-nots' are seen as 'the enlightened and 'the ignorant' respectively in spiritual vocabulary. Physical poverty is no doubt a curse, but spiritual deprivation is worse. The human mind therefore requires a spiritual universe for itself, anything less will never satisfy a thinking person, "What shall it availed a man if he gains the whole world but lost his own soul?" Religion has for long been the vehicle of spiritual awakening, moral consciousness and socio-cultural values. It has been the foundation of society, in ways more than one. Religion gave us faith, brotherhood, love, compassion, tolerance and a whole lot of other related virtues. The declaration of United States Independence on 4th July 1776 mentions'"....all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness....". Since then, the US has been aspiring for racial equality, which is still not a reality. There still are suffocating walls of ego, hatred and communalism amongst humanity. We are heading towards several economic, social and environmental crises. The only way to change things is to rethink and recognise these as spiritual issues, a challenge that goes to the core of who we are as human beings. We can all assemble together, think alike and work in harmony only if we realise that we are children of the same One, and this is the core message of all saints and scriptures. sent Nirankar Mission like many other such likeminded organisations-endorses that life results from the action of one source, the invisible force. World peace is only possible when we move beyond rituals, languages, cultures, castes and symbols. Studies suggest that emotions that give rise to fanaticism and fundamentalism are actually drilled into the conscience manifest as destruction-causing elements of the society. Microsoft's Bill Gates and his Melinda have contributed billion dollars through their charitable ttion. Appreciating their spirited community services, Maulana W dud din Khan had suggested to Gathas columns) that a far greater for them would be "to establish a University" or Universal Institutresearch on Spiritual Sciences. I word of Bill Gates himself, "Hiatuses of money beyond a certain puerility is entirely in building an organisation and getting the resoout to the poorest in the world". For the enlightened rich, the resin greater than letting others livignorance. When charity joins hadiths spirituality, there is the posset creating a Spiritual University where the sole aim of education woo reawaken the soul.
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The views expressed in the Article above are CL Gulati views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: CL Gulati and Speaking Tree,Times of India
The Need For A Spiritual University
The Bible says, "Blessed are the T poor, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven". The reference to the poor here is in terms of humility, for humility is the essence of all spiritual knowledge. Forth enlightened, there is no line of demarcation where poverty ends and richness begins. From the perspective of economics as well, poverty criteria are relative, dynamic and situational. From the viewpoint of spirituality, Sent Kabir, earning his livelihood by weaving cloth and living in a hutment, was socially and economically poles apart from Raja Janata, who lived in palaces, but both were on the same ecstatic wavelength because of their spiritual enlightenment. The economic terms 'haves' and 'have-nots' are seen as 'the enlightened and 'the ignorant' respectively in spiritual vocabulary. Physical poverty is no doubt a curse, but spiritual deprivation is worse. The human mind therefore requires a spiritual universe for itself, anything less will never satisfy a thinking person, "What shall it availed a man if he gains the whole world but lost his own soul?" Religion has for long been the vehicle of spiritual awakening, moral consciousness and socio-cultural values. It has been the foundation of society, in ways more than one. Religion gave us faith, brotherhood, love, compassion, tolerance and a whole lot of other related virtues. The declaration of United States Independence on 4th July 1776 mentions'"....all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness....". Since then, the US has been aspiring for racial equality, which is still not a reality. There still are suffocating walls of ego, hatred and communalism amongst humanity. We are heading towards several economic, social and environmental crises. The only way to change things is to rethink and recognise these as spiritual issues, a challenge that goes to the core of who we are as human beings. We can all assemble together, think alike and work in harmony only if we realise that we are children of the same One, and this is the core message of all saints and scriptures. sent Nirankar Mission like many other such likeminded organisations-endorses that life results from the action of one source, the invisible force. World peace is only possible when we move beyond rituals, languages, cultures, castes and symbols. Studies suggest that emotions that give rise to fanaticism and fundamentalism are actually drilled into the conscience manifest as destruction-causing elements of the society. Microsoft's Bill Gates and his Melinda have contributed billion dollars through their charitable ttion. Appreciating their spirited community services, Maulana W dud din Khan had suggested to Gathas columns) that a far greater for them would be "to establish a University" or Universal Institutresearch on Spiritual Sciences. I word of Bill Gates himself, "Hiatuses of money beyond a certain puerility is entirely in building an organisation and getting the resoout to the poorest in the world". For the enlightened rich, the resin greater than letting others livignorance. When charity joins hadiths spirituality, there is the posset creating a Spiritual University where the sole aim of education woo reawaken the soul.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are CL Gulati views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: CL Gulati and Speaking Tree,Times of India