Building Spiritual Capital For Happiness
Spiritual awareness is an important component in human development. Spirituality is relating to a higher Power that is benevolent and good. Emotional people tend to align with a personal god. Intellectuals think of a transcendental Being that pervades the niverse and beyond. Children are born with a natural sense of the spiritual. Lisa Miller, Psychologists, says spiritual awareness surges in adolescence. Teenagers commonly feel a loss of meaning, confidence and identity. Some try to fill the void vith alcohol and drugs. A few cultivate heir spiritual instincts. According to Miller's research, adolescents with a throng connection to the transcendental are 80% less likely to engage in substance abuse. A strong spiritual ence protects against depression. Not everyone is born intelligent, has high Ivory access to education and wealth. But everyone has the Spirit in equal measure. Once you tap into the Spirit you soar above shortcomings and achieve perfection. This vast resource in human beings has been totally neglected. In ancient India, everyone was exposed to spiritual knowledge at age seven. This led to the unique rajarishisor king-sages who were kingly externally but sagely within. When they lost their spiritual wealth they lost their kingdoms! Spiritual values will empower people and give them a sense of direction. Their talent and energies will be used positively. Yet, there is little attempt at cultivatingthis most important advantage. Sages prescribed different paths to the Spirit to suit varied natures of people. The spiritual journey begins with an understanding of the world, the individual and the technique of right contact with the world. The world is made of pairs of opposites. Pleasure-pain, joy-sorrow and honour-dishonour are all inherent features of the world. Do you ride over them or succumb to their influence? The world is in a constant flux of unpredictable change. It would be foolish to depend on the world. Even the mighty ocean liner is rocked by the waves because it rests on them. A lighthouse is unaffected as it is anchored to the ocean bed. You may live in the world, enjoy its resources and transact with it but do not depend on it. Only the Spirit is dependable. Connect with it. Marvel at it. And the same world that is now traumatising you wilbecome enjoyable. You know only the body, mind and intellect. Rise above their limitationsto experience the power, serenity and of Atman, your real Self. To be spiritual you only have to change your thinking. Do not give u your business or family. Just discarefoolish concepts and false notions. Shift from an attitude of taking tethat of giving. Think of how you canvalue to others, give, contribute, ser you will receive much more in retur Grab you lose, give you gain. You wilhappy and grow spiritually Atthe emotional level, replace hatred, sepaness and disgust with understandinglove and oneness. People will work uyou, yielding success. You will be haand desires will reduce. Intellectualfocus on the permanent. You will gaclarity and sharpness which will brsuccess and happiness. You will grointo a towering personality.
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Courtesy : Jaya Row Speaking Tree ,Times of India
Building Spiritual Capital For Happiness
Spiritual awareness is an important component in human development. Spirituality is relating to a higher Power that is benevolent and good. Emotional people tend to align with a personal god. Intellectuals think of a transcendental Being that pervades the niverse and beyond. Children are born with a natural sense of the spiritual. Lisa Miller, Psychologists, says spiritual awareness surges in adolescence. Teenagers commonly feel a loss of meaning, confidence and identity. Some try to fill the void vith alcohol and drugs. A few cultivate heir spiritual instincts. According to Miller's research, adolescents with a throng connection to the transcendental are 80% less likely to engage in substance abuse. A strong spiritual ence protects against depression. Not everyone is born intelligent, has high Ivory access to education and wealth. But everyone has the Spirit in equal measure. Once you tap into the Spirit you soar above shortcomings and achieve perfection. This vast resource in human beings has been totally neglected. In ancient India, everyone was exposed to spiritual knowledge at age seven. This led to the unique rajarishisor king-sages who were kingly externally but sagely within. When they lost their spiritual wealth they lost their kingdoms! Spiritual values will empower people and give them a sense of direction. Their talent and energies will be used positively. Yet, there is little attempt at cultivatingthis most important advantage. Sages prescribed different paths to the Spirit to suit varied natures of people. The spiritual journey begins with an understanding of the world, the individual and the technique of right contact with the world. The world is made of pairs of opposites. Pleasure-pain, joy-sorrow and honour-dishonour are all inherent features of the world. Do you ride over them or succumb to their influence? The world is in a constant flux of unpredictable change. It would be foolish to depend on the world. Even the mighty ocean liner is rocked by the waves because it rests on them. A lighthouse is unaffected as it is anchored to the ocean bed. You may live in the world, enjoy its resources and transact with it but do not depend on it. Only the Spirit is dependable. Connect with it. Marvel at it. And the same world that is now traumatising you wilbecome enjoyable. You know only the body, mind and intellect. Rise above their limitationsto experience the power, serenity and of Atman, your real Self. To be spiritual you only have to change your thinking. Do not give u your business or family. Just discarefoolish concepts and false notions. Shift from an attitude of taking tethat of giving. Think of how you canvalue to others, give, contribute, ser you will receive much more in retur Grab you lose, give you gain. You wilhappy and grow spiritually Atthe emotional level, replace hatred, sepaness and disgust with understandinglove and oneness. People will work uyou, yielding success. You will be haand desires will reduce. Intellectualfocus on the permanent. You will gaclarity and sharpness which will brsuccess and happiness. You will grointo a towering personality.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Jaya Row 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 : Jaya Row Speaking Tree ,Times of India