When I decided to write something this time around, a lot
of things crossed my mind, after a bit of pondering I decided to pen down on
something which I feel is an integral part of our being, “Spirituality”. I am by no means a Spiritual Guru or a Learned Scholar
in this field however someone who feels strongly about it, in terms of its need
in our daily lives. There can be a number of connotations of Spirituality. For
some it can be “Praying”, for others it can be “Meditating” and so on. In my
humble opinion Spirituality can be attributed to something which gives “Peace of Mind” to an individual, it
can be Praying, Meditating, reading, singing, playing an instrument and
anything that gives you Peace of Mind which can lead to positive vibes.
Talking about my experiences, I would like to share one
of my ways of achieving spiritual ecstasy. Our next door neighbour has a year
old boy child named Ayush, he is like a baby angel for us, and not a single day
of ours goes without seeing him. All of us take time out to play with him, this
very involvement of spending time, laughing and having fun with the tiny tot is
nothing less than Spirituality for me. As it gives serenity of mind which is of
fathomless and inconceivable magnitude.
Many have a feeling that people are more spiritually
inclined in the later part of their lives, but I reckon one should be more
spiritual when he or she is young. The reason being, when you are young, there
is rush of adrenaline in the body, you are aggressive, fierce and ready to take
on new challenges, there are a lot of distractions too that one faces and this
age of competition doesn’t help either. There is that fire in your belly to
excel and constant pressure and stress to outperform your peers and colleagues.
Even if you attain what you want, there is that perpetual vie to uphold it and
reach even further heights in your professional pursuits. Not to mention your
personal ambitions. All these may lead to agony, distress and even depression
though not necessarily so.
Being spiritual can help people to prevent these woes and
tackle the stress. It gives you that moment of calmness which is very necessary
when everyone is in such a hurry. It helps you to attain ‘Aplomb’ which is a
requirement when things are so demanding. These are some of the things that substantiate the fact
that Spirituality is something that is not only divine but very much pragmatic
and has practical implications.
People talk about ‘Spiritual
Awakening’ - A shift in consciousness, an
apperception of reality which had been previously unrealized. The culmination
of such realizations is in the recognition of oneness with all of existence.
For me
Spiritual Awakening is when I am one with ‘The Almighty’ for that I need not go
in to a frenzy, I can achieve that by simply praying the Lord for some time
with my mind and soul. Everyone should be spiritually disposed irrespective of
their age or for that matter religion, and not to prove to anyone but for their
own soul.
Through
Spirituality we can be one with ‘The
Divine Source’ which we all call ‘God’
.This very angelic source makes us imbibe the confidence to choose the right
path and the strength, valour to fight out the negative energies that are
within and around us.
At the end I would like to offer my sincere prayers to “Maa Durga” to bless us all and help us
in getting rid of all our pains, sorrows, hardships and pessimisms and show us the
light towards Spiritual Bliss.
