Spirituality And You

Host – Shibaram Mishra
Dated – 2nd January 2021

Key learnings from the session

Definition of Spirituality
– The quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things
– आध्यात्म (adhi + ataman) means spiritual, the supreme soul

How spirituality helps you?

Spirituality helps in many ways:

• Finding your purpose
• Finding the meaning of life
• Connecting with self
• Connecting with the creator
• Connect with other spirits
• Connect your soul to super soul

Spirituality is not about religion

• Spirituality is an essence of every religion, an excerpt from ‘Islam and Vedas’

From the Bhagavad-Gita

• “The supreme abode of mine is not illuminated by sun or moon, nor by fire or electricity. Those who reach it never return to this material world.” (Bg. 15.6)
• “I am the light of the sun and the moon.” (Bg. 7.8)
• “He is the source of light in all luminous objects.” (Bg 13.18)

From the Holy Quran

• “Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth.” (Quran 24:35)
• “It is he who gives the sun its radiance, the moon its luster” (Quran 10:5)

In Bhagavad Gita, it is mentioned:
B.G 2.47
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि।
You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action, never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.

Who is the boss?
BG. 18.65
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।
मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे।।
Always think of me, become my devotee, worship me and offer your homage unto me. Thus you will come to me without fail. I promise you this because you are my very dear friend.

One more learning
BG. 2.14
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।
आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।
O son of Kunti, the non-permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons, they arise from sense perception, O scion of Bharata, and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.

How is my life transformed?
Spirituality has improved me in different categories:

• Mind
• Health
• Wealth
• Relationship
• Self-control
• Humility
• Compassion