Depending upon individual experiences or inner calling, we may feel God in various ways- as a personal figure, as energy, as bliss, as super natural power and so on. Once we accept His existence, our life begins to transform and a major role is played by the spirit of surrender towards Him. After exhausting all the other possible means, the seeker sincerely beseeches God's grace which helps in effacing his false ego. Citing its own incapacity and sinfulness, the surrendered soul looks up to Him to carry it.
A devotee always wants to remain in the proximity of his Lord and wishes away all those things which may drift him away.
Very often some sort of grief or dissatisfaction marks the beginning of our spiritual quest. On the way there comes a point when life offers us the exact antidote of our misery to make us worldly happy. The seeker however should be careful to not stop at that point because bliss is his destination not just happiness. It is not to rebuff the achievement of fame, wealth, priesthood etc but these can never be taken as yardsticks of our spiritual progress. One has to, in fact, cross over them to achieve what soul is wishing for.
Conservatism is the root cause of domestic as well as social conflicts. Spirituality demands recognition and reverence for various sets of thoughts, sects, religions etc because all of these are like different routes reaching the same destination. We must stick to one but should never contempt the other routes. For those who are actually able to reach God, nothing is disputable. They freely accept everything in His name without caring for their personal repute.
Spirituality is much beyond religiosity. It is an inward journey of our soul while latter is related to outward set of activities. Nevertheless the religious differences automatically vanish when love enters the field because It enables us to feel a direct connection with our Universal source.
Bhakt Raskhan was a Muslim pathaan but his devotional love towards Lord Krishna made him highly venerable for all Brajwasis.
The curvy tour of life becomes a divine experience if one has faith that Lord is standing beside. His presence doesn't imply elimination of evil from life but His energy makes us empower it. We must not forget that Manthra survived in the kingdom of Lord Rama only while Vibhishan lived in the house of Ravana. Hence vice cannot be nullified but goodness has to win over it. Moreover, it must be always kept in mind that whatever suffering or pleasure we face in present life is the fruit of our own past deeds. So no other person should be held responsible for any of our happenings.
Arth, dharma, kaam and moksh are said to be the four desirable fruits of human life. 'Arth' implies understanding the essence of God, 'dharam' means knowing about His nature and 'kaam' denotes His style of working. One who is able to attain these three reaches the stage of 'living' liberation i.e. moksha is achieved even before leaving the mortal body. This divine realization comes through His grace only and after experiencing this grace, there remains just one thing worth demanding- endless devotion to His Lotus feet.
