SPIRITUALITY 101: Diary for a change!

Over the last few years I have been practising spirituality; and while most people associate the state as being laid-back, meditative and whatever they can criticise it of; there is a science to it. A science that many within the scientific industry have been looking into and believe me, it is where around 30 percentages of the best scientific minds have been working on at the moment. Spirituality is not a fiction nor should it be associated as a taboo. It helps one to be reflective on understanding the patterns that is responsible for our current being. It is just a rational mind-set without any desires, curiosity levels at its peak and giving the best one can; every day, for self-satisfaction.

During my early days of reflection, the patterns were clustered. I had been only taking data or information within my brain; looking at things, observing, reflecting, primarily being at the moment but not meditating. What! Yes, my spiritual awakening has nothing to do with meditation and being a rebel; I tend to defy everything. Meditation was not left excused as well, but the interesting discovery for me was that there is another way as well. And despite meditation helping a lot of people and I have tremendous respect for this subject; I had always felt something was wrong.

I grew up in a Hindu country in Nepal. Surrounded by weed smoking hippies and the religious saints, who had given up on life after their spiritual awakening; found all over the country. These were the guys who talked phenomenally; their words were inspiring and so reflective that I could listen to them all day. However I used to always wonder how people like these could be doing nothing; when they know about everything. Now upon reflecting, spiritual awakening is not for everybody and all the millennials who are into it like children in a candy store, Beware! It can make you feel great but can also destroy you to pieces; however you will be satisfied both ways.

The paradox of the mind of the human beings is that we don’t accept our mistakes most of the time. It is also a pattern that has been wired into our brain; so it is hardly your fault. Andrew, once reminded me that when two people are deciding who is right on a topic they will never come to a conclusion, primarily because both of them will have valid justifications and what they say is what they have experienced. This changed my life completely because it taught me something very important; everything has two different stories or logic. You can defend it both way but the reason of my mentioning it here, is that once spiritual awakening happens or you start thinking rationally, if you emphasize more on the negative, you will end up the enlightened hippie but if you emphasize more on the positive you become ‘divine’.

The world at the moment has been divided on many issues and there also exists a gap between science and the non-conventional wisdom which has been alienating all of us from one another. It is because we have experienced only one side of the story and following our pre-wired instincts in the brain we only believe in what we have experienced. Rightfully so, but we need to look at the purpose of human beings on a whole. Why do we exist? There are 9 billion answers for it because everyone has their own story. There is no need to visit museums and art galleries for inspiration, just look at people around you. On a quantum level we are all the same molecule, but every one of us are different. The sadness, happiness, jealousy, trickery and every human behaviour is a form of art; that we have always neglected because we have become materialistic. Self-happiness and self-satisfaction is only achieved after realising the value of things around you and being grateful for having it.

The next time you are in a shopping district or buying things online; ask yourself about the need of that product in your life. Now many of you definitely need ten shoes and five watches but think about the purpose of the shoe and the watches; primarily. You can lie to everyone but not to yourself. The next time you buy or throw something, try to understand its story; both ways and feel happy and grateful for it. Start with the old shoe, you don’t wear anymore, where had you worn them; when did you buy, why did you buy it? You will have the answer and whatever it is; you are right but there is also another side of the story.

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