Innumerable are the ways to know and define spirituality. It varies from people to people. But all definitions have the same meaning. Here are 20 ways to define spirituality.
- Spirituality is realizing that the body keeps changing but the soul remains the same.
- Wholeheartedly accepting one’s being is spirituality.
- Breaking ego and experiencing bliss within.
- Returning to the source here on earth.
- You are happy and in peaceful state no matter what happen externally.
- Mind can be our friend and enemy. Making mind our friend is spirituality.
- Reaching a state of no worry and fear is the aim of spirituality.
- Embracing the whole creation and seeing the Supreme Truth in all animate and inanimate is spirituality.
- Do one’s work with piety and as an offering to the Supreme Truth.
- Reigning in the senses and not letting them into the forest of Maya or illusion is spirituality.
- Not letting the mind and intellect enter into the realm of negativity.
- Knowing when to say no; when to turn back; when to walk away.
- Not losing hope – realizing our true potential and attaining our goal even when there is darkness all around.
- Not being slave of any ideology or ism. Being the free flowing river, which merges in the Ocean – the source.
- Realizing closeness to Divine is only possible through closeness to nature.
- Divine love is caring for nature, living beings, plants, trees and human beings around you.
- Realizing desire, anger, lust are all interconnected and each has the power to destroy an individual.
- Focusing on the work and not in results. Living in present and not in past and future.
- Worshipping God without ego and not criticizing another person’s worship and God. All rivers begin in the ocean and will merge in the ocean.
- When it is time for transformation (death), accepting it without fear, remorse or sadness. Happy to change form or happy to give away this form.
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