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What is work? Let me make it simple, what should be our work? There has been a lot of debate on what should be done or not? Many think that everything should be done and tried in this life. They also sometimes call it “enjoying the life”. Some think nothing is worth doing and hence try to escape works. Some are idle enough to think about doing anything. Some do some works as they have been seeing their parents and forefathers doing it. But, yet what should be done and what should not be done, question yet lies unsolved. It is very important to discriminate among the activities as they not only require effort but also create impact on the doer and the medium and also on the surroundings. We should work for the good of the society, the nature, the world and our real Self. We should work for the sake of work. We should work for mentioning our presence. We should work to make our existence meaningful. We should not work for the sake of selfishness. We should not work for imitation. We shou...

Meditation is the most important and helpful spiritual practice. Meditation literally means deep thinking. But, on deeper study of the subject one can find that the literal meaning is just a single aspect of meditation. It will be explained in the later section of this article. Meditation has always been a topic of constant discussion due to its reported benefits. It truly helps a person to progress both in physical as well as spiritual worlds by increasing the control over the mind and hence desires. Some of the worth mentioning benefits of meditation are: Increases concentration: It is said that meditation is the advanced state of a concentrated mind, which is true. But, if the practitioner does not have good concentration, in that case too, meditation aids for the development of the concentration. Hence we can say that meditation help to meditate. Enhances the peacefulness of mind: Meditation generally, develops a sense of disinterest towards worldly things (if the object is chosen ...

In order to find the attitude/approach of a person, there is a very popular experiment. The instructor puts a glass half filled with water before the student and asks whether the glass is half full of half empty. If the student says that the glass is half full, the instructor announces it to be the optimistic approach and if the student claims it to be half empty, the instructor blames the student to have a negative attitude. Recently, one of my friends, Neelabh Kshitiz also faced this question. And amazingly he proved to the instructor, that saying it half empty is not the negative attitude by stating that saying half full shows satisfaction and hence snaps our path to progress. This compelled me to think that for a single situation if two decisions will be equally right, then how one will make a decision because decisions are a part of our lives and without it there is no progress. This forced contemplation brought me to the solution to this problem. It simply depends upon the situat...

Whenever we speak or write about the God, we just try to describe something with words which is beyond it. Therefore is can’t be correct, if correct, can’t be perfect. This is valid for all writings and speeches also. Then, should we completely discard these things? No, although they are not perfect, but are nearer to the Reality. Nearer than us at least. If we have to reach the roof of a building, we must step on the first then the second and then the third and so on. We can’t think of reaching at the top at once. But also you can’t reach to the top till you leave the present step for the next one, on knowing its limitations. So, all writings and the sayings of great men are quite helpful for ones progress, till you have got the real idea behind and once you are finished with that, it becomes futile. Remember, nothing is perfect, except the God Himself, at least, till His Realization.

ॐ श्रीपरमात्मने नमः Arjuna, howsoever men seek Me, even so do I respond to them; for all men follow My path in everyway. (Bhagavadgītā, 4.11) For the protection of the virtuous, for the extirpation of evil-doers, and for establishing Dharma (righteousness) on a firm footing, I manifest Myself from age to age. (Bhagavadgītā, 4.8) However, he who has true insight into the respective spheres of Guṇas (modes of Prakṛti) and their actions, holding that it is the Guṇas (in the form of the senses, mind, etc.,) that move among the Guṇas (object of perception), does not get attached to them, Arjuna. (Bhagavadgītā, 3.28) Arjuna, as the unwise act with attachment, so should the wise man, with a view to maintain the world order, act without attachment. (Bhagavadgītā, 3.25) Arjuna, there is no duty in all the three worlds for Me to perform, nor is there anything worth attaining, unattained by Me; yet I continue to work. (Bhagavadgītā, 3.22) Therefore, go on efficiently doing your...

ॐ श्रीपरमात्मने नमः Hello friends, Spirituality is a state when one sees everything in relation with the spirit, either personal or Universal or both. But this short definition can’t be understood so easily, without having the experience of it. Spirituality in fact, can have numerous definitions. If, one says, spirituality is love, it is true. Swami Vivekananda indirectly said spirituality is terror; he was also true, as he worshiped the goddess of terror, Kali. So, to understand spirituality, practice is inevitable requirement. But, one may ask what the requirement of spirituality is. Did we ask the need of study in our childhood, but we gradually understood. Similarly, one understands the need of spirituality also during practice. This indeed is a very vast topic and can be discussed for ages. Although practice is most important aspect but discussions also take us nearer to truth. Let’s commence this eternal discussion with the view of social service and universal uplift. Thanks.