Some feel that if they chant God’s Name as sādhanā, they will not be able to fulfill their other worldly duties. Such a feeling is absolutely ill-founded. Nowhere in the history of mankind has there been a case in which one has incurred a loss by chanting God’s Name.
Most people, especially the younger generation, have a lot of misconceptions about Spirituality. Therefore, let us understand what these misconceptions are and ‘What Spirituality is not’.
Qualities essential for sādhanā are belief in sādhanā, expressed bhāv (Spiritual emotion), faith and unexpressed bhāv.
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Through physical sciences, only the gross can be understood. That which is beyond the five sense organs, mind and intellect is the subtle. Ability to understand the subtle is developed through Spiritual practice. Physical science is only able to impart us object related happiness, however Spirituality is capable of imparting supreme Anand (Bliss) and Omniscience.
When we say ‘science’, almost always we think of ‘modern science’. Rationalists and average people think that ‘science’ and ‘Spirituality’ are two separate aspects. Spirituality means the knowledge of infinity, that is, knowledge of all subjects! Then, why would Spirituality not include science? It can be said that science is a branch of Spirituality.
Happiness, which is everlasting and has supreme quality, is called Anand.
Only 10% of the world’s population does not believe in God. This has been the situation for thousands of years. ‘Spirituality is not my cup of tea’ is what most atheists feel. This is because, they believe that spiritual progress is something related to God.
The mind is made of the conscious and subconscious parts, which give rise to thoughts, which are expressed through conduct and speech.
While performing certain action, if we chant it may avoid unfavourable events.
