Religion and  Spirituality


'There are spiritual people in all religions, yet,
More people kill in the name of religion then any other issue.
Violence is done in the name of religion.'  Maharishi Om

Religion divides, spirituality unites, spirituality is the intersection.

Religion is fear based, spirituality is wisdom based.

Religion is brain washing.

Spirituality is based on the realization of truth.

Religion is based on beliefs which may or may not be true.

Spirituality is a research based result oriented approach.

Religion is an emotional issue.

Spirituality is an 'awakening knowledge' issue.

Religion creates group-ism, Spirituality creates an understanding of humanity.

Religion creates the feeling of 'my people, your people', in Spirituality it is 'our' people.

Religion is like wearing tinted glasses and seeing everything only in the colors of the glasses you are wearing, this is illusory.

Religious people love to convert others into their religion.

Spiritual people do not see others as a merit for themselves, or converting someone as the reason to help them. Spiritual people see the need in others. That is the difference, the Spiritual do not discriminate.

More people are killed in the name of religion then for any other reason, more violence is done in the name of religion. God is not telling anyone to kill his name, this is the truth. Sudan's decades long war resulted in two million war related deaths. In the name of religion, God's name is being abused and all the while fellow human beings are being taken advantage of and being kept in poverty and deprived of knowledge and wisdom. In the name of religion they can take the resources, enslave people and live off of them. That is the real game.

Historically places of worship have been destroyed to weaken the morale of the opponent, (even when the war is not fought over religious ideals.)

Spiritual people think of the welfare of surrounding beings.

Religion is based on practices which sometimes have negative effects on personal and soul life.

The opposite of that is spirituality.

There are spiritual people in all religions. They do not want to hate or be violent to their neighbors
but the majority of their brethren do not agree with them.

Spiritual people do not feel enmity toward fellow human beings. They just feel that there is a difference caused by thinking, there is a difference of opinion caused by thinking or education based on a certain syllabus. The map is imprinted in a wrong manner and there is a possibility of replacing that imprint by adopting true teachings. This brings calming thoughts and calming effects.

Look at the many religious groups, after studying their religion, either they become angry or fearful.

After Spiritual practice one feels peace.

True teachings are the result oriented approach, focusing on remembering the results of previous actions while thinking about how to perform future actions. Analyze your actions based on the memory of the result of your actions.

This way of acting can guide toward peaceful action and toward a peaceful, spiritual life.

Ten Qualities of Dharma

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10 QUALITIES OF DHARMA:

Great Patience (Dhairy)

Forgiveness (Chama)

Purity of Thought (Dama)

Not Stealing (Asteya)

Cleanliness (shauch)

Discipline of Senses (Self Control)

Courage (Dheer)

Knowledge (Vidya)

Truth (Sathyam)

Calmness (Akroda)

Aachara Hina Na Dunanti Veda:
Dunanti- purify
Aachara Hina- Improper behavior
Na- Not
Vedic- Teaching
It means: Those who know perfectly, but act imperfectly, even the Vedas cannot purify them. In other words, A person might know the appropriate way to act, but still acts inappropriately, therefore, even the Vedas can not purify him.

When we depart from this earth the one thing that goes with us is Dharma. Neither family, friends, money goes with us. Only Dharma stays with you. and only Dharma can protect you when no one is with you.

Dharma means righteous deed
If we have Dharma we don’t need anyone to save us, and no one can save us.



Personal Responsibility:

Cleanliness is everything, not just washing your clothes, putting on a scent, dressing nicely, Internal Cleaning!

If you know it, it is your responsibility to tell the truth. If you do not know it, it is not your responsibility.

Misguiding for your own benefit is punishable by the Divine.

Bringing misery to other peoples lives is a crime

Don’t compare yourself with anyone.

Don’t be jealous. Jealousy is a sin.

In a hurry do not do anything.



llusion:

Under the influence of illusion and greed we do things that hurt us.

Happiness is not connected with things.

Happiness is connected with thoughts

People are trying to change the outer environment, but they do not want to change their inner environment.


Self Study:

Working on thought and understanding these, that is called self study.

Self Study=Swadhya

How do you do self study? You observe your senses and behavior and you correct it.


Conflict of Thought:

Conflicting thought makes you uncomfortable. In that situation a hurricane comes (to your mind)

Conflict of thought is called a mental hurricane. At the time of a mental hurricane do not do anything, just stay in one place and wait until the worst of the ‘hurricane’ moves away. Once the hurricane is cleared away you can see everything clearly.

When a mental hurricane is there you can hurt yourself.

In this type of situation accept the unbiased advise of friends, relatives or teacher. Accept it as though the Divine is providing shelter, do not ignore it.


Self Doubt:

Don’t put yourself in self doubt. If you don’t know, find out the truth

Those who have self doubt can destroy themselves. (Study the Gita) on how to rid the self of doubt. Inquire. Accept the truth.


Sensual Pleasure:

(See) If the outcome of sensual pleasure is pleasant and not harmful to your thought in any way.

Some behaviors are temporarily pleasant.

Discover what causes the unpleasant, then do not repeat it.


Spiritual Life:

Spiritual life means you should be happy. You should have what you need. Everyone has basic needs of food and a home with space for a guest.

It is not necessary to have more then you need.

When you feel pain in your heart like a tightened fist, that is sadness. Meditate on the Anahata- heart chakra and the third eye together. That combines emotion with wisdom.

Read the Gita, then think about it, sequence, connection and intention of Lord Krishna to Arjuna

Listen and analyze. In any analyzing you need to see Lord Krishna’s intention. Why did he say that? What will be the result.


The Divine:

Believe in the Divine, good karma and truth. You will see justice and you will succeed.

A good prayer to Mother Divine: Thank you for everything. I do not deserve that much. You are most generous.

You can deceive anyone but not the Divine.


Guruji:

Whatever I want for myself I have to give to others.

How can I get peace if I don’t give it?

There is no permanent answer for everyone, it is person to person. Each case is individual.

Judge me through my actions, not my speech.

If they want to ask Guruji’s opinion, he will give it.

If they want to ask something, Guruji can say when.

Have faith in the Divine you will do just fine.