--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Stanley" > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ankur Saxena > > <shrrut_bhaashin@> wrote: > > > > > > People use the word âspiritualityâ without understanding > > > its true import. Only those who have developed a calm and > > > clear-sighted intellect and are leading a life of self-discipline > > > understand its true meaning. The Sanskrit word for > > > âspiritualityâ > > > is âadhyatmamâ, which means, âcentered and established in > > > the > > > atma â. Lord Krishna says in Srimad Bhagvad Gita(2/55): â A > > > person who voluntarily gives up all his desires, lusts and > > > ambitions and whose individual soul remains poised in the > > > omnipresent Spirit is called sthitapragya (a person of steadfast > > > wisdom)â. Here the meaning of soul is oneâs own real self, > > > which is eternal, pure and indestructible. The essence of > > > spirituality is atmagyana- to realize that our true self is the > > > spark of the Cosmic Self-Spirit. To remain unshakably poised in > > > this awareness means spiritual living. It is the ultimate aim > > > of human life. > > > > IMO, the person who is focused on denying and pushing away the > > relative is every bit as caught up in it as the person whose life > > revolves around indulging in it. > > The main difference, of course, being that the > ascetic doesn't get to *enjoy* the relative. :-)
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