so jai you say that this world which we see is an appearance but for me it looks very real
and what you're saying is the deeper reality is the real real but then it feels very abstract
it i mean if we are spiritual being how can i know that i am a spiritual being how do i feel
when it hits me what is the process to know that i'm a spiritual being
it's a very question going to the heart of the matter we may feel that we heard this stuff it's
nice and colorful and you know poetic and but bit floaty that's the right word very floaty there's
no really grounded in experience and how can we relate to this stuff in reality as a human being
we are already sipping if you like tasting the spirit in almost every day-to-day activity you
say yes oh yes look i just show you you see when you feel certain endearing aspects to your being
for example you are inquisitive about how this world operates what is going on in any field
when this inquisition this this inquiry that you have natural inquiry
kind of keeps bubbling up you may have if you like certain attachment or if you like you know kind of
compassion or love for some family member family and friend that again seems to be seeping out
you may have if you like you know this idea of liking to become empowered not to be pushed
about again there seems to be an endearing aspect over humanity every living thing seems to exhibit
certain things which cannot be explained in terms of matter and its epi phenomena here is
a material world this idea of why am i inquisitive why should i be inquiring trying to make sense of
my condition and the reality that i exist in why should i feel this natural affinity for the human
beings other living things why should why should i do that where does it spring from why do i like
to be empowered and not be pushed about what is it within me which is looking for if you like mastery
or myself and over the world around my environment what is this what is this when you search when you
see all of us experiences in our routine life this natural compassion this inquisition of
inquiry into the world when you explore what is the root of this where does it spring from
the spring head if you like the fountainhead of all these marvelous endearing human asp you
know aspects is a spirit because they can only be explained in terms of the spirit and not in
material terms this is where this deeper vision of spirituality becomes relevant for a modern society
because when you are when you look at a modern youngster a modern mainstream person
living in a secular life saying look joe how do i why should i bother with all this stuff i say
you are already involved in it you are invoking it without recognizing or without giving it dignity
so the simple thing that you thought are just human things in a way are revealing a spiritual
underpinning to your being when you try and analyze any of these things that i mentioned
like why should i be empowered why should i not be forced because if i'm just part of nature
the natural forces should be able to push me about why should i stand up to natural forces
and say nope i don't like to be pushed about why if you're just part of nature you should go along
with it rather than say nope the reason why we are not sitting huddling in a cave or shuddering
under the cold weather in a master nature and put it in the wires and heat up our homes
is because we don't like to be pushed about we like to master nature and sit above it
what is this this didn't come out of nature because you are you are defying
spirit is not in compliance with the physical forces you see around you it is in defiance of it
this is the definition of the spirit so all these endings for example once because i like freedom
i'm looking for freedom every hu human being is we like we don't like to be curtailed we don't
like to be you know we want freedom of speech freedom of action everywhere world freedom is the
catch word you're asking why are you searching for freedom if you're if you're a cog wheel in
nature you should play along why are you trying to break free my friend why why the answer is
the spirit this is the sign of the spirit so it is not in compliance with the physical thing that the
physical world you see it is in fact in defiance it doesn't come out naturally from the physical
world and if you like this is if you like you get a glimpse of the spirit the other way i present
these ideas for example i'm dealing with a lot of modern youth who say we don't like religion
we don't like the word spirit even we just like music or art we like dancing and nothing else
and my my question to them is my friend have you ever asked yourself where does the thrill
come from when you listen to music or art or dance where does the thrill come from
is the thrill coming from outside where does the ticklish feeling come from this comes from within
i said don't you see what you've done using this very secular activities
music and art and literature and every even if you're human suppose you're a class materialistic
humanist say you are richard dawkins he loves music he loves this so i said but it doesn't come
out of nature what is it that thrills you what is the thrill coming from is it electronic things yes
yes pure electrons playing around i said no no there is something else that is revealing itself
in this material frame so whenever you kind of say that i like beauty i like aesthetics you
say why aesthetics the world you know everything is just as it is why do you care for aesthetics
so again the idea of aesthetics you know beauty why are we attracted to the idea of beauty why
certain things thrill us so i'm just giving that even in a routine life we are
unknowingly tapping into the spiritual dimension that we possess but it's just that we have not
recognized it the only thing that happens when you have this kind of deeper exploration of what
religions were all about you discovered that what this ancient prophets were getting thrilled about
we are getting a glimpse of it through these very secular activities even these worldly
activities you love your family nothing wrong but where does this thing spring from the spring head
is the spirit that links you with that person that is why you feel affinity that's why you
want to do something for others that's why you are caring because it is revealing a deeper connection
between you and the greater reality and the deeper connection is not material it is spiritual so this
is if you like the the latent reflect the the the invisible underpinning to our being becoming
a reveal or literally if you like filtering out or percolating through this material frame
so simple activities are in a way already indicative i have not proved the spirit
so you can challenge me so these are purely material phenomena and just material and fall
unfolding there's nothing else to you you can challenge me and you should you should continue
to tell them i say sure until you hit it you can never be sure my friend you can never be sure
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