Are You a spiritual seeker? Part-3 by Sri.N.Ananthanarayan.

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Radhe Krishna To all,A spiritual aspirant is one who feels himself in a state of bondage. He experiences a sense of suffocation, of stiffing, of impatience with Samsara (worldly life), a feeling of “I am fed up". Generally, a person who says "I am fed up with life" or "I can't cope up" does not feel fed up with everything. What he feels fed up with are certain bad situations in which he may be placed in life; his mind is full of desires and he would like to enjoy all the world if he can. That is not enough for a spiritual aspirant. He must get fed up with everything in Samsara. A true Sadhak is thus one who tries to free himself from worldly bondage. He exerts to detach himself from the world and attach himself to God or the Spirit. He constantly struggles to undo the "first mistake".

He wants to become Spirit-bound. Whereas, a worldly man is one who is still mind-bound, sense-bound, world-bound. That is the essential difference between a Sadhak and a worldly person. In these days of materialism when selfishness has became the fashion of the day, when the go-getter who is willing to sacrifice others' interests to serve his own is considered the model to copy, when every person and thing and circumstance is looked at and weighed in the mental balance to judge its utility to serve one's own ends and purposes is prone to look at God and saints also as multipurpose tools. What is God’s utility to me? How can the saint help me? That is the question. Can your God help me to achieve my desires? Can your saint help me to fulfil my ambitions? If so, hats off to your God and to your saint. Otherwise, I want neither your God nor your saint. That is the attitude of many people. What is the utilitarian value of God? Can He help

me to pass my examination with distinction? Can He help me to win my court-case over the disputed land? Can He bless me with a son? Can He cure my disease declared incurable by the doctors? Can He destroy my enemies? "My bank wants me to go on a transfer to Bombay . I like, Delhi and want to stay here itself." Cannot your God fulfil this small desire of mine? Cannot your saint's blessings bring this about? These and a myriad other selfish expectations are sought to be realised by people through resort to God and saints. !!! Will Continue !!!--------- "Hinduism in a Changing world - Challenges and Opportunity"Please watch the inspirational videos Part-1,2 & 3

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