Serious In Spiritual Life

Aum Sairam

Growing up towards maturity is a part of spirituality. Spirituality is
not one-dimensional pursuit, nor is it necessarily opposed to a life of
material pursuits.

Spirituality takes our whole life into consideration and helps us take
our joys and sorrows in our stride. It also helps us be aware that
there is something more to life than just pursuing security and
pleasure in life.

Rather than renouncing life to take up to spirituality, we will do
better to spiritualize all the areas of our life. It means that
material pursuits are not for their own sake but to make our journey in
life a pleasure. We do not carry with us anything beyond the grave.
What will remain with us are our deeds - good and bad, and the wisdom
that we have gathered over many lifetimes.

Spirituality includes the pursuit of Dharma [righteousness], Artha
[wealth and security], Kama [pleasures, love & happiness], and also
Moksha [Growth, Freedom and Liberation]. As long as our pursuit of
Artha and Kama is balanced by Dharma we will do well, spiritually
speaking. Living such a balanced life brings about maturity and growth
within ourselves so that in time we become ready to pursue our ultimate
objective of Moksha. Moksha is ultimate growth wherein we let go of our
limited self-concepts and soar towards freedom on the wings of
self-knowledge and maturity.

Allah Malik