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Leading A Spiritual Life

ecstasy, as is often believed. Indeed, it is a non-material
culture, which means giving more importance to values
which are immaterial rather than material. In essence,
it promotes the philosophy of simple living and high
thinking – the moral mainstay of humanity.
One who believes in simple living creates problems
neither for himself nor for others, and one who engages
in high thinking becomes a truly selfless person. The
majority of the anti-human activities in society result
from the clash between people over material interests.
But if, by obeying one’s spiritual proclivities, one can
go beyond such interests, the result is entirely positive.
One who does so will become a healthy member of
society, and a society which is largely composed of such
members is bound to emerge as a peaceful society.

Spirituality is a culture of nature, a demonstration of
which is given to us by nature in a variety of ways. Let
us take the example of a rose plant. The rose plant is
a combination of two quite opposite elements: flowers
and thorns. Both flowers and thorns live together on
the stem of a rose plant, but there is no clash between
the two. It is this feature that has made the rose plant a
very beautiful and thought-provoking thing to behold,
in that it is symbolic of how we should live in society
without there being any friction between disparate
elements.
There is spirituality of a purely internal nature and
then there is spirituality which reaches out to others.
Spirituality of the internal kind makes one a good
human being, while ‘applied’ spirituality ensures
harmonious interaction between the individuals, both

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