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Leading A Spiritual Life

Apart from these internal exercises, one has a
supporting element in the external world. This external
factor is the merit-based society. In a truly merit-based
society, an inherent process is initiated, which can be
described as automatic channelization. When a person
sets out in life, there are a number of options open to
him. He may enter a profession, but very soon discover
that he is not excelling in it. Then he tries another
option. When he faces the same experience, he will
again change his vocation, until he makes that option
in which he feels he is excelling and for which society is
giving him exactly what he is due. He then adheres to
this role and devotes his energy to it until he emerges
as a hero. In this sense, society becomes a supporting
factor for all individuals and helps them channelize
their energies towards that for which they were born.
For the proper functioning of this supporting factor,
the condition is that no favour or reservation be given
to anyone in society: rather there should be a ‘compete
or perish’ environment. The individual should know
that he would not be able to gain a position unless he
merits it. It is this course that I have termed automatic
channelization. It is a form of internal mechanism.

Every human being is born with the great urge to
achieve a high position in society. Discontent is innate
in every human personality. That is why, when a person
feels that he is not excelling in the course of his choice,
his discontented nature pushes him towards another
option. This natural course takes him toward the
role for which he was born. If this course is allowed
to continue in the correct way, then every person will

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