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Leading A Spiritual Life

This was like shock treatment. Shock treatment is
a law of nature. This shock treatment can be called a
challenge. Every human being faces this kind of challenge
in some way or the other. This shock treatment is a
blessing in disguise, for it always acts for the betterment
of the person in question.
If you are facing some problem in your life, in your
job, business or family, don’t be negative. Take it as a
positive phenomenon. If you turn negative, you cannot
avail of the opportunity it presents. But if you are
positive, you will try to understand the real message
behind the challenge and very soon you will find that
the challenge was nothing but a stepping stone in your
life.

Shock treatment is the language of nature. Nature
always tries to give you a lesson, shows you the right
direction and tries to unfold your potential. It tries to
make you aware of the opportunities which present
themselves all around you. Don’t ignore such warnings,
take them seriously. They will give you right guidance
and turn your failure into success.
Nature is the best guide for every human being. But
nature always speaks in the language of hammering,
that is, challenge. A challenge is not an accidental event.
Challenge always comes from nature. In this way nature
tries to awaken your mind, it tries to initiate a process
of rethinking.

At first nature tries to give advice in simple language,
but when you fail to adhere to that advice, it uses the
method of shock treatment. This is like awakening a

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