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Definition of Spirituality

Definition of spirituality is best given in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism... the foremost of all sacred scriptures existing on mother earth! Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism has no parallel in mankind... one single scripture that not only details what is spirituality... but also explains everything related to God Almighty... from A-Z of spirituality!

As per Bhagavad Gita definition of spirituality is... realizing our true inner self... our soul atman... the spirit within! It is only through path of spirituality human beings finally reached spiritual consciousness that pervaded whole of cosmos! Most sacred scriptures of different religions state... God is everywhere!

This fact is explicitly proved by sacred Bhagavad Gita Hinduism! As per Bhagavad Gita when God Almighty explodes self with a big bang... entire cosmos forms! Proof of existence of God Almighty lay in start of cosmos! No God Almighty... there could never be a cosmos! If we exist... if life exists in cosmic system... all owes its existence to God Almighty!

We may or may not believe in existence of God... but absolute cosmic truths cannot be belied! If we desire knowing God in present life time... if we want to reach God in present life time... we have to travel path of spirituality... never religion! God Almighty can never be reached via path of religion... path of rituals!

Two spiritual stalwarts who gained enlightenment in their lifetime traveled path of spirituality via path of jnana yoga! Both Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana started their spiritual journey via path of bhakti yoga. Subsequently both switched to path of jnana yoga (path of absolute wisdom)!

It is only through path of jnana yoga human beings finally unveiled cosmic truths contained in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism! As per Bhagavad Gita God Almighty is the only truth of life! As per Bhagavad Gita other than God Almighty nothing exists in whole of cosmos! God Almighty... the sum total of all purified souls atmans in the cosmos at a given moment of time is beyond purview of normal human beings!

Only by traveling spiritual path... all the cosmic truths unfolded slowly one by one! It is spirituality that tells us... Journey of life always belonged to our soul atman... the spirit within and never the human form! As per definition of spirituality it is not within the capability of human beings to manifest a soul atman! our soul atman the spirit within soul atman is absolute master and controller of human body!

Every soul atman... the spirit within manifests human form to work out its karma... remove dross impurities within! The moment complete dross impurities within soul atman removed... it finally reached cosmic end of life... the 8.4 millionth manifestation when human beings gained enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha)!

Travel of spiritual path is necessitated when human beings desire reaching God in present life time! Those pursuing material goals of life need not travel spiritual path at all. It is spirituality that tells us... God Almighty was not to be found in temples, churches or mosques! God Almighty exists everywhere. How?

When God Almighty (termed Brahman in Hinduism) explodes self with a big bang... all purified souls atmans got scattered all over cosmos at unimaginable speeds! In the melee all souls’ atmans gathered impurities similar as a rolling ball gathers moss. To cleanse self of dross impurities within starts cosmic life cycle of every soul atman!

By itself... no soul atman can purify of its own! Every soul atman needs a medium to cleanse itself similar as one KG of pure gold embedded in a lump of hundred KG of gold ore cannot separate self of its own and needs external mining machinery and processes... every soul atman also requires manifesting a series of 8.4 million bodies to work out its karma!

It is only through complex process of karma... life evolved in cosmic system! Karma acts as accountant general of cosmic system... keeping details of minutest action performed by living beings! As is our residual balance of karma of the moment... accordingly manifests our future! our soul atman the spirit within destiny laid in our hands... not God Almighty!

For karma performed by us why blame God Almighty all the time! By controlling our karma every single human being on mother earth can manifest destiny in totality! By engaging in positive karma... good karma all the time we not only negate presence of negative karma from previous manifestations... we also accumulated virtues on spiritual path!

After death of human body what transfers to next manifestation is our collection of virtues... never material wealth! The residual balance of karma of present life at the time of death of body becomes opening balance for next manifestation! If the residual balance of karma demands our soul atman manifesting form of a laborer in next manifestation... our soul atman simply cannot manifest form of a Prince! It just cannot be... free lunches are not permitted in cosmic system!

To travel spiritual path sincerely and diligently... understanding meaning of spirituality as detailed in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism is an absolute must! For reaching God... for meeting God in one's lifetime... traveling path of spirituality as detailed in Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism is necessitated! God Almighty can only be reached via path of Hinduism... never Jainism, Buddhism or Christianity! Why?

With the coming of Gautama Buddha developed Buddhism! With coming of Jesus Christ came Christianity! Apart from Gautama Buddha and Jesus Christ none else gained enlightenment in Buddhism or Christianity! But in Hinduism if not thousands... hundreds gained enlightenment in history of mankind!

Jainism is a religion which is never termed religion... but a way of life! Mahavira was the 24th Tirthankara (preceptor) of Jainism! Before Mahavira there existed 23 more Tirthankaras (preceptors) who gained enlightenment (kaivalya jnana)! But it was only in times of Mahavira... the 24th Tirthankara Jainism took roots! Why?

Until the advent of 23 Tirthankaras of Jainism... none world over amongst masses was capable enough to decipher messages of enlightened ones! These 23 Tirthankaras gained enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) in their lifetime and their jnana (wisdom) remained limited to their individual self! They left for kingdom of God (termed Vaikuntha in Hinduism) after taking salvation (moksha)!

With the advent of Mahavira... messages of Jainism percolated to masses and Jainism became a recognized religion world over! Until our jnana (wisdom) percolated to masses... it did not carry much meaning in spiritual world! This happened during times of Mahavira... the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism... prime reason why Mahavira is recognized most amongst 24th Tirthankaras!

For understanding spirituality we also need to understand religion! Understanding difference between spirituality and religion is of utmost importance for serious travelers of spiritual path! For seeking God in present life time... it has been made amply clear above that we have to travel spiritual path... never path of religion or rituals!

Spirituality was mandated by God to understand the real self of us... on the contrary religion is meant to keep the flock of human beings together! For living ephemeral phase of life of 70 to 80 years in a meaningful manner... Religion is necessitated! For diving deep into bottomless pit of jnana (wisdom) contained in Bhagavad Gita... path of spirituality was necessitated!

Traveling spiritual path is traveling path of unknown! Path of spirituality takes one directly to abode of God Almighty! Path of religion is necessitated to keep human beings bonded towards moral and ethical values! In absence of religion... whole society would become promiscuous... decay and die! In absence of moral and ethical values society carried no meaning!

It is field of spirituality that explained to us presence of super consciousness within every living being! It is through path of spirituality one finally realized we are a soul atman... a super consciousness on its cosmic journey of 8.4 million manifestations... an earthly life cycle of 96.4 million years! We were never limited by the human fold... our possibilities are unlimited!

In whatever stage of life we stood today... whatever our karma index... any human being world over could finally reach end of cosmic life... the 8.4 millionth manifestation when human beings gained enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha)! This became possible by traveling spiritual path... never path of religion... rituals!

The definition of spirituality is best available in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism... prime reason why human beings world over could reach stage of enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) only through path of Hinduism... never other religions! Whatever is contained in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism is absolute purity!

All the 700 shlokas verses contain truth but only truth! Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism is one such scripture knowing which human beings finally emancipated from cycle of birth and death forever... reached cosmic end of life when human beings gained enlightenment and finally salvation! Reaching stage of enlightenment means our soul atman regaining its lost original pure prime pristine primordial form which was never possible otherwise!

The liberated soul atman after salvation (moksha) finally entered abode of God... Kingdom of God (termed Vaikuntha in Hinduism)... never kingdom of heaven! Kingdom of God Vaikuntha is a point of no return. The liberated soul atman having entered Vaikuntha (kingdom of God) remained there until eternity... until dissolution of cosmos (termed Pralaya in Hinduism) occurred!

As contained in Bhagavad Gita... both heaven and hell are interim places for souls' atmans to hibernate if matching parents are not available on mother earth! No human being can enter heaven or hell bodily! Both heaven and hell exist in sun... heaven in core of sun where temperatures exceed millions of degrees centigrade!

It is in such high-temperatures our soul atman feels comfortable. On the contrary hell exists in periphery of sun where temperatures are considerably less! It is in such low temperatures our soul atman suffers for eternity! No sooner matching parents becomes available on mother earth... the hibernating soul atman immediately manifests a new body and starts a new cycle of life!

A-Z of spirituality... all is explained in sacred Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism with crystal clarity! Knower of Bhagavad Gita finally becomes knower of all... gains omniscience for all practical purposes! In present materialistic age... Dark Age... metal age human beings world over can reach God only via path of Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism... never otherwise!

In present times one need not refer to Vedas (Hinduism revelations) primary of which are... Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda! The teachings of Bhagavad Gita suffice in present times! One single scripture sufficient for human beings to reach stage of enlightenment... wow!

It is Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism that tells us life started in cosmic system as an amoeba (single cell formation)... the first manifestation in cosmic life cycle! Subsequently it evolved into multi-cell formation, then insect life, plant life, animal life and finally the form of human beings! Travel in human form is the most pleasant experience for every soul atman.

As per spirituality all life forms are interconnected! Right from first manifestation to 8.4 millionth manifestation... the journey of life for a soul atman is one single span of life... unbroken... unhindered! After death of human body family weeps bereaved... but on spiritual scale nothing much has happened! It is as simple as changing of guards at Buckingham Palace!

After death of present body... we as a soul atman manifest another body based on residual balance of karma from all previous manifestations! We are truthfully a spiritual being... a super consciousness with unlimited potential... power! Bound by ego we human beings become slaves pursuing material wealth on mother earth!

As per Bhagavad Gita no single soul atman can affect workings of another! In the circumstances... why blame anyone for our woes! Life in cosmic system flows smooth... it is only we human beings dominated by a bloated ego make things go haywire! Instead of pursuing spiritual path... we prefer traveling path of religion... path of rituals!

Those traveling path of religion... rituals... can such people ever be expected to gain anything in life! Knowing well that only virtues get transferred to next manifestation we continue basking in glory of material achievements on mother earth! Understanding spirituality is understanding core of life! The sooner we do it... better for us!

Essay by: Vijay Kumar "Atma Jnani"

Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized God in 1993 on Definition of Spirituality. For more details on spiritual science, meaning of spirituality, what is spirituality visit - definition of spirituality. Send your query - click here Ref. 20100707

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