Path That Leads To Supreme Progress
Body and soul are the two different entities. Body is mortal whereas soul is immortal. Body dies but soul never dies. Thus, man has to respect his soul. We in this modern world are running behind worldly pleasures. God has sent us on this earth to make a progress in spiritual world and free ourselves from the cycle of life and death. Progress in this path will help us to achieve salvation. Making a progress in worldly pleasures without giving any importance to spiritual progress will harm us instead of yielding benefits. Development and progress in worldly pleasures include attainment of all comforts and facilities. Comforts and facilities can be achieved only if there is a desire to achieve them. Desire always brings with it lots of stress, tension, fear etc..... Desires if fulfilled brings happiness that faints away after some time but if desires are not fulfilled it will result in pain. Materialistic benefits sparkle and shine a lot but this glitter lasts only for certain time as it is mortal in character. As far as spiritual progress is concerned it cannot be seen with naked eyes but is very fruitful. It quenches out the thirst. When achieved it brings happiness and inner peace.
Man's life becomes meaningful only when he achieves spiritual benefits along with materialistic benefits. A person who gives importance to materialistic benefits and life to spiritual benefits can be termed as most successful in his life. A person who runs behind only materialistic benefits, completely neglecting spiritual benefits is either a fool or a negligent person. His both benefits will be lost. In order to reach at height of spiritualism, if a person spends some money then it should not be a matter of concern. In order to achieve spiritual benefits, if a person loses his time, his position, name, fame and popularity then it should all be considered for good. The only thing important is whether goodness of spiritualism is getting inherited in man. If yes, then it should be an occasion of celebration.
Individuals who give importance only to materialistic benefits and do not sow the seeds of spiritualism within them will not reap any benefits. Irrespective of what others think about a person walking in the field of spiritualism, he should always walk straight and continue to walk further crossing all the obstacles, that come in between. Once a person achieves light of spirituality all the materialistic comforts come running behind him in the same way shadow following an object. Object need not go in search of a shadow. Once heart lightens up with power of spirituality, other worldly comforts automatically come to a person.
People who do not give importance to spirituality should keep one thing in mind. There is always a thing called motion. This motion always leads to promotion. Reaping good benefits or bad benefits through our promotion is all within our hands. Bad attitude and pride of a person will make him to use his strength for disgraceful purposes. This will lead him to wrong directions. If he uses his strength in right direction and wipes out the tears of others by helping them, only then in real sense it should be understood that he is carrying himself to the path of God. Path of God is the ultimate truth. It is supreme of all entities. This path itself is the path of progress and success. Rest all the paths are considered to be nothing but the paths which will bring miseries.
Motion is in our nature. Motion is present in our senses, in our mind, in our heart. Our soul is the one which determines and identifies this pace. If good things are done, promotion obtained is for good and if bad things are done then promotion if for bad. One should work for others benefits and others happiness and should always keep God within heart. This kind of progress is always for our good. If ego takes a foot forward then destruction is for sure. Ravana, Hiranyakashipu, Kans were all big and powerful personalities. They had everything. Name, fame and popularity kissed their feet. They could acquire anything and everything. Such was their glory. Irrespective of their possessions and their glory, they got defeated. Their defeat is an example that success never come to people whose heart has possession of ego and no room for God.
Every one works for their own progress. Motion or progress is always good if it contains good elements in it. Good behavior helps a person to achieve supreme progress and mere progress in absence of God is a waste of talent and strength. Progress in politics, progress in kingdom and then misuse of strength leading to total destruction. This was the path of Ravana. All of us have strength but if our progress is going to misuse our strength then it will end in disaster. Strength is a gift of God. If strength is used only to seek blessings of God then strength will turn into supreme motion.
If through progress one wishes to trouble others then this kind of progress is of no use. It is a castle of destruction. Progress which leads to the development of others and which always leads to the path of God is the real progress. Supreme progress means one which is free of materialistic comforts, which sees soul and supreme soul as one entity. It will always have ultimate devotion in God. Thus, misuse of worldly comforts and pleasures, misuse of strength and development of egoistic behavior all leads to the path of destruction whereas serving others with proper use of strength and good behavior always leads to the constructive path.
Path of supreme progress is easy, yet difficult. It's easy to understand but difficult to attain. Supreme progress can be achieved if a person develops oneness with the supreme entity and that is no body else but God. He should not consider himself as a poor soul who is different from the supreme soul. Both are one and the same. They are inseparable. The other most important thing to attain supreme progress is to keep no desire of reaping rewards of services offered. Services have to be done selflessly without any greed. All should be served well, the one who are needy and the one who have a room for ego in their heart. No sort of discrimination should be done between them.
Saints lead us to the path of supreme progress. Kings right from ancient times served saints and under their supervision planned their future. While serving teachers and saints, a student thinks that he is devoid of his rewards. He is not gifted with any reward which can be seen. He feels sad that his service is wasted. However, he never understands that service leads to internal pleasures and that too service of teachers and saints opens up the door of supreme success.
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