Dear friends,
Here is the free chapter of my award-winning “See the Light in You: Acquire Spiritual Powers to
Achieve Mindfulness, Wellness, Happiness, and Success.” His Holiness Dalai Lama wrote the foreword for this book. I dedicated this book to Honourable Vice-President of India, Sri M. Venkaiah Naidu. You may share your
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Introduction
“One's everyday life is never capable
of being separated from his spiritual being.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
People encounter several challenges
globally due to various reasons such as volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and
ambiguity. Currently, they encounter challenges much bigger than their
predecessors due to rapid growth in technology. They enjoy more comforts than
their predecessors but suffer from ailments arising from stress and burnout.
Hence, the importance of spiritualism is more felt than ever before. In this
regard, we will discuss spiritualism that helps lead your personal, professional
and social life happily.
What
is Spiritualism?
Spiritualism is more about intangible
than tangible. It is more about the mind and human spirit than the so-called
materialistic things. It is not connected with any particular religion. Succinctly,
spiritualism is a way of life anyone can practice to achieve harmony, peace, and
love in life.
Spiritualism is a means to achieve
your end of salvation. Spiritualism synchronizes your mind and body with the soul. Spiritualism is to surrender yourself to
serve others. It is to refine your thought process to build a positive attitude
and develop an attitude of gratitude. It is to keep people around you happy and
warm with your positive thoughts and vibrations. It is to build better
communities and societies. It is to build a better world. Above all, it is to
leave a better legacy to the next generations.
It is observed that the people who are
divorced, bankrupt and encounter death in their family become more
spiritualistic. They find solace in spiritualism since they forget their
unpleasant events and failures.
Advantages
of Spiritualism
There are innumerable advantages
associated with spiritualism. You develop open-mindedness and appreciate
others’ achievements. You become tolerant, optimistic, confident and compassionate.
You maintain the sound mind in a healthy body. You enjoy every moment of your life.
Spiritualism helps forgive others and
forget the unpleasant past. It helps look at similarities, not differences. It
breaks barriers and builds bridges. It connects people and brings them into one
platform. It improves health and ensures longevity. It helps overcome
challenges with calm and composure. It helps make smart and wise decisions by
blending the head, heart, and gut. It converts into a better human being.
Spiritualism enlightens people. It
helps them introspect themselves and empathize with others. It eliminates
conflicts and enhances fraternity and brotherhood. It removes negative thoughts
from their mind to replace with positive thoughts. It enhances their creativity
and helps them think differently. It helps them realize and unlock their hidden
potential. Above all, it helps them find meaning in their lives to make a
difference to the world.
The human brain is basically rewired
to ensure survival rather than success. We spend most of our time with
repetitive thoughts. And most of our thoughts are negative in nature. Research
shows that the average person spends 95% of their day going through repeat
thoughts. Worse, an average 75% are repeat negative things, just 20% on
positive repeat thoughts and only a tiny 5% on new ideas. When you stress spiritualism you think
positively without wasting your time on your unpleasant past events. You
emphasize new areas and explore them to achieve amazing success and happiness.
Spiritualistic
versus Materialistic People
The materialistic people crave for
money while the spiritualistic people crave for love, peace, and happiness. For
materialistic people, money is the end while for spiritualistic people, peace
is the end. Hence, their goals are totally different. William James rightly
differentiated, “Materialism means simply the denial that the moral order is
eternal, and the cutting off of ultimate hopes; spiritualism means the
affirmation of eternal moral order and the letting loose of hope.”
Technology has added further woes to complexity. In fact, technology is a
double-edged sword. It is both a boon and a bane. It is boon because it brought
comforts to humankind. It is a bane because it increased health complications. It
is replacing spiritualism with materialism.
A
Blueprint to Lead Your Spiritual Life
Here are some tips to lead your
spiritual life. Be simple and humble. Walk your talk. Be a giver, not a taker.
Invest some time regularly to serve others. Associate with positive and
likeminded people. Emphasize ideas rather than individuals and issues. Add
value to others.
Body
is Mortal and Soul is Immortal
The human body undergoes three phases ―
creation, generation and destruction. The body is mortal while the soul is
immortal. To make our lives immortal, it is advisable to wed spiritualism.
When a man marries a woman he craves physical unification first, emotional unification second and spiritual
unification third. When a married couple understands each other well, they reach the
third stage successfully. It is possible only when people understand and
appreciate spiritualism.
Love
Your Mother but don’t Hate another Person’s Mother
Love your mother but don’t hate
another person’s mother. As your mother is precious to you, another person’s
mother is equally precious to him/her.
As your race, religion, region, language, ethnicity, culture, and community
are precious to you; they are equally precious to others.
People must learn to empathize with
others to make a difference in the lives of others. We need empathetic leaders
like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela,
Mikhail Gorbachev and Dalai Lama; and religious leaders like Jesus, Buddha, and
Muhammad to name a few to achieve global peace, prosperity, stability, and
security. Remember, what Mother Teresa said when asked what you can do to
promote world peace: “Go home and love your family.” As charity begins at home, let us promote
global peace by loving our families and empathizing with others first.
Life
is an Echo
“Life is like a sandwich! Birth as one
slice, and death as the other. What you put in-between the slices is up to you.
Is your sandwich tasty or sour?” ― Allan Rufus
Currently, there are several conflicts
globally due to religious, racial and regional intolerance. Embracing
spiritualism is the only way to bring improvements in society. We
brought nothing to this world when we were born. We will not carry anything
from this world when we die except either a good or bad reputation. Hence, stress
on spiritualism to spread peace and love in the world.
Life is an echo. If you do good
things, you get back good things. Newton’s third law of physics “For every
action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” is applicable here. Hence, do
good for others to build a better world. To conclude, spiritualism is the only
way to provide meaning to your life and to build a better world.
Note: Here are the links to purchase this award-winning book
Professor M.S. Rao
Founder
of MSR Leadership Consultants, India
See the Light in You: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1949003132
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Teresa Hand-Campbell, M.Sc. of THC Consultancy Ltd.: The message which permeates Professor Rao's work at this critical time for our VUCA world of the 21st century holds universal appeal. Mankind has lost its way through a pre-occupation with the material world driven by greed, to the neglect of the spiritual, our very core essence which sets us apart as a species. My series 'Asking the Hard Questions. What Legacy are we Leaving our Young?' dovetails in with the very essence of Professor Rao's thesis - Unless we tend to the spiritual being, how can we expect growth, fulfilment and a sense of gratitude, fulfilment in oneness with our Maker, in all domains of our lives? What blueprint for living WELL are we modelling for our young? This work is the wake-up call for mankind, who is a perilous cross-roads at this point in our history. To-day's (In)Action is tomorrow's Legacy!
ReplyDeleteTeresa Hand-Campbell, M.Sc. is based in Ireland and works internationally as an Occupational Psychologist against a backdrop of 30 years in Educational Leadership Roles, an Executive Coach, Mediator and Multi-Science Analyst (Test User 1 & 2 BPS).
Thank you for your kind comments. I appreciate them.
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