Living is an art. To live well a man must have an
ideal or a mission in life. Life must be well disciplined and planned otherwise
there will be chaos and discontentment. For living well zest, energy, health
and a noble mission are essential. A life without a purpose is a life lost. It is an empty dream and ends without any
charm. Life always has both sides, light and serious. It has tragedies and
comedies. It has pleasure and sorrow. It has work and leisure. A person should
keep up the courage to face the hardships and work for achieving the mission in
a planned way. Every man that is born in this world has a desire to live well.
The life has various aims for various people. Unfortunately for most of our
residents, life was an empty dream without a motive. They had only a single
motive…to sustain their addiction and continue, to exist for the sake of
living. They had no ideals, no mission for which to struggle and fight.
But all that is changing with Shafa in their
life. Shafa rarely misses a chance to improve on the overall aspect of treating
our residents, be it socially, physically, psychologically or spiritually. To
awaken the sleeping jeeva and the lust for life, we organized a bhajan sandhya
with Mr. Dushyant, renowned practitioner of Art of Living.
We had also invited the families of the residents
to be a part of the event. It was an evening full of pure joy and vivacity. As
Dushyant ji with his wife started the bhajans, the residents soon joined in to
sing the praise of God Almighty. Spirituality is the knowledge
that allows human beings to reach their perfection, meaning the state in which
their primordial nature is realized. It can be considered as a complete
experimental science that can guide us toward true knowledge of our rights and
duties, which exist in any authentic spirituality. From this perspective,
spirituality should be approached with a scientific mindset. Our residents have
to learn step by step, understand, practice, experience, absorb, assimilate,
and advance until they reach total knowledge of the “self” and the laws that
shape its development. Of course, this process does not end with the death of
the physical body, which is a temporary albeit necessary tool for laying the
foundations of our future development.
According
to Mr. Dushyant, spirituality in daily life means that we should feel the
Creator’s presence in all of the moments of our lives; that we should remember
we are not alone, and a compassionate yet exacting Source is watching after us;
and that we should strive to act in accordance with His satisfaction in
everything that we do. This state of constant attention to the Source creates a
positive motivation and mobilizing energy within us to have greater focus on
the acquisition of self-knowledge and greater trust in our relationship with
the Source. Likewise, constant attention strengthens our confidence and our
sense of inner peace. Practising natural spirituality expands and deepens our
field of perception little by little, to the point that we can find answers to
our own questions. From a different perspective, the other meaning of
spirituality is to respect the rights of others in our interactions with them—that
is, to want for others what we want for ourselves. This does not mean, however,
that we should neglect to defend our own rights when it is necessary to do so. Spirituality
also teaches us that “evil” has no substantive existence, but rather results
from the dysfunction of responsible beings such as humans. Therefore, we have a
duty to fight against evil, but this does not imply that we should perceive
others as being evil or to wish ill upon them. It is in this context that
forgiveness and forbearance find true meaning, and tolerance and empathy become
important.
These
spiritual experiences are both enriching and enlightening our residents. They
are now learning how to say no, how to choose wisely and lead a healthy and a
productive life. Our thanks go to Mr. Dushyant and Art of Living Foundation for
the spiritual uplifting of our residents.
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