Religion & Sprituality
At present the planet earth is at cross roads. On one end unbelievable advancement in science and technology which is making our life more comfortable as well as enjoyable from the last one decade. And on the other end human’s evil qualities such as egoism, jealousy and greed are threatening to destroy the world apart.
All the hurdles confronting the human beings can be located under two categories. One the problem arising from uncontrolled materialism as people think that money is all and to amass maximum wealth becomes their only aim. They have forgotten that earning money just justifies the means of living. Someone has rightly commented that people who feel that money is everything can do everything for money. Because of this we suffer from corruption, murder, exploitation and rape in this modern world.
The other one talk about the problems happens due to religious factionalism as well as fundamentalism. People asserting some extraordinary rights on the name of the god and force the other people to accept their concept of religion.
The Indian scriptures have helped a lot in laying down the aims of individual life. They are dharma-moral method of behavior, artha- material of affluence, kama- accomplishment of wishes and lastly the mosksha that is self realization. But today the men has forgotten about the Dharma and moksha and is quite busy in concentrating artha and kama.
Well earning money with the help of legitimate means is not bad but one should not forget the vital goal of life which speaks about the moksha or self realization.
The short lived physical pleasures cannot please the desire of the human soul, which is in search of everlasting happiness. Human mind and soul is impatient and when it gets something it looks for something else. It is proved that man cannot be contended by satisfying his mind as well as senses. Indian scriptures firmly states that true happiness can be achieved only through making making your mind tranquil with the help of meditation and practicing our real nature. There are many books that has been written by yogananda which brings out the similarities between the BHAGAVADGITHA AND THE BIBLE. He also wrote many course consisting lessons which describe on how to to do meditation. His lessons and teachings have inclined number of people through out the world. He has given teachings which are acceptable even to the people who think scientifically.
