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Material and Spiritual Man

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Every person has his own set of insecurities and fear. In order to assure safety, the mind propels one to get into the world. This refers to a job for financial security which contributes to mental well being. So, man works to get money for himself and maintain his family. Thus, we are expecting the results before we are at the task. This marks a high state of ignorance, where the mind has subdued the intellect. A man in this state is no less than a machine which blindly follows the instructions of the user (or the mind). Where man is supposed to be the controller of the mind, the mind is controlling man. This is the characteristic of a material man. On the other hand, a spiritual man is driven by the will of God. He remains in a state of equilibrium due to the disconnection of the mind from his system. He remains unaffected by the so-called miseries, as perceived by worldly men. Because of his risen consciousness he is successful is identifying and eradicating the source of...

Don't enter the domain of material forces ...

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There is only one reality, Truth or the Supreme Absolute. This reality branches into another form, the cause behind the creation of this material world. This form is called Prakriti and another term for the Supreme absolute is Purusha. Thus Prakriti and Purusha are the creators of this world. Prakriti the material force giving rise to millions of illusory worlds and is in charge of its maintenance. Thus Prakriti is all powerful. When we try to change the world, (in this context light the world), we enter into the domain of Prakriti. Our foolishness instigates us to make our presence felt in the world. Through our teachings and ideologies, we try to light up the world with the spark of our Knowledge. But instead we have risked ourselves completely by trying to intervene in the ways of Prakriti. This is the mode of competition, which Prakriti heartily welcomes, just to screw us. The furious form of Prakriti, gulps our microscopic spark of ego, knowledge, pride, etc. We have chosen...