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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...

Our senses are illusive.

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.          It is not uncommon that our senses have many a times deceived us. Their most prominent characteristic is that they become weak with time. Degradation of senses is the law of nature. It is inevitable. Though, our senses become powerless with age, the desire to enjoy the world grows stronger. Fear of death, disease and old-age overpower our mind, thereby fanning our instinctive nature. Due to insecurities, our perception to view reality the way it is, diminishes. We start viewing the world with the lens of our insecurities. We feel victimized by every event happening in the world. This is the state when we do not tame our senses from childhood. It causes constant misery and makes one feel insecure. These feelings are not bound to any age in particular. It is applicable for all those beings who are subjugated by the power of the senses. When man becomes a slave of his senses he is surely deceived by them. This is because, the senses are the emplo...