I've always considered myself A-religious, abhorred all kinds of symbols of it. Never found any solace in a gurudwara or any other place of worship. Religion is spirituality put in a box...
Things I've enjoyed about religion.
- philosophy
- poetry
- compassion
- music
- love
The reason I don't like religion:
- It divides people
- Gives an innate sense of competition of my god v/s your god
- is used as a narcotic to evade reality
- Is used to brainwash people into a false sense of security and letting go of personal comforts.
Spirituality on the contrary is a fluid thing. It doesn't need religion to define its form. It doesn't need poetry to sing about its beauty, it doesn't require passion or love to express it. There is no philosophy to it. It is all these and none of the above....
Spirituality is peace, all encompassing acceptance of everything around us.
We fight our innate nature, we're untrue to ourselves, we lie to ourselves all the time. This violence when stopped against ourselves will take us to a place of peace. This state of peace though is a utopic form. It's like the heaven they say exists somewhere.
The search for that heaven, utopic form, state of peace by itself defeats the purpose. The moment you begin your search, you've lost it forever.
Spirituality isn't the ambition, religion isn't the ambition, accepting our humanity is the ambition. Forgiving ourselves is the goal, loving me will bring me closer to what it is that I seek but can never get.
"Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." RUMI
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