Often people unconsciously make a remark “Spirituality isn’t for me/ not my cup of tea”.
Well, they are right. Though Spirituality is a the necessity of the hour, but it is a luxury only a few could afford. It takes a lot of courage to accept that things are not in your control and it take a lifetime to realize the same.
Yes, you heard that right. Not everybody can afford to spend time with their thoughts. Not everybody has the courage to face themselves as they are, beyond the tags and labels the world has superimposed. Not everyone is ready to free themselves from the prison of their own mind.
The human psyche is wired to seek autonomy and dominance. Any hint that this control is illusory or beyond their grasp can trigger a profound sense of disquiet, causing some to become unhinged or defiant.
Spirituality and Religion are two different things, yet both words are often used interchangeably. Religion is a cult, a group of individuals gathered with a common belief, while spirituality holds a personal meaning for each individual. We cannot limit spirituality to the boundaries of language.
While religion is all about superimposing beliefs and ideas from a top-down hierarchy, spirituality is a journey of searching for and forming beliefs based on one’s own unique experience. Although the beliefs may seem similar to a third person, the meaning they hold for the individual makes all the difference.
There is a difference between knowing and believing. Knowing comes from external sources, while believing something requires personal experience. Everyone knows that fire burns, yet it takes an experience, such as a child burning their finger at least once, to transform knowing into believing. Knowing is potential power, while believing has both the fire and fuel behind it.
Spirituality is the only luxury which is available for free, yet its expensive.