Sudipta talks about the spiritual and religious ways of life and their interconnectedness – exclusively for Different Truths.

Spirituality is not an influence that can repress the individual’s choices. Instead, an individual should choose the spiritual way to become closer to divine beings. How can one become spiritual? The path may lead to temples. But this is not the actual conquest.

We can be spiritual only by reflecting on our conduct and analysing our efforts. Our conscious actions drive us all. We have sense organs. Practices of mantras can merely lead a person on the path of religious awareness.

The mundane chores regulate our actions. The sense organs mostly direct people to choose their ways wisely or lustily. Control over the sense organs can lead a person toward freedom of thought.

Freedom from the restraints of one’s desires is the way to true religion. It can rekindle the spiritual growth of a person. The expectation of our senses always leads to suffering. Then to get rid of such tormenting pain, we seek the channels of religious preaching.

We never seek to merge with cosmic vibrations through our natural passion. We do not desire to be one with heavenly beings by renouncing our hunger for materialistic thin. Only our wrong deeds find ways to repent through holy activities. Never spontaneously strive for ecclesiastical accomplishment. Always derive such a high level of preaching out of compulsion.

This knowledge is of two types. One is to know the self. The second one is to comprehend the mystical essence. This knowledge is necessary for us to follow a religion. We choose our sect. Then due to religious differences, we struggle with each other without any reason.

A truly religious person is free from all biases. He never delimits other religions only because of his religious beliefs. He embraces all religions like a tree adores and becomes a shelter for all animals regardless of gender or habitat.

Hence religion never exercises its dominance over a person to decide what is wrong or right. On the other hand, a genuinely religious person always tolerates other religions with equal reverence and dignity.

Religion means liberation from all burdens of this monotonous life. Religion opens many doors for salvation. The moment we discover our victory over worldly allures, we unravel the magical ways to spirituality. 

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Dr. Sudipta Mishra

Dr Sudipta Mishra is an Indian author and poet. She is an erudite scholar of English language literature in the Puri District of Odisha. She is a source of inspiration for the young generation of this country. Her free verse in romantic and melancholic poems is appreciated around the world. She has penned more than a hundred articles.

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