Spirituality is a quest
Search of knowledge is the basic instinct of humans living on the earth including India. Who is He behind the play/creation was the quest and in realising Him (knowing the truth), man used his available five senses of perception and ultimately surrendered when failed to realise. It was beginning of the prayers. All our practices and rituals of religions are mainly aimed at realisation of the true self. If atom-quantum-photon is the basic element behind the creation of the visible world, consciousness is us is the basic element of the universal power of the Purusha/God. All mantras, suktas are payers to pray the Shakti of the Shaktiman and all the japs, tirthatans, meditation, yoga, etc, are means to realise Shakti and Her Shaktiman. The five senses of perception when are outward, run after the world-bhog for getting happiness. But when fail, revert inward and make the mind powerful which connects itself with the soul/individual consciousness and the smaller I further deeper get connected with the universal real I in Samadhi. Knowledge of the real true self (the eternal- सनातन) is the quest.
As all humans are not equal intellectually, therefore, they interpret the pathways differently and therefore there are many practices and orthodoxies across the Indic and other religions.
Spirituality/peace/happiness is the inner most thrust of the mankind, therefore humans will continue running after it knowingly or unknowingly.
Punamchand
29 October 2024
Quest or a journey with no destination. While journey is determinate quest is unexplained. Neuroscience is working actively to understand enigmatic consciousness better.
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