The ladder of Spirituality

  Faith and Blind faith Dictionary meaning of faith is strong belief (in somebody/something). But the word 'faith' is mostly used for the religious beliefs of a person. There is a very thin line of difference between Faith and blind faith which people often cross unknowingly. We have seen during this pandemic period there are large religious gatherings of people despite the government's warnings and advisories. If u ask devotees, they say we have full faith in our God and nothing will happen to us. But the facts show a different picture as many of those devotees are getting critically ill and hospitalized. So, the question arises that 'is God incapable of saving them? or are they believing in the wrong faith?'     The answer to the above questions is- People are following blind faith due to their ego, which is very difficult to recognize. I would like to quote a Pravachan of H.H.Shivkrupanand Swamiji (Samarpan Meditation). Swamiji explained the above matter with th...

    The Ladder Of Spirituality India is a land of saints and Avatars. its spiritual aura is well accepted in the world. Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism like many more religions, and sampradaya originated in this auspicious bhumi.  the core of Jainism and Buddhism is meditation.  sometimes when we analyze these religions we come to know one common factor that the  founding father or Avatars of many religions are kings or princes.  why is such so? what made Vardhman (Mahavira) abandon all worldly possessions at the age of about 30 and left home in pursuit of  spiritual awakening , becoming an  ascetic . why Siddhartha the prince left the kingdom?.         In today's materialistic world where we can't control ourselves from asking only earthly things from Deities above questions are quite important.       There can be two views on the above matter. first, a human is naturally inclined to worldly things. h...