Wisdom For Workplace

Sri Sri: See, when you are hungry, the only way to satisfy hunger is to eat.

- Radhika Koppikar

Q: Gurudev, I understand spiritual practices are to meet God, but that is not my motive. I want to excel in life and in my career. How can spirituality help me do that? Why does spirituality suggest one generic solution to all of life’s problem?

If you say, “I am thirsty”, there is just one solution to quench the thirst, you need to drink liquids. But what type of liquid you should drink? I say you have many choices. From water to juice to milk, anything can quench your thirst. But liquid is what can quench the thirst. Similarly, to enrich your life, you need spirituality

What does spirituality really mean?

All that the spirit represents, i.e., love, peace, happiness, compassion, commitment and understanding. These are all the qualities of the spirit.

You need to nurture your mind, you need to nurture your emotions, you need to sharpen your intellect, and you need to do whatever is needed to make your behaviour better. So anything that nurtures the spirit is spirituality. Proper rest, some knowledge, and expanding your vision, all this is part of spirituality. And all of this is needed for a civilised happy life.