Some Essentials For A Spiritual Aspirant.
Last week I received an email from a spiritual aspirant. He requested me to share some valuable tips for progress on the spiritual path. Well, let me make it clear that spiritual path is not an easy one. Also it is not for everyone. In the contemporary world one can find umpteen persons claiming themselves to be the messengers of God. But most of them are plain fraudsters. These very scoundrels have brought disrepute to the ochre robes. I firmly believe that it is only due to the tendencies and impressions (संस्कार) from the present and past lifetimes that a person gets genuinely attracted towards spirituality. Such an individual feels intense craving for the Lord. This craving or pull is also referred to as "The Call Of The Lord" in our scriptures. So strong is "The Call Of The Lord" that those who experience it renounce their wealth, family despite the counsels of their friends and relatives. Prince Siddhartha (Gautam Buddha) renounced his kingdom, family