The distinction between spiritual life and worldly life is a false distinction. Spirituality is not morality or a set of commandments. It is never instructive. You do not need great formulations or special practices. Spirituality is basic honesty. Just see and acknowledge what is going on, and then the right action follows. Nothing else is needed.
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Question: I want to seek the Truth. For me, service to humanity is my means to serve the Truth. This is what excites me and what I am naturally drawn towards. I have been attending Satsangs, and they say it is about dropping your identity and exploring who you are as the greatest. So, I am confused—am I avoiding the Truth by being attached to my passion?
Acharya Prashant: Let me put something very emphatically.
The distinction between spiritual life and worldly life is a false one. That which is called the Truth is not to be attained in isolation or abstraction. It is found in the middle of life—not in the middle of some special spiritual life, but in the middle of our everyday life.
What do you think—that you can answer ‘Who am I?’ just by sitting somewhere, chanting ‘Who am I?’ and meditating using some method? ‘Who am I?’ is discovered only in the context of relationships—only in the context of your relationship with the world, with your mind, with your thoughts.
