Poetry of Spirituality
" Let us try to decide on the meaning of this word spirituality.
Does it mean love for mankind that transcends all religion, caste, creed, race? Is that so?
Then I have no problem. Except that I call it humanity.
Does it mean love of plants, trees, mountains, oceans, rivers, animals? The non-human world? If that is so?
Again I have no problem at all. Except that I call it environmental consciousness.
Does spirituality mean heartfelt regard for social institutions like marriage, parenthood, fine arts, judiciary, freedom of expression.
I have no problem again sir, how can I disagree here? I call it civil responsibility.
Does spirituality mean going into your own world trying to understand the meaning of your own life? Who can object on that?
I call it self-introspection, self assessment.
Does spirituality mean Yoga? Thanks to Patanjali, who has given us the details of Yoga, Yam, Yatam, aasan, pranayam…
We may do it under any name, but if we are doing pranayam, wonderful.
I call it healthcare. Physical fitness." --Javed Akhtar
" Let us try to decide on the meaning of this word spirituality.
Does it mean love for mankind that transcends all religion, caste, creed, race? Is that so?
Then I have no problem. Except that I call it humanity.
Does it mean love of plants, trees, mountains, oceans, rivers, animals? The non-human world? If that is so?
Again I have no problem at all. Except that I call it environmental consciousness.
Does spirituality mean heartfelt regard for social institutions like marriage, parenthood, fine arts, judiciary, freedom of expression.
I have no problem again sir, how can I disagree here? I call it civil responsibility.
Does spirituality mean going into your own world trying to understand the meaning of your own life? Who can object on that?
I call it self-introspection, self assessment.
Does spirituality mean Yoga? Thanks to Patanjali, who has given us the details of Yoga, Yam, Yatam, aasan, pranayam…
We may do it under any name, but if we are doing pranayam, wonderful.
I call it healthcare. Physical fitness." --Javed Akhtar