Work Ethics , My Foot !

People talk about work ethics. Today i had an interesting gentlemen visit me at my office. He was fuming. He was a very religious person and he was annoyed of the fact that a charming girl in her twenty's wearing tight jeans was reading the sacred book of Bhagavad Gita in the same bus in which he traveled. "How can she touch this book of Ramayana wearing tight jeans and T- shirt...." he roared...

I admired this gentlemen for all the work he was doing but i was surprised at his timidness when it came to spiritual issues. How does the attire make a difference, after all spirituality means moving over the body and mind?. He was in no mood to listen to me.... However, the next few minutes he told me something which shook me up....

"Most of the office goers,businessmen and teenagers drink beer, have wine,and revel in their own way after office hours.. No one in this world has any problem with that.But if tomorrow the same people drink beer,have wine during office meetings,during the normal business hours would the companies allow this? Companies would say there are work ethics which need to be followed. You can do all those after business hours but not inside the office premises would be the answer of any organisation......

Show me any college or management institute which allows drinking beer or wine inside their premises. It is against the ethics of learning...

So when it comes to learning spirituality which is superior to any educational institute in the world , which is far greater than all those work ethics there are certain rules to be followed. One of the important things we need to learn here is to differentiate between Rules and Laws.

Rules are set by individuals themselves. They facilitate personal growth and so we willingly accept it. Laws are set by organisations and governments. They exist to supress your animal instincts and to foster the speedy growth of an organisation, community or country. It has got little to do with your inner growth...In the world of spirituality rules exist and in the external world laws apply...

Fences must be put around young plants or the cattle will destroy them. But when these same plants have become great trees,elephants by the score can be chained to their trunks, without fear of harming them.. So also when a child is taking his/her baby steps towards spirituality there exists a dress code, a posture and an enivornment....You need to get your basics right when you are crawling. Once you are up and running dress codes,posture and environment does not matter but till such time that you have not become a spiritual giant you cannot afford to be complacent about all these things....

I am delighted that she picked up the sacred book but i would be thrilled if she followed those basic rules.. Glory be on to that charming girl and to everyone else in this world for it is the spirit that rules, it is the spirit that lives and it is the spirit that breathes in every being in this world .... "

The gentlemen who visited me in my office was my own Higher self. He was not a person, he was my spiritual friend and mentor residing right within me...However, he visits me only when i invite Him.......... When are you going to send your formal invitation to your Higher Self, my dear friend? Get yourself spiritually intoxicated this moment... Invite your spiritual friend for breakfast today.....