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The Struggle for Self-Exploration

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Words of wisdom from His Holiness Younus AlGohar on extremism, religion and spirituality.

Read the full transcript: http://www.goharshahi.us/articles/view/the-struggle-for-self-exploration/

Main points:

- Extremism and fanaticism are more of a behavioural issue than a religious issue. They are products of ignorance, intolerance and inferiority complexes. Religion itself does not have legs. It cannot do anything; it is just a set of beliefs. The followers of that religion are the operators of it. When the religions are operated by bad people, they start malfunctioning. Without first attaining inner purification, if one follows any religion, they will misinterpret it. They will become intolerant.

- If your mind is disturbed, you are disturbed everywhere. In order to be able to make others happy, constitutionally you should be happy in the first place. In life, you are carrying a lot of extra luggage that you will not need while you are travelling. Life is nothing but a journey and you must travel light. To a degree, every single human being becomes an extremist in certain situations and conditions. Your behaviour is not your fault; it is carved, nurtured and shaped by good or bad experiences in your life.

- In spirituality, you struggle to become good in this lifetime. You become good not just for yourself, but as an embodiment of God on Earth. Spirituality is something that alone can make a human out of you. In religion, you imitate being good. Spirituality will make you good. In spirituality, it is not about performance. It is about transformation.

- Self-realisation is an art that comes from spiritual practice and discipline. It is about coming to know of all your physical, spiritual and carnal aspects. A mentor who has culminated his quest in the said field can guide one towards self-exploration on a spiritual journey. When you dipped into the depths of your being, you came to know that there was nothing in you to know you. You act good due to divine presence in you while you do bad due to evil presence in you.

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