Mar 31, 2026 · 34 min · 8 segments
In this episode of BAPS Better Living Dharmic Life, we explore what it means to be spiritual amidst practices like yoga, meditation, retreats, mindfulness, and decluttering. Feeling spiritual is…
I think we have to differentiate feeling spiritual and actually being spiritual.
And I think back to other things that we see posted on social media.
For example, you see these influencers and these people who I suspect or I know have good intent that go out and do charitable things.
They'll take someone who's experiencing homelessness and they'll give them money.
They'll give them a makeover.
They'll give them a haircut.
They'll give them a new outfit.
And many people will like those things and they will follow those things.
And you'll see the number of followers these influencers have and it's hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.
And that leads to sponsorships and funding and then they're able to do bigger and bigger things.
But does liking somebody that is doing charitable work
make you inherently charitable? Yeah.
Is that charity or is it something that you do to feel like you're being good, feel like you're being charitable? Much in the same way about civil rights.
We've seen, you know, issues and challenges of civil rights over the last several years.
And many people will participate in social media campaigns in which they show their advocacy in the support of civil rights against oppressed groups.
However, does that mean you're actually doing anything real in terms of civil rights? There's something about performance in social media for your peers, for your community, and then there's something about actually doing something.
And The worry or the challenge that I experience is how do you differentiate the two? So for me, it's, you know, what is the definition of spirituality? And quite simply, it is striving or searching for something that's greater than yourself, above your own ego, and not just feeling it, but actually doing something about it.
I think that's right.
I think there's, you know, what you were saying, Kashyap, earlier about like some people are doing something that's a bit performative or sometimes it's even internal, right? Where, you know, maybe I'm liking a post or I'm posting something about something that I believe in, right? But a lot of times it's just to help me just kind of feel like you know, feel the warm and fuzzies of like, oh, I'm a good person.
I did something good.
I'm posting something, you know, that people align with or it's, you know, socially acceptable or, you know, that's, you know, I'm showing my support.
It just reminded me of this comedian.
He does this bit where he's talking about, you know, he's a comedian, he's famous, and he gets to fly first class now.
You know, that's his life.
That's his reality.
I think we have to differentiate feeling spiritual and actually being spiritual.
And I think back to other things that we see posted on social media.
For example, you see these influencers and these people who I suspect or I know have good intent that go out and do charitable things.
They'll take someone who's experiencing homelessness and they'll give them money.
They'll give them a makeover.
They'll give them a haircut.
They'll give them a new outfit.
And many people will like those things and they will follow those things.
And you'll see the number of followers these influencers have and it's hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.
And that leads to sponsorships and funding and then they're able to do bigger and bigger things.
But does liking somebody that is doing charitable work
make you inherently charitable? Yeah.
Is that charity or is it something that you do to feel like you're being good, feel like you're being charitable? Much in the same way about civil rights.
We've seen, you know, issues and challenges of civil rights over the last several years.
And many people will participate in social media campaigns in which they show their advocacy in the support of civil rights against oppressed groups.
However, does that mean you're actually doing anything real in terms of civil rights? There's something about performance in social media for your peers, for your community, and then there's something about actually doing something.
And The worry or the challenge that I experience is how do you differentiate the two? So for me, it's, you know, what is the definition of spirituality? And quite simply, it is striving or searching for something that's greater than yourself, above your own ego, and not just feeling it, but actually doing something about it.
I think that's right.
I think there's, you know, what you were saying, Kashyap, earlier about like some people are doing something that's a bit performative or sometimes it's even internal, right? Where, you know, maybe I'm liking a post or I'm posting something about something that I believe in, right? But a lot of times it's just to help me just kind of feel like you know, feel the warm and fuzzies of like, oh, I'm a good person.
I did something good.
I'm posting something, you know, that people align with or it's, you know, socially acceptable or, you know, that's, you know, I'm showing my support.
It just reminded me of this comedian.
He does this bit where he's talking about, you know, he's a comedian, he's famous, and he gets to fly first class now.
You know, that's his life.
That's his reality.
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