#33 Can Spirituality Change the Way We Live? | Gita Podcast | Guest Special - Edition 5

Okay, I would like to make a statement on this.

You said being spiritual.

See, your work.

For me, work is worship.

I am completely engrossed and dedicated to my work.

And I work endlessly.

till late hours.

And in fact, I remember you discussing with me that you wake up early morning and that between 3 and 4 is the best time to meditate and really get the spiritual energy.

Between 4 and 6.

Okay, between 4 and 6.

But what happens is I end up working till late hours, till 2 am.

But I feel that I may not as you said that I may not visit the temple, I may not really pray to God, but I feel that my work is my karma and work is my being.

spiritual is completely doing your your things giving your hundred percent and it's not how much money i'm getting in this job or if the client is paying me less it's not that then i put in less energy no i will put 100 you can say 200 to anything that i do i think that makes you uh spiritual that's what i think i mean if that's the the right phrase yes of course huh

In fact, that's what they say, right? Work is worship and Karma Yoga is what Nutanji is talking about in a way, right? Yes.

It's about dedicating your work to whatever higher power there is and giving your 101%, right? That's true.

And then irrespective of whatever the result is, is what it is.

in her field of, in your line of work, it may be that the client does not like the first round of designs or whatever.

But that doesn't mean that you've not tried your best, right? So I think that's what Vedanta speaks about, isn't it, Jayaji?

Yes.

And actually, what Vedanta says is that it's not the action that matters.

You go deep into that action.

And what really makes the difference is the intention behind the action.

So, if the intention is very pure, in other words, you're totally dedicated to your work, like a musician is to music or you are to design or a sports person is to sport, then that in itself is spiritual.

Because your intention is free from thought of self or profit motive.

And that itself is worship.

Okay, I would like to make a statement on this.

You said being spiritual.

See, your work.

For me, work is worship.

I am completely engrossed and dedicated to my work.

And I work endlessly.

till late hours.

And in fact, I remember you discussing with me that you wake up early morning and that between 3 and 4 is the best time to meditate and really get the spiritual energy.

Between 4 and 6.

Okay, between 4 and 6.

But what happens is I end up working till late hours, till 2 am.

But I feel that I may not as you said that I may not visit the temple, I may not really pray to God, but I feel that my work is my karma and work is my being.

spiritual is completely doing your your things giving your hundred percent and it's not how much money i'm getting in this job or if the client is paying me less it's not that then i put in less energy no i will put 100 you can say 200 to anything that i do i think that makes you uh spiritual that's what i think i mean if that's the the right phrase yes of course huh

In fact, that's what they say, right? Work is worship and Karma Yoga is what Nutanji is talking about in a way, right? Yes.

It's about dedicating your work to whatever higher power there is and giving your 101%, right? That's true.

And then irrespective of whatever the result is, is what it is.

in her field of, in your line of work, it may be that the client does not like the first round of designs or whatever.

But that doesn't mean that you've not tried your best, right? So I think that's what Vedanta speaks about, isn't it, Jayaji?

Yes.

And actually, what Vedanta says is that it's not the action that matters.

You go deep into that action.

And what really makes the difference is the intention behind the action.

So, if the intention is very pure, in other words, you're totally dedicated to your work, like a musician is to music or you are to design or a sports person is to sport, then that in itself is spiritual.

Because your intention is free from thought of self or profit motive.

And that itself is worship.