How did I get ‘Enlightened’ from an electric bulb?
It has been a stressful year to date, both mentally (at work) & emotionally (family). It is when your habits and spiritual practices help you. I usually read a few pages every week, and I am grateful for getting hold of Gaur Gopal Das’ “Life’s Amazing Secrets.” I believe reading books has multifold benefits, from turning off tabs in our brains to the near meditative focus it offers. So does a spiritual practice (Sadhana — as they say in Sanskrit). Note that being spiritual is entirely different from being religious.
Here are some interesting excerpts from the book “Life’s Amazing Secrets” which grabbed my attention.
Electric Bulb & Enlightenment
If you take an electric bulb, it has a glass protecting the tungsten filament. There is a cord that supplies power to the bulb from the power socket. If there is no power supply, no one can experience the light and light up other places. Only when you connect the cord to the power source, the tungsten filament gets excited such that it glows bright and brilliant.
So, let us draw an analogy here. For us to glow bright or enjoy the process of enlightenment, it is essential to…
