True Sole Mates

True Sole Mates

Once Lord Buddha was on the way somewhere with his disciple, Ananda.  A prolonged walk made them feel tired and they sat under a gigantic tree.  As Buddha was thirsty, he asked Ananda to fetch some water. 

Ananda obeyed him and vanished into the gurgling stream nearby. But, he returned soon without water. He said, “Sorry, I didn’t bring the water because it was filthy- I found a cart that had crossed the stream recently. By the  way, I’ll fetch pure water from the river which flows a little farther." 

“No”, said Buddha, “Why don’t you bring it from the same stream, please do it”. Ananda went to the river again. But, the water was still the same filthy. He returned barehanded and said stressfully, “No matter how far the river lies, I’ll fetch water in no time. I’ll run to the river. You had better not drink that filthy water. Buddha, however, insisted on him cupping some water from the stream again. He said, “Please do what I say.”  

Ananda could do nothing against Buddha’s persistent order. It was the third time when Ananda went to the stream. He could not believe his eyes as he looked into the flowing water- The water had turned crystal clear, and the pollutants were set on the bed. It looked drinkable. Happy Ananda came back with water and stood before Buddha. 

“Ananda”, said Buddha, “Patience is essential for men. It grants us a desired outcome and thus is a spiritual value. We  should never get away from  it.” Ananda was highly impressed with what  Buddha said and vowed to have patience even in adverse situation. The very tale of Buddha and Ananda exerts excellent moral teaching. It incepts the fact that patience is an inseparable part of spiritual value. 

Everything in the world tags a price and customers pay the price and buy things according to their needs. It’s legacy to make life go. But the price varies based on the quality, size etc., it’s usual in trade and commerce. 

As commodity costs, so does human but human is not salable in the market.  His size, shape, colour and weight do not count. But what counts most is his virtue, which is precise, called spiritual value. It is not the value that can be sold, bought, and exchanged. Spiritual value is what inspires a man to think of good to others. 

Truth is also a spiritual value. It is power, for there live many triumphant people who had achieved that glory by following the path of truth. Truth facilitates the way which leads to virtues like self-satisfaction, good conduct,  love and non-violence. Good conduct is a means to discipline the self and act accordingly. It turns hell into heaven. So, we should have good conduct for the sake of better human life. 

Peace plays a pivotal role to inculcate the spiritual heritage in humans and peace is not only important for an individual but for a nation as well as for the world. Love without peace is impossible and it’s love again without which there comes no sense of non-violence. Love facilitates friendship and the world goes round. Friendship with ill motives paves a wrong path.  Let’s tie a friendship that is made out of truth.  

Our soul too requires a friend and he or she should be good. Good friends in this context are truthful, self-contentment, good conduct, peaceful, loving and non-violence that generally lead us to the right path- as a result, we do noble work and stay pure solely. These virtues in other words are spiritual values. In this sense, patience can also be regarded as a good friend of our soul because it purifies the soul. 

Humans strive for good health. Health is our invaluable asset whereas ailment is a disaster. There are several ways to stay healthy but two of them are both easy and affordable, they are yoga and meditation. Yoga means the unison of body and soul. It becomes yoga when we succeed in relating them with each other. Besides, yoga also means working efficiently. The professional practice of yoga is yoga. It can, therefore, be kept under spiritual value,  for it equally goes to both body and soul. 

Meditation on the other hand is a firm concentration of the mind. Such an act of concentration helps pave the path to success. Engagement through meditation purifies our souls and makes our minds crisp. 

We cannot value the depth of service, which can also be defined as selfless service to the needy. It is indeed very difficult to offer a non-profitable ideal service. It too becomes a friend of the soul if we feel a need for a selfless soul. Good quality in us activates our functional organs and thereby results in noble work. 

Summary Of True Sole Mates

Each individual varies in terms of his value. However, the spiritual value counts the best. The spiritual values in this context are truth, self-satisfaction, noble character, love, non-violence, patience, peace and cooperation. These are the human virtues that attribute the human as the best creation of God. One can be free from mental tension and health hazards if he/she puts these virtues into practice regularly. Everything remains peaceful thereafter and human life feels significant.

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