| Though some can readily understand this at an | | | | spiritual emotion, to maintain it one needs to keep |
| intellectual level, it is quite difficult to actually | | | | doing one’s spiritual practice. |
| experience it. More importantly it is very difficult for | | | | How to gauge if we have spiritual emotion |
| most to be able to live as per this understanding | | | | An important point to note here for the serious |
| from moment to moment in their day-to-day life. | | | | seeker of God is to be wary of the mere external |
| Why it is difficult to experience | | | | manifestations of spiritual emotion. It is important to |
| One of the important reasons for the inability of | | | | gauge our spiritual emotion with the yardstick of |
| most people to experience spiritual emotion is the | | | | being able to live it in our day-to-day life. For |
| lower spiritual level of the average person. Please | | | | example, one may experience spiritual emotion in the |
| note that by ‘average person’ we mean a | | | | form of cool tears when visiting a place of worship, |
| person who is average spiritually. In his worldly life | | | | when remembering one’s spiritual master (Guru) |
| this person could be a billionaire, a head of state or a | | | | or when going through a spiritual experience. |
| celebrity from show business. The mode spiritual level | | | | However the real test of one’s spiritual emotion |
| of people across the world in the present times is | | | | would be to be able to actually see God’s hand |
| 20% while that of a Saint who has attained the Final | | | | supporting us even when we are going through |
| Liberation (Moksha) is 100%. For spiritual practice to | | | | adversity in our life. In that case after we have made |
| occur smoothly only because of spiritual emotion, the | | | | all the efforts possible, we would be able to actively |
| spiritual level of the seeker has to be at least 50%. | | | | surrender the situation at God’s feet. Another |
| Similarly, to awaken spiritual emotion through spiritual | | | | check is to look out for our attitude and behavior |
| practice, the minimal spiritual level required is 50%. To | | | | with others, especially those who behave negatively |
| attain this level, one needs to repeat (chant) the | | | | with us. If we can be aware of the God-principle in |
| name of God, remain in holy company (satsang) and | | | | them in our dealings with them, then it is a sure test |
| offer one’s services for the spread of Spirituality | | | | of our spiritual emotion. |
| (satseva) constantly. Even after awakening of | | | | |