Aadhyatmic: That path, process, life style or practice that brings you closer to, or in touch with your real SELF. This is also called Sattvic or Daivi ( Divine )
Materialistic: That path, process, life style or practice that takes you away from your real self and keeps you focussed on the outside material world. This is also called Rajasic/Tamasic or Aasuri ( Demonic )
Aadhyatmic craetes a vision that sees ONE underlying the many, sees unity in diversity, embodies Vasudhai Kutumbukam ( Whole earth as one family ). It is distributive, beleives in sharing, non ownership of assets.
Materialistc clouds true vision and creates a mentality of hoarding, collecting, accumulating, me me and only me and mine mentality, wants to own everything.
Aadhyatmic fosters peace, satisfaction, calmness, feeling of having been fulfilled, lack of fear and doubt and self sustained. Thoughts, speech and actions are the same. There is no difference in these three for the one established in Spirituaality. such an individual's actions. speech and thoughts are the same. he is the same inside what he appears to be on the outside. He is not afraid to die because death is not an 'end all' to him. He is not defined by what he posseses so fear of losing those at the time of death does not bother him. He is called SUBODH ( The realized one ). He has a sense of thankfulness towards everyone and everything.
Materialistic causes agitation, restlessness, fearfulness without any obvious reason, feeling of insecurity, self doubt and desire to control as a means to feeling of self esteem. such an individual thinks in one way, speaks in another and acts in an entirely different way. There is no concordance in his thoughts, speech and actions. He is not what he appears to be. He is defined by his possessions, therefore fear of losing his possessions makes him very afraid of death. He is called ABODH ( Ignorant, the one not realized). He always wants more, never satisfied or thankful to any one or anything.
Aadhyatmica person is in search of truth and does not stop until he attains it. He feels compassion and kindness towards all living beings.
Materialistic person is wandering around in pursuit of worldly materialistic things AT ANY COST. He has no sense of compassion or kindness towards no one.
Gita chapter 16 verses 1 - 3 describe some of the Daivi qualities:
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor--these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.
Gita chapter 16 verse 4 and verses 7 - 18 describe aasuri qualities
Arrogance, pride, anger, conceit, harshness and ignorance--these qualities belong to those of demoniac nature, O son of Prtha
Those who are demoniac do not know what is to be done and what is not to be done. Neither cleanliness nor proper behavior nor truth is found in them.
And so on for the next several verses Lord describes the qualities of asuri beings.
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