Swami Sivananda Vani

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The Divine Discontent

 

Spiritual hunger means thirst for God’s Darshan. Spiritual hunger is

the ultimate meaning of every activity in life. The dissatisfaction and

the necessities of the life show that everyone, unconsciously, does

suffer from spiritual hunger and it is not appeased until the Spirit

within is realised. Without this divine discontent there is no real

progress.

 

Spiritual hunger is the ultimate meaning of every activity of life. The

dissatisfaction and restlessness that remain even after obtaining all

the necessities of life show that everyone, consciously or

unconsciously, does suffer from spiritual hunger, and it is not

appeased until the Spirit within is realised. Without this divine

discontent there is no real progress.

 

Symptoms of Spiritual Adolescence

 

Man seeks in the accomplishment of ambitious projects the happiness that he

feels he is in need of. But he finds that worldly greatness when secured, is a

delusion and a snare; he doubtless does not find any happiness or peace in it.

He gets degrees, diplomas, titles, honour, power, name, fame; he marries; he

begets children; in short he gets all that he supposes would give him happiness.

But he finds no rest. Pious men, saints and sages declare that this restlessness

of every man-this state of discontent, dissatisfaction and uncomfortable-ness,

of being ill at ease with himself and his surroundings is solely due to the loss

of the companionship with the Infinite Reality, and an occult urge towards it.