. Spirituality and Materialism are two fundamental core values for a vibrant and successful life, whether it is at the individual level or national one, we have to find balance between these contradictory but necessary set of values. In other words spirituality is psychological and materialistic growth is the civilizational need of life. Materialism is recognising physical matter as the only reality. Therefore, it focuses on material well-being and progress. It gets reflected as the desire for material possessions and the incessant struggle to attain them. It also gets reflected as being driven by the senses and the race to gratify them. Spirituality is recognizing the immaterial reality, the soul, the super-conscious. It is connecting with your inner self. It is attaining control of your senses so you can get in touch with the super conscious. Materialism and Spirituality have a contradictory basis. One is about fulfilling desires; the other is about letting go of them. One is about gratifying the senses; the other is about controlling them. One is about the outer, the other about the inner self. However both,Spirituality and Materialism are inseparable part of human nature. They are both reality. They reflect the inherent duality and contradictions in human nature and in our lives. Therefore, we need to recognize and accept both of them. Right now i come to the question that why we have lost the most essential balance between these two in favor of materialism? The answer is very simple and that our spiritual leaders have always emphasized on the external dimensions and imperatives of Islam rather than stressing on the inner aspect and moral values of Muslim society. Islam as a comprehensive way of life encompasses a complete moral system that is an important aspect of its world-view. We live in an age where good and evil are often looked at as relative concepts. Islam’s moral system is striking in that it not only defines morality, but also guides the human race in how to achieve it, at both an individual as well as in social level.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:22:54 +0000
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