THE SPIRITUAL VERSUS THE MATERIAL

However, if we regard the spiritual life as one in which we can purify ourselves - body and soul of base motives, we find no clash between the two, In this way being spiritual, means only to rectify our relationship with other human beings, and this is far from meaning the renunciation of all contact with the material world. The spiritual is by no means the opposite of the scientific; it is actually the opposite of the material. Because a spiritual person is not materially minded, it does not mean that he cannot think scientifically. One who is spiritually inclined resorts constantly to his inner mental life; something which no one can take away from him. Such a man possesses inner contentment, and is far above all material gain and loss. Inner peace is something which he holds dearer than anything else, for he needs look no further than his own inner resources for satisfaction in life. Inner peace is something which a spiritual person holds dearer than anything else, for he needs look no further than his own inner resources for satisfaction in life.