The aim of life of spirituality is to grow towards complete truth. A state of being that is totally vice-less is a stage of complete cleanliness. Until that goal is reached, there continue to be traces of anger, greed, jealousy, and laziness. Some people behave well with good people but return evil for evil. Some people like to cheat others, even to hurt others for no reason, for no benefit to themselves. Some do all this just to wield power and control someone, even to the point of murder.
When we are reaching a state of purity, of truth and cleanliness, then our behaviour becomes full of sweetness, based on love for each one. Sometimes people speak sweetly and act nicely but inside there is animosity or jealousy. Sweetness should be a natural way of speaking and interacting.
If we want the world to change the way it works, we have to reach this stage. When there is cleanliness, I do not even see the impurity of others.
When we are really truthful and clean in our minds, our words and actions will be the same. This stage of being brings fearlessness. There is no fear of our own thoughts, no fear of meeting or dealing with another, no fear of what might happen in the future.
There is the ability to deal with what comes along in our life, and there is flexibility and the ability to mould our characteristics with those of others, to create harmony and peace in our relationships.
There is the understanding that the future will be good because the seeds that we are planting are of sweetness, goodness, truth, and cleanliness.
This stage of complete truth and cleanliness is only possible with the power and strength absorbed in the soul through a connection with and concentration on the source of all spiritual truth and goodness, the Supreme Source, the Supreme Soul, God.
In that concentration, all things become clear and transparent. We are able to see how far along the spiritual path to truth and cleanliness we have travelled and change that which is preventing us to reach our goal. We may not like what we see, but in a stage of open-hearted acceptance and with the understanding of what needs to change, with practice and determination, we come closer and closer to complete truth. Then, what is not possible?
B.K. Dr. Nirmala is Joint Administrative Head of the Brahma Kumaris.