Don’t be surprised to read what I am going to explain that even in most of the so called spiritual organizations, the so called spiritual people live very stressful life and are angry inside.

Many people join these “spiritual organizations” because they find themselves very unhappy in their life and they think that by joining these organisations they can get peace. Well, they may experience some superficial peace but deep inside they have not dealt with their personal issues and the issues keep coming up and create anger and Stress.

They sing (chant) mornings and evenings thinking it would help them. Obviously when you are chanting your mind may get diverted from the actual problem and you may find some peace for the time being but problem/ issues are still there, i.e. peace on long term basis cannot be there unless you experience the ultimate truth within your own mind body realm.

Some people in India joined these “spiritual organizations” at young age when they were not ready for it. When they grow up their unfulfilled and suppressed desires are still there and these desires  keep increasing and disturb them and it does not matter whether they wear orange cloths or not.

Most of those who joined spiritual organizations at young age and stayed within the ashram environment developed depression as they haven’t seen the outside world. The issue with them is they only recite stories which their gurus have taught them, have bookish knowledge and chant mornings and evenings.

Not only that but at the same time they are also tied up within the organization rules and regulations coupled with this is the organization politics. Yes, I repeat organization politics even within “spiritual organizations”.

Question may come to your mind that why don’t these people come out of spiritual centres? Well, during the years of growing up within the ashram environment their confidence gradually broke down as they haven’t faced the outside world. Now think what happens to their peace of mind? The people who are living in most of so called “spiritual organizations” portraying themselves “confident” and “happy” to the outside world, talking about god, sacred stuff and nice stories are the one who are mostly Stressed.

What a terrible life, although these “orange clothed gurus” have perfected the art of telling nice mysterious stories and learned women psychology to manipulate them  when they are vulnerable during these years but remain miserable and live life full of Stress.

This is the law of nature that every person who is born has to go through certain kind of painful experiences. The painful issues keep coming throughout life and would be affecting us till the point we start searching higher purpose of our life.

As we progress on this path their impact become lesser and lesser and finally a stage would come where we can achieve liberation from Stress and unhappiness forever irrespective whether we wear orange cloths or not or whether we join these spiritual organizations or not.

Issued in the public interest by Stress Management Trainer Subodh Gupta based in London.