Life and Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
11. The Concept of Spirituality in Islam
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A milkman came to Gautam Buddha and asked him to give him
Gyan,
i.e. the realisation of truth. Gautam Buddha asked:
“Would you like the milk to be put in an unclean
container?”
The milkman said:
“No. First of all we must clean the container and only
then can we put the milk in it.”
Gautam Buddha then said:
“The same is true of realisation. Realisation can be put
only in a clean container. First of all, you have to
cleanse your heart and mind of all kinds of moral
pollution. Only after this cleaning process will you be
able to receive the truth.”
The preparation during the pre-meditation period is very
important. Anyone who desires to benefit from meditation will have
to complete this pre-meditation course based on simple living and
high thinking.
Jesus Christ once said:
“Man cannot live by bread alone.”
It means that physical food cannot provide complete fulfillment
to man. It requires something more. This something more is
spirituality. If food is needed for the nourishment of the body,
