A spiritual Aspirant is he who does not have any intentions of doing anything against his spiritual pursuit. Liking and desiring worldly pleasures and accumulation of things is doing things against one’s spiritual pursuit. When one desires enjoyment and hoarding and likes that which is against one’s spiritual pursuits, and then even though doing many spiritual practices, one does not progress. As long as there is desire, aim and fondness of wealth, respect, high status, comforts, etc, till that time a man cannot be called a Sadhak (true seeker, a spiritual aspirant).
Inconsistent behavior is present in even ordinary man. Sometimes desiring God and divinity, other times attracted to the world; sometimes demonstrating good qualities and behavior, other times bad qualities and improper behavior, in this manner, one engages in inconsistent behavior, i.e. on one hand spiritual pursuits and at the same time indulges in things against one’s spiritual pursuits. Some men have a predominance of spiritual pursuit and aim, whereas others have predominance of behavior that goes against his spiritual pursuit.
Being a part of God, it is impossible for a man to be entirely without good qualities and good behavior. In every man, good aspects, qualities may remain, whereas the negative aspects are temporary and can never remain. Therefore, with few spiritual pursuits, and a little bit of divine qualities and behavior, if a human being believes that he has become a Sadhak (spiritual seeker, aspirants), then that is a grave mistake.
In reality, he who does not behave contrary to his spiritual pursuit and he who does not have the aim of worldly enjoyment and hoarding, and has the sole aim of only realizing God, the essential Truth, he alone is eligible to be and is rightly called a Sadhak (a true seeker).
He gives up selfish interests and does good things for others. He shuns his own happiness and comforts and offers these to others. He shares his honor and position with others and imparts honor and status to them. He gives honor to others even at his own expense. He does not have bad feelings towards anybody. If he sees any faults in others, he believes those faults are in Nature and not in their true “Self”. Just like if a person’s clothes are stained, his self is not stained.
In reality, he who does not behave contrary to his spiritual pursuit and he who does not have the aim of worldly enjoyment and hoarding, and has the sole aim of only realizing God, the essential Truth, he alone is eligible to be and is rightly called a Sadhak (a true seeker).