| TITLE | : | Spiritually Bankrupt |
| MEDIA | : | Acrylic on Canvas |
| SIZE | : | 182.88 X 137.16 cm |
| YEAR | : | 2022 |
The awareness of a sensation, sense, or belief that there is something more than myself, that there is more to being human than sensory experience, and that the larger whole of which we are a part has cosmic or divine characteristics is what is meant by spirituality. Knowing that our lives have meaning in a context beyond a routine, everyday existence at the level of biological necessities that motivate greed and aggressiveness is what it means to be spiritual. It entails being aware of our crucial role in the universe’s deliberate development of life. Examining certain universal concepts, such as love, compassion, altruism, life after death, wisdom, and truth, while keeping in mind that some people, such as saints or enlightened beings, have displayed higher degrees of development than the average person, is what spirituality entails. For those with a spiritual bent, aspiring to embody the qualities of such motivating examples frequently becomes a crucial aspect of the journey through life. We have been overtaken by the ego, a thought-based entity. More crucially, it is a thing that has persuaded you that it is you in some way. It is the “I” notion you are thinking. The majority of individuals in the world today are only aware of the “me” idea as a way to think. This mentality of “myself, what I want, and my story of life” underpins their sense of identity in its entirety. This “I” notion is the ego’s voice, which you identify with as yourself. The first step in the spiritual journey is to repair and validate the ego so that good states can be experienced. When an individual has a healthy sense of self-worth, self-esteem, and capacity for compassion and generosity, they are less bound by their ego defenses.

