Soul Talks ~ Humanity Speaks with Sreeja
Good morning. Namaskar. Salaam namaste. Sashrikal. You are with your host and friend Vivek today in soul talks where humanity speaks. We are with Srija Vijayanathan, spiritual seeker, volunteer with the art of living foundation and senior manager with community. Swell. Let's know more about the Shrija before that. I would like to welcome Shrija on this podcast and thank you very much for being happily agreeing to be with us on this today. So Shrija loves connecting with people as much as ideating for communication strategies
Good morning, Shrija. So first question to you is, can you help us to understand various aspects of your life? And what was your first encounter with spirituality?
Hello, Vivek. Thank you so much for inviting me onto your swellcast for an interview. I would like to begin by saying that, you know, my spiritual outlook was shaped at a very young age by my parents, especially my mother, who would tell us a lot of stories, you know, from hindu scriptures. And slowly we began to believe that there is a larger power that has our back. And when I say we, it's me and my sister
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You. So that's good to know. Now, when we talk about spirituality, so we see spirituality from different perspective. Everyone is having their own definition, and there is no clear definition around it. So what is your definition of spirituality and how you connect with that? How do you see spirituality in modern times?
At least in my case it has been the, I would say positive development. I have been able to through yoga, meditation manage my stress levels and somewhere the way I react or rather respond to situations has changed tremendously helping me stay centered a lot of the times. So therefore for me spirituality is an anchor in my life and I would like to bring the spiritual quotient across all facets of my life. I do that very deliberately and I think it is very much needed in today's world
You. Question three, which comes to my mind is there are lot of confusion around spirituality and religion. What is your intake on it and why? Often people get confused between these two you and once this confusion is over, how one can get advantages of it in their own life. It
I think, Vivek, that these are all. Religion is a framework where there are different approaches, as I mentioned earlier, to understand a universal concept and different people understand differently, right? None of us are the same in terms of our ability to absorb information and perhaps in this case, gauge a concept which is not easily describable, right? Because it's not tangible. It's something that comes through experience, through various experiences in life. And like Gurudev Ravishankarji says, that it is something
You. So my last question, but very critical one, how do you see the world is changing, and what is the message you would like to give to the young generation that in this fast changing world, who, what is that one thing which can be helpful for them in their current time as well as for their future? So thank you, Sheza, for being with us today, and it was lovely conversation. Look forward to have you with us once again. Thank you
Spirituality in today's times can play a vital role in improving mental wellness. I have seen a lot of projects being taken up on ground by religious groups across the world. They are working in their own ways with groups, communities, to bring in better facilities, infrastructure, drinking water, education. So I think there is an awakening of sorts that is happening worldwide. And I think you should own your cultural belief system