Gossip – Why it Harms you Spiritually!

 

Gossip – Why it Harms you Spiritually!

It is human nature to talk about others, try to find out what is happening with so and so, whether any affair is going on, whether the person is on drugs, drinking, having bad company etc. This has happened to all of us and some of us indulge in this kind of gossip even today – for entertainment purposes or for whatever reason.

The purpose of this post is to update you on the implications of gossip and how it affects you, especially if you are a seeker and are looking for spiritual progress. As we meditate and progress on our inward journey our chitta (attention, subtle will power) becomes stronger and stronger day by day. This is a very slow process but nevertheless it is happening and we may not be aware of its impact on us. With the passage of time our health improves, our bad habits go away, we remain continuously happy and joyous, our personal being appears radiant and so on. These are signs of a person on the path of spirituality. When such people indulge in gossip or are pulled into gossip by friends, colleagues, relatives – whoever – because such people are vibrating at a higher frequency, they end up pulling the negative vibes from such gossip into themselves. That person may not realise it at that point of time, because all that is happening in fun and at someone else’s expense! But later on, things start going wrong in the life of the seeker, that person will get indications from above that these things are happening because of the gossip he/she indulged – there will be a direct link which he/she will come to know about and such a person will realise that what he/she did was wrong.

Higher energy always absorbs the lower energy, diluting that person’s own energy – so one needs to be very careful not to indulge in useless gossip. If you find yourself getting pulled into any such conversation or situation, quietly excuse yourself and leave from there. With heightened awareness and mindfulness practise this will become second nature and you will find that your soul guides you away from any such potential danger. Gossip just burns up energy which you create through your meditative and spiritual practise.

It is best to stay focused on the positive aspects of life in every stage of one’s daily routine existence – home, family, friends, office, parties etc. If you do that, and stay away from unnecessary gossip you will find yourself progressing much faster in your inward journey. Keep meditating, stay focused, stay blissed and blessed – you will be doing this automatically if you just stay away from gossip!