Is the Experience of the World Useful in Spiritual Knowledge?

[Shri Balaji asked:]

Swami replied: The answer to this question is a full yes. Every concept of the spiritual knowledge shows a best example in the world. This means that from the worldly experience itself, all the spiritual knowledge can be built up. We have seen that issue-devotion is strongest with which the devotion to God stands in competition resulting in the final success. We realize that we shall love God even if the negative result is given by God just like our unshakable love to issues even if they become our enemies! We find from the worldly experience that our value exists in the highest level as long as our desire for any benefit is absent and this same experience holds good in the fruit-delinked devotion to God getting the highest value. A father coming to know that his son is serving him without any aspiration for fruit becomes highly pleased. A fan of a political hero committing suicide on his death stands as the best example for the climax devotion to God. God has created this world in which various examples exist, which on analysis are useful as the correct similes to understand the spiritual knowledge with best effect. Worldly knowledge helps the soul to understand spiritual knowledge with full clarity whenever worldy examples are given as comparisons to subtle spiritual concepts.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★