Ganapati Bappa Childhood

 Ganesha is the son of Shiva and Parvati and he is the brother of Karthikeya (or Subrahmanya), the god of war. He was created by his mother using earth which she moulded into the shape of a boy. As Shiva was away on his meditative wanderings, Parvati set her new son as guard while she bathed. Unexpectedly, Shiva returned home and, on finding the boy, and outraged at his impudence in claiming he was Parvati's son, Shiva called for his gang of demons, the bhutaganas, who fought ferociously with the boy. However, the youngster easily held his own against such fearsome adversaries and Vishnu was forced to intervene in the form of Maya and, whilst the boy was distracted by her beauty, the demons, or Shiva himself, lopped off his head. At the commotion, Parvati ran from her bath and remonstrated with Shiva for so summarily killing their son. Repentant, Shiva ordered a new head to be found for the boy and, as the first animal available was an elephant, so Ganesha gained a new elephant head and became the most distinctive of the Hindu gods. As a reward for his great courage in fighting the demons, Shiva made Ganesha the leader of the bhutaganas, hence his name.

Spirituality Meaning

 Spirituality involves the recognition of a feeling or sense or belief that there is

something greater than myself, something more to being human than sensory

experience, and that the greater whole of which we are part is cosmic or divine in

nature.

Spirituality means knowing that our lives have significance in a context beyond a

mundane everyday existence at the level of biological needs that drive selfishness

and aggression. It means knowing that we are a significant part of a purposeful

unfolding of Life in our universe.

Spirituality involves exploring certain universal themes – love, compassion, altruism,

life after death, wisdom and truth, with the knowledge that some people such as

saints or enlightened individuals have achieved and manifested higher levels of

development than the ordinary person. Aspiring to manifest the attributes of such

inspirational examples often becomes an important part of the journey through life for

spiritually inclined people.

Spirituality Defination

The meaning of spirituality has developed and expanded over time, and various meanings can be found alongside each other. Traditionally, spirituality referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape of man", oriented at "the image of God" as exemplified by the founders and sacred texts of the religions of the world. The term was used within early Christianity to refer to a life oriented toward the Holy Spirit and broadened during the Late Middle Ages to include mental aspects of life.

In modern times, the term both spread to other religious traditions and broadened to refer to a wider range of experiences, including a range of esoteric and religious traditions. Modern usages tend to refer to a subjective experience of a sacred dimension and the "deepest values and meanings by which people live", often in a context separate from organized religious institutions. This may involve belief in a supernatural realm beyond the ordinarily observable world, personal growth, a quest for an ultimate or sacred meaning, religious experience, or an encounter with one's own "inner dimension".