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Narendra Kohli is a noted Hindi novelist, short story writer, playwright and satirist. His famous works include novels based on the epics, Abhyudaya, Abhigyaan and Mahasamar

What does spirituality mean to you?
All ways of worshiping and religions are very much bellow spirituality. Very few people understand it. Going to a temple with offerings and asking for something in return is not spirituality. If you are spiritual, you simply have to be in love with God or however you call it, without asking for anything. Vivekananda said that Hinduism is about struggling to be like God, and ultimately to become God, to merge with God. It’s about self-realization.

How does it happen concretely in your life?
I wrote about the Ramayana and Mahabharta, now about Swami Vivekananda. Someone asked me what I achieved from it all. I said that previously I didn’t know all my faults. Now at least I am aware of them! That’s the first step. Then of course, I should try and get rid of them. I pray God and ask Him to help doing so.

But I thought you were not supposed to ask God anything?
I don’t ask Him for money or other things in exchange for some offering. I only ask for His grace and love. It is not counted as asking.

So what is God for you?
The only existence in this whole creation is God. You and I are His manifestation. But the problem is that I know this in words. Yet, how much do I actually feel and live it… That is the question!

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