Experience over Rationalization

Everywhere we go, it seems that we are surrounded by buzzwords like spirituality, new-age, attachment, meditation, love, peace, and so on. Sure, we may rationally theorize about what these concepts mean but isn't there a more fundamental experiential understanding behind these buzzwords?

Just imagine witnessing a sunset on a secluded mountain, landscaped with beautiful trees and flowers, with the only sound of leaves being hustled by a light wind. Or imagine helping a stranger on the street and receiving his humble reciprocation of a heartfelt thank-you that can be clearly seen in his eyes. And now imagine describing those events to someone else. It is impossible to theoretically and rationally impart the experience onto someone else. While we may be successful in creating an image or impression in the other person's mind, it is not possible to recreate the event by words. And similarly, when we hear these buzz words and propagate them in our discussion, we are accepting those words on the certain built-in impression in the other person. Naturally, it makes for a convenient means of discussion and there is certain place for that, but it must not be mixed up with experiential understanding.

Talking or reading or arguing about these notions is far different than experiencing them. Unless we place special emphasis on experience, we can easily continue playing mind games without increasing our real understanding of life. When we meditate, we are focusing our attention on experiencing reality in that moment and reiterating the principle so we can continue to do this at every instance of our life.