Obedience to God simply means trying each day to be conscious of our thoughts and behaviour towards others and practicing kingdom boundaries. Our moral conscience is God speaking to us. Listening to our conscience is obedience to God, suppressing our conscience is ignorance.
God does not say renounce life or be a saint, we should enjoy life to the fullest however if we are a little more conscious each day and act accordingly it helps us become a better version of ourselves even amidst conflicts, issues and hardships in life.
So what are kingdom boundaries?
1. Don’t speak lies on anyone:
Say I don’t know but consciously saying something you know is not true or participating in slander upsets God. It adds to our karmic book of records.
2. Don’t steal from others/Don’t be greedy:
Never take something out of need or greed that you know isn’t yours or yours alone. Something that we have not earned is never ours in first place. We should learn from our very great Mr. Amitabh Bachchan who voluntarily divided his inheritance equally among his children irrespective of their gender and marital status. He is great because he lives a conscious life, a god ordained life.
3. Avoid eating non-veg:
Every species has a right to live and only Shiva has a right to end. Sadhguru said, our human body structure naturally matches a herbivore structure and non-veg food takes time to digest. So we must try to be vegan. Please don’t cause animals any pain.
4. Avoid alcohol, cigar or drugs:
Any kind of substance that makes our body addictive to it in a way that our mind doesn’t stay in our control, we must not touch. Such substances may give you a temporary high but in actual very slowly they are causing damage to our body in a way that these addictions start controlling us. No, our mind should always be in our control and the best way to do this is to practice self-control.
5. No illicit relationships/practice celibacy:
Never cheat and hurt your person. Never indulge in adultery. In conflicting situations always stay celibate and give your life to God. Our intentions towards a relationship or even marriage should always first be for a companionship.
6. Avoid rude behaviour/violence:
Unprovoked, still if you “initiate” rude conversations- you don’t listen to us, we are better than you, you should learn from us, what we do is superior, what you do is inferior, we know better, poking flaws in others, looking for mistakes in others, you’re constantly judging, bullying, belittling others, if this is how you initiate communication every day….. there is a problem in you, not others.
7. Never envy, pull others down:
Feeling triggered is natural however try to seek inspiration from others you feel threatened by because the person may not have provoked you in any way. When we plant obstacles for others, it comes back to us in some way. Always participate in creation, building, healing, forgiving and nurturing others.