What is the essence of spirituality according to the Vedanta?
Vedanta aims at liberation. The central concept is Samadhi. It is a state of consciousness, which is called Enlightenment in the West. It is the realisation of Godhood. To reach this state of consciousness is the main goal of every spiritual path, every practice or technique. It is the core of spirituality which is taught here in India. Several schools and disciplines use different words for the concept of Samadhi, but the essence is the same. To be in Samadhi completely is the only way to overcome the human suffering. It is impossible to do that in any other way. This is the only solution. How does Enlightenment feel? If you have an experience of Enlightenment, you are lifted into a divine consciousness. It has nothing to do with religion. It is a one hundred per cent pure experience of existence. At that moment you know that you are different from everything you have always thought about yourself and the world. You no longer identify with your body, your mind and the things that happ