Goal

Hindu self-cultivation gives one joy, satisfaction, and strength to follow and achieve the various goals of life(puruShArtha), including dharma. This includes attainment of mystic “highs” as a matter of course. With spiritual practices and saMskAra-s, a hindu gets both intellectual and emotional appreciation for his place in the world-tree.

Spiritual highs

One needs joy, satisfaction, and strength to follow and achieve the various goals of life, including dharma. Spirituality (a focus on the development and maintenance of “good” mental states) is then an essential component of hindu self cultivation.

Secular/ spiritual non-separation: See here.

Anti-self-pity

Contrary to some memetic epidemics which focus on grievance studies and victimhood, the hindu way focuses on positivity - always encouraging the urge to pull oneself up.

A tamasic, indolent, self-pitying nature (Krsna chides the weeping Arjuna’s newfound ‘unmanliness/impurity’ as being anarya-juShTam; unbefitting an Aryan, or even more, befitting a non-Aryan!) won’t do!