Human life is a combination of the concrete and the abstract. Our body is concrete and our mind is abstract. Both positive and negative thoughts emanate from the same brain. We know very little about ourselves.Being better aware of our own mind helps us to understand life better.
Human life is structured like an atom. At the center of atom is the proton and a field of negative charges orbits it. Similarly, we too have virtues at the center of our being. But if we have not realized these virtues, we roam in the outer orbits. So we need to take it for granted that we already have these virtues within us.
If you are committed to doing something to uplift life around you,then the world will be a beautiful place.More often than not ,we are stuck in our own mindsets.If we could put ourselves in others' shoes, we should be able to see their point of view.We need to keep changing and attempting different roles.
Clarity of mind makes things much easier to deal with.Understanding basic emotions like love and interacting well with people around you is important.So is knowing what your ego,intellect or mind is saying.A few minutes of introspection and relaxation every day are vital.
Just imagine yourself sitting on the bank of a river and watching the river flow. You are watching all the different things flowing by in the river. A ship is going in the river, logs are floating, leaves are flowing, some ducks are going by, and unfortunately some garbage is also flowing in the river.
You are watching everything moving, completely unperturbed. In the same way, when you sit on the bank of time and watch as time carries the events, you will be amazed as you notice that there is something in you that is not changing. You notice that you are not changing, and you are unaffected by anything.
Reviewing an event helps you to be a witness to the event rather than being a participant of the event. Do you see what I am saying? Review all that happened last month, the month before, the month before that; like this the whole year has some wonderful things and some ugly things that have happened, and it has all gone.
So, just imagine that you are sitting on the bank of the river and watching the river flow. Every moment there is fresh water, many things floating in the water, many birds picking up food and flying away. Also see the swans and ducks, thought the water is flowing, they flow with it a little distance and then they come back to their area. Also swans never get wet. They come out of the water, shake themselves, take a little warmth from the sun and again jump back in the water.
BE IN THE MIDST,BUT DON'T LET IT STUCK!
A swan has a lot to teach us. It teaches us — be amidst the event, don’t to run away, but don’t let it stick on to you. If it appears to have stuck on to you, then go on to the shore and shake it. And celebration is the way in which you learn to be on the shore, and smile at the events which are passing by.
in life also, many pleasant events are happening and many unpleasant are also happening, and both have made you deeper in some sense, both have made you stronger in some sense.Just take the lessons and move on, don't question that which has already happened. It is wise not to question that which has already happened.
So review the past. When you review the past, what happens? Suddenly you will see that the past has left you. The past has anyways gone, but you’ll also find it leaving your mind. That which appeared to be sticking to your memory will also leave.
YOU ARE UNFAzED BY EVENTS
Review the past and revive the spirit inside of you. Our spirit is covered by dust, or ashes. The fire of the spirit is buried beneath the ashes. All that you need is do is to blow a little bit, and it will be rekindled again. So revive the spirit inside of you.
Look at the spirit of the children, they have such joy, such enthusiasm and such vibrant energy, then why are you like this (dull and droopy).
Do you know what we do? Instead of just clearing the dust from the carpet, we look for the reason for the dust being there? We think, "From where has this dust come, and why has it come". We get into this meaningless analysis. And if the dust has come from the window, we go the window and we say, "This is the window the dust has come from".
My dear, there is no doubt that it has come from a window, but whichever window it has come from, and also where it has come from is immaterial. That there is dust on your carpet, first vacuum clean it.
This is what we tend to do, we look and see who is doing what to us. Then we say, "That person is this way, and this person is that way". Forget about all of that, and see what impressions the other person is putting on your mind, focus on that. If there is any impression on your mind that has been made by somebody, first clear that. If x does not put the dust in you, you will put the dust in you. Who put the dust is immaterial, the point is why should you keep the dust. Just shake it off; clear it away, and celebration is the way to do that.
Review the past, and revive the spirit in the present moment. You are unphased by events. You are unphased by people's reactions. You are independent light, you are wisdom which is unaffected by events and surroundings!
Once you revive the spirit, you have so much energy and enthusiasm, but what do you do with that? Unless you give a direction to it, you will become restless, or aimless. So have an aim, have a short-term and a long-term goal.
We also need to do what is needed in the world today. This should be part of our goals.
1. We need to protect the environment.
2. We need to clean the garbage that is floating in the river of time.
This is necessary. By garbage I mean terrorism, stress, and violence in society. Violence is the garbage we dump on the river of time. Let’s resolve not to do it. Let's resolve to educate people that we all belong to one world family.
I will do as much as I can to clean and unite people's mind and hearts, and to see to it that there is more celebration, harmony, love and unity in people rather than acts of war both domestic and societal violence. This is the garbage we are dumping in the river of time. Let us educate people not to dump this garbage.
Just like how we resolve to protect the environment by keeping the rivers clean, and the oceans clean, in the same way we need to protect time. We need to keep time pure and celebrative, and for that we need to stop violent events from being dumped into the river .
When you see that so many events have happened leaving you untouched,you get a taste of eternity or timelessness.Something freezes inside.It feels as though time has frozen.When the time freezes,that is when you get the glimpse of eternity!
Like I said, the river of time is carrying some beautiful flowers as well as some garbage also. We need to see what role we can play.
There is a story in the ancient Puranas that when there was a fight with the demons, Mother Divine needed more power. So everyone contributed something which was their specialty to her.
So the Mother Divine was given all these different instruments that all the devas (positive energies) possessed, indicating the unity of consciousness and all diverse energies which made her invincible so that she could dispel all the demons or the darkness in no time.
This is what is called a yagna.
A yagna is when everyone contributes a little bit for a greater vision and greater good of the planet. So everyone just being there with everybody will send a message to the world, that the people from every part of the world are united in harmony, in celebration and in diversity, and we will continue to be.
See, when a person sits alone and meditates, it is called tapasya. But when we sit in a group and meditate, it is called yagna. The benefit of meditation is magnified several times in a yagna.
WHEN YOU BECOME A SPECTATOR,YOU CAN LAUGH MORE!
When you stretch sound it becomes music.A movement when it is stretched becomes dance .Isn't it,You simply move your hand in a certain manner and it becomes a dance.A smile stretched becomes a laughter.Love stretched becomes service.Mind stretched becomes a meditation.And life stretched becomes a celebration.
And when we stretch ourselves, the whole world becomes our family.Everyone is part of you.We live in this world, to live in love, to spread love, to enjoy love.Laugh more and more.When you laugh,what happens? A particular substance in the brain,called endrophins get produced,then our immune system becomes strong and cancer and other diseases can be prevented.When one is a child see how much we used to dance,to sing,tolaugh and to celebrate.But as we grew older,are we doing the same? We have to question ourselves.
You don't need a joke to laught and if it is not genuine,never mind,just imitate.Fake it till you make it.Because it is your nature.Only he human beings are endowed wih this special gift to laugh
Everyone just laugh for ten minutes daily for no reason.Then all the problems and pain in life will start dissolving.
Only you have to do it for yourself.Create the atmosphere around you to laugh. If nothing is there to laugh,we can look at our mind and laugh.
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