Wednesday 29 June 2016

NURTURING YOUR SPIRIT

Who you are? Have you ever questioned yourself? What are the answers that will come up in your mind? Take a note of that, who you are essentially means that who you are in spirit.

Are you loving, friendly, passionate person or you are just opposite or between the two. How you nurture your life makes you person you are today.

Do you live for higher self, which takes all life as one and feel that all lives are interconnected. I harm myself first when I feel any negative emotion like anger, jealousy or hatred. I first create these energies in me and then I project it on others. So, in a way I am doing great dis-service by creating negative energy because when the negative energy is projected on other people, it will influence them negatively and in return they will react with other people in a negative way and that will set chain reactions. This will lead to the setting up an atmosphere which is not very uplifting. Sadly that is what is happening in the world today. People are running, stressed to fulfil their huge demands so that they will be happy some day. Entire life they spend on chasing happiness. They have attached happiness to material things without ever looking inside, what they really want. They hardly have time for themselves or their families, that leads to lot of relationship problems or behaviour problems.

Life begins with you and finishes with you. You have to keep your life alive by keeping your connection to your spirit alive. it is very easy to loose this connection by doing mundane things and in todays fast paced lifestyle it is very easy to loose it, because people are in a such hurry to do more that they have no time to stop and think what they do , is it adding value to their life or sapping life energy. When success is measured in numbers without giving any attention to what is happening in the inner world, that success has no meaning which is divorced from intrinsic values.

People are driven by power, Money or greed to make it big without taking into account that they are compromising on morality, ethics or humane values. It is perfectly desirable to be successful but not at the cost of inner well-being. That is why it is important to do actions from wholeness perspective, by taking bigger picture into account. Doing things which brings good to society. Businesses which are short sighted and focussed on just monetary gains will have a shorter span as compared to business with a bigger vision.

The quality of your life depends on how good you feel inside, you cannot feel good if you are doing something which is inherently wrong. keeping your inner space sacred is good for your well being and well being of society at large. Living can never be in isolation. your life is built upon other lives, which supports you in terms of your family, community, government, education, health, farming, art and culture, people who are working to make food, home, shelter and living. our life is interlinked with every other life on the planet. it becomes extremely important that what we value for us as an individual or family, we need to feel for others and our community. We need to take care that we do not step on others rights, interests or boundaries.

Life is sacred and it is meant to live in the right spirit, full of joy, compassion and enthusiasm. If more and more people become aware of our connection to each other, world will be a better place to live. The work you do , has to be aligned with your spirit, the spirit will guide  you by taking you to other path or by blocking  your ways, what you presently do. you will feel heavy, unrelated to your work if it happens, you need to have a serious look and find out what is in alignment with your inner purpose.
Rekindle your spirit and find out what brings you joy, enthusiasm and energy.

Monday 20 June 2016

Cultivating Fertile Field Of Mind

We all know, how to create beautiful gardens. Do we know how to create beautiful life?
To make beautiful gardens, we have to clear all the weed, make the field soft by digging, make it fertile by adding organic matter and water. After field is ready we plant seedlings and while they are growing we take care that weeds does not grow, we protect it from  animals or pests and extreme weather. All the hard work is needed for a healthy crop.
Have you ever wondered that you mind is like a fertile field. You sow seeds of thoughts in the field of mind. To enjoy a beautiful life, we need to cultivate our mind in such a way that waste thoughts are cleared, thoughts which brings in more noise should not be entertained.
How? we can achieve this by  simple practises:
  1. Practising mindfulness: If we are aware of our thoughts, we have power. Thoughts come at such a speed that it is not easy to be aware of our thoughts. If we can witness our thoughts without acting on it, it will pass and slowly we will start clearing the noise and start finding some gap in our thoughts. When this stage come you have some power to choose your reaction rather getting overpowered by compulsive reaction of your mind. You have gained certain mastery of your mind, you have power not to act as per programming of your mind.
  2. Keeping good company: It is vital for healthy mind and well being that company you keep should uplift you, support you. You become what company you keep. Your associations have power to influence your mind and consciousness. Higher is your awareness better you are.
  3. Cultivating good habits: A disciplined life is beautiful life. Start your day early, keeps you fresh and in good energy .Start you day with yoga or exercise, do some deep breathing, it will bring your mind to a calmer and peaceful state. A peaceful, calm mind can handle challenge well. It has ability to think of solution in a creative way.
  4. Having a hobby: Everybody is unique and every person is here to share their unique talent. It is vital to express yourself  creatively. When we do not express ourselves our creative energy remain bottled up and leads to frustration. It is important to release these creative forces within us. The key is when you creatively express yourself, it put your mind in a happy state and it uplifts whole surroundings.
  5. Motivation: You wire your brain by motivation. your actions are guided by motivation. Whatever is projected outward is guided by inner motivation. Make a inner resolve that whatever you do it is not only for personal good but for general good.Always ask yourself, will my actions impacting others in a negative way? Your outer and inner life should be harmonious and balanced, there should not be any conflict between them.
  6. Let GO: Drop your negative programming by letting go. Beliefs which are not serving you should be dropped.
  7. Stay Away: Keep yourself safe by staying away from toxic people and environment. Once you are hurt, it will have cause to bring more misfortune to you. It is important to wash off any unpleasant hurt so that it does not bring hurt again.