Sign of strength

#gurudevquotes 

#MyTakeaway

If you look at any image of Krishna, one common thing is that He is smiling everywhere. Whether it's an image in battlefield, or an image in Gokul, He is always smiling. He is always calm and steady. When mind is calm and steady the mind knows what's the next action to take.

Let's say someone is in some emergency, in that situation panicking doesn't help. One needs to be calm and steady. And people inadvertently depend on one who can be calm and steady. Because they are in the best of the abilities of their mind to take critical decisions. 

We need to train our mind to be calm and steady irrespective of the situation. To begin with, let us feel inspired by people who are able to do it. Daily meditation also help in bringing that stability.

I remember when World Culture Festival was happening in Delhi, there were so many challenges. Legal challenges, media challenges, political challenges, weather challenges etc. But Gurudev was calm as steady all the time. He was always smiling irrespective of the challenge. And hence only the best happened. There is a lot to learn from Gurudev.

Jai Gurudev 

Switch to present moment

#MyTakeaway 

Anger is not bad. Sometimes it's needed. It's bad only if you keep holding onto it. Similarly reliving a joyous moment brings a smile on our face. But if we keep holding onto it, it will lead to regret. Then we slowly come up with the language, 'Gone are those happy days'. So whether positive or negative, if we keep holding onto any event, any emotion, any memory, its bound to lead us to misery.

Good idea to remember a flowing river. Nothing stays at one place. Last moment I was angry, right now I need to switch to present moment. Reminding this one simple line that Gurudev has given us, we gain the ability to let go. Otherwise our present moment will always be polluted. We will never be able to experience the present moment in its pure form. Not being able to let go is one of the most important reasons for Insomnia.

Gurudev once mentioned, when you hold your fist tightly, you get nothing in your hands. But if you let go, the entire sky is on your palms. 

So keep reminding yourself. Nothing at all in this world is worth holding onto. For your own peace of mind. 

Jai Gurudev! 

How to add taste to your life?

#MyTakeaway 

Many a times boredom leads to innovation. It blossoms creativity. And many a times frustration leads to action. So we needn't be averse to these states of mind. Its needed in small quantities. But if its happening in excess, then can we eat the food with too much of salt? We need to tend to our mind in these situations. Whatever works for you, do it. If nothing in your capacity works, sit for Advance Meditation Program or repeat the DSN program. I feel that boredom and frustration can be productive if our prana level is high. So good idea to figure out how to keep the prana levels high. 

How to connect with people around?

#MyTakeaway 

Gurudev once said love is not an emotion. All emotions are forms of love. Greed is love for objects. Fear is love towards life. Anger is love for perfection. Any connection that you have with anyone is a form of love.

So when you don't feel love towards someone, it's not that you don't love them. Love is our existence. It's You in the purest form. So what happens when we don't feel love? It means there is some other aspect about ourselves that we love so much that we don't want to let it go. It can be some identity that we love about ourselves. Or it  can be a habit, or it can be inner freedom.

Maybe letting go of these identities about ourselves will help us connect better with the people around. 

What do you think? 

What is enlightenment?

#MyTakeaway 

Enlightenment is not gaining anything. It is dropping everything that is counter productive to establishing the universal connection and being in unconditional love. Universal connection from my understanding is feeling connected with even the most uncomfortable event, most frustrating person or most averseful object. It is also feeling connected to people we don't know. And unconditional love is that of a love of a mother. It's loving without having any expectations. 

So achieving nirvana, moksh, enlightenment etc has nothing to do with settling down in the Himalayas. But it has most certainly something to do with loving the person who is bothering you right now. It has something to do with not running away from a situation that makes you uncomfortable and it has most certainly something to do with caring about everyone as if they are a part of you.

What do you think? Please do let me know in the comments section below. 

Jai Gurudev. 

Nature know what's best for you.

Worrying about the future is such a waste, 

Nature knows for me what's the best. 

I was once attending a satsang with Swami Suryapada (Chaya Anna) 

He said, "You see that tree 🎄 on the top of the mountain ⛰? See how tall it has grown. Did you go there everyday to water it? No right? So The Entity that took care of that tree, don't you think It will take care of you too?" 

I remember once I failed miserably in my academics. For a moment it seemed like the end of the world. But in hindsight when I connect the dots today, I realise that the failure was extremely necessary for me to land up on my first job. This has happened to all of us. Whatever failures, obstacles we have experienced in our life, have contributed to our success. So let's have faith that whatever we are going through right now, it's for the best. It's necessary for something beautiful in store ahead. 

Now how to sustain the phase of pure agony and pain? Meditation has the power to take care of a big deal of the pain. It has the ability to heal. Surround yourself with positive uplifting people. Don't indulge in unnecessary gossip and negative news. Ensure your body is getting tired and that you are getting a good night's sleep. And if none of the above is working, sit in an advance Meditation 🧘‍♂️ program. 

Restore your faith. 

Jai Gurudev