Removing Labels: Embracing Limitless Potential

In a world where labels define us, it's easy to find ourselves confined within their limitations. Whether it's the label of being introverted, lazy, or overweight, these self-imposed identities can become excuses that hinder our true potential. But what if we challenged these labels and dared to explore our capabilities without boundaries? What if we shattered the labels that confine us and embraced a mindset of limitless potential? In this blog post, we will delve into the concept of labels and their impact on our self-perception. Moreover, we'll uncover the path to unlocking our full potential by cultivating the right habits and mindset.

The Power of Labels:

Labels shape our perception of ourselves and others. They provide convenient categories to navigate the complexities of life. However, these labels can also become self-fulfilling prophecies. If we believe we are lazy, we tend to justify inaction based on that label. If we view ourselves as overweight, we may shy away from pursuing physical activities that could enhance our health and well-being.

Labels as Excuses:

The danger lies in how easily we adopt these labels as excuses. They become shields that protect us from pushing beyond our comfort zones and exploring uncharted territories. We convince ourselves that certain achievements or experiences are beyond our reach, simply because of the labels we carry. By doing so, we limit our potential and miss out on incredible opportunities for growth and fulfillment.

The Habit Connection:

The key to breaking free from the limitations imposed by labels lies in recognizing the role of habits. Labels are often rooted in the habits we cultivate. If we consider ourselves lazy, it's likely because we've developed habits that perpetuate inactivity. If we believe we're not creative, it's possible that we've neglected to nurture our creative side through consistent practice and exploration.

Cultivating Empowering Habits:

To shatter the labels and embrace our limitless potential, we must focus on cultivating habits that empower us. By consciously choosing and developing positive habits, we can redefine ourselves and transform our lives. For instance, if we want to shed the label of laziness, we can cultivate habits of discipline, such as setting clear goals, establishing a routine, and practicing consistent follow-through.

Embracing a Growth Mindset:

A growth mindset is a crucial component of unlocking our full potential. It involves believing in our ability to learn, grow, and improve over time. By adopting a growth mindset, we shift our perspective from fixed limitations to endless possibilities. We view challenges as opportunities for growth and setbacks as stepping stones on our journey to success. With a growth mindset, we open ourselves up to continuous learning and unexplored potentials.

Conclusion:

Labels may serve as communication tools in the outer world, but internally, they can limit our growth and potential. By removing the labels we carry and embracing a mindset of boundless potential, we empower ourselves to explore uncharted territories, pursue our dreams, and achieve remarkable things. It starts with recognizing the power of our habits and choices in shaping our identities. Let's shatter the labels that hold us back, cultivate empowering habits, and embrace a growth mindset. The possibilities are infinite when we dare to unleash our true potential.

Remember, you are not defined by the labels society imposes on you or the labels you adopt for yourself. You have the power to redefine yourself, break free from limitations, and soar towards greatness. Embrace the journey of self-discovery, cultivate the right habits, and embrace the limitless potential within

you. The world is waiting for you to shine. So, let go of the labels and embrace your true self, without limits or constraints. It's time

Are you spontaneous or impulsive?

#MyTakeaway 

There is a difference in impulsiveness and spontaneity. 

Impulsiveness comes from the space of emotions. We sometimes take decisions in a fit of rage, or sometimes out of sheer excitement. There is a high probability that the decision might go wrong. 

Spontaneity comes from the space of intuition when the mind is centered, balanced and happy. Generally the decisions and actions that come out of spontaneity turn out to be right.

So whenever there is a chance to take important deicions in life, good idea to check, whether the mind is in equanimity or is it ruffled! If you feel that mind is caught up in either of the extremes, take few deep breaths, if possible meditate for a while. This way we can avoid the urge to take impulsive decisions.

What do you think? 

How to help someone who is in turmoil?

#MyTakeaway 

How to help someone who is disturbed? We generally tend to give them some suggestions, some ideas, some solutions, some knowledge. But they are not in a state of mind to listen. What can work in such a situation? 

We cannot deal this emotional situation from a level of intellect. I think first step would be to be aware of what they are going through. Compassion can make a big difference. Prayers can help in restoring faith. In comments you can let me know what all you can try to make that person feel better. 

But one thing is sure, no point in giving high level philosophical knowledge to them. It may work if they are meditators and have tools and techniques to deal with their state of mind.

What are your thoughts on this? 

Don't miss this opportunity whenever you are joyful!

#MyTakeaway 

Gurudev once said Puja is that which comes from पूर्णता (fullness). 

Yes we need to pray when we are in desperation. In troubled situations prayer is the only ray of hope. But many a times we miss on expressing our gratitude when things are all fine. And we miss the opportunity to pray in the most supreme form. 

A parent would be able to relate to this much better. When the child is not complaining or demanding a parent feels natural to give something to the child. Similarly when we are happy, joyful and content we are in position to recieve something much higher from Nature.

There is a reason why we seek blessings from elders. Because elders have fulfilled most of their desires, they are highly likely to be content. This level of contentment puts them in a position to bless. 

So this moment, let's close our eyes, and think of that one thing for which we have gratitude. It can be a simple fact that we have breathing body, we have someone to love. Let's experience joy as we express our gratitude. Take a deep breath in and breathe out.

Jai Gurudev 

Happiness is tapping into the silence within

#MyTakeaway 

Mind chatters a lot. Its constantly jumping from one place to another. It's not very easy for mind to stay focussed somewhere. It's full of plans, anxiety, fear, regret, anger, frustration, complaints albeit happy thoughts too.

Whatever we are thinking, it's creating ripples in our mind. The nature of ripples is that they travel far and trigger movement somewhere else. So one thought triggers another thought and so on and so forth. Thai chain of thoughts most of the times drains us out.

The best part of this nature of mind is that at it's core, it's silent. Hence whenever we come out of meditation 🧘‍♂️ we feel calm. There are much less thoughts. And if we have just practiced Sudarshan Kriya, then without doubt there are no thoughts in your mind. 

Good idea to tap into that beautiful and happy silence at least once a day. It helps bring down the mind chatter and rejeunates us! 

What do you think? 

Jai Gurudev 

What makes you angry?

#MyTakeaway 

People who have the weakness of keeping everything perfect tend to get angry.

People who have some emotional weak points tend to get angry. 

People whose weakness is attachment, tend to get angry.

People with weak ego, tend to get angry. 

People with the weakness of "seeking attention", tend to get angry. 

People with the weakness to 'seek justice' in every situation tend to get angry. 

So my takeaway from the above quote is that our anger stems from some or the other weakness. Just becoming aware of our weakness, dawns an acceptance of the weakness. And it's important to identify it as a weakness. If we figure out a way to justify it we are again pushing ourselves down the road to anger. 

Jai Gurudev! 

Have patience! your efforts will eventually give fruits.

#MyTakeaway 

Mango tree take 5 years for mangoes to sprout while berries produce fruit in less than a year. 

Sometimes we take action and expect the results to blossom immediately. It's not necessary that we will get our returns immediately. 

Human minds are complex. If you give an advice today, you may never know when will it benefit that person at what point in his/her life! Certain type of investment gives quick returns while some give steady and long term returns.

Some ideas bring immediate results, while some take a lot of hard work and years of sacrifices to show some result. 

Similarly many a times people ask 'Why do good things happen to bad people?' we may never know at what point in their life their bad karma will sprout!

Just keep sowing seeds of goodness everywhere. Be good to people. Be kind, be generous, be empathetic, be lovable, empower people around, take them out of their loneliness, give them their solace, make them laugh. You may never know which of these seeds will sprout at what time in their life! 

Decoding freedom

#MyTakeaway 

Do we feel connected everywhere? We are comfortable at one place while uncomfortable at the other. We are comfortable at places where we feel connected. How amazing it would be to feel at home everywhere and with everyone! That can happen when we would feel connected to everyone and every situation. When we embrace difficult situations, when we accept the flaws of our dear ones, when we smile at a challenge posed by the day or when we can talk to a stranger with equal ease. That is the state of unconditional love. Where there unconditional love there cannot be fear or hatred. The situations that we tend to avoid become acceptable to us. While enlightenment seems to be the pinnacle of that state, its worthwhile to make a conscious effort in that direction. 

Don't blame people for their mistakes.

#MyTakeaway 

It's very easy to blame someone for some mistake of theirs. But if we watch closely, even they are not in complete control of their mistake. The action arises out of a thought. The thought is dependent on Tamas, Rajas and Satva in the body. Of course Satva is directly dependent on our food, sleep, breathing and meditation. These factors are under your control. But thoughts are not under our control. Whatever is happening right now in their life is a product of Tamas, Rajas and Satva in their life. So instead of judging the person for their mistake, we can figure out how to increase the Satva in that person's life! Because with rise in Satva, comes the ability to resolve challenges peacefully, be more dynamic and drop negative emotions faster. This empowers us to correct other people's mistakes. What do you think? Please put your comments below.

Jai Gurudev! 

Walk like a king 👑

#MyTakeaway 

In life our so called success parameters go up and down like the stock market. Fame comes and goes. Money also loves to exchange pockets. Power, position is another myth. We have seen tall mountains crumble and we have seen a commoner rising to power. The challenge is that we lose our peace of mind behind these ideas of success set by the society. Our demeanour and our presence is dependent on these ideas of success.

Spiritual wisdom on the other hand is not shaky. It stays with you rock solid. In times of happiness and especially in times of adversities. Hence feel proud to have been established in this spiritual wisdom and walk like a king. 

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 

Advik Chronicles

Below are some of the events about my son Advik (Born in Jan 2017) that I would like to store somewhere. I will keep updating this.

Jun 2021

Neetika was tensed about some work. She passed by Advik and told him, that there is a lot of work to do, and I am tesnsed about the work. He said in a complete nonchalant manner 'Ek divas tu pan marnar ahes. Tension nako gheus.')

(One day even you are going to die, dont take tension about your work now)

We were all stumped. And we looked at each other about what we have just heard.

Jul 2021

I told Advik the story of Jayadrath. How Krishna covered the sun with his Sudarshan Chakra and everyone felt that it was night and then it became easy to kill Jayadrath. He was silent after the story. I sensed he needs some answers. I asked him, "Do you have any questions."

Prompt came the question "Baba, Sudarshan Charkra kasa purnaa suryala cover karnar? Tyacha madhe tar ek hole ahe." ('Sudarshan Chakra has a hole in the middle, how can it cover the sun entirely?')

7th Aug 2021

Onkar, Advik and I were playing Antakshari. Onkar sang, 'Ramaiya Vastavayya ... Maine dil tujh ko diya ... Ya'

Then came Advik's turn, 'Yada Yada his dharmasya ....'

15 Aug 2021

I told a story to Advik where the moral of the story was "Never lie".

He himself said - "Khota nahi bolaycha"

Then came a comment "Pan Baba, jarka khota nahi bolaycha tar mag khota astach kashala?"

(But dad, if we are not supposed to lie then why does 'lie' exist?)

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The Future of Future of Work

Imagine a man made entity so intelligent that it resembles human. It could have its own feelings and it could have desires of its own right. Currently we do have machines working for us. As mankind marches into the marshy land of the Artificial Intelligence, we never know at what point do we start slipping.

I am not a skeptic here. In fact I adore AI and I feel we should take that plunge.

I just want to paint a picture here. Imagine the 'Age of Ultron' comes up. And now the AI is in demanding position. However it is not yet as powerful as the Ultron. There would be protests everywhere, because AI has been denied it's basic rights. There could be organizations protecting the interests of AI.

The way we have now accepted LGBTQ, sooner we would have debate on whether this new found relationship of man and AI is can be considered sacred. And the way Indian parents today struggle to accept a homosexual relationships, the parents of future might have challenge to wonder whether this relationship makes sense at all? "How can you consummate the relationship?" Karan Johar's protege would make another version of 'Dostana' where another Kiron Kher utters the most famous dialogue "Phoolo, Phalo. Khair Chodo" What would the new hybrid entities be like? Maybe we get a chip in our brains, maybe the robots get a heart.

Amidst all this chaos, the challenge for HR would be the new found definition of D&I. Whether AI can be considered as an entity that needs equal rights to grow? "Yes Sir! They are intelligent. They work for us. But they have needs. We can't have these power sucking capitalists rip off these kind-hearted machines off their daily dose of solar panels (or whatever powers them in future)."

Or would it be that the Human Resources is no longer run by Humans and it is certain The Oracle like bot that runs organizations that are fighting for inclusion of the Human Race inside the matrix? Would the Human Resources lose the Human out of it then?

What shape would Diversity and Inclusion take then?

Nothing serious about this post. Just some Sunday read to chew on a 'What If'.

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