How much time do I have?

Do we know for certain about the next moment?
Can we really plan ahead?
Is it going to happen how we perceive it?
So, then why are we not in action to do all the needful asap!
Now before you start running in all possible directions finishing all possible tasks. let me tell you I was not worried about even one of them. I was thinking about hugging the one you want to hug, walking in the woods with your dearest partner, taking out time to play with your little one, saying I Love you to the one waiting for it...
The list is endless so start off with the the most important one that is YOU. Spend time with self , find your needs and interests, do what you want to do. So run off NOW.

May I have?

How many times have you regretted not saying what you want?
You are standing in the bus near a ladies seat which is occupied by a young male and you keep on contemplating whether to ask for a seat or not.
You want to ask for some extra chocolate sauce on your ice cream but stop yourself from doing so.
Have you wondered why?
This is because we do not expect to get it. We are our worst critic! We value ourselves short.

And this is what we do when we sit to pray too. We do not ask what we actually want but what we think we can get.

So next time when you sit to pray ask for the MOON and the STARS will follow.

No one is a Mistake !

We all have a purpose and we all have a role in this world.So do not undermine yourself or any body else thinking that they are useless.

John Milton quoted “He also serves who stands and waits” .

Let us not be too judgmental as to what and how the purpose of a life is planned for a particular human because it is beyond our possible understanding level. But this does not mean we have to patiently wait for the purpose to unfurl in front of us, no we all have to be on tasks to look for our purpose and then work on it.So get cracking as they will say!

Where was I?

Isn't this the question we ask ourselves every few minutes?
Why do we have to do it?
That is because after every few seconds our mind walks away in new direction towards the next worry. In fact I have started to realise that our minds KRA (Key Responsibility Area) is to keep on reminding us what to worry about.
Our mind believes in not giving us any peace of mind. Nice funny sentence isn't it?
But can we get away with putting all the blame on our mind or is it bad training on our part?
Have we trained our mind to stay in present?
No!
In fact we have trained it to go out on regular search in past for instances related to our present. We have trained it to be always thinking about the next steps we have to take place for best results from our present situation.So, our mind is every where except present.
So, from now onwards (Easier said then Done!) stay here!

Speak-What,When,How

Most of the time we get into trouble when we put our foot in our mouth. Well not literally but it is worst because if you do it literally you can only land up with a muscle pull! But because we do it otherwise , we land up in a mess which takes a bigger mess to clean up.

So let us follow a well known mantra of all time:

SPEAK TRUTH: Speaking truth ensures we do not have to stress our memory cells in storing what we have said so our stress level will be low. We might be in trouble when we speak truth but what ever has to happen will be over then and there, we shall not need to carry the burden of being caught. 

SPEAK WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY:Most of the time it is our loose and useless blabbering that gets us into trouble.So reserve this for the company that will take it in right spirit . For the rest of the world maintain silence and speak essential.Tough but doable and will spare us of lot of  stress.

SPEAK KINDLY: This should be practiced at all time for the well being of our soul so its is an SOS. Our soul feels good when we bring smile to other human being so do this one for the soul!

Every Action has Equal and Opposite Reaction

Shri Shri Anandamurti

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Bondage is bondage whether chains are made of gold or iron.The bondage of  good actions, is that of gold, and that of bad actions, iron. Both are to be broken off. One has to refrain from bad actions so that iron chains might not be forged; and good actions are to be effected, but offer the golden chains at the feet of God, saying: “I do not desire the fruits of my good actions, I offer them to You.“

This is how saints look at actions performed by humans.They feel all actions whether good or bad carry a baggage with them. The baggage created by a very scientific law that,"Every action has equal and opposite reaction". Hence they not only advice not to do bad actions they even suggest not list good actions under your name.Confusing isn't it?

But if you understand the law of Physics you will understand why such an advice. they just want to ensure that you do not have to be answerable for any deed.Beautiful isn't it.

Beautiful, yes but scary, if all these spiritual leaders are ready to write of good deeds because of the impact they will create then we should be really wary of doing wrong. Isn't it?

Be GOOD and Always DO GOOD

Certain Event

“Is it terminal?” Yes. “So I’m going to die?” Yes, you are, the doctor said. I’m very sorry. 

When i read this a thought stuck me.What is so special here? We are all going to die and sooner the better.It is like being promoted to next class!

So there is no big deal in dying, that is certain. Big thing is living. Living your dreams, chasing them right down to end of alley.

So LIVE, do not wait to die.

To put this mathematically to die is a certain event but to live has very low probability!

Eat your ice cream !

We always wait for better times just like we wait for an empty bus ,the same way we wait in life. We wait for right moment, not knowing when that right moment will come and whether that right moment will have that urge that I have today to do this.So do what you want to do without waiting for right time as the best right time is NOW.We let many beautiful moments pass by in this wait, so don't enjoy what is now. 

Treat life as ice cream which will melt if not eaten immediately.TRY.

Are you listening?

We are hearing so much today that we have lost the art of listening. As parent, listening is a very important part of parenting, because when you listen to your child with undivided attention you can notice her/his body language.You can judge whether what is being conveyed is the actual message or your child is waiting for you to understand what he/she is not able to speak.
This thought stuck me when I was watching "Stolen" starring Nicolas Cage where he melts gold out of bank. This took me back to the time when while teaching science my mother was telling me the melting temperature of gold. Then she looked at me with that stern look and said," Don't even think of trying out with my bangles". She could hear my thoughts without my saying them out loudly.We need to develop this art of listening as parents, to hear what our child has not even said!