Human Birth

HUMAN BIRTH IS RARE!

One should not lose this opportunity, human birth is very precious. Only humans have the capacity to worship God, so it is not wise to waste this life for mundane pleasures. It is everyone's duty to keep this body good and healthy. Time decides whom you meet in your life, your heart decides whom you want in your life but your behaviour decides who will stay in your life. I believe we are 100% responsible for how our life turns out. Challenges come to all of us, but we have a choice of how to respond. In every block of wood there is a beautiful statue, you only have to remove the excess material. Whenever you come accross a challenge, look at the other side - you will be surprised to find an easy way to tackle a big problem. Everything in this world happens for a reason, so keep moving forward and live without regrets. There is no need to avoid pleasure for fear of pain as both are inevitable. You didn't bring anything with you, whatever you possess has been taken from this planet only. Whatever you possess had belonged to someone else yesterday and it will belong to someone else in the future. Actually you didn't lose anything, then why do you cry? What did you bring with you that you lost? This body does not belong to you either, it is made up of five elements and after a while it will merge into its own elements. The soul is the only permanent. Think now - what are you, who are you and why are you on this planet. Life is fragile, delicate and very uncertain and this is the actual beauty of life. Life is uncertain as a drop of water on a lotus leaf, death may occur at any moment. Birth is not our choice, death is also not our choice, but the way we live our life is absolutely our choice. So enjoy it and make every day memorable.

Ready or not, one day it will all come to an end, all the things you collected in your lifetime will pass to someone else. We are here to feel the life's extremes - pleasure-pain, good-bad, health-sickness. Once we experience adversity, we get purified. HOPE is just a four letter word, but when we lose everything, it gives us a reason to live again. Hope releases the energy that helps you to shape positive outcome in any kind of situation. Remember, whenever things develop, there are always steps, not jumps!

Truth of Life - Death...

When you deeply think about yourself, some questions pop up in mind -Who am I? Where am I? Why am I here in this cosmos? What am I doing here? What is the purpose of my life?. If you want to understand life, you must read, you must sing and dance and you must suffer the pain and pleasure as well; only then you can understand life. Each person on this planet comes with a specific destiny. He has some message to be delivered, some work has to be completed and then he has to leave this world. Then we call it DEATH. Nothing in this life is as certain as death. Every living thing is bound to die. We appear on this world only to disappear after a short span of time. This is the cycle of terrestrial life, yet we hardly bother about it and continue to live as though we are here forever. Plans and programmes are laid out for years in advance even when no one is sure of what is going to happen tomorrow. The way we hanker after life is the main weakness of our life. It always keeps us restless. Death is not an end but the beginning of a new life. 

Death is as natural as life and nothing to be afraid of - Death is the road, life is the traveller, soul is the guide & that is eternal.

There is neither birth nor death for the soul. Death is just putting out the lamp of soul from the physical body. The soul stays in the body till death gives it freedom to leave the body & continue the journey elsewhere, what dies is the stuff of separation, the sense of self identity, which can only function in the illusionary world. Wiseman is the one who remembers death and keep himself in a state of facing it. Death is the opposite of life or even a precondition to life. Unless a seed falls into earth and dies, it cannot produce any grain. Birth is a form of death that leads to life in a different environment. Don't we all cast off worn-out clothes in order to wear new ones. Then why get so attached to this physical phenomenon. 

Death is a kind of fear you can overcome through spiritual discipline. We choose to leave when the work we came to do is done. When the body we are travelling in is worn out or tired, it needs to be discarded in favour of newer, more energetic ones. This is the natural phenomenon made by God. So nobody can deny it.  Do you grieve for the person who gets a newer more efficient vehicle, if not then why mourn for the one who departs from this life to another. It could be easier to cope with death if only we remember that truly there is a bigger plan, according to which it is all happening. Death is a return home process from this planet to a place called HEAVEN!!    

Thus death allows you to start afresh on your journey to enlightenment. Everything that has been created shall be destroyed one day & everything destroyed shall be re-created. These are the two sides of the same coin, one cannot exist without the other. Infact, there is no death for the body - it is only exchange of atoms. Atoms are changing their places and taking different forms. Death is actually a new start of life at other place in another form. There is a gap between inhalation and exhalation, which means that we stop for a while, if one could not regain the cycle - it means stop ( DEATH ) 

Infact, death is the off button of life meaning now this body is useless & you have to destroy it. Death plays a positive role in the universe to maintain the balance of nature. You cannot have a line with only beginning, somewhere or the other there is bound to be an end. Death is very much like sunset. 

Death here is birth else where. Every living thing on this planet is bound to die.                                                                 

Create a new beginning with every year!

No year passes by without a touch of joy or without posing challenges. You should plan to utilise every moment of joy and see every challenge as an opportunity for growth. A year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but an ongoing process which instills some experiences in our life. End of every year comes with a new beginning. Whether this world is getting better or worse by the passing years doesn't matter. Let us face some facts and decide -

1. Crime, corruption and fraud is increasing.                                                             
2. The population is always on the rise.There is not enough to feed and cloth everyone.            
3. More than a billion people are living in extreme poverty.    
4. There is more hatred and less love. 
5. Young people no longer care for the older generation. People are getting more selfish.     

If this is the scenario in our world, then what is the meaning of celebrating the new year. There is nothing new in the coming year. This is only the speed of time at which these changes takes place. Time is the greatest destroyer and creator. Time has always fascinated mankind. The only silver line is- when humanity appears to be at it's lowest, God himself will appear to save the earth. The reality is that there is always something good in everything, Even when you face challenges, think of the brighter side and make the best use of your precious human life on this earth, because every cloud has a silver lining. Half full glass is energizing rather than a half empty one.

Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present. Life cannot continue for long without serving others, and others serving you because we are all intimately connected to the cycles of sun, moon and the universe as a whole. REMEMBER THAT THE BODY HAS BEEN GIFTED TO YOU TO BE USED FOR HELPING THE HELPLESS. Everything in this world is temporary. Everyone has the experience of facing serious situations in life. BUT IF YOU BELIEVE that every situation is temporary and it will pass too, then every difficulty is bound to disappear after sometime; This is the law of nature. Difficulty is only a state of mind and it also has a plus point, that it unfolds your hidden qualities                                                                            

Pain and Stress

Pain is an indicator of incorrect action and stress is a positive sign. It unfolds your mental potential and awakens the mind too.Your mind has unlimited capacity but this is in the form of potential.You need to turn this capacity into action so that you can activate your mind  in a positive direction. There must be some reason why God made us imperfect. If not, we would never have made the effort to be better human beings.

One who is in pain might think that he is a total failure in life. "SUFFERING IS MADE BY OUR OWN DESIRES". It is better to avoid negative attitude in life. We can turn this suffering into a golden opportunity if we deal it with patience. Another way to deal with suffering is by engaging yourself  in community service or by learning skills to acquire knowledge.The mind needs good nourishment too, like our body. Tension is only the negative name of a positive phenomenon; in fact this is the sign of a healthy life. Every crises comes with an opportunity. A problem can give us a chance to grow. This world is unpredictable, is constantly changing and is a mix of pairs of opposites. These changing situations are the main reason for our happiness or unhappiness, but neither the situations nor the joy and sorrow are stable in our life. They are just the relative terms so why mourn about them.You have to face your life as it comes in front of you. Consider every moment in life as the final one. Heaven is not a place, it is a state of being where one experiences a sense of relaxation and lightness. Have you experienced that whenever you are angry or sad you feel very heavy and burdened and whenever you are very happy you feel you are floating and flying. This is the law of grace and gravitation. At every moment of life change will come, it could be beautiful or painful - it only depends on you  and how you see it. Life is a sequence of events that occur one after another. They take place in every individual's life irrespective of whether he is rich or poor, good or evil. This makes the life more interesting. Life is sad and hurts us many times but we must remember that after every dark night comes a bright morning, our job is to live the life and accept both defeat and victory. Nothing is permanent in life, all things are temporary along with our body so why should we worry, just enjoy every moment of your life and be happy!!

Letter to my Daughter

I wrote a letter to my daughter on her birthday. She lives in Mumbai, so I can't meet her on every memorable day of her life but I want to thank this good source of communication by which we can keep in touch with our loving ones. Also want to share this letter with you-

   
Dear Priyanka,

          It's been 30 years since you set foot in this world. When I held you for the first time in my arms at the hospital , your tiny hands were twitching and your eyes were shut tight. Your clenched fist reminded me of a science lesson that taught us how to get an idea about the size of your heart. I could imagine the little heart throbbing inside you. The eternal miracle of birth.

          I feel there are two ways to raise you. One is to wean you on cynicism and live your life pouring scorn on everything you see. The other way is to prepare you to live in this world. Life is very precious and equally fragile. So every day is a gift enjoy it and follow your heart. The mind can waver but the heart seldom does. When you grow up,seek a job you love. Don't be overwhelmed about money. It's important for living but it has it's place. Don't make the mistake of putting it right on top.

         Find your love, hold it dearly. Be a good wife, a patient mother and give your children space to make their mistakes. But hold them when they fall. But for this you have to give birth to your own child. This is the right time baby and this will give strength to your love for life. Give more importance to family than work.This is where happiness lies. At the end of the day, if you are not satisfied as a person, what have you done in your life. Live for today, want to be happy and keep everybody happy around you.

         
 LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF

         You never allow yourself to take off from work because you think everything would collapse without you around to hold it. Please go easy on yourself, Learn to Love yourself. Do you care for your mind and body as if they are the most precious things in your possession. When your attitude is - This is what I am, accept me or leave me. This also encourages you to accept those you love as they are, without attempting to change them. Let them live their dreams as we live ours. Despite living different dreams, we can still be together with our loved ones. In fact probably in a far more meaningful manner.What could you do to feel happy, here are some tips for you--

• Identify what makes you happy. 
• Compete with yourself..
• Don't expect everyone to agree with you.
• Live life according to your beliefs without inconveniencing others and be happy.
• Live in the present, the past is dead and gone.
• Increase the sources of your happiness- gardening, exercising, meditating, singing etc.
• Limit your desires otherwise you get caught in the vicious spiral of infinite wants.
• Forgive and forget. Forgive your opponents who played dirty games with you.
• Keep your curiosity alive.
• Spend time with young company. Their happiness is infectious and costs nothing.
• Share your smile with love.

Love,
Mumma

Life is a Gift, enjoy it before it ends

In every difficulty there is an opportunity. Life is really a choice........

   If one door closes another door opens.Question is indeed a sign of strength, but quietness may also help you to achieve strength. Silence is the language of God. Whatever happens will happen, but it's very important to value every minute of your life because you got to live it just once. To live best for yourself ,you must live for others too. Never hurt others by your actions. To build lasting relationships is not an easy thing to do because we always keep looking for comfort zones. This is a grave mistake. A selfless mind can only create a good relationship.

    Self realisation activates our innerself, yet it is entirely our own choice to follow the right or wrong path. Desires are like rubber bands. Once a desire is fullfilled, the mind produces many more desires. Then the mind stretches itself and we get tensed. It is very difficult to get rid of anger, greed, jealousy etc but not impossible. Good qualities appear difficult to cultivate, it takes great effort. Our mental structure is based on this process of choice, so our life is a series of struggles. Joy and misery, pain and pleasure happens only within you. So why try to extract joy from outside.What great things you achieve in your life will depend on your capabilities, the situation and the time.When you came in this world, you came with no investment so whatever happens in your life, anyway you are in profit .Most people live their lives without even knowing what it is that they really want for themselves, they are just settling for whatever is easy, whatever is within their reach.What we want as the highest in life need not have anything to do with our present situation. If you have a clear vision for yourself, it is not beyond your capacity to create it. You give your life towards it .This is one of the easiest way to attain the highest.

   The body is mortal and always held by death .It is the self which is immortal and held by pleasure and pain. So as long as self is in the body you can't get free from pleasure and pain.When self is free from the body then there is neither pleasure nor pain.

Shake Hands With Life!

Life is for living, learn to live life as it is. It is unrealistic to accept success and profit all the time. It is true that disappointment, pain and suffering have made life difficult, but they also made us stronger. During a crisis, we do need emotional support from family but if it is not available, it is necessary to find it within. Everyone lives his life without knowing what is the real purpose of life. The conscious mind has unlimited capacity for thinking and analysing facts. Nature gave us a tool known as mind and from this mind our discovery begins. When we go inside ourselves, we can discover our potential, our capabilities and our nature. We must organize our lives with our minds. 

By education, we can learn to maintain the systems, the cultures and the religions but there is no school which teaches how to smile, how to organise our emotions, how to work with our minds. This process is based on self awakening. When we are awakened, we begin to live with wisdom. Every problem carries a solution along with itself. If the problem is inside, the solution is also inside, but we need patience to discover it. Don't live a life with ignorance, live with awareness, live with knowledge! Only then you can fulfill the purpose of life.

Even a hundred years of life is too little. Sleep takes away half of it and the other half is expended in childhood, disease, misery, old age etc. Then how much of it can be actually utilized to achieve the purpose of life. We are apt to take things too leisurely thinking that the whole of life is before us. In truth, the time we have is too little. So enjoy every moment of your life, shake hands with life!

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today? Today is a gift and that's why we call it as "present".

Sweetness is the secret of beautiful life. Obstructions and difficulties are challenges to growth.

Happiness:-)

Happiness is not the aim of life. Happiness is a consequence, a fruit. It is a subject of the senses. The scope of the senses is limited and completely unaware of the greatness of life. As your understanding develops, you begin to see that happiness is not everything. 

Health is the best of all happiness. The secret of health is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future but to live in the present moment. Happiness does not come as a result of getting something we don't have, but by appreciating what we do have. If a man moulds himself according to the circumstances, then only he can acquire happiness.

Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get. Happiness is a state of mind. When the mind is in a tranquil state, you are happy. As you reduce desires, your happiness increases. When you achieve one thing, another thing comes in its place. This goes on all your life. Appreciate and enjoy what we have got. Happiness lies in the belief that there is a reason for everything that happens to us, good or bad.

                 have you wondered why some people go through life very smoothly while others face all kind of challenges. because  happiness does not exists in this world only you can find it within. happiness of our life depends upon the quality of our thoughts not upon the external things . the happiest people does not necessarily have the best of every thing , they just make the best of every thing they have . essence of life is that you will know how to play the game of life well and effortlessly. happiness is like a seed that grows into a plant . an apple tree can yield an apple tree , it cannot become a mango tree, similarly  a negative action will only results in sorrow it cannot give happiness. if you want happiness , you must sow happy seeds. happiness is an eternal quality of soul no body and nothing can make you unhappy except your mind. here are some points come in my mind that can make people happy and they are ------1  first and foremost is the good health,you can never be happy without good health.     2-- a healthy bank balance , because every thing for happy life depends on money.   3-- an understanding companion .  4--cultivate a hobby that will fulfill your life.   5--stop envying those who have done better than you in life. 6-- don,t loose your temper.  7 -- every morning and evening at least.     devote fifteen minutes to inter action with you loved ones  , the best way to increase happiness is to share it with others .pleasure is derived from something out side  while joy arises from within . happiness lies in hands of each individual and does not depend on anything else.