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July 3 - July 3, 2021
when I figured out that true happiness is just a peaceful way of life that is devoid of any other overwhelming emotion like excitement.
The idea might sound self-centered and rude, but it is true that we have to let go of anything that no longer serves the need. As humans, we all have the tendency to possess and relish things that are of no use. I decided to perceive things with a fair eye. While doing that I was able to segregate the things that I don’t actually need in life. My priority was to focus on things that were of necessity at that time. It removed the mental burden quite effortlessly and brings in a contentment that provides happiness.
Coexistence is figuring out that all aspects of life are interconnected in a certain way with individual interdependency. Our understanding towards the principal of life should be bound to this ideal without identifying any difference between the subjects in this coexistence. To understand this, I used to think of clouds. In the absence of them, there would be no precipitation and hence no rain. This would in turn cease the possibility of rains. Without rains, there wouldn’t be life on earth and there wouldn’t be trees. Without trees, this whole place would be a desolate desert with no life.
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Our conscious mind is a vast museum of thoughts and instincts. In there, we have an abundance of seeds that are ready to sprout up and nurture. The ones that we seek and try to nurture always come up front and present itself for us by the laws of nature. And when it does, we have to be aware of it and we should be able to acknowledge the same.
We live in a world where many souls wander with their dreadful presence and live as if they are dead and decayed. Their whole life is put down as they are consumed by the actions of the past and the anxiety of the future. Stuck with negativity, they seldom live their life like it is supposed to be. An important lesson I learnt is that the anxiety of the future and the regrets of the past should not cross over my way of living. I started living life as though the moment that I’m present in is all that I have. By letting go off the anxious worries, I figured out that life is available in the
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People nowadays find it very hard to let go of their suffering. They tend to choose suffering over the fear of the unknown without trying too hard. It is vital to let go of these fears to grow and reach better levels in life. In all circumstances and times, life is going to throw problems and hard challenges at us and we should be able to face them with all our might and courage.
Our presence and our attention is the greatest gift that we can give to anyone. It matters the most when we have to love someone and care for them. Being available to them with our complete attention whenever they need it- that is true love.
Oui. Vrai
life is an incomplete maze of nothingness.
We have to start accepting life as a way of art made by some divine being or happening. When we are with someone or something, we always try to exploit and get something from them for the sake of it. I removed this idea from the mind and I decided to stay with them for who they are and what they do. I found out that my presence with them at that time was by itself a work of art. All those things that were done under my mindfulness turned out to be a piece of poetry for me to cherish.
Appreciating something without a need for a reward?
We always tend to ask ourselves what is wrong and why is it happening? We are actually inviting pain and sorrow to cultivate by itself by doing this. This makes us to suffer more and it brings in a happy and irritating feeling afterwards. I always chose to stay in touch with my healthy and positive side at these times. I asked myself what is not wrong and I longed to work on the things that are not wrong at that time. Within myself there were precious elements like joy and gratefulness.
Huh???
Most of us are actually completely cut off from whims and beauty of nature. We don’t get to touch the damp soil and grow our own food anymore. Our cities are growing up with sky-rocketing buildings and many of our trees are cut down for this sole purpose. Being away from mother earth and her wonders is very bad for humankind and it can destroy our home here. I became practically aware of this fact and I swore onto myself to save the planet I live in.
We don’t face death and accept it, but the truth is we have to. Buddhist monks meditate in front of corpse until decomposition and turns to nothing but dust. This instills a state of calmness and peacefulness to light up their hearts with light. I overcame this fear and revulsion towards death and I found out that life is precious in a greater level and it is worth living each dying moment. This made me to rise above the fear of death and the unknown. I now know that it is just a part of life that I have to accept and put up with.
