Recipe for Finding You

Recipe for : Finding yourself
Whats needed : An onion and an open mind

Sit firmly in a calm place.Do some pranayama or deep breathing for few minutes.
This will make your mind clear and  focus on what you are going to do next
Take one fresh onion and start to peel off its skin slowly.
Remove each layer , one after another very slowly.
While removing each layer , think that you are removing and discarding one layer of your existence
Your external environment gets removed first.
You remove another peel of onion and there goes your attachments to your body
Alongwith it , goes your pain or pleasure associated with your body.
Off comes your ego , that was very difficult.
Peel more layers and throw off your intellect , memories  and your thoughts , and your mind
As you go deeper and deeper , you feel a sort of lightness
At a personal level , your eyes will begin to feel watery ( as its an onion you are peeling)
Some may feel like crying , some others may feel like laughing
Do not resist your feelings and emotions , do whatever you feel like
Cry if you feel like it or laugh if you feel more like it
Realise they are just some impressions in your mind that is going out  .. let it go.
As you keep doing this , you will come to the end of the onion.
Really ? What is left now ? Nothing
That's what you really are ? You have peeled off all your layers of existence and find there's nothing inside.
From everything , the journey has moved towards nothing.

Now close your eyes.

Feel yourself as nothing . Feel your mind as empty.Feel the lightness of you.
Be in this state of nothingness for as long as you want.
Somedays you may just end this here.You will feel a deep sense of calmness.
Keep your eyes closed for some time and whenever you feel done, slowly open your eyes.

Some other days, you may want to proceed to the next steps :
Now, fill yourself with whatever is very dear to you.
It maybe your goals , your career , your family , money , health , whatever is very dear to you.
Now , feel that you are filled with whatever you have chosen and you already are what you desire to be.
Keep your eyes closed for some time and whenever you feel done, slowly open your eyes.
You will feel more energised to achieve whatever is dear to you.
Practice this recipe for some days. Enjoy the results.

Note: You might have realised by now that you may do this without the onion. Its just an example to get started. You need only you and nothing else.Some light music in the background will also be wonderful.

Celebrate Life

Friends ask me "Whats wrong with you.
All of a sudden, I see a different you"

I say:
"I am no longer stresssed , the way I used to be
I celebrate Life , the way it needs to be"

Musings

Some travel far and wide
Take snaps and post on profile

Some do puja and share
For others to comment on divine

Some forget that today will be history tomorrow
And they worry and fret in sorrow

Some always like to live in their past
For they think,good times don't last

None is right , none is wrong
For each , her own song.

The World is not enough

Its not enough to come first in studies and sports
Its not enough to get a good job and earn lakhs
Its just not enough if you wear a Rolex
Also not enough if you drive a Benz

The world is just not enough
Until your mind decides "Enough is Enough"

Finding Time and Inspiration

Where do you find time , she asked me

I searched  behind and in front

I searched to my left and right

I searched up and also down 

I also searched inside and outside

I didn't find 'time', but then realised,

That in my searching , I had lost some of it.
So, I stopped the search , and made the best of what was left !

Where do you find inspiration , she asked me next 

For this post , you are the inspiration , my dear guest !

Thanks for taking time to read this and for triggering these thoughts. Celebrate Life

Walk , Just for Walk

I am writing about some simple pleasures of life that I love and one of them is walking.Have you ever walked just for the sake of walking ?

Not with any plan or any pre-determined purpose,
Not to go somewhere or come from somewhere,
Not to buy something or sell something,
Not to catch a bus or any other vehicle,
Not to window-shop in a mall or go to a restaurant,
Not to pay some bill or meet some person,
Not to loose weight or to loose anything,
Not to get somewhere or to come from anywhere,
Not to take your pet for a stroll or your kid for a walk
Not to smoke a cigarette or to join a smoking friend,
Not to excercise your body or your mind ,
Not to accompany your spouse or children or anyone
Not to gossip on your mobile or to plug in your mp3 player
Not for trekking or hiking ( I dont know the difference between these two)

I mean just walk for the sake of walking and
To let your legs take you wherever they want to go,
To let your mind accept the fact that you are just walking for its own sake.
To feel your legs stretching while you walk,
To feel each step as you walk and your contact with mother earth on each step

If not , try it out. Its simple and just amazing.It will ease your nerves and lessens your problems.
It will de-clutter your mind and makes you more creative. It will make your grateful that you can walk.
If you liked this simple act of walking , post your comment , for I will be glad to hear from you.

The Birth of the Lord

This year, Aug 21 was celebrated as Shri Krishna Janmashthami. Lord Krishna is one of the ten avataras of Lord Narayana. Krishna avatara was during dwapara yuga.

Srimad Bhagavatham describes the Birth of Lord Krishna in a very beautiful and heart-capturing manner. As a reader , one gets immersed in that description of the divinity and tranquility at the time of the Lords birth.

The time was auspicious. All the stars and planets were the positions from where they showered peace and joy. It was Rohini nakshatra (star ). The rivers were flowing with clear and sweet waters. The trees were full of flowers. The lakes were full of lotus flowers. There was a gentle breeze in the air which carried an intense and sweet smell of various flowers. The minds of all men were happy for no reason at all. There was peace , joy and tranquility everywhere. The fires which were kindled by the brahmins were burning with no smoke.

The devas and rishis were showering flowers on the earth and the entire earth was filled with a divine and peaceful atmosphere. The apsaras were dancing with abandon and the kinnaras were singing words of praises.

It was midnight and Abhijit muhurtha. There was a great roaring from the clouds just like the sound of waves in ocean. Lord Narayana was born to Devaki, the wife of Vasudeva.

Happy KrishnaJanmashtami to all !