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.
