Thursday 30 September 2021
Monday 27 September 2021
Compassion
There are many attitudes and philosophies rampant in this world. Some believe that it is best to live and let live. Some feel extremely entitled. Some are very class conscious, especially economic status. Some help the needy for publicity and some out of compassion. Some want to be forerunners all the time while some don’t like racing with others and are contented.
It takes all kinds to make this world . The
only factor lending to strife is we feel our ways must be accepted by all. It
has become a dangerous trend in this world and nothing good can ever come out
of intolerance .
It just takes a small amount of wisdom to
start minding our world and finding happiness in it. And leaving others to do
the same within their worlds. Collision of any kind produces friction which can
be avoided . Wisdom is all about knowing when to treat things at face value and
when to dig deeper.
One thing is certain. If we must dig
deeper, let us do it within ourselves. At no point is digging up the lives of
others going to help us .
Let apples be apples and oranges be just
oranges. Let us enjoy the different tastes of life instead of getting obsessed
with cloning. It can be very boring.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Friday 24 September 2021
Purity of intention
Our points of view create our reality , not the other way round. But we don’t take the responsibility of creating our own future. We prefer to blame the world, the power centres and everyone else. We don’t think we are important in helping create that reality which is currently ours.
What can we do to shift our gears into what
kind of a world we want to live in ? We are constantly looking for that one
person or people to make our world better. But only WE can make our worlds
better. We just don’t get it !
Any salutary action, any small shift into
the light can work as an inspiration to so many . And soon, waves of
benevolence will be created. I can CHOOSE to be who I want to be. And this has
absolutely nothing to do with anyone but each of us. We can influence, inspire
hope and a higher consciousness in those around us. And alleviate the
hopelessness around.
The thing is , the tools to heal even in
tough times like these are simple. Provided we keep ourselves simple. If only
we could just feel the elements outside and within us and leave all judgement
there ever has been.
If we don’t start, we never reach anywhere.
It is so easy to get embroiled in the trivia of this world. Let us light our
lamp and then those of others with our purity of intentions. .. to light up the
world.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday 23 September 2021
Wednesday 22 September 2021
Tuesday 21 September 2021
Circumstances
Kaliyug means the age of darkness . In people. Dark thoughts, conflicts, blame , callousness, envy and what not.
People pretend to carry light when they
don’t have it . To mesmerise people. There is no sense of belonging as known
earlier. Everything is judged in terms of money and power. Those who have it
will not share it but will use it to influence and dominate the weaker souls.
The weaker will serve the stronger, follow
them, make a cult around them and never move forward for themselves.
To reach a point of ennui under the
circumstances would be natural. But we plod along the beaten path, beaten by
life and beaten by our own selves but grateful for the crutches people provide
us so that we can serve them.
Our country became independent long ago ,
but did we ? And if crutches is what makes us comfortable, why not opt for a
divine crutch ? At least, it gets us somewhere.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Monday 20 September 2021
Destination
Life’s experiences take you into the
subtleties of behavioural pattens which unravel the deepest psychological aspects
of people and of yourself, too, if you are transparently honest with yourself.
Otherwise, we tend to skim the surface of
life itself and maybe, also come to the conclusion comfortably that ignorance
is bliss. There are so many ways of living and who else can say what is right
or not right living for you but yourself ?
Life is such a creative process that its
essence is just becoming, not reaching , for there is no destination while in
this transient world.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Sunday 19 September 2021
Friday 17 September 2021
Ignorance
I often think of why and how we find it in our hearts to be ungrateful at all ! Right from gratitude to God for this life as a human being, to every little support that we get from nature, from our loved ones, from a pin to an elephant.... everything needs gratitude. For every human connected with our lives, endless gratitude. Gratitude for what we have and are, to what we don’t have or are not meant to have, for there is always a reason for everything.
For teaching us , for spurning us so that
we turn to God, for rejecting us so that we understand that our source is not
this world.
The inability to see what is so obvious is
the same trait that exists in people who, otherwise, profess to be intelligent
in many ways.
Only the heart can go beyond. To perceive
the value of gratitude . Because it is the bridge between the world and source,
between earth chakras and divine chakras. It is indeed a pity to waste a life
in ignorance, that gratitude begets more worthiness to receive more abundance.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday 16 September 2021
Monday 13 September 2021
Gratitude
What is it that we old timers were taught about living gracefully ? About making sure we said our “thank you” and “ please” to everyone. First, at home, for even small acts by our parents and siblings and staff . And of course, to others thereafter. The habit was formed at home. That’s why we believed that charity began at home.
In short, we learnt that taking any one for
granted was akin to bad manners and was not appreciated.
I have often wondered why gratitude is so
hard to feel and if felt, then hard to express. Is it due to carelessness , or,
a feeling of entitlement , or ????
I guess change is imminent, though, sadly,
the traits we valued and which gave respect all around should not have been a
part of that change.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday 9 September 2021
Wednesday 8 September 2021
Mistakes
The worst thing we can do is beat ourselves
up for everything that turns out to be a mistake. No one makes mistakes
deliberately. Mistakes are generally a hindsight , based on the consequences.
The tendency to self criticise is good for growth, but too much of it can rob
us of our self esteem and confidence, specially when we get put down by others
also. Let it go. Only humans can make mistakes.
The best thing you can do is to keep going
: Don’t be afraid to get back up – to try again, to love again, to live again,
and to dream again. Don’t let a hard lesson harden your heart.
Life’s best lessons are often learned at
the worst times and from the worst mistakes.
There will be times when it seems like
everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong.
And you might feel like you will be stuck
in this rut forever, but you won’t.
When you feel like quitting, remember that
sometimes things have to go very wrong before they can be right.
Sometimes you have to go through the worst,
to arrive at your best.
Yes, life is tough, but you are tougher.
Find the strength to laugh every day.
Find the courage to feel different, yet
beautiful.
Find it in your heart to make others smile
too.
Don’t stress over things you can’t change.
Live simply.
Love generously.
Speak truthfully.
Work diligently.
And even if you fall short, keep going.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Monday 6 September 2021
Choice
As water chips away a stone bit by bit, so do our egos get chipped away slowly, with every experience that knocks us out. Specially, when we thought WE were the doers with arrogance.
We all have been endowed with the gift of
free will, but you know what ? We MUST choose the straight path of ascension.
Choice is also an illusion like everything else.
And we are seeing the results of not
choosing the right path. Drop all layers of mind pollution and the path will be
seen shining brightly.
How do we benefit in the long run, by
running away from reality ?
If we don’t climb down the ladder of our
egos steadily, we could fall with a thud. Sometimes, the cussedness of personal
choices is really amazing ! But, the fact is, every soul is on a journey. So,
let it be. Mind your own journey. One does not go in groups to The Divine.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Friday 3 September 2021
Thursday 2 September 2021
Wednesday 1 September 2021
Aspect of life
The concepts of right and wrong, and truth and honesty survive in the minds of men only as long as there isn’t a tendency of people using people. At that point, everything boils down to keeping the people you need , happy and in good humour. At any cost. To oneself also.
The winds against non materialism are very
strong and sweeping people off the ground , so to speak, since a long time. No
wonder there are so many grounding techniques being circulated.
It is not as if it is so necessary for
people to focus on the karmic aspect of life. Being aware of it itself can
carry us forward to understand the true value of the values we don’t support
anymore.
Amassing “expensive” objects is like
collecting dead wood. And when people must be used to amass dead wood, then we
must conclude that people must have severed their connections with what they
were to have been connected with.
The expensive commodities , not available for
purchase are the real wealth. You carry THIS energy with you. Dead wood,
however expensive, must be left behind to perish like our physical existence.
Yet, all we see around us are unimagined
covetousness.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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