Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Monday, 29 November 2021
Spiritual Wealth
I strongly believe that every citizen of
this country must take up a cause. This is the only way we are going to wake up
to those around us and their needs. Not only that, we also start waking up to
our own abundance which, sadly, we don't ever understand because we are always
looking to acquire the trivia we don't possess because someone ekse has it.
If we can just do this exercise : put down
what we have on one side and what we want on the other . Just examine how many
things that we want are really worth desiring. And examine the worth of what we
already have.
Strangely enough, we never ask for : god,
give me more goodness, more generosity, more compassion for those around me.
Or, please help me be honest and simple in my relationships.
We ask for more of what money can buy. More
power. More fame. People lining up to praise you to the skies for what you
possess. Gautam Buddha left all the pomp and glory , and years later, emerged
as the most glorious of humans.
The moral : Only in letting go do we find
spiritual wealth and glory.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Thursday, 25 November 2021
State of confusion
Very often, we are not sure of ourselves. A
state of confusion , perhaps. Be clear in your intentions. WHY you are doing
what you are doing. Very often, we do things grudgingly and are not happy doing
them. This is going against one’s real self. There really isn’t any need.
Honesty to ourselves is most important. Keeps the head and heart clear.
At some stage, all of us will realise that
after going around gaining many experiences , we ultimately come back to
ourselves. And if we don’t, then we have a long way to travel in our journey.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Tuesday, 23 November 2021
Changes
The art of life is a constant readjustment
to our surroundings.
— Kakuzo Okakaura
You must welcome change as the rule but not
as your ruler - Because things do not change; we change as the change is for a
cause. Do you know that it’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort
zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.
Change is often uncomfortable, but always
inevitable. Life has a way of dodging our best-laid plans, so it’s important to
learn how to adapt and roll with the curves we’re thrown.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous
changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality.
Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
It is not the strongest or the most
intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Monday, 22 November 2021
Journey
Pain is inevitable. There is no growth or
evolution without it. The triggers causing pain could be either from other
lifetimes or this one. Even if our life’s path has been chosen wisely and in
the right direction , periodic tests , some intense, will arrive along the
journey. Some will be unpalatable and challenge our attachments.
But you know what ? This is exactly what we
need to reflect on what we want in our lives and what we must accept as not available.
There is another angle too, which is, what we had but didn’t work .
So, at every step, knowledge is incomplete
unless we learn and move in the chosen direction.
The release of knots does not mean
disconnection. It just means smoothening out and getting back into the flow.
Surface waves which have been calmed.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Friday, 19 November 2021
Spiritual growth
Everything that we possess to go through our life’s journey is like a tool kit: our thoughts, emotions, our financial flexibility , our bonds .. everything. Yes, our relationships too… very much so.
The next realisation is how we accommodate
all of these with love and gratitude. The “I” that has the tool kit is the one
which now needs the wisdom to understand the blessings bestowed upon it.
There are always ways to live , using all
that has been gifted to us. But , along with enjoying the journey, we need to
see that the journey is not fraught with disappointments and depression. That
strife spells out the wrong usage of the kit.
If you have financial flexibility, temper
your entertainment desires with spiritual growth. Spend the finances in
learning, going for retreats , cleansing , healing … or , just praying from
wherever we are. Accelerating the pace of prayer really brings miraculous
results because we are one with God and no third to dilute our concentrated
energy.
Unfortunately, as long as these remain words and theory in people’s minds, there will not be any change . We actually have to take up a commitment to DO and to practice healing modalities for atleast a desired minimum time to observe their effects.
Many of us don’t turn towards this
direction at all. Our choices are directed towards what seems to be , from the
external world, a source of happiness . But, soon, that myth explodes. For,
behind transient happiness lies its opposite: misery.
The sooner we realise that our real joy
lies in developing our soul and witness consciousness, the sooner will we
embark or continue on a journey of a God ordained path.
Money, name and fame cannot be our ultimate
goals. If we have been misled into thinking that they are, life will teach us
that it is not so. And harming God’s beings will definitely not result in any
good. The physical world exists to help our consciousness and awareness develop
a clean channel which reflects God within us. Nothing less. It depends on each
of us as to when we arrive there… in how many lifetimes.
Because I AM THAT.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Monday, 15 November 2021
Evolution
It is the ego that judges people. And it is
our self esteem quotient that become critical , both of ourselves and others.
We tend to judge others by what we don’t like within ourselves because there is
a resonance between the two. It is almost like you dislike someone because they
, in some way, show you what you lack. A mirror effect. And you don’t want to
go there. Is denial the answer , is the question .
This is how we block our own evolution. The
ego denies and falsifies evidence right before us. And we hurry away from
truthful realisations. Does not solve anything though. In fact, compounds the
issue , because now, we are trying to bury it deep inside. But it is going to
trigger repercussions some time.
To step out of an uncomfortable darkness,
the door needs to be opened to let the light in AND to move forward. And only
WE can open that door.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Friday, 12 November 2021
Tuesday, 9 November 2021
Personality
I always wonder as to how much even the
person closest to you really knows you. Can anyone know anyone ? Maybe, to some
extent, as much as they are predictable , I guess. But there are so many hidden
and hence, unpredictable facets of any personality that have perhaps yet to be
triggered and therefore, remain within the concealed part of the personality.
And yet, how easily we say that we know
someone completely ! I don’t think we even remotely know the extent of our own
selves for that matter. And knowing this would be definitely more productive .
One lifetime is certainly not enough to
peel away all the layers that we have painstakingly piled on to our persona. It
is always wise to explore our own space and to clean it up when and where
required. Therein lies the illumination possibility.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Monday, 8 November 2021
Sunday, 7 November 2021
Simpletons
Generally, people think that if you are simple, you are a fool. They call such people “simpletons”. They could not be more incorrect.
Simple people can be highly intelligent and
very spiritual. They are pure minds. They just live their lives based on
austerity and truth. Their minds are uncluttered and they probably seem like
they are from a different world to others , because they won’t resort to
cunning or deviousness. They choose to be simple. And straightforward. This is
the whole point that people miss.
People who value simplicity are definitely
in the minority and as we know, minorities may be very special but the majority
sets the trends.
At the end of the day, it is found that
only the Divine sets the trends and many people are defaulters though they
might think otherwise.
Simple means uncluttered, automatically
working on a high vibrational level because too much negativity does not exist
in them to make them heavy and polluted.
So, “ be simple” is a mantra to follow.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Friday, 5 November 2021
Forgive and forget
Be generous . Forgive and forget. After all, it does not cost you anything but your ego. And that is the best and most spiritually elevated sacrifice you can make.
Vedanta teaches the reasons for doing this.
Once we understand this, we understand different people’s journeys, and our own
connectivity with them.
Ego just separates us from each other. And
the whole purpose of our being here is lost. So, first, lose your ego identity.
Which means losing the body and mind consciousness. And then focusing on our
collective consciousness which runs through us all.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Wednesday, 3 November 2021
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