Experience

I know this from experience. When there is darkness within us, the light from the outside is blinding and reflects back into itself instead of entering the dark space. Sometimes, darkness is extremely opaque. The same thing happens in relationships. When there is selfishness in someone, goodness from another is that blinding light which returns to itself because it cannot penetrate the darkness of selfishness sponsored by an ego. This is probably why good people get more misunderstood than others, more maligned than others. And good people are vulnerable because they are good and they are compassionate … and they are caring! People feed on their goodness because they don’t have too much of their own. And this is how good people get debilitated if they are lacking in spiritual courage and unable to remain established within their own light. You can be good but conserve enough energy for yourself first. Life is a play of light and dark and each one of us needs our own light to illuminate our dark spaces. We all have these spaces until we dispel them. First, we become aware that we have them, then we create a desire to dispel them and then act to dispel them by letting the light superimpose on the darkness. I marvel that we often cannot or don’t want to identify our own darkness but are so quick to assess and speak of those spaces in others. We can continue doing this till doomsday without any visible improvement in us. All the cleansers must be used by you on you and for you. That is the mantra, and this is the reality, whether accepted or not. Surekha Kothari www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com surekhakothari.wordpress.com Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

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Cleansing

Reflecting on the behavior on others is really futile. The mind is a vast ocean of desires, many complexities, memories and negativities along with the positives. It is the former that really persist. Somehow, the mind has a tendency to dwell only on its own well-being. And so, the ego will distort the truth a million times over for that false sense of well-being. The modern-day human is so acquisitive that the prime feeling prevalent is a feeling of being threatened that some people seem better off in some aspects. It is so evident that fear rules. The fear of loss! Ironically, whatever we fear losing is already lost because it was never ours. And yet, we hanker after this mirage and see a falsity that masquerades as reality. Minds are so afflicted that what is termed as “normal” is often just a figment of imagination, often a delusion. And far away from the actual reality. The worst is trying to cleanse our inner pollution while surrounded by polluted minds. An uphill task, for sure! Many give up because it seems an impossible climb! Yet, we have to start. The alternatives to this will lead us nowhere. Surekha Kothari www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com surekhakothari.wordpress.com Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

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The vastness of Ourselves

The minute advaita vedanta comes into your life, you come alive like a dying plant being watered back to health again. How many confusions , misrepresentations and mindsets we live with because we fail to Understand the vastness of ourselves. It is so amazing and really the grace of God that a few months back, I chanced upon a talk by Swami Sarvapriyanand ji on you tube. I haven’t looked back since! I am not surprised he has followers all over the world. To me, it seems as if he is THE teacher in modern times, one who can be so completely logical in teaching such an abstract subject! You cannot help but understand the finer nuances because he just dins them into your head tirelessly and unceasingly. Truly amazing! This world needs a guru like him. My respectful namaskar to him! Surekha Kothari www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com surekhakothari.wordpress.com Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

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The light of truth

As I look back, I realize that all of us programmed so much negativity in our minds that they become reactive patterns which are very difficult to break. But, I said “difficult”, not impossible. When we look at ourselves in the mirror while getting ready to go out, we make sure we are looking good. We take extra effort to camouflage the irregularities wherever present in the body. However, our mental irregularities don’t have any mirror except our own conscience. And we think we can conceal them with some artistry. Not so, though. Such energy projects outside as well and is noticed. It is the height of ignorance to think we can get away with anything impure in thought, word or deed. The only way is to remain steady in our true selves, never mind the reactions from the outside world. Just watching and not reacting. Yes, when we want something, then reactions from others matter. Otherwise, why is it so important that the world should like us, appreciate us, felicitation us? Can we do our own karma in the light of truth only and just because it makes us joyful? No more, no less! Why depend on anyone for our soul salvation? This is making less sense to me than ever before! Surekha Kothari www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com surekhakothari.wordpress.com Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

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Choices

I am sure everyone goes through moments when there is a struggle, and you are between the devil and the deep sea. You are damned if you do, and you are damned if you don’t. At such times, how many of us can choose our conscience vis a vis pleasing people? That is the acid test. Would appeasement be the choice, combined with a certain guilt? Or, feeling happy that your conscience dictated your action even if others are unhappy? The choices we must make sometimes! Think about it! Surekha Kothari www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com surekhakothari.wordpress.com Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

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Frequency

Tuning into the frequency where we connect with God’s grace is the start of miracles! You start experiencing freedom from your lower self. Your worldly desires, your ego driven thoughts and actions, your wrong belief systems, your fear… all that and more. Surrendering to that supreme consciousness is not to be taken lightly. We can disbelieve anything that doesn’t suit us. But not this. Because here, you are the only loser. And you will understand this, not from mere words, but your own personal experience, if and when that happens. So, meditate and try and make it happen for yourself. Surekha Kothari www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com surekhakothari.wordpress.com Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

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Dharma by Design