Wednesday 28 September 2022
Tranquil
Sometimes,
it is okay to go with how you feel. And actually, also do what we feel like.
There is enough we do that we must do clinically. And that is a part of the
duties and responsibilities which it would not be right to shirk. But outside
of that, it is okay to have some “me” time to restore the equilibrium.
Just
like the candle burns brighter as it becomes smaller, so, sometimes, we grow
more spiritually aware and kind of withdraw a little from external activity.
Withdraw into ourselves a bit. It comes from within. Only from within.
This
is an inevitable part of maturing, changing, evolving towards feeling peace and
becoming tranquil.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Tuesday 27 September 2022
Friday 23 September 2022
Self-Improvement
You
have to be not only confident, but also open minded and intent on self-improvement
to be able to take frankness about yourself. It is very important to let your
loved ones point out certain traits in you which need tweaking. Very often, you
cannot see yourself as others can see you. But if you don’t want to know, no
one will tell you. Be sure though, that the only sufferer will be you. Because
improvements will not come your way and you will tend to stagnate within your
state of denial.
Which
state is better? That you swallow even a bitter pill to get better or take a
sugar pill and insist you are getting better?
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Monday 19 September 2022
Morality
How
would you define morality? Can there be a set of moral values common to all? Sure!
Because what is wrong cannot be right. But who defines what is right and moral?
Today, anyone can do anything and get away with it. Mostly! Where are the
values that prevent people from venturing into the space of others so easily
and without remorse or guilt? We want. We take. No looking left or right. This
cannot really go on forever. Something has to give and once more, some
semblance of decency that befits Indian culture must return to stay.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Saturday 17 September 2022
Thursday 15 September 2022
Level of awareness
When you do the right thing by others, at whatever cost to yourself and your desires, there is an immediate raise in vibrations. You feel that your higher self has revealed itself. The joy is apparent. So, don’t do anything that directly or indirectly, has a detrimental repercussion on anyone. As a rule, this contaminates your energies. Don’t ever doubt this or defy this view, because there is enough evidence to prove this.
Contamination
of energies attracts more contamination. The Universe sends you more of what
you have because it only vibrates with what you ARE. It cannot discriminate,
like humans can.
You
are already with people and in places that you need to be with and in. No use
fighting this . It is karmic. It is meant to be. AND, if you leave your
prejudices aside, it is meant for your good. To learn to heal all the dark
aspects that people in your life are there to show you. You may not have a
memory of your karma but the people around you ably compensate for this. If
only you venture in that direction , which is not often.
And
also, if you stop hating and blaming, the truth is, you are always amidst your
soul groups which are “ coercing , “irritating” you into
Understanding
the reality, which you must be aware enough to understand.
Life
acquires a different meaning once you reach that level of awareness.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Wednesday 14 September 2022
Tuesday 13 September 2022
Monday 12 September 2022
Realize
Everywhere,
you hear people lamenting about how goodness does not pay. What do we aspire
for in return for it? What payment? It is strange that we have to be
calculating here as well. I always thought it had everything to do with
qualities like caring, wanting the best for someone, protecting someone,
looking out for someone etc.
Well,
as people close to me say, I live in an alternate world and am completely
clueless about where the world is today. Not quite! It is one thing to know
where it is and another to agree with everything it stands for.
Even
today, respect is earned with the same old “obsolete” values. More so because a
majority is moving away from them that their value is ever increasing.
Yes,
they are considered to be outdated. Because it is too much work for the rapid
climbers today. Yet, when we see someone way above in ethics, in moral code of
conduct, the discerning among us must realize it as
a tough call requiring a lot of faith in oneself and the determination to go it
alone if one has to, to respect oneself first. Before others respect you.
Absolutely commendable!
Of
course, those who have travelled a long way, away from home, are kind of lost
and don’t want to be told this. And so, they have to find their way back to
their core. Until then, the way out is waiting and praying.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Friday 9 September 2022
Work
Work is worship. A popular saying and truly a very pertinent slogan for us all. The opposite side of the coin that says, an idle mind is a devil’s workshop.
Constructive
work keeps the health and happiness quotient on a consistent level. It’s been
my experience. It is a way of giving back to yourself what you know to be your
core as a part of divine energy. What you think you are giving outside is
actually what you are returning to yourself.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday 8 September 2022
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Good Intentions
It is important to know when to communicate but more important to know when not to communicate. We all go through phases when we do things out of good intentions but offend some sensibilities. Fair enough. This happens sometimes to us also and then we are left to deal with our feelings. Like others deal with theirs.
But in all of this, when one tries to smoothen the ruffled feathers, not once but many times and there is no response, it is time to withdraw communication.
Holding on is not healthy but some people can’t let go easily. They have to work out their feelings and their relationship on their own. More so, the intentions of others. May take time. It is all a part of the drama. But important to understand that this is not about us or who we are.
Surekha Kothari
www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Tuesday 6 September 2022
Monday 5 September 2022
Truth
What is fair? What is just? And what is truth? Actually, there isn’t any simple answer. Because we are constantly exposed to so many angles of the same story, so many different perspectives, that we arrive at our personal perspective and understanding of the truth and take that as gospel truth. Our convictions are also based on several viewpoints which culminate into one so called “truth. And we hold onto it at the cost of conflict with another person’s views.
But truth lies somewhere between all these perspectives and our understanding may not be quite there. That is why it is not wise to judge. You really don’t know. What you think you know may not be anywhere close to the truth. And therefore, it is not really wise to get into discussions of this nature.
So, better not to claim to know and hence, avoid judgements.
Surekha Kothari
www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Friday 2 September 2022
Spiritual Health
It is important to train yourself to understand that YOUR life and your spiritual health is THE single most important thing or atleast, should be, for you. You have to and must keep your focus on your well-being, and this should certainly not depend on someone else. Whoever it may be.
If you notice, the moment you stop taking the words or actions of others seriously and stop applying them to yourself, you begin to feel your energies lightening. Many must have experienced this. The heaviness leaves you. You can think more clearly and resume your own activities with a new vigor.
There is much to be said about taking things with a big pinch of salt.
Surekha Kothari
www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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