Karmic Cycle

 It is a blessing if we can handle the last phases of our lives with important learning. Life teaches us but we don’t learn or it takes us a long time to learn. But learn we must.

The reason why Vanaprasth and sanyas are advocated is because entering these phases with inquiry enables us to work on the control of our desires . It is desires that remain within our subtle bodies and which return with our next birth through the causal bodies.

To detach is difficult when so much attachment has piled up due to ignorance. To unlearn all of that and to relearn new lessons of surrender to the divine and not to human relationships is not easy at all.

So, after a certain age, during the last phases of this life, it becomes imperative to gradually detach from the causes and effects cycle, and become conscious of the time, space and causation which keeps us coming back here again and again.

Being aware of your karmic cycle is extremely important. Most of our lives are tied to this cycle.

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Divine

 

I think we need to understand that by praising someone else generously does not diminish US in any way. There is never any need to stay away from praise and no need to be insecure either.

Life has taken different turns for each of us. Some of us were unable to fulfil our dreams and may still be smarting within.

Tell me, did we not get other opportunities? Did we take them? If we were stuck on our unfulfilled desires, we could not move on. And probably that’s when we started getting envious of people who saw a dream and fulfilled it.

Never mind! We are all a part of a grand plan and equally divine.

Let us not measure ourselves through our own expectations and desires.

So, believe in the grand plan and keep your generosity intact. It will not diminish you, in fact, quite the reverse.

Surekha Kothari

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Desire

 Isn’t it ironical how changes creep up on us? There was a time we thought living in the heart was akin to godliness because love resided there. Today, mostly the intellect is used to keep relationships going. I wonder if, due to our self-seeking desires, we have now started succumbing to personal fears than using love!

Why fear? Because we depend on the good will of others to fulfil our needs, I guess. So, we cannot let the relationship go wrong. Which means, we need to use our intelligence to maintain it. The heart is vulnerable.

How archaic the old thought processes seem today! And those who still work from their hearts often find themselves confused and often in deep waters.

Love is relegated to the realm of God, as if to say, love is for God , not humans. Because humans fall short each time.

I wonder if this is generally true today.

Surekha Kothari

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Desire

 EGO! An interesting story! Mullah Nasruddin was sitting in his house when someone entered to meet him. Mullah Nasruddin asked him” who are you?” The man was offended that he was not even asked to sit down.

He said” do you know who I am? I am an MLA. “Mullah Nasruddin said, “please sit down. “But the man was still petulant! Again, he said, “I am soon to be Minister”.

Mullah Nasruddin said, “then please sit on TWO chairs!”

Moral: we desire and expect praise, accolades, respect. so many desires to name and fame. But within us, we are full of inferiority. If we were not, none of this would matter. The more we sit on our ego, the less confidence we really have.

Surekha Kothari

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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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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

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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.

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Happy Existence

What is your first thought on waking up? And the last thought before going to bed? Both are of immense value. Just as we take a step in the right direction to reach our destination, a happy thought of contentment and abundance takes you happily through the day without any stress.

There is a popular thought that you must pray at bedtime. To remove any unwanted patches of darkness which may have clouded your day?

And to start afresh for the next day.

If you link this with living moment to moment, this method can really facilitate a happy existence each day.

Surekha Kothari

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