Knowledge

There is a reason why God isolates you. When the few crutches you thought you had also stop working. It is a tough call because we have not learnt the art of isolation. We are so dependent and so unobtrusively so, right from birth.

For some time, you tend to flounder as in deep waters without knowing how to swim. And then, if you are not sinking, you learn to keep afloat at least. That is the first step towards exploring God. The connection gets established only after you experience feeling lost.

The emotion of feeling lonely is a temporary ignorance of the mind. It is actually a state of discovery that we are all in the same boat : ALONE. We come alone and we go alone. It is in between these two that we mess ourselves up until, hopefully, we learn better.

All these facts are so simple really!  We even know this at the back of our minds, don’t we? Then why does the mind not accept this?

If we think about it all, reflection would bring in some knowledge. And once we know, we would find it easier to stay on course.

Defiance and anger regress us. Acceptance and finding positive solutions propels us forward.

Surekha Kothari

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A Nomadic life

A nomadic life is such a free life in so many ways. They have little opportunity to get attached to places because they never stay long enough . And even the few days are spent mostly amidst nature. In tents. Yes, they seem to be a close knit community and therefore, attached to and protective of their own . Lifestyle diseases elude them at the best of times and worst of times. Happiness is not a special acquisition.

City bred folks have all kinds of issues. For sunlight , they have to specially go into the sunlight. For exercise to the gym. There is little informal meeting and more meeting friends with appointments. What happened to the word “spontaneity”? Not to mention the artifice that seems to set in , often as a part of the survival kit, among other pretensions.

Simple pleasures are simply not sought. Those days are gone when small town life also made frequent inroads into nature . And the five star culture has deprived people of the wonderful experience of living on farms and rustic life. Even farms have five star homes now.

Spoilt, aren’t we ? But more than that , we have lost out on the beauty of being one with nature. I guess, what you have never experienced, you don’t miss.

Surekha Kothari

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Acceptance

I have found that things just happen even if you don’t interfere with your personal desires and efforts. Something will happen in your life. But people are not willing to take this for an answer. “But what about what I want ? And what if things don’t happen that way ?”

We tend to push away things that might have happened had we let them happen. Just by looking the other way.

The soul is here to interact with this world for the relevant experiences. So often, we say, “my heart is not in it anymore “. But after so many years of pursuing an activity ? Why now ? Because the soul is satisfied and wants to move on but we don’t want to let go. To make our peace with the fact that something is over and something else is coming up that we need to go through. The cognisance is lacking when the soul connection is weak. So, the answer is :

Accept. Accept. Accept. Don’t expect , expect and keep on expecting. Believe me, some amazing things start to happen at that stage if acceptance because acceptance is a way of surrendering.

Surekha Kothari

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Solution

Overactive and emotionally disturbed ! Yes, the two can go hand in hand sometimes. If someone faces injustice, abuse and lack of love , emotional disturbance is a given. The point is, how to survive this feeling of being victimised for no fault of yours ? Simple ! The first choice is, DONT accept victimhood. I do not know if anyone who has not had people who have tried to break them down.

While some lacking courage might succumb, the fact is, to succumb to any form of injustice is as much a crime as practising it. On the other hand, those who have a distinctly defiant streak may go the other way by becoming so busy and active that they don't focus on their emotions. But that is also a denial of a kind because whatever else you do, emotions ride with you. That is the issue.

So, being aware of this, it is better to accept and run through all the emotions one by one till they get exhausted and dissolved. Running away from them is not a permanent solution at all.

Surekha Kothari

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Virtual world

It certainly appears that the virtual world has created distances between people. Families and friends today prefer to SMS or whattsapp rather than pick up the phone. The need to hear a voice is diminished considerably. The old world dialogue, " son, (or daughter) I haven't heard your voice in such a long time" is an almost obsolete statement. If you want that personal touch, there is a solution. And that is, just stop wanting it.

Similarly, a decreasing of hard copies of books and newspapers in the wake of a kindle and online news still makes one yearn for the touch of paper , a turning of a page physically instead of a click .

The emotionally led generations will, by and large, have to take a back seat in the next few years. I am not complaining. Just stating facts and neither am I unhappy. Because, spiritually, this is a wonderful time to detach as much as possible before leaving this earth. There is always a grand plan if one can see it. What the sages advocated and was so difficult to practice, is now becoming easier. We have less to account for in the other world.

Surekha Kothari

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Perception

Many of us live within a whirlpool of repeated patterns, bringing the same results each time and those that get embedded deeply bring either joy or grief. Those that cause grief need to be examined afresh. Evidently, while attempting to make the right choices, we end up making some wrong ones , too.

Most of the time, the tags "right" and "wrong" refer to the results of our actions as materializing in a feeling of joy or sorrow. But what we don't easily perceive is that if the intentions are pure, the actions perceived as wrong can ultimately have a good effect, because the "wrong" was a clouded perception.

If you have done your best, you will sleep well every night.

Surekha Kothari

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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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Lifestyle

We constantly speak of evil and good, making and marring, right and wrong. We get exhausted just trying to understand what we are all about and what life is all about. I often feel that over analysis of anything can never have a solution. Looking at something from different angles and then coming to a conclusion is not that simple, because in most cases, you will find a bit of both the extremes and variation only of degrees. So how do you come to a perfect or the right solution anyway?

So, it pays to take the surface value instead of trying to get into details. Details have many layers and peeling them may be a painful project.

Simple perceptions can keep life simple. Convoluted perceptions may be temporarily exciting but in the long run, they can be very tiring.

So, my funds is, keep it simple. In every way, including keeping simple friends, simple food, simple lifestyle and generally, a simple life based on simple thoughts.

Surekha Kothari

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Immaturity

Immaturity can be a curse for those who seek happiness. I am sure that knowingly, no one would drive themselves towards unhappiness. It is the inability to see that one is on the wrong path and on a path that leads to grief and nowhere else.

What is immaturity? To my mind, it has many faces.

A tendency to be impulsive can be immaturity because it can tilt the balance between cause and effect, and balance in everything is the key.

Thinking only of your own comfort and disregarding the feelings of others is immaturity because true happiness is a derivative of the heart which works in two ways: give and take.

Living without morals and values is immaturity. Maturity is when you have your principles and responsibilities intact along with freedom.

Immaturity is when you don't know who is sincere and who isn't, when you get impressed by external facades instead of evaluating the inner core of people.

A lack of Ethics constitutes a big portion of immaturity, when you, out of your own unhappiness and dissatisfaction with your existing life, cause upheavals in the lives of others, when you let your petty ego mar beautiful relationships.

When you live in denial of your own weaknesses and refuse to be counseled. And sometimes, choose those to counsel you who have a hidden motive to come close, shunning those who love you and have wisdom to impart.

Carrying grouses over small issues and allowing this to distance you from people, without actually realizing that no one can be perfect and that only love makes imperfect perfect.

These are just a few. I am sure everyone will have points to add to these. And those who speculate on this subject will definitely be able resolve a lot of confusion in their minds.

Surekha Kothari

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