Showing posts with label surekha kothari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label surekha kothari. Show all posts
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Reading
I
was reading a quote which said, however good you are, there will always someone
criticizing you. It took me a long time to finally understand that people don’t
criticize you because they don’t like you. They criticize you either because
they like you, though reluctantly and wish they could be like you… or because
they resonate with the same negativity that they criticize you for.
This
kind of understanding frees you from feeling a lack of self worth and there is
no personal “beating up” due to what others says or thinks. Isn’t that
wonderful?
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Monday, 15 February 2016
Sunday, 14 February 2016
Generalization
People are people, in various degrees of dark and light shades. Is it our acceptability which is suspect then? To brand family as negative smacks of a perspective where the only colors available are black and white...no gray, which is also a realistic color of life?
When
friends fall out with friends, and when family supports us, what will all our
slogan be? “Thank God for family?”
Generalizations
are odious! Branding people is even worse. If we have such colored perceptions,
we need healing. Everyone is family to some and friend to some. When you grow
up within a family set up, the familiarity aspect can curtail personal space.
When
we turn away from generalizations only can we look at our belief system in a
different way and consequently, learn to look at those around us minus built up
prejudices. Once we are prejudiced, we build a wall around us and don’t often
notice that people don’t always remain the same. They also change, whether they
are family members or friends.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
“I have realized...”
I have realized...
That some people have very few needs and remain happy.
That others have so much but want more.
That life is actually very simple if we
are transparent and honest.
That no one can complicate our life but
ourselves.
That lies are not a onetime
aberration...it has to be told again and again to hide the earlier ones.
That internally, we are never happy
with compromises but the price for standing
alone seems too high.
That we know we cannot hide from
ourselves, but it doesn't stop us from trying.
That freedom goes hand in hand with
responsibility.
That there is enough strength in us to
move ahead and set examples worth emulating.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Monday, 18 January 2016
Time Consumption
When you don’t have
time, what do you spend your time on? Very important question! Time is of great
essence and there are different priorities for different people. Underlying all
of these, there is a need for keeping some time during the day, not only for
exercising and keep fit but also for inner health. On the latter depends
everything else. Life has many flavors, just like food, and to leave this world
without tasting many, even if not all would be such a shame!
The full utilization
of time would depend on where we are in the present moment and what we value at
the time. No amount of other perception works. The change within gradually also
shifts our priorities. I see that from my own life experiences.
It would be
interesting to jot down how and in which way we prioritized through different
phases in our lives and which important things we left behind. Good way to
reacquaint ourselves with ourselves.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Monday, 11 January 2016
Futility of ruling the earth
We also
have a Krishna sitting inside of us but our insecurities cloud our minds so
much that Krishna finally decides to hold his counsel.
We are
misled and ego driven souls who seek to rule the perishable earth whereas
Krishna teaches becoming our own masters first so that we understand the
futility of ruling the earth.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Sunday, 10 January 2016
Friday, 8 January 2016
Conformist vs Non conformist!
Conformist vs
Non conformist! Teamwork can negatively be described as toeing the line. A
conformist likes to flow with the popular vote. Nothing wrong and no
judgementalism. This is a required breed for evolving a consensus. And there is
seldom any controversy related to such individuals.
A non
conformist, however, is another kettle of fish. More daring, more assertive or
aggressive, often self opinionated, these people can put up many
backs. There is never a lack of excitement with them around. Conflict is almost
inevitable. They might even defy the law of gravity and stand on their heads to
prove a point. Their opinions can be creative and out of the box. They are
definitely interesting and often, not liked very much for whom they are. You
will see them in the forefront, performing unusual tasks because they are quite
driven.
Just very interesting to observe both categories and realize
how important it is to have both types of people in this world.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday, 7 January 2016
Peace Quotient
Emotional highs and lows in excess can
play havoc. All our life, we react to events and people. When we are young, we
can absorb a lot of the reactionary feelings. But with age, most people want
peace and therefore, a stop to the frequent roller coaster trips.
Thankfully, there is an increasing
awareness that what we can do for ourselves, no one can, however well meaning
they are. No one can feel, bear and change for you. So, let us remind ourselves
as soon as we wake up that we are going to have a beautiful day, uncluttered by
any complex thoughts or emotions so that we increase our peaceful moments every
day.
And let us trust that whatever is
ordained will happen and we must respond and not react to it. This will take
care of your peace quotient.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
Tuesday, 5 January 2016
Meditation
Meditation and
turning inward is as important as fulfilling external duties. We have seven
main chakras out of which the lower three chakras represent our life on this
earth, the heart is midway between the earth and divine chakras and links the
two. And then the three upper chakras are the divine ones.
This itself is indicative of the fact that there has to be a balance between the physical and the Divine. The main issue is that we have not learnt the art of connecting the two.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Monday, 4 January 2016
Wednesday, 30 December 2015
Types of consciousness
We have to
understand the three main types of consciousness:
Body consciousness
Mind consciousness
Soul consciousness
Body consciousness
Mind consciousness
Soul consciousness
Most of the
time, we are preoccupied with the first two. We groom the body, look after it
and nourish it because we live by our external image. People judge us by this
look as well. Cultivate a studied smile, the right body language and tone and
often, you can get away with less cerebral content in your speech.
Right alongside,
the mind is busy working overtime to support the body with all kinds of
reasoning, whether it be with awareness or a lack of it.
The soul
consciousness is necessary to bring to the forefront because as humans, we must
know that we are here to use the body as a vehicle to purify our karma and
consequently, the soul. This then should be our focus. But it isn't.
There needs to
be a bridge established between earthly activities and our soul activities.
This bridge is the heart. The heart loves, period! What discriminates is
attachment. When it is clearly understood that it is attachment that leads to
hatred, we will start living in our hearts and without discrimination.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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