Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Monday, 24 October 2016
Universal laws
There are many religions and
sects and several texts which teach human beings how to live with each other
and how to also evolve spiritually while performing our daily karma.
But what gets internalized is
basically what some religious heads interpret from these texts and
unfortunately, add their own bit to keep their place in the hierarchical order
, thus , often losing the thought processes of the writers and the authenticity
of the text.
The end result is groups,
blind following, and rigid mindsets and therefore, limited minds and a huge
amount of intolerance for anyone who does not believe in your belief
systems....a potentially ignitable situation at the best of times and the worst
of times.
If every human being was
taught instead, to read the texts and gain the knowledge written with the pure,
undiluted intentions of those writers, this world would learn to follow the
universal laws and treat each other with love, respect and understanding.
It is never too late to incorporate such studies within the academic
curriculum. There will most certainly be astounding results. We have forgotten our “gurukuls”.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Friday, 21 October 2016
Life Span
Too much of anything is
avoidable. The mind looks for a change when it cannot handle excesses. And why
not? A heavy, saturated mind can cause many problems. Like everything in life,
the mind needs some space and some rest.
Can you imagine if thoughts
never ceased at all? For one, we could not sleep at all. For another, no
thought would be complete. Without rest and sleep, we would surely reduce our
life span or go crazy even.
As they say, “all work and no play....." and this applies to all of
us.
So, if you want to have a happy life, take breaks from everything
frequently, even if short ones. Laugh every day. Change unhappy anything to
happy. Before a maximum saturation sets in, shift gears ....and be a little
wise, a little crazy, a little adventurous, a little determined, a little
balanced but always happy.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday, 20 October 2016
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Responsibility
In
all my years of counseling and healing, I have known most families as
dysfunctional. Today, if people are opting more for friends than family,
unfortunately, things have evolved to this situation.
The
tragedy is that over the years, economic and social differences crept in and
comparisons corroded the fabric of closeness and unity.
It is amazing how "family" members stake ownership without owning the
responsibility aspects in the family. They feel "deprived" without
working, wronged without adding value and demand without deserving.Not only are marriages in trouble but materialism
has almost destroyed many families.
Another important aspect that has developed
is the indiscipline of the youth and their insolence with elders, playing
favorites, taking sides and open antagonism. It is disturbing to see that there
are no controls on them and elders are so helpless. Or, in some cases, it is
elders who encourage this due to their own prejudices. They don't realize how
they are damaging their own
children in the long run.
We really need to introspect and change our
priorities and revert back to some of the earlier values that kept families
together. This can happen only if family members also became friends and
practice the same modes of attitudes and behavior that they do with friends.
Why unrealistic expectations with regard to family members?
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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