Here is a simple answer to the question of how to remember God at all times.
First, treat your work as worship. Work means anything that you do - be it play, love, work etc. As you work (worship), keep thinking of it as an offering to the Lord within you. Look at work as a service to Him (or Her if you please). Do it as best as you can and say this mentally "O Lord, I offer this work at your lotus feet."
Second, look at everything that happens to you and around you as a treat / blessing from Him. It could be good & pleasant things or it could be nasty & painful things. Relish each of these as a treat from the Lord and thank Him for the same. Tell Him of what you think of each treat.
If one is able to tune oneself in this manner, life becomes beautiful and wonderful. One does not get affected by the ups and downs of life. One is forever blissful and peaceful.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Learning from Breathing
Everyday events if observed thoughtfully can give us extraordinary learning. We can learn from everyone and anyone. All it takes is an open minded approach, keen observation and introspection.
The other day I tried to meditate. I was told that one can meditate in more than a hundred different ways. I decided to meditate by closing my eyes and silently observing my breathing. If you do this exercise for as little as 15-20 minutes a day, you can have a healthier mind and body. When you start observing your breath, it automatically becomes deep and relaxes you. The mind becomes less agitated and more calm. Consequently, the rest of the organs & constituents of the body gets more organised and less chaotic.
While I was thus meditating, I came across a startling observation. For every breath that we take in, we feel energized. For every breath that we release, we feel relaxed. We cannot have a state where we do only one thing - breathing in or breathing out. Both must necessarily follow one another.
Breathing in can be equated to receiving from the Universe. And breathing out can be equated to giving back to the Universe. Breathing in is like getting and breathing out is like giving. We get only to give back. We give in order to be eligible to get. We cannot get unless we give. We grow only when we follow this cycle religiously.
Nature is teaching us to give. Lets learn and practice it. We will be rewarded.
The other day I tried to meditate. I was told that one can meditate in more than a hundred different ways. I decided to meditate by closing my eyes and silently observing my breathing. If you do this exercise for as little as 15-20 minutes a day, you can have a healthier mind and body. When you start observing your breath, it automatically becomes deep and relaxes you. The mind becomes less agitated and more calm. Consequently, the rest of the organs & constituents of the body gets more organised and less chaotic.
While I was thus meditating, I came across a startling observation. For every breath that we take in, we feel energized. For every breath that we release, we feel relaxed. We cannot have a state where we do only one thing - breathing in or breathing out. Both must necessarily follow one another.
Breathing in can be equated to receiving from the Universe. And breathing out can be equated to giving back to the Universe. Breathing in is like getting and breathing out is like giving. We get only to give back. We give in order to be eligible to get. We cannot get unless we give. We grow only when we follow this cycle religiously.
Nature is teaching us to give. Lets learn and practice it. We will be rewarded.
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