Be in the moment. Be here and now

What is life? Is it past , or is it future. No, it is here and now. Yes, it is present and not past and not future. The past and future are just thoughts in our mind. There is some extra power and energy in Now which you can feel only in the present. Focus on now, focus on present, meditate on present.

You will not be sad, afraid, anxious and worried if you are always in present. Do not be identified with the mind and also not with the body. It will be difficult to always be in present. It requires practice but it is not impossible. The mind is so conditioned for the last so many years to think unnecessarily about the past and future. But daily practicing to be in present helps.

Ways to be in present :

1. Meditation - Be in silence daily for some time. Start with 10 min of silence daily and slowly increase it to 15-20-25-30-45 min and may be 1 hour.
2. Focus on breathing : Try to focus on breathing (in and out), just observe breathing. Make a habit of doing this many times a day. Slowly this will become habit and will prevent you from unnecessary thinking.
3. Feel like an observer : Try to detach from body and mind, whenever you can and think like an observer. You will be more happy.

These are some ways to be in present. Will write more on similar topics.

Can do anything - Break from yourself

A person is capable to do anything. Only that person stops himself from doing anything. It is just focus and determination, one can achieve that thing. What is a human being ? A soul with a body and mind. Soul is unlimited and is directly connected to the ultimate ONE. The mind creates an illusion around the soul and prevents one from knowing the actual truth. The truth which can liberate oneself. The truth which will help find the origin, the ONE.

Once, a person finds the truth and connect to that ONE, he will feel the energy. He will be happy without any reason because he is happiness. The truth will come that all are ONE. That ultimate is expressing itself through all of us, through this universe. That is the consciousness. He will feel the part of that game. He is not the doer. Through him, the actions are taken. He will be at peace.

Initially, it requires effort to connect. Some may connect early, some may connect late. Some may connect never. It depends on how a person is feeling the need to connect. The connection to the soul can be through meditation, mindfulness or it may occur when one is in severe pain / grief or near death. The fun is to be connected to the innermost irrespective of the outer conditions. Once, one is connected, he will be happy and content.

Then, he will not identify himself with the body, nor with the mind. He will be the observer. He will do the actions as required in daily life, but not worry about the result. If the result is conducive, he will not be over excited and if the result is not conducive, he will not be sad. The situations will not affect him. In this situation, a person is capable to do anything, which he decides.

One need to break from his thoughts, from his mind, from himself. Then he will merge with infinite. That feeling is inexplicable. One can only experience but cannot describe.

Life is exciting

Life is exciting. It really is. There is so much to learn from every situation in life. From the last 3-4 months I am staying alone away from my family. There is 2 ways to look at it. One to crib and complain that I am away from my family, the other to accept the situation till it is and try to utilize the time to maximum. There is a lot to learn from yourself. In solitude, I have found my strength and weaknesses. I have found my new hobbies, interests. Off late, I have tried my hands....oh sorry tried my vocal chord in singing. Yes, singing. I enjoyed trying "Mai Jahan rahoon, mai kahin bhi rahoon"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29mxBWr1ekU

I was so much into trying and singing this song again and again that I didn't sleep that day. I enjoyed singing and listening to my voice. Somewhere in between I felt connected to God and got goosebumps too. Another interest area is to focus on my health and fitness. Daily I am walking to office and spending half an hour to cover the distance. Another half an hour walk while returning too. In addition I am tracking the food I have taken. I am using Myhealthify app, which seems to be a good one.

Overall living alone is giving me enough time to meditate and think about myself. From the last 3.5 months I am continuous in meditation barring few days. There is so much energy and positivity in me right now. The feeling that I can do anything is filled in.

Signing off now. But will post more regularly.

25th June : Observer life. Witness life. Be life. Feel Life.

Its an amazing morning. I came to office by OLA share. Ola share charges almost 1.5 times the shuttle. I am moving away from the hassle of driving car.

Yesterday I got a mantra for coming back to normal from any situation, not to be very happy and not to be very sad. Who am I? I am the unchangeable awareness in which all activity takes place.
This gives mental peace in any situation. You do not become the sufferer than. Your body may suffer, your mind may suffer, but not you. You are beyond body and mind. You are the witness.

I have got my passport today. I had to give 800 rs for police verification, 500 rs for local intelligence and then 200 rs to the postman. It becomes difficult to get without giving money. They just look directly into the eye. I asked what. They told kuch kharcha pani.

But in 17 days, I got my passport. Great. I have ordered a book Hunting the 'I' which is delivered today. I will go and check the book.

I would be meeting my son Shaurya after 9 days. Excited.

The sound of silence is very clear in my mind. When I am in complete silence, the sound comes.

One should take time in the busy schedule because when you are busy, life is happening to you. Observer life. Witness life. Be life. Feel Life.

24th June : Discovery of I : I am the unchangeable awareness in which all activity takes place.

I went to JMI with A. The PoC was set up and demonstrated.

I talked to A for long on tea. We talked about philosophy, films, and other topics.

He thinks we dont find good people these days. I think there are good people in today's world too.

I am also reading Upanishad.

Is there any one sentence which will bring me back in present from anywhere, whatever the crisis is whatever the problem is.

For now that sentence for me is that spoken by Papaji " You are the unchangeable awareness in which all activity takes place"

This gives peace and reminds me who I am.

I also got to know about a book. The book of Tea. I will read this book.

From now on, I will try to put post which makes sense.

10th June: Mix day : Lots to learn

It was a live proof yesterday when I started with good mood and positivity, everything went great.

So, the day starts by reading something positive. "Observe the observer" concept. I am trying to be witness to the present. Dwelling into the question "Who am I".

I will be focussing on to make my body fit. If the body is fit, my mind will be fit and I can devote better to my life.

I should be able to handle the tension and fear. I am not indulging into the problem. I am analyzing the problem.

You should be able to come out of the thoughts of being guilty. Give your best shot and do not think negative. Coming out of the guilt that I am not able to do this or that is great. You would feel good.

I was struggling so hard since 10 am to install Thunderbird on Linux. I almost lost hope that I would not be able to do that and the feeling of guilt was peeping in. I

went for a break for a cup of tea. I came back and finally at around 2 pm, I was able to install the thunderbird mail. Amazing. Never ever, never ever loose hope.

There will be times when you do not succeed and that is perfectly ok. Sometimes, you would fail, sometimes you will succeed. You should not suffer because of this.

Count on the learnings.

9th June. - Rumblings today - Be in your own kingdom

The morning should start well. If you start your morning well, you can spend your day well. It sets the tone for the day. While coming in the shuttle, I read in mobile "Observe the Observer". This is amazing. If you start observing the observer within you, you will be at peace.

Learn about fear. Why do you fear. What do you fear. Can I end fear. Find the nature and structure of fear. If you start seeing the nature of fear, actually fear will start ending. That is the beauty.

If you are in the mid of the day, and you are feeling down, try observing or rather witnessing what are you thinking. Change the gear of the thoughts. Be grateful. Take deep breath.

Why are you worried about the target. Was there any target ? You have done your best in this situation, then why to worry. If you know that you have done to your best, no need to worry. Be positive. See the positive aspects of it. Why should your mind think that you haven't done anything. You have learnt so many things while trying to get the results.

It is never too late. Sometimes it happens that a very very small negative thought or feeling will make the remaining of your day worse. This is actually a chain reaction kind of thing, you wouldn't even know when you have become completely immersed in negativity. The key is to observe and see the negative feelings going in. Fill yourself with gratefulness and positivity. Practicing this will make you do this successfully. I have done it right now and feeling good.

Your big thing might be very small or nothing for someone. That means you should not be worried about anything. Stop thinking and be.

Live like you don't exist. Live like you are two eyeballs floating in space with no brain attached.
Be in your own kingdom.

The last minutes in the office are crucial. As you have started the day in office with confidence and positive energy, you should leave the office in the same mode. If your office time is spent well and no matter what if you are positive, you will be able to spend good time at home too. It was overall a good day in office.