Sadhan for November 2024

 

Sadhan for November 2024

This sadhan is way too easy for most of you – hopefully!

Clean the House!

Yes, take one rack/shelf/almirah or a room to clean per week this month and do the same.

You clean as much as you can. No compulsions over there. Just clean up your space.

For those who have already done the same for Deepavali, do your office space, if you have one.

For those who want but “My wife/mother/someone at home doesn’t allow me to clean” excuse – go to your aunt’s /friend’s house and help them to clean.

For those who have done your homes and don’t have an office – take out those gadgets, old utensils, old clothes, old newspapers (I am sure you got the idea now) – just about any old unused ones and keep them segregated.

Sell them.

Donate them.

Or reuse them.

The choice is yours to make.

Just get them out of their space in your house.

Every weekend, come back with the area of your house cleaned and its impact on you and your life – if any!

Share what you have given away, sold or thrown away which you were holding on to since ages.....maybe I'll be inspired by you to throw away something from my life and house too.....

Those who do so will receive Reiki from me for 'a week' from me.......

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# cleaning the house, mindfulness, clarity of thought, spirituality in day to day life, mundane routine of life, 

also revisit old post on the same https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=Reflections+-++On+cleaning+%E2%80%93+On+keeping+the+house+clean%21

 

On Truth and goodness!

 

On Truth and goodness!

Swami Vivekananda says “Truth is infinitely more weighty than untruth; so is goodness”

So it is!

So, better to be truthful than lying.

Best to be good than ‘act good’.

Meditate on that!

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# truth, goodness, lying, deceit, evil and good, 

also read : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2019/04/on-truth_28.html 

On lies and Truth!

 

On lies and Truth!

Lies travels round the World twice before the Truth wears its footwear!

It does take a lie to go around easy.

The Truth takes longer to be accepted.

Yet, however much lie seems to have been accepted, the Truth comes out sooner or later.

Respect Truth for itself!

Be Truthful! Nothing is more powerful than being truthful!

A person who speaks only “Truth” and abstains from “lies” for 12 years develops the rare power of “vak suddhi” – that is whatever comes out of his mouth becomes truth or reality!

We all want to become powerful but no one wants to work for it! 

So, people take the easy path of becoming powerful with manipulations, deceit and lies. They seem to gain what they want in the short run, but ultimately when the tables turn, the pain that they suffer is unspeakable. 

Then, they come running saying “Why did this happen to me?” 

They run from pillar to post. Don’t fall for this trap. If a person wants to avoid pain in the future, he can’t manipulate, deceive or lie now!

Be Truthful - it pays ultimately! Lie and bear the consequences eventually!

Remember that!

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# lies and deceit, being truthful, trust, low self esteem, dishonesty, cheating, 

also read https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2023/01/truth-wins.html 

Deepavali – Eco-friendly or tradition?

 

Deepavali – Eco-friendly or tradition?

Now the much talked about topic surfaces as Deepavali is just round the corner. The questions that come up are:

a.Burning of crackers is bad for environment. Do we have to do it?

b.I’ve a pet. It hates crackers. Why can’t people be animal friendly and not light crackers.

c.People of other community are trying to kill our religion, so don’t listen to them. Burn crackers.

So on and so forth!

I am not here today to discuss any of these topics. You can ride on any roller-coaster ride and enjoy its ups and down.

You can choose which ride to take. You can choose to suffer various depleating emotions as you please.

No discussions there!

This is exclusively ONLY for those who WANT  to fire crackers and yet are GUILTY of polluting the environment.

Buy crackers as you wish.

Those who have the guilt of firing them, just buy say 20% less than what you usually do! (20% percentage is a random number. You can choose your %) 

Just burn them one week ahead of Deepavali.

That way “pollution” tag is done with.

You’ve enjoyed following tradition and yet kept guilt away.

Now, on the day of Deepavali go to your terrace with popcorn and a flask of tea. Enjoy the night sky filled with crackers.

When we are burning crackers we don’t tend to look around. Now, we are free to. Enjoy the sight.

It’s beautiful!

It’s surreal!

Enjoy the night. Be with this experience for 4-5 hours if you please.

This could be your best family bonding moment. Each member pointing to one side of the sky. You’ll make wonderful memories guiltfree!

Let’s distribute the amount of crackers burnt over the week. We can reduce its impact that way!

Enjoy your Deepavali!

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# festivals of India, Deepavali, firing crackers, traditions of India, culture land India, rituals of India, 

Those who are interested can go back to old posts on this festival....

On Avoidable pain and suffering!

 

Contd....

On Avoidable pain and suffering!

Just because my parent or Guru didn’t behave my way, it doesn’t make them bad people. By all means, they may actually be “good ones” and hence they didn’t fall into your definition of a “good person”. What a joke would that be?!

So, let’s not crib every time things go haywire.

Let’s take a break and breathe.

Let’s sit to look at it objectively.

Let’s sit back and look at it as a third person.

See if it really is bad, and if so, then what is the procedure to correct it.

All techniques are taught in “II degree” class of Reiki. Every problem in life has been taught to be addressed with the necessary technique. Do it. Don’t expect someone to give you a date on which the problem would be solved. Just keep doing till it is resolved.

Go back in your time.

See how long you have healed for a certain desire or a problem to be solved.

That’s exactly where your answer is.

Draw the energy of trust from your experiences. Draw commitment from the desire to resolve your issue. Draw patience from your sadhan. And get to work on hand!

Remember, “EVEN THIS SHALL PASS”

Like always you will find some solution this time too.

Things will work out your way or a better way when in sadhan.

You will also come out stronger with every situation you face!

So, face that inner demon of fear and doubt.

Get up and express your potential of hidden stamina that you have to face any obstacle in your life!

Concluded....

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# suffering and pain, suffering is optional, lessons of life, situations of life, 

On Avoidable pain and suffering!

 

On Avoidable pain and suffering!

Sometimes, things and situations don’t work out our way.

They make us uncomfortable.

We DON’T LIKE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE! And, that “LIKE” is the cause of our pain and suffering. The situation per se is not the culprit. Though in our ignorance and lack of clarity of perception, we do “ASSUME” that the uncomfortable situation is the culprit of our pain. And so, we end up blaming the situation. We try to fix the situation. We demand an explanation as to why the situation became uncomfortable. We want to find the culprit who created the situation so that we can play the “blame game”. And because, we are trying to find the solution in the wrong place, we end up being going in circles finding no answer or solution to our problems.

Every – well, almost every uncomfortable situation is not PAINFUL!

We make it painful with our belief systems. We make it painful with our expectations of how people should be and how a certain event is supposed to unfold. We make it painful with planning.

Things don’t work out as per our plan, and then we suffer!

“A mother is supposed to be so”

“A Guru is supposed to be so”

“My future is supposed to be so”

“My wish is supposed to be fulfilled”

These suppositions cause pain when they are not fulfilled. Just because they don’t fit our bill, it doesn’t mean the other person or situation which didn’t fall into this category of “fulfillment” is bad! Remember that!

Just because my parent or Guru didn’t behave my way, it doesn’t make them bad people. By all means they may actually be “good ones” and hence they didn’t fall into your definition of “good person”. What a joke would that be?!

Contd....

# suffering and pain, suffering is optional, lessons of life, situations of life, 

Mystic says!

 

Mystic says!

People are ALWAYS afraid of those who are fearless!

People don’t know how to control them.

People don’t know how to hurt them.

People want to know the weakness of a person to be able to control him.

People hate those who seem to not have any of their weaknesses.

And so, they pick silly things about the person mostly imaginary and spread gossip about them.

They tamper with facts and give it a bad twist to malign the character of a person whose weakness they are not able to find.

This talks only about their weakness.

How low can a person fall?

How mean can they be?

Every situation gives us an opportunity to develop our goodness. It also is the same situation that tempts us to strengthen psychic impression of our demonic nature. When we choose the second option, we build our character which is detrimental to our wellness in the long run.

And then, what is the use of crying over spilled milk saying “Now I am afraid of facing the consequences of my karma maam?”

Meditate daily to reflect on every thought and action of yours to avoid future mishaps in life...

Concluded......

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Me, My guru – working of Karma noted in a real-life situation!

 

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Me, My guru – working of Karma noted in a real-life situation!

So you see, one who repented changed for the better. The others, they spoiled their karma all through and they had to reap the consequences of their evil deeds even in their next janmas to come” So saying our Guru left to receive her all.

We got our answers. These were live examples. How can we not accept them? And I understood one thing today – we didn’t seek justice. We sought revenge. And that’s why all these years we kept arguing with her. If it was justice, yes it was meted by karma. But revenge was personal, so we never were satisfied with her explanation. The problem was not in her explanation. It was in our perception, want, attitude. Can we change it or not is a different question? Do we want to outgrow it or not was the question we needed to dig deep into and find answers to! But that was not to happen today!!!

Concluded......

Can be continued with further case studies if and only if you participate with your observations/understandings/ 

If and only if I find any of you sharing your observations, understandings and what you have noticed in your life - in similar cases, will I come up with newer case studies......

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# me, my guru series, karma, you receive what you give, fate and destiny, destiny, as you sow so you reap, everything happens for a reason, 

read suggested https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2016/06/on-receiving_26.html

What did you understand from this case study?

What do these case studies tell you about karma?

What is our role in etching our karma?

What happens to us is because of what we have done in the past. How do we safeguard our future karma with present actions?

Me, My guru – working of Karma noted in a real-life situation!

 

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Me, My guru – working of Karma noted in a real-life situation!

The elder one was misunderstood by her family and relatives. They considered her to be ‘wrong one’ and talked ill of her. But the elder daughter never opened her mouth to explain about her mother’s character or the deeds of her brother and sister. Her sister and brother snatched all the gold and money from their parents. They troubled them in various ways till the painful end came to that old couple. They lived in hell every day thanks to their dear son and daughter. This is the karma of having ‘moham’ (attachment) to the wrong type of kid. 

Just before death, the old couple sought forgiveness from the elder daughter for spoiling her life and name. They begged their elder daughter to be born to them in the next life too for they said “Even in next life, our son and daughter are going to be equally vicious and bad. They are going to create hell for us. Please be born to us to protect us from them and to hide the wrongs and their misdeeds as you did this life”.

The elder daughter laughed and said “If I had been sincere in taking care of you, then God will never allow me to be your daughter ever” She was not bitter but she was not ready to walk the same hell for no apparent reason. She chose not to give her word to them.

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# me, my guru series, karma, you receive what you give, fate and destiny, destiny, as you sow so you reap, everything happens for a reason, 

read suggested https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2018/08/bhagavatam-krishna-answers-king_29.html

If forgiveness is sought in private when the character assassination was done in pubic, does it count?

What would be the effect of such forgiveness?

Were the old couple really sorry for what they did? What do you think?

Was the daughter being selfish and arrogant in not promising them to be their daughter in the next life?

What do you think of such a daughter? Was her action acceptable?

Me, My guru – working of Karma noted in a real-life situation!

 

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Me, My guru – working of Karma noted in a real-life situation!

In the above case, I saw something beautiful. The second son repented what he had done to his elder brother, and sought forgiveness (genuinely). He was a changed man now. His heart had become pure with regret and shame. He faced the downs of life with equipoise and so healed his karma. His nature became purer over the years.

But, the eldest daughter-in-law kept the fire of hatred and resentment alive all these years. She kept marketing her ‘victimhood’ to all and sundry. Of course, people pitied her and felt she had suffered a lot in life. But, the hatred in her was eating her away from within. Because she was feeding hatred, it became huge. It demanded a victim on which it could direct its poison. The woman found her elder daughter suitable for this. She vented all her hatred on her elder daughter. She felt only her second daughter and son were her own. She started spreading rumours about her elder daughter. But, her elder daughter was calm and kept supporting her physically, emotionally, financially and even spiritually till the end without expecting anything from her mother. She didn’t even carry any anger towards her mother.

In the meantime, the mother developed tumour and had to be operated. It was found to be ‘just before cancer stage’. But, a few years down the lane, she developed cancer and doctors gave up on her. It was again her elder daughter who came to her rescue and stood by her – by way of finding the right doctor, arranging money and everything. She was cured of cancer but it did eat her organs away. Her heart was enlarged. She developed multiple complications and lived with them for the next couple of decades. She enjoyed life. But, her bitterness increased and she would find new ways to torture her elder daughter. One by one her organs started deteriorating. This is the ‘karma’ of troubling the ‘right one’. (Read the link to understand how supporting the wrong kid by a parent out of 'moham' attachment brings pain and suffering to the parent and to the entire clan https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2014/05/draupadi-mahabharata_18.html )

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# me, my guru series, karma, you receive what you give, fate and destiny, destiny, as you sow so you reap, everything happens for a reason, 

read suggested https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2022/02/me-my-guru-as-you-like-it_02093677279.html 

What do you think of the daughter-in-law and her feelings? How right was she in her feelings and how right was karma in treating her so?

What do you think of the daughter?

How do you understand 'a mother' who behaves so?