Me, my Guru – On gaining clarity of thought

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Me, my Guru – On gaining clarity of thought

“But our question is ‘what is the technique?’ asked Vaishnav irritated.

“Just empty your mind of the all the clutter that it holds. With clutter gone, clarity of thought expresses itself. It is there already. You can’t get it from outside. Attitudes like anger, complaining nature, selfishness, hatred etc clouds clarity of thought. Only a person who is healed of this actually develops clarity of thought. A heart that is filled hatred can’t have a mind that thinks right, though many times it assumes it does” she concluded.

No doubt, we didn’t find it easy to understand inspite of understanding the words that she uttered. And that’s why we ended up asking same questions again and again. We thought we understood but in actuality we didn’t. It took years of healing to understand just this. I wonder how long it would take to understand something more!?

But she had said once “Process of healing is not difficult or lengthy. It’s just that we don’t want to let go of our lesser emotions. We identify with them. We have our own twisted logical reasoning to own them. We feel we can’t survive without them. And that is the reason we can’t and don’t want to let them go!”

“Let’s start small” suggested Swathi. “Let’s stop complaining about our life. Let’s just work on that and see how it goes for next at least three months”

Few of us didn’t find it palatable but still couldn’t do anything as most of us wanted to go ahead with that suggestion. As we processed we realized even that was going to be a herculean task for us to implement.

But now that we had taken a ‘mass oath’ we were stuck with this for some time to come.

And time was to tell how it benefited most of us who practiced it with consistency and vigour during these times. Sometimes, solution is so simple if we are ready to accept it!

I had asked our Guru once "Why can't we let go of our beliefs in the first place?".

She had smiled and replied "Identification with our beliefs is the reason we don't let go of them! The day we realise beliefs are mine, I am not the belief, I'll be able to let go of it. The day we realise our emotions, likes and attitudes are ours but they are not "us", we would let go of them too!"

She had answers to our questions. And yes they were simple and straight forward most of the time. It was our heart and mind that messed up with the answers which made it difficult to implement them in our lives and ourselves. And therein lay our 'freedom'. The day we understood this, every issue of self and the world can be healed - be it personal or global like wars, supremacy, conversions and killings in the name of war and what not!

And yet, we didn't want what we wished for it seems. Because if we really wanted what we said we wished for, wouldn't we let go of all that prevented our wish from coming true?!

Concluded......

# clarity of thought, healing self, anger, perception, 

Also read : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=biscuit+story

Points to be understood :

• Even to understand and accept that 'we don't know' we need to heal ourselves first.
• Assuming 'we know' is the biggest bane and this ignorance is a curse we carry with ourselves due to our stupidity and fear.
• A person who is so stupid would automatically be adamant and adhere to his beliefs. And that causes him to pay a heavy price all through his life. No God need curse him. No God need punish him.
• Have beliefs and perceptions but also be flexible with them. Doubt your beliefs and question them. You will find a way out of your suffering sooner than later that way.
• No person from outside can help you unless you break 'these walls' from inside.
• Be a friend unto yourself!
• Be gentle with self!
• Knowing what to hold on to and what to let go is a lesson that takes life times to learn......

Covid Challenge :

I hope all of you are still with Covid Challenge. Don't get lazy. Don't give excuses. 

You are not answerable to me. You are working out, doing exercises for your healthy. 

Not to please me - remember that and so don't give reasons for not doing exercises. Find ways to do exercises. 

How much weight you have lost is not important. You have to increase stamina. That is important. Many life style diseases can be kept at bay just by doing regular exercises.

Everyone wants to live long - what is the fun of having long life if it is lived with pains and sufferings? What is the fun of living so with medicines all through the day?

Keep yourself fit and fine. You can enjoy life and experience life to the fullest with good stamina.

Inspire and include your children and elders too to do exercise with  you. Don't force it on them. Just include them. May be just simple ones, but include them wherever possible!

Clarity Tip :

Regarding 'sarva jana sukhino bhavanthu..' comment - read the link given in the previous post to understand how and why we don't let go of our beliefs. That is the basis of our 'differentiation'. As long as we think we are different and we need to be 'one up over the other' we would fight, kill, manipulate, cheat, hate and do all such related activities in the name of self respect, religion, nationality, sex, caste, creed and growth. 

Only when we see the 'oneness' will this stop!

read related posts to know further on this topic : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=on+religion (I know the link is long but it would answer most of the questions you have and may be also give you solution you are searching for........if you have patience also read link on 'on healing earth' which will explain every question on healing the earth )

Sushant singh Rajput

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Sushant singh Rajput

With the talent Sushant had, he could’ve done anything with his life – taught dance, become a lecturer (he’s qualified well), go into science field – well scope for such men of letter are many! But ‘one condition’ unmet clouds our ‘clarity of thought’ takes a toll on our ‘muladhara’ thereby pushing us towards depression and ultimately suicide and death.

How people in Industry treated him is unpardonable but we can’t overlook the fact that ‘one precious life was wasted, his family lost him forever’ just because of his misplaced expectations, conditions and self-worth.

                                

When we rest all our happiness and self-worth on some ‘condition’ of a situation or a person in life, our emotions go berserk and create havoc with our psyche.

                                                  

Now, do you understand why we need to work on these qualities in us? Now, can you see how they like termites make us ‘hallow’ from within over the period of time. And then, one small breeze is enough to bring us down!

Heal – not for some material benefit. Heal not to gain or enjoy some relationship. Heal that you are balanced enough to look at options when life or people close doors on the path that you are walking. Heal, so that you are strong enough to embrace other options. Heal to develop patience when nothing seems to go your way. Heal for you to realize that just existence is worth a celebration. Heal to know that all people, relationships and things of the world are here for your experience – your existence is not dependent on them!

                              

Heal so that you stop being a sissy. Stop wanting to be pampered and being made special by someone! Stop wanting to be taken care of! Grow up! If you desire like an adult, behave as one! How can you be a whiny baby if you wish to experience life as an adult? Even by your ‘logic’ is it not illogical and basically stupid?

Chin up, spine erect face the world like a man! If you want to be respected, then earn it. Be worthy of it! You can’t earn someone’s respect by being desperate. You get pity when you beg. But, is not pity for the invalids? Are you one?

                             

Think about it!

Concluded.......

Please Note: This article was written when it was assumed that the said actor committed suicide. It was later found that he was murdered. Still, the article holds good for the "suicidal tendencies, depressions and related mental problems". Whether he committed suicide or he was murdered doesn't make a difference in the way we need to look at 'emotions that drive us crazy'.

The news was used ONLY to put forth a point - not to point fingers at the actor. When we hardly know a person, how can we judge his actions? 

But, we can look at our own emotions that are similar to his perceived self to correct them.!!!! And that exactly was done here!

And as to why someone is murdered or why a person chooses death in a particular fashion read articles on karma, destiny, how we attract situations in our life, why Dhritarashtra had to face his karma 50 janmas after his committing the same....

also reads : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=differentiation 

# suicide, depression, break down situations, failures and success in life, disturbing emotions, disturbing pattern of life, on being lost, disciplined mind, material success, karma, why we attract what we attract in our life, 

Answer these questions if you have understood : 

• How filled is your cup?
• What is your cup filled with?
• What do you plan to empty yourself of?
• When and which is the point in life which says "No more moves possible - time to end it"?
• Does suicide end our problems?
• Is death end of all our problems?
• Does crying solve our issues?
• If begging is all we have in the name of faith, is it worth it? Will it serve any purpose?

on religion....

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Why does this happen and whose fault is it?

If you look at the larger picture, may be nobody is at fault.

Why it happens – every soul reincarnates in a certain circumstance to learn and unlearn some quality – say love and hatred. Depending upon its past karma, it is given few choices to make while choosing a life that it wishes to lead. This life has circumstances that are conducive to the growth of ‘that particular soul’. But whether that soul makes right choices or not once it incarnates is questionable. It may or may not. If it makes wrong choices, again it is counseled by higher energies after death and again given a set condition where it can learn its lesson right this time. This continues till it has learnt its lesson right. This is one school where you can’t choose not to learn ‘something’ out of choice. Every lesson is a must.

So if I spend this life hating a Jew, I would be born as one next life and vice-versa till I understand that all are basically one – both in terms of matter (made up of five basic elements), emotions (have same as that of lust, anger, greed, ego, envy and jealousy) and even in spirit we are one!

But before this understanding we suffer various stages of differentiation.

So you see a person who is barbaric, converting others either through force or bribery or a fanatic assuming only the form that pleases him is ‘God’ and all other forms are wrong belong to ‘souls’ who are in this journey as already explained earlier. They are at the lower stage on spiritual path.

Imagine spiritual growth to be a ladder where at the lowest is that person who finds ‘differentiation’ at its peak as he looks only at the physicality of religions i.e., the rituals language etc of the religion.

When the soul grows in character of openness and gives emphasis on the mental aspect, then he looks at the mental aspect of the religion. He understand the whys and how’s of various rituals of questioning with openness and not with cynicism and becomes more aware that rituals of various paths have same purpose  then he respects a ritual for its purpose and doesn’t judge it for how it is done.

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(All this is explained in detail in (my) Karuna reiki class and other higher degree classes little by little...so those you have attended higher degrees would be able to understand what is being said here more clearly...)