Pure Consciousness

Human consciousness exists beyond time. Time & circumstances cease to exist when we have pure conscious thoughts. They are pure because they are not affected by any external force. When these thoughts are influenced by anything other than self, they are polluted. And when we carry these polluted thoughts, about self or others, we are polluted too. Though a person with polluted thinking pollutes others as well, he pollutes self the most. And that is not affected by years ; it is affected by quality & quantity of thoughts. This pure consciousness is called wisdom.  

Be Curious

A child is the most curious creature. But by the time he grows up to be a man, his curiosity is suppressed. It happens for two reasons- first, because he doesn't get the right answers and, secondly, because he is not encouraged to ask questions. We  forget that all the answers in the world were obtained by asking questions. The fact of the matter is that we are not afraid of questions. We are afraid of answers or lack of these. We are afraid of reality as it may sound shocking, at times. But that doesn't change the reality a bit. It remains the same-  shocking.
So, by not answering we are not changing the reality, we are only changing the state of mind of a child, for the worse. And this is too high a price to pay for our so called balanced approach. Curiosity did not kill the cat- lack of answers did it !

Dancing in the rain

There are two ways to look at a situation -good way or a better way. Good way is to learn from it and the better way is to enjoy the circumstance while learning. No adverse situation enters your life to trouble you. It only comes to test you, to teach you & to prepare you for the future. But our first reaction to any negative situation is the one that of rejection. And if the situation does not leave, we fly. The question to be asked is a selfish one - " What is in it for me?". The situation has come to teach you a lesson & your job is to learn from it. Period. The storm in your life will also bring some rain. Get drenched in the rain & dance. Soon there will be bright sunshine & a rainbow to  follow.   

Celebrate Failures

The funny thing about failure is that it doesn't exist- we only experience it. In fact, there is no such thing as failure in physical domain. It is only the thought of failure that flashes before us when we are not able to perform a particular task. And we make it so big that we are overwhelmed by it. So much so that we don't notice that even though we failed, we climbed another level. So, if you are at level 9 before so called failure, you don't go down to level 8 or you don't remain at level 9. You climb to level next- 10, 11...... Another thing about failure is that you are a wiser man after each failure because you gained experience of not doing an activity in a particular way. So, the next time you fail- celebrate, for climbing to next level & for all the experience & wisdom you gained during the process.

Experience Vs Wisdom

Aging is a natural process. But gaining wisdom while you age, is not natural. Most of the time we confuse wisdom with experience. We gain experience while we age, but not necessarily we become wise & the reason for this gap is that we don't learn from every experience. The degree of experience may also differ. Someone who has been in different situations or has met with many failures, will have more experience in comparison to someone who has led a risk-free life & avoided failures. This is the reason that we find a huge learning gap between people of almost same age. So, the key is to gain a lot of experience by leading an adventurous life & learn from every experience.  

Don't Be Startled

The joy of life doubles if we live life at an easy pace. On the contrary, the equilibrium is disturbed when we try to exert or force our timing on it. Universe loves tranquility, peace, silence. If you deal with it with these virtues, it will give you the same. On the other hand, if you deal with it with noise, disturbance or force, you will get back the same. If something is amiss in your life, there must be a reason. Don't try to find the reason. It will show up at the right moment & then, you will appear to be a very small part in the scheme of things designed by Universe for you. Don't be startled then as it was designed this way only. Just accept & enjoy !

Worry not !

Worry has never solved problems of future, nor has it been useful in resolving issues of the past. Worry can only help to aggravate the issue, give you some heartaches or take away some years of your productive life. And the reason for that is that it never induces response, it only induces reactions. And issues can never be resolved through reactions. Worry also leads to self-pity or feeling of helplessness. But, the most detrimental result of excessive worrying is that it steals the joy of today from your life without removing the sorrow of tomorrow. Still, worry is the favorite pastime of quite many. It is because they erroneously believe that it will lead to some solution. While all that worrying does is that it becomes another problem.