I am sure all of us have tasted success in one or the other form. I am also sure that we all have also thought that our lives can be still better. A few lucky ones are able to realise this. For the rest I have a secret.
Before going to the secret I would like to quote on of my English teacher. When I was preparing for my CAT exams, he had said."Everybody knows at the age of 30 that what should have been done at the age of 20 so that they would have been successful by the age of 30. But these people are not successful. Successful are those who at the age of 20 know what should they do now so that they would become successful by the age of 30."
Anyways let me share with you the secret of making your lives better. The ingredients of a quality life:-
1. भक्ति
2. शक्ति
3. युक्ति
4. मुक्ति
Yes, of course they are not the name of girls ;)
भक्ति is the devotion that is put in the efforts, the dedication towards your goal. शक्ति is the strength, युक्ति is skills and मुक्ति is being dispassionate about it.
There was this great sage called 'Patanjali'. He was an expert of 'mind'. He enunciated this scripture 'Patanjali Yog Sutras'. One of the sutras that I perceived to be the best was ' sato deerghkalah nairantarya satkar sevita drid bhoomi'
'sato deerghkalah' : For a sufficiently long duration of time
'nairantarya' : With consistency
'satkar sevita' : With respect
'drid bhoomi' ; It will estabilish
In order to achieve excellence the efforts should be put in for a sufficiently long time, without any break, with respect and then you will achieve excellence ; then you'l become successful.When this sutra is implemented in combination with the above mentioned four attributes it becomes a recipe for making your lives better. Then there is a possibility that you may live your life the way you want rather than the way you are actually being forced to live.
Take Sachin Tendulkar for example. This guy has been playing cricket since decade, rather I should say he has been hitting balls for over 30 years now. If you have noticed whenever he enters the field he never misses to touch the field before putting his foot on it and he also expresses his gratitude after every century to God by raising his bat. There is continuity, respect and consistency; and the result is a 'Master Blaster'.
I always used to think that saying is so much easy but its implementation is THE thing. Here came to my rescue the world's largest volunteer based NGO called 'Art Of Living'. This 7 day workshop which was then called YES!+ (Youth Empowerment And Skills Workshop) was just an escape for my boredom but I had never ever in my wildest dreams thought that it would become an irreplaceable part of my life. The one thing that I like best about the workshop is that you just have to come and sit. everything else will just happen. Like if a person wants to do some bodybuilding, he just needs to visit the gym , do some exercise the result of which is a fantastic physique.
Similarly to implement these sutras in life, the mind has to be trained. In the process of training the mind all of this will automatically manifest in your lives. So, the question that comes up here is that how can the mind be trained? The answer is very simple, you just have to do what you have been doing since your birth - breathe. Sounds rubbish!! Well its not,in the words of His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar who is lovingly called Guru Ji- Mind is like the kite in the sky and breath is the thread that keeps it stable and longer the thread, the more stability the mind has.
But we have been ignoring this most important aspect of our life. It needs to be changed, you need to take responsibility of yourself, you need to take control of your life and I tell you the easiest way to do it is through breathing exercises and meditation.It is just enjoying your own company. Imagine if you cant enjoy your own company how do you think others find you to be.
And to end I would say there are a lot of 'side effects' of meditation and trust me you'l love them.
