THE INHERENT INTELLIGENCE OF THE SOUL

State of life as perceived by us, generally, in its most misunderstood form is physical.We as individuals send and receive messages mostly looking at the physical self only.......we make a judgement seeing the physical aspects only.Everybody around tries his or her best to display whatever can be seen or felt by our sensory organs so the image that goes to the brain is actually being perceived by the sense organs and processed by the brain.

Physical appearance is God gifted only with no contribution of self. So it may not be fair to assess anything or anybody for its physical beauty or ugliness.

I remember an incident where we went to wish parents of a new born.The baby was blessed with rare good looks and everybody around was praising it.One look towards the proud parents was sufficient to assess the happiness level felt by them.

Another common episode that i recollect which i would like to share ,although there can be umpteen number of such instances,is when we friends visited another friend's newly built house.Obviously everybody praised the newly built house equipped with luxurious amenities and excellent interiors and surroundings........ that really made the hostess very pleased.

Sometimes when we visit a place we sense a kind of discomfort or negativity.....although on obvious physical plane nothing is amiss.At other instance we feel sudden gush of positivity or happiness in very humble surroundings.What is the reason behind this positive or negative feedback.

Is there something more to be perceived.....explored....understood....may be on a different plane rather than mere physical.
Are we apt to experience much beyond, what, we actually feel.
Are we equipped with much more sophisticated sensors beyond our sense organs.
Beyond physical realms.....towards mental or spiritual realms.

Once multiple plane existence of self is felt, the journey begins beyond physical show and acceptance.
Majority of our life we spend for our own well being...... physical only.
How about exploring the other aspects like the power of mind or soul.......on psychological or cognitive or spiritual planes..................for the inherent intelligence of the soul.....

How about an hour or less of my time....the time devoted solely for me....... exploring my  thought process ....my inherent inner needs and affinities.......repulsions and aversions.....habits and likings.
How about experiencing the basic quest of the soul.....hunger of the soul....

Getting a wondrous joy.....contentment.....completeness.
Getting to know my real self....
Let the inherent intelligence of my soul guide me uninterrupted.....towards my ultimate state of unlimited and unending joy.
Where my search in life will take me to....... explore the unlimited, unknown with vast and constant guidance of my inner being.......

SIMPLE TECHNIQUES TO FOCUS BETTER

Focus......how important is that simple word in life......for smooth sailing down the years.....for small or big achievements...... for accomplishing small or big jobs....and day to day work too..

Self esteem of an individual gets a boost with each success and tends to fall with every failure......Though it is a common known fact that a person actually fails when he stops trying for achieving higher.....or for his goals.... and no longer tries to convert his failure into a stepping stone to move ahead.

So an unwavering focus on the goal is rather the most important for reaching there.......They say it helps more to focus on the aim rather than failure to get a positive outcome.Positive and progressive company gives support for the journey towards success.....but generally one traverses the path alone or with minimum possible support.

How to strengthen the mind then ...so that it can withstand the adverse impact without even the smallest speck of  any kind of scar on the psyche.........and also still hold the capacity to move towards the aim without losing focus or enthusiasm.........Here are a few simple tricks..............

Having one goal at one time helps.
Repeating your aim in your mind daily, energizes the goal and reassures the mind.
Certain mental games, puzzles help to improve concentration.
Reaffirmation about faith in one's own capabilities is also one of the most important aspects.
A pleasant state of mind and a good night's sleep really helps keeping mental disposition at ease.

Long deep breathing is fairly helpful to calm the mind and so focus better in the serene state of relaxation.
Focusing on a point or object or candle light helps in getting rid off the irritating and wavering thoughts.
Mirror exercise is an excellent way to reenforce the confidence level......one has to look into the mirror and actually say and feel that ' i am the best'.

Closing sensory inputs through eyes.......eyes are the most important to lose energy.....the constant feedback that we get through eyes helps to increase the volume of already existent clutter in mind ....So for diminishing loss of energy...the Vital Energy... and to free the mind........it is recommended to close eyes for sometime and sit comfortably and breath deep...... concentrating more on each exhale...... or meditate for ten to fifteen minutes.

Silence is pure gold.Silence helps in increasing inner silence...which is the most fertile ground for seeding all one desires. Its very important to learn how to make use of this virtue to self introspect and fine tune the aim.

EMBRACING MY FEARS

Yesterday i saw a picture of two lion cubs playing with a rabbit in a daily news paper.These were being observed by the researchers for behavioral pattern of the carnivorous animals in earlier age.The rabbit seemed pretty comfortable in the company of the cubs.The cubs were also playful.

Similar behavior we can watch in small children who are not yet introduced to the element of fear.Once i remember while on a visit to Mussorie i saw a family of foreigners, parents with two sons aged around six or eight.There was a giant wheel in the Central Park,which was handled manually by two experts by putting their weight on the spikes for movement of the wheel....... At that period of time....that is around two or three decades back.When the giant wheel stopped both the children wanted to go up there to the center of the wheel to have an idea how it spins.They were of course very small and their weight could hardly move the locked wheel.The parents didn't stop them.The kids went up to the center of the wheel ....the two experts constantly giving them directions. There was no fear in the eyes of either parents or sons.Fearlessly these small kids had accomplished what they desired to do.

Kids are generally fearless and bold enough and we as elders due to our own set patterns of thinking about safety and concern for the well being of the child start instilling fear in him or her. In a way elders transfer fear in younger generations.There is no doubt that one should be careful enough not to get hurt or harmed in any way, but being bold to an extent gives freedom from the unwanted clutches of fear.

With every bold action one dispels fear of the unknown, traversing the unknown path realizing the abundant inherent potential of the self.The best way to get freedom from fear is to embrace it with confidence.No fear can ever be greater than self. Face it head on to move ahead.....

AM I READY FOR FORGIVENESS

During a life span we commit mistakes knowingly or unknowingly resulting in loss for somebody else.Sometimes there is an ill feeling only in thoughts and not translated into action.Whether an action is done or not if certain feeling has come to mind....it is said that although it is at a more subtle level but  in actuality is much more powerful .......Subtle way of mind has woven the script and is considered as action accomplished.

Mind is a very strong tool in the hands of a human being....Generally we don't give much importance to the sequence of our thoughts......Missing out on the importance of flashes of thoughts...in a way we are accumulating Karmas unknowingly.A constant chatter of mind helping in piling up.

Getting back to the forgiveness....am i ready for seeking forgiveness....Yes if i feel guilty myself about the crime i committed...No if i don't give a damn about it.
Yes if i want to change or have changed myself to better ways......No if i don't think i have committed a mistake or crime.
Yes if i have strong intention of not repeating the mistake.....No if i have no control on my intentions.

The fertile land of love and compassion where a seed of forgiveness can be sown has to be cultivated.A humble mental disposition needs to be fed by positive thoughts without ego or self righteousness...Seeking forgiveness is also not an easy task,but still more important is the present inclination of self with which forgiveness is sought.

There has to be preparation done and commitment for not committing that mistake again has to be sought.....only then one is ready for asking for forgiveness.

GENDER NEUTRAL

That day one of my female friends told me how difficult its getting day by day to work in male dominated environment.She said it is so embarrassing when any male views one as a female body only..... forgetting other aspects altogether .It is simply humiliating.Any colleague or subordinate or anybody having that kind of  psychology irritates........demeans a female. I somehow calmed her.

That reminds me of a similar incident I was discussing with a friend.Out of the blue she suggested....why don't we try this....
Don't make him a man....We as females feel uncomfortable when anybody looks around like that.Simply ignore his overtures, his glance.......Don't bother at all.
If somebody has such idiosyncrasies he would rather like it to disappear when you stop responding to him as a female.....Respond as a person and make him gender neutral.....Speak to him as in you are speaking to a female only.....

There seemed some genuine food for thought.What happens if we don't take what the other person is giving....it reverts back to him with force and that handles the idiotic behavior.
It's always better to be gender neutral oneself for sure and not let others be any thing other than that.

Practically speaking it helps.It improves your confidence level, your thinking capability also improves as you can now focus better without any other distractions or thoughts.People will behave the way they are accustomed to........Change the way you feel about it......Stop being the target......Rather target the opponent with no expressions.....with full confidence.