Contemplating Aloud

I will continue from a previous post  where I wrote about an experience of peace , because that feeling of peace has not left me.  I feel it now and even more deeply. A state of equanimity that flows through every part. When that feeling of peace persisted, it gave way to calmness and a feeling of love.  It has tangible practical benefits too! That calmness allowed me to remain in the present and observe without making up future stories in the mind. It has helped me deal with all kinds of pressures - peer pressure, familial pressure, cultural pressure, etc. The decisions have started coming from a sense of  "the mind centered in the heart", so there is no confusion!  Things have changed too!  The universe keeps putting me in the lives of people who want to find their joy and them in my path. I have noticed that I get attracted to people who really want to experience happiness and people who want the experience of joy are attracted to me.  It is pr...

 I am writing today as it flows!  Humility leads to knowledge, and knowledge with humility leads to wisdom.  When we make ourselves humble, we seek with love and determination to understand the truth. When we completely absorb what we learn, the knowledge is saturated with love, which then manifests as wisdom. Wisdom guided actions lead to good for self and everyone. Egotistical actions might lead to misery.  Intellectual knowledge is useful under definitely predictable circumstances, but wisdom gives us the discrimination on how to act and to know whether to act (or not act) in every situation.   Let us take an analogy based on a real story,  I used to do this weird experiment when growing up without ever knowing why! I would take a rubber-band and then stretch it until it broke. It would hurt my fingers, almost every time. Then, I would take an elastic (my granny used to stitch, so there were elastics lying around). I would try to stretch it, every w...

  Joy is a property of the soul. Therefore, unlocking joy necessarily means awakening the soul within you. Bliss comes when the fountain of joy is released from the soul. Both joy and bliss are essential properties of the self.   Joy comes when the heart becomes capable of giving and receiving love. Mutual love towards other beings has to appear in the heart, which can then lead to further fulfilment.  There are certain things we can do to find our joy!... We have to avoid negative physical and mental states before we can really have a good chance at concentrating to feel bliss. Having too many things to do takes away time from bliss. Physically :  Natural living - meaning sufficient sunlight and fresh air, Healthful food - grains, fruits and vegetables. Natural grains and sufficient fruits and vegetables mixed well with saliva can keep a lot of physical diseases at bay. Milk nourishes the deepest tissues of the body quickly. Mentally :  A part of natural l...