Every day opens a new door if you have the eyes to see. शमथ। Samatha “Things are just not going the way I want. I am so fed up with life”, sounds familiar? How many times have you heard yourself say this? To have an aim or direction is a
Every day opens a new door if you have the eyes to see. शमथ। Samatha “Things are just not going the way I want. I am so fed up with life”, sounds familiar? How many times have you heard yourself say this? To have an aim or direction is a
Acting on anger and frustration is not going to bring you the desired results, but acting on a cool head is. शमथ। Samatha Anger is taken as your birthright when it is you who gets angry with somebody else. You consider it your privilege to be frustrated with somebody else. But
Take the first step in order for the next step to appear. शमथ। Samatha We live in a world of indefinite planning, so much so that you often forget which direction to take. To plan is good, but to spend all your time in that is nothing short of daydreaming.
The sooner you come to terms with the reality around you, the sooner your mind will be released. शमथ। Samatha A mind that is dense drags you down with its heaviness. A lot of what goes on within your mind is totally useless to you. Why does it keep on
Be pleasing in the eyes of others, but let it not be your aim. शमथ। Samatha “I don’t care what others think of me” floats in the air like the perfect empowerment chant. Is it as perfect as you think? It is true that being overly obsessed with what others
Create the reality you want to be in. शमथ। Samatha You are born and raised in a family. You are provided with everything that is required till you can think for yourself. You suddenly see that you do not have everything you should have. This is a good place to
Cheerfulness always leads you to triumph. शमथ। Samatha To someone who is always thinking about himself or herself, summer is uncomfortable heat, winter is unbearable cold, rain is unpredictable inconvenience and spring is too short to be acknowledged. To such a person, there is nothing much to look forward to.
Use the time you spend on defending your actions, for work, and you will have plenty of time to yourself. शमथ। Samatha “I don’t have time” has become a very popular excuse. Most of the time the people who give this excuse really believe that they do not have time.
You can cry over your loss, but do not neglect the present. शमथ। Samatha Mourning over loss is healthy, but you cannot regain your health if it becomes a lifelong process. A healthy mind is critical to a healthy body. A mind which constantly cries over the loss is like
Nobody can lend you a hand if you quit on yourself. शमथ। Samatha “Why should I keep on trying when nothing is working the way I want?” I tell such persons, “Stop trying”. A month or two later I hear the same complaint again. I ask them, “Weren’t you the