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Freedom is not fun.

शमथ। Samatha Who doesn’t want to be free! Does that mean you are not free? It is the real question to be asked; “am I not free?” If your answer is in the negative, you must go further and ask, “why am I not free?” Write down your answers. Do not stop

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How you think matters

शमथ। Samatha Leaving everything to chance is not a great idea even if it makes you think you are at a happy place. One of the key features of human life is their ability to change destiny. It won’t be wrong to say it is one of the defining features of being

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Generosity is the answer.

शमथ। Samatha What is it that you seek the most when you have made a mistake? What is it that you seek when you do not have enough? What is it that you seek when you are afraid? You seek people who are generous enough to understand you and support you

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Sense of Justice is not the license to abuse

शमथ। Samatha “Those who do not conform with my idea of justice are enemies of the human race”, this is the attitude which is exhibited by a lot of otherwise well-meaning individuals who are active in the field of social justice. A singular idea, be it about God, justice, health, wealth or

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You are not weak and helpless

शमथ। Samatha Always feeling bad about yourself may be a pastime for your bored mind, but do not forget that it is a worm eating away on your creative spirits right from its core. Once you feel weak, you will feel helpless. Once you feel helpless, you will feel weak. Therefore do

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Justice and status quo are not one.

शमथ। Samatha “My lifestyle and my aspirations should not be disturbed”, this is the idea of justice to any people. This is not justice, but status quo. It is one of the reasons why people get into conflict with each other. Individuals, groups as well as societies take the identity of

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Peace comes to those who make the effort

शमथ। Samatha “I don’t feel good”, “My mood is always down”, “I am not sure what to do”, “I am confused”, etc. are often statements we here around us. Where do they come from? They come from a place of a disturbance where peace was not known for a long period

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Duty is not the absence of choice

शमथ। Samatha A large number of people like to take up professions or trade which gives them a guarantee of a better paying secure life. There are some other people who take up causes which others find as ridiculous or insignificant or stupid. Why do they do so? The former directs all

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Relationships are not dependencies.

शमथ। Samatha You enter into a relationship to nurture and nourish and to be nurtured and nourished. If you look at the other as dependent on you or you look at the other as someone to depend upon, you will never proceed beyond meeting needs. There are some who look at the

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Desperation will not lead you to action.

शमथ। Samatha Life comes alive in the most unexpected places. When every animal is running for shelter on a night of lightning and heavy rains, the plants find new vigour and vitality to their growth. But the potted plants inside your home guarded from the lightning and rains can never experience this.

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