Sometimes it is best that certain doors remain closed.

शमथ। Samatha

Doors are there for a purpose. It may feel good to keep the door open on a summer day, but it is
best to keep it shut on a winter night. A toddler may not be able to tell the difference, but you
can.

The physical world and the mental world are not different from each other; both work in union.
The changes in the larger physical world influence the mental world as well. But this has not
been told to you. You have not mastered the skills in organising the mental world according to
the changing seasons. So most of the time you find yourself at the mercy of the elements and
inflict the physical body with various ailments.

Nobody is so saintly that they do not wish for the rain to stop when they have to find firewood to
keep themselves warm. But even if the rain stops, it won’t be easy to find any dry wood to light a
fire. There would be slush all around with snakes and frogs crossing your path. You did not
imagine all these when you wished for the rain to stop, did you?

A beautiful and meaningful life is not always having everything the way you want them to be, but
receiving the offerings of life with gratitude and transforming them to auspiciousness and
beauty.

Feel Blessed
Swastham Shantam Sampurnam