Mediocre to Top

The mediocre citizen of any country does not see happiness in the place of dwelling. Every inch of that space has to be made use of and then begins a pursuit for happiness. Balconies are meant for drying clothes and to store away junk, Every little inch is made use of to stock unused materials that will supposedly be required in the future.

The rich are busy investing their riches only with the dream of becoming richer and they are getting deeper into debt. The richer you want to become, the greater your debt will be.

True happiness does not come this way!

We are always manifesting. We always manifest situations that enhance or increase our present state of feeling.

Intent is the purposeful and directional living in the moment. Practice being intentionally happy.

The way is very simple; Look for reasons that restore happiness. With regular and consistent practice you will experience happiness without a reason.

There is no happiness in the future. Happiness now is the beginning of a happy future.

-- Mahesh Krishnamurthy

A calm in the chaos

The traffic scenario in Bangalore is nothing new to talk about! The saying goes, if you want to create a traffic jam in Bangalore, follow traffic rules.

While driving, there are so many challenges I face, one which disturbs is when people cut your path. 2-wheelers and sometimes 4-wheelers also overtake me from the left and turn right or vice-versa. If you drive in Bangalore, you may be only too familiar.

I was recently in one such challenging situation where several vehicles were caught in a cross-section. Each driver was trying to outdo the other driver on their left or right and were inching forward towards freedom. Some were shouting, some were widening their eyes staring at others intimidating the others. Some were honking mindlessly while others waited patiently for this karmic chaos to untangle itself.

As I watched all this, while being a part of the melee, something changed. While being a part of this melee, I felt I was apart from it. I saw how each one of the people driving their vehicles were trying to outdo the vehicle and not the driver. And sometimes we feel as if we are the targets at traffic jams.

With this new found theory, the next time I encountered a jam, I practiced being a witness during the whole traffic jam experience and everything was calm and peaceful around me. The other vehicles around me passed leaving enough space for me to travel smoothly.

If we all can practice being a little aware, surely we can all have a more peaceful traffic experience.

What am I looking for?

Sipping coffee early morning, I am looking into the screen wondering...

What am I looking for in life?
Why do I work?
Why do I holiday?
Why do I do what I do?
And... Why is it that sometimes, I feel like doing nothing?

I realise, I am looking for something, a space, a place may be, where I can be. A place where I wish to be for which I work, holiday and do whatever I thought of, only because, I wished this or that act will take me to that space.

That space has seemed out of reach several times, and at times, I have had a glimpse or feel of its serenity, quiet and that all-encompassing bliss, the feeling of fulfilment, of accomplishment.  Realising the feeling of fulfilment and accomplishment stops me from running away and instead, makes me stop and be still within.

Practicing inner aloneness is the only way to get to the inner space. When I practice inner aloneness, this space simply seems to emerge out of nowhere. All working days, holidays, money, pleasure, luxury, wife, family are of little use if I did not see and feel the inner aloneness in everything. It binds or fuses everything into one single thread called emptiness.

In this emptiness is everything. Everything you can ever conceive of is here, comes from here.
I came empty. If I can remain empty every moment in this journey, I will have everything I need... everything.

My Journey is here... in the emptiness, seeing it, feeling it, living it through every experience. Come, journey with me.