Why does time flow? Why does not it just stop? It is strange to think about a situation in which time has stopped completely. The reason for this is that we are not accustomed to thinking beyond the time frame. But I believe there is something like this. 

You sometimes can’t see what’s ahead. And it is not your fault. Does that mean that you are less powerful? Is it not a matter of acceptance? Accepting someone to be your guru? Is it wrong to accept being a disciple of someone who has a capability which you might not have?

It is tough. Tough to make things happen. To manifest what you dream of. But it should be praised if we at least start the journey. 

I do not believe there would be anyone without challenges. We all face our own set of challenges and fight our own battles to overcome them. We often believe that life begins after we finish our fights. There comes a time when we realise that these fights have defined our lives. “Oh! That was life!”

It is not always that simple. We live with prejudices.

What if we want to start more than one business? It is a welcome move, and no one will stop you from doing so. However, please keep in mind that you must first focus on one.  Create one business before starting another. 

It is like taking a complete break from our work. We should take these breaks to refresh ourselves. It may help to generate new ideas. 

Compassion. This word was not new to me. And I believe it is not for most of us. We know it, right? Kindness? For those who are slightly scholarly, compassion means having an understanding towards sufferings.

But recently I came to know much in detail about compassion. I was astonished to find how deep people have gone describing it. So much so that in Buddhist literature, compassion has been regarded as one and the only thing to follow in a religion.

They have terms for the various levels that can be achieved when we start practicing compassion. We can start with practicing kindness, which is something like wishing others to be free from suffering.

The level above kindness is called loving kindness, which is not only wishing others to be free from sufferings but also wishing them happiness. For the people you truly love, you want to see them happy, right? Hence the term is named loving kindness.

There’s another level that can be achieved if you can master loving kindness. When you truly wish happiness for others, you would naturally start feeling joy in their happinesses. That is being happy ourselves when we see others to be happy. This has been termed sympathetic joy in Buddhist literature.

But there’s one more level in this ladder of compassion. That is equanimity. Very few people reach this level. It is like not favouring a particular set of sufferers while practicing compassion. You are not limited to your biological family members or your close friends when you wish happiness. You see on the road down below from the balcony and try to wish happiness for those random people out there. You see them as your extended family. And it’s here that the Sanskrit literary word Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam correlates with the Buddhist philosophy. We can express compassion for the entire world. It is more difficult than it sounds.

But even more difficult is practicing self-compassion—a feeling of kindness towards ourselves. Self-love. It has been observed that people find it relatively easier to direct compassion towards others than to do the same for themselves. That’s because when you are wanting to become compassionate towards others, you don’t want to be selfish, right? But is self-love a selfish thing to do? Are we not one of the sufferers? The law applies equally to us; we cannot criticise ourselves that much; after all, we are part of this inevitable suffering.

I request my readers to think on that. It is like correcting the dysfunctionality in our minds that compassion is meant for others only. Compassion is meant for sufferers. It equally applies to all, including ourselves.

Quite hard to digest? We all need practice. Let’s begin.

Is it possible to write as spontaneously as you would tweet? And what would it bring me? A sense of calmness? A fulfilment of my desire to express myself? 

He is constantly looking for ways to improve himself. He values his ability to change himself as his greatest asset. His life currently provides all of the evidence necessary to confirm this. He notes that things have only gotten better over time. He would identify the conflicts, or dysfunctional thoughts, in his mind, and then work to resolve them by changing his own mindset. His working style will undoubtedly produce positive results in the future; he is confident of this. He may be seen taking a long route, but it is the most solid route, he thinks.

Why do I tend to write more about “life”? It is as if I am stuck on one topic. Then I consider writing down what my heart is saying. That is what this space is for. But it is difficult for me to become public. We tend to use mental filters. I believe I would write better if I reduced my use of these filters.

What value do I offer my readers? Is it some knowledge or news that I am presenting here? No. I do not guarantee it. But I still want an audience. What kind of audience would it be? Who would come here not to get any information but simply to read what I have written? Are there truly such people? I am grateful to everyone who has been reading me. I wish them happiness. I wish them peace of mind.

Yes, there is some value I can provide. That sense of inner peace. A desire to read. Satisfying the hunger for words. Words that can strike a chord deep within. Words that can express what the reader wishes to say.

Can I fulfil this desire? I wish I could achieve that level quickly. But there is a road out, and we must travel it to get anywhere. Sometimes you have to be patient. Things add up over time.

Which was more important: the invention of the wheel or the invention of the lever? Penicillin or the transistor? Can’t tell, right? Well, this is a subjective question. There may be different perspectives on this.

But the fact is that we, as humans, have worked hard. We have been working hard to make our lives easier. Machinery and mechanisms. Big or small. All have contributed. We are contributing each day. Knowingly or unknowingly.

The soul of the world evolves. It moves with time. And it does take strides sometimes. That’s why we say some inventions are more important than others.

And do you know one characteristic phenomenon? After each great invention, a new era follows in the history of mankind. But still, one can’t ignore the contribution of those small steps. The not-so-great inventions directly or indirectly contribute to the important ones. And there remains no record of that. Life goes unnoticed. Many-a-times.

Every now and then, thoughts emerge that leave deep impressions in our minds. Over time, the depth of our minds encourages us to manifest the same thing in the real world. It is the expression of the mind. It is not always a strong signal. However, it can sometimes be so strong that we feel compelled to act accordingly.

Waiting for the beginning is sometimes necessary. You simply cannot declare that you have begun. You have to pack your bags. You have to ensure everything’s in place.

However, it is said that some journeys are intended to begin without any planning. Probably because they are going to be tough. You might plan ahead and never have the bravery to embark on this journey. And that is why you just have to step out.

At any given time, you can concentrate on either living or dying. Focusing on the living means being aware of how exciting your life is and being thankful for what you have. You can, on the other hand, think about things that have to do with dying, which means thinking about the illnesses that make you afraid of death. The fact is, you have the choice. You can choose what to think. It is in your control. And most of the time, we do not even notice that we could choose to think.

Inside his head, a world exists. Another world. Where he talks a lot. He talks with the walls of his head. His voice echoes inside. It comes back to him. And he responds to it. Sometimes it becomes overwhelming, but he knows how to manage that. After all, he requires someone to be able to talk to.

Life doesn’t always give you all you want. It makes faces in front of you. Earless faces. You can’t make them listen to what you want to say. And thus you have to turn inside yourself. People have gone inside and never wanted to return ever after that. That’s because they enjoyed it there. They came to know their natural state.

The world is smart. It will never actually allow you to change it. However, this does not mean that nothing ever changes. The world changes on its own. It is just adamant about changing according to our wishes. To find yourself in a changed world, you sometimes only need to change your own perception. You can only work upon what is inside of you, not the other way around.

He meditates on the word ‘healing’. What is it? He asks himself. When talking of a dysfunctional state of mind or body, healing is like bringing it back to the natural state. One might wonder, “Is it really possible to heal?” Should not it be said that once the natural state is disturbed, it stays disturbed? Was he not healed many times in his life up to this point? He says yes to this question. Things looked worse at times. But there had been some kind of action that helped him get better.

Taking the time to heal is also an act of healing, he thinks. People recover with time. One may believe that he or she is going nowhere, but there is always a way out.

The sixty-fourth verse of the second chapter of the Gita gives us some insight into how to be happy. It states that the seeker should exercise control over the thoughts that arise in their minds while their sensory organs perform their functions. That was the simplest way I could have said it. And that, as far as I know, is the deepest secret to happiness. However, finding this is difficult and requires practice. Most people are unable to master this skill.

We live. We die. No body is eternally present. That is how the scene is set. We try to maximize the time we are here. Our survival mechanism enables us to do so. But, do we succeed? To a certain degree. We knowingly or unknowingly eliminate many events that could have led to the end of our lives. However, overusing this mechanism by inserting extra thoughts into it is not a natural way to deal.

We do a lot of Googling. Sometimes all we need is the proper keyword. And it is not like we are unaware of that keyword. We just do not prioritize what we desire.

Sometimes it is the day of your dreams. On that day, you finally receive what you have been wanting for a long time. You think it was that easy? It is especially true when you wanted less and attempted to take a longer journey. But it is a huge relief when it eventually arrives.

I’m mostly self-centric. I want people to see through my eyes, which may become difficult for them. I just don’t want to think about them. It is however my fault. I understand that. I hope I will let my viewers view at their ease. But still, I don’t want to do it any sooner. I will improve over time.

It is going to be a long run. A marathon. I always wanted to be straight into that. But life is not that easy. It makes you go through the turns. I won’t say finally I am here. Because, again, life’s not like that.