Jog your memory to find out who you really are

Worry is like a rocking chair. It keeps you busy but leads nowhere. Many things in life do not happen as per our expectations. Yet, if we can keep our mind calm and stay committed, A different level of motivation happens.

Most of us are forgetful; this is due to fear & worry that drain our mental energy. When that happens, the ability to retain what we have studied gets affected. For example, tell a person to walk on a road that is two feet wide. He can walk very easily. Let him walk on the two feet wide space that is placed 500 feet high, he will be nervous. Why is it so? Fear & worry erode efficiency.

Stay calm and focus on the present. Worrying happens, when we imagine what will happen if we fail. This negative auto-suggestion should be replaced by positive thoughts. Let the mind say; “I can, I can”
The ‘Can’s’ create success and ‘can’t s’ create failure.

Incidentally we tend to ‘forget’ the significance of ancient customs & traditions. How many of us know why we break coconuts in the temple? It symbolizes the breaking of ego. Inside the coconut there is sweet water. When ego is broken, the sweet water of joy & love emerges. The ‘Tilak’ we draw on the forehead symbolizes the third eye, the eye of intuition.

Consider this real- life incident that occurred many years ago in Thailand. An ancient statue of Buddha, made of clay, was being shifted to another place. During the journey, it started raining heavily. Some of the helpers held umbrellas over the idol. Others fashioned a thatched roof over the idol with coconut leaves. Still, the idol got wet & the clay was getting washed away. Lo & behold, the disappearing clay revealed a figure of gold. A golden idol had been camouflaged in clay to prevent thieves from stealing it. This is the story of the ‘Golden Buddha’ in Thailand.

Once a beggar who lived under a tree died. A year later, when the land was being ploughed, workers found buried treasure of money, rubies, diamonds buried beneath the spot where the beggar lived. Adi Shankaracharya pointed out that most of us like the beggar, are seated on great treasures. There is treasure of Love, Joy & Silence within us but our worrying mind makes us live like beggars. We are forgetful. Remind yourselves that you are not a Beggar.