Be Aware Of Your Mortality

“The blessed life must be lived to the fullest before it is engulfed by the whirl of time.”

Why did Swami Vivekananda, Albert Einstein, Thomas Alva Edison, Sir Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, Adi Shankracharya, Ramanujam etc. could accomplish many great achievements in their short lives and others could not …?

It is because they were constantly aware of their mortality. Life is the sum total of each and every moment. They knew the importance of it and decided to spend their each and every moment in thinking and doing something great rather than dissipating their energy and time on something insignificant irrelevant.

Our life is not different than what we think and do at any point in time. If we think and act like great people, our life is going to take the shape like them, if not, we are going to be the same frustrated person year after year.

A realistic plan cannot be delineated without associating a realistic deadline against each item. The same is true about our life. Our life is associated with a definite deadline which nobody can alter. This is not a new information, many people talk about it, but very few people truly understand and implement it in their lives. Those people can be counted on the fingers.

Those few people understand their life, not because they are very intelligent and others are not. They understand their life because they are constantly aware of their mortality.

When we get the sense of mortality, we will never think to waste our time on something which are irrelevant to our existence, you will not allow ourselves in any immoral things and thoughts which bring distress in our life,  rather we will use the time and life force on our set goal and its achievement. There would be more warmth and vibe in our life.

From Kankar to Shankar

The same stone (Kankar)can be used for the different purposes. The value of the stone depends how that has been carved and where that has been placed. The internal composition of the stones is the same. But, one sort of stone is worshipped and others not.

The same stone is used to make the temple, the same stone is used to make the stair of the temple, and the same stone is used to make the image of the gods or goddesses.

The stone which is used to make the image of the gods and goddesses is placed at the most sanctified place of the temple before whom the visitors bow down and revere.

Every piece of the stone contains a beautiful image in it. And that image comes to the surface and becomes visible to all when that is properly carved. Not only one sort of image, any image can be carved from a piece of stone. It depends - which image one wants to carve from that stone.

If the same stone is used to carve a beautiful image of gods and goddesses, it is placed in the sacrum sanctorum of the temple and worshipped. If the image of the Shaitan is carved from that stone, the same stone is despised.

If the same stone is not carved, that is used for the stair of the temple where people place their feet to climb to reach to the carved stone and bow down.

The same is true with our personality. Everybody`s  internal composition is the same. But one person is respected and valued wherever he goes and others are discarded. It is because, one person has put his effort and hard work to find out his personality and carved that accordingly. His carved personality is visible to the people and hence, he is respected and valued.

On the other hand, the people who have not carved their personality, they do not do anything significant, but become the stair for the carved people and help them to attain their higher position.

Shankar is the carved image of Kankar (Stone). Anyone can be respected and revered like Shankar, if he can carve his personality accordingly.  

Initially, all are the same like an uncarved stone. But, the one who carve their personality, become Shankar and others who are uncarved became of the staircase which are used to reach to the carved one. It depends on the individual`s commitment and determination what kind of personality one wants to carve and where wants to place.

Brahma, Vishnu And Mahesh In Our Daily Life

Lord Brahma as a creator of the universe created an elegant universe where everything runs very precisely, even a little digression in placing of the celestial body and their speeds can cause the complete annihilation of the universe. He must be appreciated for his great creative power. 

But, only creating a grand universe is not sufficient, it must be maintained prudentially to sustain its spender. Lord Brahma does not maintain it. He is just a creator. Maintenance requires a different skill and temperament. For this work, Lord Vishnu was chosen.  He has the right kind of skill and temperament to work with different kind of people and maintain the universe.

Lord Vishnu`s eyes are always wide open, it is the indication of his being perpetually vigilant. If anything happens anywhere, he immediately takes right action in order to continue the sustainability.

At the end of every Kalpa, the created universe  is dissolved. For that, Lord Shiva is chosen. He has right skill and temperament of executing this task. He is found sitting in a meditative pose in a secluded place.  It indicates that – he observes and analyze the entire activities  at the end of Kalpa and when he feels this universe cannot be sustained further, his destructive force destroys this universe in order to create a new one.

Let us see how this story of creation, maintenance and destruction is related to our daily life.

Every day is an opportunity for us.  Let us create a beautiful day like lord Brahma in the form of an exquisite plan as what we are going to achieve today end of the day. Like lord Vishnu, smartly, maintain and execute that elegant plan to get that materialized. And at the end of the day before you retire for the day, like meditative Shiva, analysis your work and achievements for today.  Keep your lesson learned from today`s plan and execution, and dissolve today`s plan, and again the next day like lord Brahma create a more elegant and pragmatic day in the form of an executable plan by keeping in mind the previous day lesson learned points.

If that is maintained, any one can be the master of his destiny, he will achieve more than other people. People are not respected - their achievements are revered. And the person who include this method of creation, maintenance and destruction like Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh in their daily life will grow and achieve more in their life, and hence would be respected and revered like  Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh.

A Curious Mind Can Do Miraculous Things

Newton was sitting under an apple tree and saw an apple falling. The falling of an apple was not happening first time. That apple did not have any motive to show Newton how that falls. This is a normal thing. It happens since this planet came into existence.

Undoubtedly, many people from many generations would have seen apple falling from the tree. But Newton became the first person who observed that very carefully and was passionately curious to know why apple or any other objects from height falls down only, what that does not go up, or any other direction. If the apple is falling down, then why the moon is not falling down…? What is the reason …?

He tried to find the answer to these questions from various sources, but nothing worked. Then, to extinguish the fire of his curiosity, he started working on it by himself. After his years of hard work and research he found the reason of falling an apple down that is – gravitational force.

Science does not believe in anything until and unless that is proved mathematically. To prove his gravitational hypothesis, he required strong mathematical formulas. But, at that time, there was no advance mathematics which can be sufficient to prove his hypothesis.

Without proving it mathematically, any hypothesis is nothing but a myth story. In order to prove his theorem, he started working on getting a strong mathematical formals for his theorem. In this way, he developed Calculus to prove his theorem.

Whether Newton discovered gravitational force and told to the world or not, it was there, it is and  it would be. It was working in the same way, the way it is working now, and it will keep working in the future too. What benefit we got?

His discovered gravitational force and Calculus gave a different dimension of science. Behind most of today`s cosmic achievement is his given laws of gravitational force and Calculus. Sending rockets to other planets and the cosmos is not less than a miracle, and that miracle happens because of his discovered gravitational force and Calculus.

Many discoveries, research and inventions are the products of the curious mind which have made humans the ruler of this planet over other creatures.

There are many things which are yet to be discovered which can give a new dimension to the science and humanity.

 There are many things happening around us which appear so normal that we do not pay attention to. The people with great observing power, observe those and with curious mind they work on that and consequently, they give many amazing  inventions and discoveries to the world.

That is why - Einstein says– “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious”.

Rama`S Sita And Krishna`S Radha - One In Marriage And Another In Love

When we talk about the ideal couple- we talk the companion of Sita Rama and Radha Krishna. One is a married couple and another is love couple. One is bound by visible thread of marriage which society approves and another is bound by the invisible, but strong threat of love without any social approval. Both couples are adored. We find many temples dedicated to them. However, there are lots of differences and challenges in both kinds of relationship.

Sita was not picked by Rama freely. There was condition involved in getting the hands of Sita in marriage.  Radha was picked by Krishna without any condition and pressure of anyone. That infers that Rama`s love for Sita was conditional, and Krishna`s love for Radha was unconditional.

Sita always checks validity of Rama`s love for her, and Rama suspects Sita`s intention. Nothing happens like this in the relationship between Radha and Krishna. They have utmost trust in each other.

The basis of Rama`s relationship is social custom and tradition. If anything goes against the set custom and tradition, he abandons her.  Krishna breaks all custom and tradition for Radha. Maryada Purushotam Rama keeps the norms of the society on the top of his relationship, and Krishna does the reverse.

Sita and Rama were married in front of society – social acceptance is important for their marriage. Radha and Krishna did not marry – no care for social acceptance.

Sita during forest exile becomes obdurate to get the golden deer skin, which was nothing but a deceive, and argues with Rama when he tries to make her understand about the reality of the golden deer skin. Sita does not believe in the strength of Rama. Sita asks and chides Laxman to help Rama when she heard a mimic voices of Rama from the Rakshsa in the form of a deer. Rama also does not believe in Sita and takes “Agni Priksha”.

Radha and Krishan do not have such kind of trust issue. Radha was 12 years elder to Krishna. Age, height, color, etc, do not matter for their relationship of pure and pious love.

The relationship of Sita and Rama was not a happy relationship.  They spent most of their time in the separation and suspicion. The relationship of Radha and Krishna was a happy and satisfying relationship, they enjoyed each and every moment of their companion to the fullest.

Rama is considered an ideal husband, not because, he kept Sita very happy, it is because, he did not marry with another woman and followed all the norms of the society. The behavior of Rama satisfies the ego of society. That is why, the society has a great praise for the relationship like Sita and Rama.

Sita and Rama went for a forest exile because of the compulsion, no one was happy with that. But, Radha and Krishna goes to the forest (Vrindavan) in the midnight away from the bondage of the society by their own and spend their time together in utmost bliss – they sing, swing and dance in ecstasy.

Rama is seen with a serious face and Krishna with a mystic smile.

Our society glorifies the amazing love of Radha and Krishna, but do not approve that if someone wants to be in a relationship like Radha and Krishna in our society.  Despite various difficulties in the relationship of Sita and Rama, our society considers this couple an ideal couple and approves this kind of relationship and marriage in our society.

It is clear that our society does not care for a happy and satisfying relationship like Radha and Krishna, they just care whether their set social norms are fulfilled or not, their egos are satisfied or not…it does not matter to them at what cost...at the cost of someone`s happiness or life…!!

How Can You Keep Your Boredom Away…??

Boredom is  a very serious matter. If it is not checked, it can spoil the beauty of our life. And It can be checked only when we will understand the reason and mechanism behind it.

When we are excited to achieve something in our life, we put our strenuous effort for that, we work day and night, we do not leave any stone unturned for that. After few years of achieving that, we start getting bored with that. It may be our dream job or something else.

Gradually, we start losing our interest in that profession. Whenever we lose our interest in something, no matter what that is, becomes a burden for us. The same profession or wealth or luxury or relationship for which we have put so much effort, do not keep us engaged much.

The majority will leave or change their profession after few years of their joining, if they get another opportunity or financial security. We even get bored when we listen to our favorite song repeatedly. Nothing can be carried happily and comfortably, if we lose interest in that, it does matter, that is easy or difficult.

Why this happens…? Why we get bored with something…??

There is no issue what you have and what you are doing. There are many people who are excited to get those what you have and you are doing.

The boredom happens because of our mind. When we do not understand the mechanism of the mind, and keep it engaged the way it is designed, it denigrates our life.

Our brain does not complain and get bored of those things where there is learning opportunity of some kind. When the learning opportunity ends, the mind starts losing interest in that.

Our mind is designed to learn something new on a daily basis. New learning is the real food for the brain. And a curious and creative

mind keeps us excited and propel to learn something new and grow faster than being stagnant and complaining, carping and criticizing.

Most of us do the repetitive work for our survival. After some time, in that repetitive work, our mind does not find any excitement and learning opportunity and hence, the boredom starts. That boredom does not only disturb our profession, but our life too.

The best way to keep our mind engaged is to keep learning something new on a daily basis. If the learning opportunity is not available in your daily repetitive work, then prepare your mind and learn something advance to go to the next level of your career.

You can learn music, new language, you can strengthen your word power, you can set a  goal of reading new books, learn new technology or domain, develop a new skill, you can engage your mind in investigating new aspects of your life and so many things are there to be learnt and explored.

Whatever it may be, keep learning something on a daily basis to make your mind fresh and healthy and to nullify negativity and boredom from your mind to experience the vastness of your life.

The Simple Way to Peace and Happiness

When we take birth, the first thing we do is breath in, and when we die, the last thing we do is breath out. And in the middle of birth and death, we continually do breathe in and breath out. Our body is nothing but the community of cells. The cells of our body will die if we try to breath in only not breathe out or breathe out only, not breathe in or holding the breath for long.

We have to breathe in and breathe out in a regular and rhythmic way to sustain our life. Our respiratory system is designed in this way. Playing with its basic design can snatch our life away.

Similarly, when we involve only in the accumulation and acquisition and not in giving out or only in giving and not taking in or acquiring something, in both extreme ways we create suffering and trauma. And eventually we extinct.

Donating or giving something is not confined to wealth and money only. Whatever we have or acquired – that may be specialization in some particular area or life experience, knowledge of some particular subjects or anything which can bring the positive changes in the life of others and society, must be contributed. At bigger level or smaller, it does not matter, at what level we can contribute, we must do that.

 Many of us may think- what my small contribution can do for the society, and we may not take the initiative in contributing whatever we can do at our level.

As Bhagavat Gita (2: 41) says – no effort goes in vain.

Our contribution and effort may not be visible, but it makes the differences.

We always ask for more and more. By doing so - we never feel abundant and fulfilled. The more we get, the more we want. This spectrum of vacuum inside us keeps increasing the more we get.

In this contrast, we start feeling a sense of contentment and fulfillment, the vacuum inside us start filling with love, compassion and joy, the moment we start contributing the society. It gives us immense joy of becoming a donner. In that state we do not feel less than an emperor.

For living a life like a king – we need not to have all the wealth and power of the world, but we must have an attitude of helping people who are in need and a heart of becoming a donner whatever we can donate or contribute for empowering the world.

That is true that whatever we give that comes to us in multitudes in one or other form and time.

We have today improved infrastructure, technology, documentations and books on various topics, etc. these are existing before us because of the contribution of the people of the past. Whatever we have got today, we have got from this world only, and at the end of our life we have to leave everything back here only without any idea what would happen to our earned resources.

Before reaching that stage, we must consciously use those resources in contributing in building a stronger society. This is not only our responsibility, but obligation also to contribute something positive for the contemporary people and coming generations. This is the only way by which we can have contentment, peace and happiness.

Remember, no one can be happy and fulfilled by turning away from their responsibility and obligation, no matter how much wealth he has generated, what post and position he is holding, what educational degree he has, how many books he has read, how many times he goes to the religious places and bows down, what the belief system he has etc.

The simple way to peace and happiness is to give back what you have received from this planet in one or another form before you leave this planet forever. It is not only confined to the materialistic things, but also your soft skills and vast life experience.

Why Hanuman Was Not Given Any Army To Lead…??

In the Ramayana, Sugriya was given an army to lead, Anghad was given an army to lead, Jambvant was given an army to lead, Nal and Neel were given an army to lead. But, Hanuman, despite being the most powerful among them, was not given any army to lead. Why …?

Did Rama not believe in him or Hanuman did not have the required leadership quality to lead an army or Rama knew that Hanuman as an individual contributor can perform the most not as a group or a leader, or Rama did not want Hanuman to dissipate his energy in regulating and controlling the people rather than utilizing his energy and power for something else…?

In Rama`s team, different people had different expectations, and value measuring factors. Many people fighting for Rama`s cause, because they were obliged to help Rama. Sugriva was fighting for Rama with his army, because, Rama had killed his brother Vali who had removed Sugriva from his kingdom. For that, Sugriva was indebted to Rama.

Anghad and Jambvant had no choice but to help Rama as Sugriva was the king of KishKanda after the death of his valiant brother Vali, so were Nal and Neel. Anghad, Jamant, Nal and Neel were living in the kigdom of Sugriva.

Sugriva was in constant fight with his brother Vali for his right in the kingdom of KishKanda. He had a desire for rulling the kingdom. So, he was given an army to lead. His value was in that.

Anghad was the son of Vali. He was a prince. He wanted to lead an army. That was given to him. Jambvant was an elderly person, his suggestions and advice were always required, to give him value and take the advantage of his experience, a leading position was given to him.

But, no leading position was given to Hanuman. He remained an individual contributor. Whatever the assignment was given to him, he was executing that only without question. All the hard work and mission impossible were given to him only. And he was accomplishing those for the sake of Rama.

Hanuman was not obliged to anything or anybody. He had just promised to help Rama in finding his wife, Sita, and he was just exercising his promise without expecting anything in return.

When that was discovered that Sita was kidnapped by Ravana and placed in Sri Lanka. For locating Sita in Sri Lanka, a sea was to be crossed. Everybody gathered there to discuss how to cross the sea. Everybody gave many suggestions on the basis of their assumption, perception and understanding, but when the time came for implementation of their suggestions, no one came forward. Then Hanuman was remembered. Everybody made them realize his potential to cross the sea, and he accomplished that. 

Many of them who were leading the army were the suggestion givers, not the solution givers. Hanuman was not the suggestion giver, he was the solution giver. He was the real implementor. He was the real problem-solver for Rama.

Hanuman had potential to do all most everything, but he needed to be reminded about his potential. He was unaware of his own potential. Hanuman does not take part in discussion, that is done by others. But, whenever something impossible occurs, only Hanuman is remembered for the practical solution.

When Laxman was injured on the battlefield and was about to die. There was only way to save him to bring the herbs (Sanjeevani Butti) from the far away mountain and give him before the sunrise. No one but Hanuman did so.

Hanuman was not holding any position in Rama`s army, but Rama was always keeping Hanuman near to him more than anyone else in the army. Even general of different sections of the army were not as close as Hanuman was. Rama knew the true potential and intention of Hanuman.

Hanuman was not working for getting anything in return. He was just working for Rama and his trust in him. He accepts any work as a challenge and a service of Rama. Whenever Hanuman takes any assignment in his hand, he closes all other options of returning back from the set mission irrespective of any amount of difficulties.

Surgriva, Anghad, Jamabvant were generals, they got the respect from their army, they were giving orders to their armies and their armies were following them. But Hanuman was an order taker, not order giver.

The great generals of Rama`s army are respected for their contribution, but Hanuman is worshipped. He emerged as a real hero without any title. He is not worshipped because of any title, but because of his unprecedented and selfless contribution, courage and commitment to his master and work.

A person in the post and position is remembered and valued till he is holding the position, but a problem-solver is always remembered and valued even without any post or position or title.

Salary Should Be Given On The Basis Of Contribution, Not On Mere Experience

In the Ramayana – Sita was abducted by Ravana, the king of Lanka. Rama created an army of monkeys and bears to launch an attack to Lanka in order to bring  his kidnapped wife Sita back. But, to reach to Lanka, Rama`s army need to cross a sea. There was no bridge or any way for his army to cross that sea.  Then, they planned to construct a bridge over that sea.

The construction of the bridge (Ram Setu) started. Giants monkeys and bears were carrying heavy boulders and putting in the sea. Among them a little squirrel was also carrying small-small pebbles in his tiny mouth and putting in the sea. That little squirrel was looking very committed and confident in his appearance and putting his entire strength and capacity in his effort in carrying the stones and dropping into the sea.

Suddenly, one monkey saw that squirrel and started laughing and mocking his effort. Other monkeys also joined him in mocking. What a small squirrel and his carried pebbles can do against the giant sea. His effort is useless.

Rama was watching everything that  was happening. He went and reprimanded monkeys saying that you are laughing at him because he is small and carrying small pebbles and nothing can be done with these pebbles. But you forgot to see his effort, commitment, determination and selfless service. Neither was he told to do this nor he was obliged to do. Still, he is putting his effort more than anyone here. He is contributing more than anyone here.

Everybody was awestruck by hearing how he is putting more effort than all of us…!!

According to the proportion of his body, he is carrying more stone than you, he is working more than you, he is contributing more than you in the construction of the bridge. You are carrying less weight than him in proportion to your body.

You live more, you consume more to feed your giant body, you harm nature more than him. In that proportion how significant your contribution is.

With this conclusion and stance point whom you think is contributing more and who is contributing less.  Hearing this monkey were ashamed. And acknowledged the contribution of that squirrel.

Rama, for his contribution, effort and dedication, he patted on his back as a token of appreciation. It is said that since then, the squirrel got three white strip on his back.

In our organization also. When we set up a team, we hire resources with less experience or fresher. And after some time, we expect them to give an equivalent output as experienced one. Sometimes they are mocked and admonished if they do not match the expectation of the organization. But we forget to compare their work in the proportion to their experience and salary, facility and perks they get in comparison to the highly experienced people of the organization.

If that is compared, then people with less experience contribution would be more than the most of the highly experienced professionals in the organization.

The reward and retribution should be given on the basis of the proportional contribution in the growth of the organization, not on the basis of the mere number of years spent in the organization.

Why Rishis And Sages Are Depicted In Less Clothes …??

Rishis, Sages or intellectual people of the past are depicted with simple clothes without any crown or jewelry or makeup. Some carry just one piece of clothe on their body. They carry very less luggage with them. They do not believe in possessing the material stuffs. However, even in this material world, they are highly revered.

Why so…???

They are revered, not because of their material wealth, but because of their wealth of wisdom they have. Their knowledge and wisdom is their real crown. The aura in their image is the sign of their enlightenment. Their illuminating face is as radiant as jewelry.

They do not need to carry any luggage, their knowledge and wisdom are their luggage, wherever, they go they carry their knowledge and wisdom. Unnecessary, they don't burden themselves with unnecessary decaying worldly stuffs which exhaust the journey of life.

The wealth of knowledge and wisdom never decay and exhaust. The light of their knowledge and wisdom illuminates the world, even after the death of their physical body. That is why, we say enlightened beings do not die, they remain immortal. Whenever we talk about those people, we do not talk about the construct of their body rather the content of knowledge and wisdom they shed out to the world for its betterment.

Their recognition is not because of their physical appearance, rather because of their content of character and wealth of wisdom.

Less clothes indicate that they are so true and pure that there is nothing to be hid. They are equal from both inside and outside.

Be A Donner, Not A Beggar

Hey, you are looking happier, younger and healthier than the last time we had met one year ago. I could see an astonishing change in your personality, attitude and behavior. What happened…? What did you do…? - Mankesh asked his friend Sarvana.

I remember very well, we were working together, you were always looking stressed and tensed, your mind was always cluttered with so many things and thoughts. You were appearing anxious and upset. Your life was surrounded by negativity only. Always complaining, criticizing and carping.

And now, I do not not see any sign of tension and stress on your face.  That is amazing. I am happy for you, but I am curious to know about it.

Sarvana replied with a genuine smile on his face – I will tell you everything in detail. That is not a big deal to be happy and healthy. Just a simple thing I did and that changed my entire life altogether. First, let us go for a cup of coffee.

They both went for Coffee. Sarvana led him to the coffee shop, and ordered two cups of coffee.

They hold the cup of coffee and went to a nearby park. They sat on a bench. Mankesh was continually observing Sarvana`s behavior. He did not believe his eyes  how a person can change so much in one year. What treasure he got, why is he so happy, did he win some lottery, or got some better job……so many questions were revolving in his mind.

You wanted to know about the change in my personality …right..? – asked Sarvana

Yes … definitely – affirmed Mankesh

With a sip of coffee, Sarvana started –I did not get a  better job or better boss or win lottery or any external treasure. Everything external is the same as it was earlier. I did not do anything in that. We cannot do anything either in external affairs.

Then what you did …?

Yes … When you had met me last time, I was a beggar. That is why, I was not happy. A beggar cannot be happy, no matter what …?

What are you saying …? You were a beggar …!! Come on. I know, you had then also a good job with handsome salary. Do not joke…. Please tell me the reality --- appealed Mankesh.

Yes, you heard that right. I was a beggar at that time and now I am a king. 

But you said that nothing has changed. Now you are saying that you have become a king from a beggar. What is the mystery. Can you please elaborate it…?

I was so poor at that time that I was always asking something to someone. I remember, I did not spend even a single day at that time when I did not ask anything to anyone.  In sooth, I was a beggar of an inferior quality. Without begging I was thinking that I would not survive. I had a scarcity of everything. Now, I am not poor. I need not  beg anything from anyone. I have so many things to give.

What does it mean ? – Inquired Mankesh

Ok .. I will tell you. I know at this moment - you are mapping my abundance and indigence with my money and property I have accumulated. But in reality, my abundance and indigence is not related to my money and property. I do not have much difference in the increment of my financial condition from last year to this year.

I was deprived, I was a beggar, not because I did not have sufficient money for my survivals and rudimentary necessities, I always had more than sheer survival. Despite good job and handsome salary and ample facility and luxury, I was living like a beggar, because, I was always seeking something from someone. That habit had made me a slave of the people and things around me.

I was always expecting that everybody should give respect and value to me irrespective of my attitude and behavior towards them. I was looking for the acknowledgment from others for the verification of my value and respect. It means, my value and respect was at the mercy of others. When I was being ignored from someone, I was feeling low and degraded. My happiness and sadness was not mine, but was controlled by others. These are nothing but the different forms of the begging. 

I was always looking others to come first and appease me. I was begging for my increment and appraisals when I was in Job. I had become sycophantic towards my boss for the same. I was criticizing my company policy and boss behavior in his behind but in front of them, I was demonstrating that no one can be more loyal to the company and the boss more than me. But, in reality, to maintain my value I was criticizing everything and everyone. That habit had inculcated the inferior complexity in me.

When I  was thinking that others have more than me, that was upsetting me. And whenever the thoughts were evolving that I have more than others, that was giving me the feeling of arrogance. In every aspect, I had become a slave of my mind. In true sense, I was impoverished and beggar.

I was just reading and hearing about happiness, but in fact, the happiness was far away from me, despite having everything with me . To get the value and respect in the eyes of others I was showing that I was happy with my life.

I was tired of such kind of artificial life. Then, I contemplated my life and demeanor towards my life to find out the reason of my unhappiness in my life despite having those many things from which millions of people are bereft of.

That worked out and I realized – there is no problem with the world. This world is running the way it is designed. There is no issue with the people of the world either. People behave according to their nature. Everybody`s nature is different. Everything and everybody cannot behave the way we want.  That is absolutely not in our hands.

 But, certainly one thing in our hand that is our own behavior and thought process. We cannot control the people the way they behave and act, but, certainly we can react and behave the way we want. That is in our control.

I had unrealistic expectations from the people and the world. The unnecessary expectations had pushed in the mire of distress.

Life is very uncertain. No one knows which moment would be the last moment. If you expect to get a better life in the future at the cost of the present life, that is not going to happen. That has not happened in the past with anyone and that is not going to happen in the future too. Many people in the past have spoiled their present moment in the expectation for the better future. And they have never got that.  And that is being repeated in the contemporary also. Most of us, spoil our present moment in the expectation for the better life in the future which never happens.

Instead of expecting a better life in the future, why not we try to make our present life better and live it to the fullest. Only one moment, which we can live is the present.

The majority takes birth on this planet and die with many expectations without enjoying their beautiful life.

I decided – I am not going to be the part of the majority who die without seeing the beautiful face of their life. No, I am not going to be like that. I am not going to wait even till tomorrow to enjoy my beautiful life, I will do it from today, from now.

Nature has made me an emperor. The ocean of treasure is inside me. No, I am not going to live like a beggar, rather I am going to be a donner. I am going to an emperor.

Instead of expecting and asking value, respect and sympathy from others like beggars, as a donner, I started  giving value, respect and gratitude to the people around me what they deserve. Instead of complaining, carping and criticizing, I started praising and appreciating.

Good and bad things happen around us. It depends upon us what we perceive. Instead of finding something bad in others and carping, I started appreciating something good that person was possessing.

Instead of criticizing the weather, I started expressing gratitude for the availability of the environment which makes us to survive on this planet. And so many things.  When I developed that habit, I started finding zillions of reason to be happy and grateful than in distress.

When I developed an attitude of becoming a donner, the entire dimension of my life changed. The happiness and richness you observe on my face and existence is the result of changing my beggar mindset. Now, I am living a natural life without caring who thinks what about me.

I live like a king. No fear of losing anything, because nothing belongs to me. No need to beg or become a slave of anything or anyone because I do not have expectations from others. This can be done by anyone, and you are not an exception.

The Reason Of The Contradicting Society

Our Hindu society is based on the concept – Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Niraamayaah meaning may all be happy, may all be free from illness. Our motive is to have a happy, peaceful and harmonious society.

This Mantra is a very old mantra. Since the ancient time, people in our society have wished for the well-beings of all people irrespective of their origin.

It shows that – in the ancient time also, people had the same kind of unhappiness and restlessness what we have today.

Our wish for the welfare is not confined to the human beings only, but to the entire universe.

We know very well - without the welfare of the entire humanity and creatures, the peace and happiness cannot dwell in the human kingdom. However, our human kingdom has not reached that stage where everybody in the society can live without fear and suffer.
 

Merely by wishing for the peace and happiness, our society is not going to reach that stage.For that, we need to find out the exact reason for the unhappiness and restless in our society. We need to find out the reason for  our conflicts and contradictions. Without finding and sorting out those first, we cannot create a fearless and suffer free society.

We all human beings are equal before God and the law. There is no discrimination there on the basis of birth, family background, financial background and status or color, height or gender of the person.

Nature does not discriminate in providing her resources to everyone. It is open to everyone. Our scriptures talk about reaching the divinity is in the reach of everyone. No discrimination at all on any basis. The constitution assures that everyone is equal before the law.

The effort has been taken from every aspect through various policies, laws and methods and by many great and influential  people to bring the equality in the society. They knew - without bringing the equality in the society, there cannot be peace, happiness and harmony.

Although, our authentic scriptures and law of the land talk about the equality of all human beings, but our society is still not a discrimination free society.

No efforts and assurances can bring equality, peace and harmony in the society, until and unless the people in the society reach to an equal mental status irrespective of their birth and financial condition. Without reaching to an equal mental status there would not be the respect and value for each other. There would be discrimination on various basis. And a discriminating society can instill fear and insecurity only, no peace and happiness.

Then what is the way which we can bring the mental equality in the human kingdom …??

Education. Education is the only way by which mental equality can be brought in the society. And for that purpose, the Government has included the right to education in our fundamental right Art. 21A, and this is also included in our fundamental duties (Art. 51A).

That is the effort of the Government to bring the education to every child. No doubt, this is good effort and that should be appreciated.

Despite this effort, are all the children in our society getting an equal education…? Are all the children in our society growing with the same mental status…? Will this current structure of the education system of our country be able to develop an equal mental status of our children…?

No.. It is not.

The country is one, the society is one, the law is one, but the education system in our country is different. It is not doing the justification in the development of our children. Different kind of standard and quality of education is being provided to the children of different social and financial status.

Financially challenged people of the society send their children to the government school, because they cannot effort lofty and the unjustifiable fee structure of the private schools.

What do you think – are we not sowing the seed of discrimination at this level …? Are our children not developing different mental status.

In one school, all kinds of manners are taught, in other schools, no much attention are given to children as how to behave and talk to other fellow citizens.

And many other children who remain uneducated may not match the mental status of the children of those people who goes to school.

They all have to dwell in this country, they have to follow the rules and regulations of this country. But, they cannot be comfortable living together, because of different mental status.

Say for example, both are going on the road – one is well mannered, he will follow all the traffic rules, but the other person who has not civic sense, will break all the rules, and in this way, the entire society and hence country will suffer.

Because of the different education system and mental preparation of the children in the society, they feel different than others. The discrimination starts from there. 

One will be highly educated and may be maintaining a high standard of life. Others in the same society may not get that opportunity. In the mentally unequal society, both cannot live in peace and harmony. One group of people would uncomfortable with others.

Everybody, including the government is aware of the lofty fee structure of the private schools and the standard and quality of education in the government schools. And this uneven standard of the education cannot produce a better society. There would be always conflicts and contradictions.

Education can be taken lightly. Education must be the most crucial part of the government`s agenda. Education has only power to create a better society where everyone can live harmoniously -  where the society would be valued not by the total asset of the individuals or post or position but by the content of the character and mental highness.

Education should be the completely government`s responsibility. It should be free and equal for everyone irrespective of their family background and financial condition. The children of the rich and the poor should sit and study together. An  equal facility, opportunity and treatment should be provided to all students, so that, they can grow with the same mental states.

The private schools should be closed completely in this country or government school should be privatized, and that should be running under the government strict supervision.The best mind of the country should be encouraged to join the teaching profession. Only then, we can realize the mantra – “Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah, Sarve Santu Niraamayaah”