Invoking Subtlety From The Challenges

Dear Anusha,

I am so happy to be back and thank you for your response to this snippet. Yes. 80% of work I planned were completed when I was in India and I am thrilled about that knowing how hard it is to get things done in India.

Please take your time and read leisurely. Sometimes, age has no relevance to how we learn to achieve equanimity. Everyone has different journey and some face a lot of obstacles up front in life making them stronger to understand the values of such lessons. Pair of opposite (pleasure and pain) is part of life and sooner we learn how to accept pain gracefully and handle pleasure with humility, we become a better human being.

Viswa

 

My Dearest Vani,

Thank you for your kind response. I have carried a lot of hard feelings in my heart for a fairly long period of time without knowing that it has no value for me. Emotions are like electricity and these thoughts carry them like a cable. Stronger the cable is, it takes more power and whenever we dwell into those thoughts, we experience unmanageable shock.

Equanimity becomes part of our lives once we let go the grip that we are the doers. It is a trip towards ego dissolution reconciling to the facts of life. Once we don't pay attention to the pain and pleasure and instead pay attention to the processes through which such experiences occur, we begin to understand what is unfolding in our lives. It is a journey through which we begin to understand our purpose.

Viswa

 

Hi @Afresh,

I really enjoy reading your screen name so much. I am so happy to be back among the friends here. Yes. Watching the process reveals a lot more about our life than our own personality. Instead of paying way too much attention to what my ability to handle things is, I am better of watching the events unfolding to learn what is in store in my life. Personality or what I believe my mental ability is aberration. When we cross the plane of our mental limitation, the whole purpose of life, why we are here and what we are supposed to do, etc. gets revealed much clearly. Closely studying our experiences determine what our life is or going to be. Experiences are given to us to fulfill our purpose.

 

Very good example, Thyagarajan Sir.

 

Dear Kamala,

I am glad you responded to this snippet. I know how systematic and organized thinker you are and your responses would never be shallow.

I am deeply pained to hear that you were facing adversities for the past 2-3 years. The face it never showed up in any of your communications here itself shows how bravely you are facing it. Other than my childhood, I had faced enormous amount of adversities all my life as well. Adversities made me stronger in life and melted my heart to become humbler. Like I said in my snippet, I used to look at how it affected me, how my mind reacted to it, what my family members said about it, what was the purpose of the adversity, etc.

I would like you to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you for you to reach that much needed stability of your mind. With your courage and faith, you will reach steady state sooner than later.