Musings of a Spiritual mind

True knowledge works in mysterious ways. Answers come from the most unexpected sources, and somehow at the most right time! Such an experience I had when I started reading the book – ‘Miracles Happen: The Transformational Healing Power of Past Life Memories’ – an amazing work by psychotherapist Dr. Brian Weiss.

No. This post is not a review about the book. You can call it as a mere tale of how wonderfully real knowledge flows. Just half way through the book, and already am amazed with the plethora of metaphysical concepts it has proven, via the real past-life experiences of his patients / clients.

The concept of ‘reincarnation-with-a-purpose’ and ‘reincarnated-to-heal’ has been wonderfully explained, that will lead you to think that you are just tiny beings with just one purpose of following what is called the ‘Word of God’ or ‘Dharm’ [all one and the same, basically meaning your ‘inner calling’]. We all have been incarnated in all ages, as all genders, across all regions and religion and souls changes bodies – is a clinically proven concept and the core message in the book.

But what thrilled me even more is – how beautifully this knowledge has travelled across boundaries, religions and races…to a tiny creature who was looking for few answers in some other part of the world - me, myself…

Bhagvad Gita : Ch 2.20

na jayate mriyate va kadacin

nayam bhutva bhavita va na bhuyah

ajo nityah sasvato 'yam purano

na hanyate hanyamane sarire

TRANSLATION

For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain.

Since childhood I have believed that the Gita had all the answers to our lives [nobody forced this belief into me, it just seeped in] At a tender age when I could not even comprehend the characters mentioned in it, I somehow believed blindly many of the lessons contained in it. One of which is – we are Spiritual beings, bodies are temporary. Least did I realize that this phrase had a greater, more powerful hidden message that will truly open up your mind, until I encountered Dr. Brian’s book.

The book will actually help you to understand that you need to stop localizing your problems / circumstances and watch them as mere experiences. Of course, that doesn’t mean that our lives will be devoid of testing circumstances, regular pricks and down-pullers. All it does is, give a fresh perspective on how we can choose to live over and above all of it – live the way we were meant to! We all have lived a man’s, a woman’s, a child’s, a sinner’s, a hero’s lives before – then why dwell in the moment, just live it and jump over to the next – is a big thought the book urges you to ponder upon – a great treat for a spiritual appetite! [perhaps. What my Holy book wanted me to realize].

I’m sure that Dr. Brian’s writings has transformed many lives, changed countless perceptions and removed a millions of inhibitions in people across the globe, in its own ways. But what it successfully did to me was – proved what I already believed in! While reading the book has been a mind-blowing experience, parallelly it also strikingly validates few of the writings of the Gita as well [in all possibilities - unbeknown by the author]. A Western-modern world coming out with proofs of an Eastern belief system - is what thrilled me the most. This just strongly proves that – Truth cannot be modified. And knowledge truly knows no boundaries [and this invariably takes me to Rhonda Byrne’s words ‘ask the universe, and it will give you’ reflecting similar lines from Gita]

The book also beautifully explains [with its proven concepts] that - Amidst the myriad of cultures, population and languages - We all are One. [Can you relate to this now - वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् [Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam? - the most fundamental belief of the Eastern world]]

Well..having said this, just reminding that I’m still just half way through the book [there are few more books to read and the other half of the current book I’m exploring]. I am not sure what new thoughts will be unveiled and for how long will they impact my mind. All I’m looking for is a totally out-of-the-box experience [which aptly suits my blogspace;)] – and probably, a new perspective of things…

Epilogue:

Having put the above post as a draft in my blog, I put all of my thought processes to peace and go to the bed. Strange enough, even before I start my bedtime prayers, one last but important thought flashes my mind – ‘Krishna! you were so right!’

Punarapi jananam punarapi maranam,

Punarapi janani jatare sayanam...

Open your box, before it starts stinking!

     Last Friday, I had left my lunch box at the office. Obviously! With the overloaded work and the deadline tension, I had forgotten to take it back home. It just lied there at my desk, over the weekend. It was the following Monday evening, that I carried it back home. And, the moment I opened this dabba, there was a micro-blast of foul odour in and around it! YYUCCCKKKK!! The odour got soo intolerable, that I just poured hot water into the box and left the kitchen! [was prepared to take mom's blastings, but definitely not this smell!!]...

     ...It was quite a peaceful evening. My mind was idle. Somehow, my idle mind turned into a 'Philospher's workshop'. I started to reflect on my day. All of a sudden, the fact that such a yummy curry, had started to stink, only because it was left unused in the box for a longer time - amazed me!And i started relating all this - to life!... the box! the bad odour! the food!

     Well...each one of us is blessed with some talent, some unique gift stuffed within us by GOD. Just like some yummy dish packed into a box. But how many of us, actually open it up and explore? How many of us actually savour the dish?... Some of us are just waiting for the right 'time' to open it up, and some of us for the right 'people'! And in most cases, the wait gets so long that in the end, we have forgotten what exactly were we waiting for! And by the time we remember it, the dish has already rotten! It's too late! The box has started to stink!

     Think of all the extra-curriculur activities that you pursued in your school days! You won awards for singing, dancing, painting, sports..and then you announced to the entire world 'm gonna be the world's best singer'! And then all of a sudden there's a halt to everything. You are caught in the maze of fulfilling your needs first. So lost into the rat-race that you have forgotten and abandoned the gifts that were meant exclusively for you! You start disconnecting from something for which you were born!

     Of course, not all of us can be world-famous singers, authors, sportsmen...But that doesnot mean that we stop using and exploring these strengths, just because we couldnot make it big! Why wait for the big break, when small things are sufficient to keep you going? You know you have got a great voice, then why wait till you become a great singer? Sing for yourself, right here - right now! Sing for your loved ones. Sing for the fact that God has gifted this lovely voice to you! If Guitar was always your passion, then play it for yourself! Why disappoint that you couldnot make it to the best of the music bands! God just counts how much You enjoy the gift given to you. What others think of your gift, comes secondary!

     Find out the delicacy that has been exclusively prepared for you. Explore the true purpose of your life, the reason for your existence! And once you have discovered it, dont suffocate it by suppressing it within you. Liberate it. Bring it out!  

     So what? If your taste doesnot match with the rest of the world? It's true that joy lies in sharing. But you neednot wait to the extent that the food and the container starts to stink! Start enjoying the dish yourself, before its too late. Start using the strengths and your hidden talents in your daily life! Others will look at  you and get tempted to have a share of your fun! And if that doesnot happen, still dont care! Finish the entire stuff yourself! Atleast, dont leave your special gifts stinking! Don't let your spirits die!

      Its true that there is a constant quarrel between our 'wants' and 'needs', in our daily lives. And we are so involved in trying to resolve this conflict that we fail to notice the True winner! As the law of nature goes - 'when two cats fight, the monkey wins!' Let the monkey Win! Let your spiritual pursuit [the monkey] win over this never-ending quarrel between your wants and needs [the 2 cats]! The monkey is anyways bound to win, then why take the cats' sides?

     Start exploring. Dig our your strengths. Persist. Perceive. Start living! Give time to the things you love to do! Open the box that God specially gifted for you. Start savouring the dish. If you feel that the box has already started to stink, DONT worry! Its just temporary! Gather all your courage, face the odour for a while, and put the box through a thorough cleansing activity! And if you are worried about the food inside...Remember that if God's gifted you something, he's given you the power to Create it as well! Just that you need to explore this power! After all, life's all about looking inwards, and reaching out...

    Open the box! Dont seclude it..Explore it, before it starts stinking...

Hakunamatata....:D