Antibuddha

We have Buddha poornima coming up next month.

Buddha says: When you keep removing sickness and what remains thereafter is health. When you keep removing darkness and what remains thereafter is light.

I say: Get busy creating good health and you won't have to bother about sickness. Get busy generating light and you won't have time to think about darkness.

One way is to keep removing negativity until the moment no negativity is left. Another way is to generate positivity and forget everything else.

One way to get the sense of achievement is the feeling that I have contributed some goodness or to the improvement. But how is that possible? Even if 1000 evil spirits are removed, millions are still waiting. Instead, why not add 1000 virtuous spirits in the universe, because millions are waiting for you in this case as well. Which scenario is more fascinating or convincing? Also, mathematically, removing evil is an arithmetic progression whereas creating virtue is an exponential progression, just like the division of cells or the nuclear fission. Think about this - If you look at the glass half full/ half empty, what would you say if you want to make its contents reach up to its rim? Remove emptiness of the glass or fill the glass? Isn't it obvious to contribute towards betterment?

What's the point of analyzing whether the glass is half full of half empty? Staring at it makes no sense. What do you say? Go for it! Do what you know you should do. Live! Bruce lee says in the movie 'Enter the Dragon', "Don't think, feel. It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger or you'll miss all that heavenly glory." Better you either drink the glass completely or fill it full. Rather than spending days, better we live a life worth remembering. Rather than being worried about problems, better we create opportunities. Work till the point there is no energy left and you fall asleep as soon as you hit the bed. One of the best ways to live full is to empty ourselves before every night. Life begins with a thought.

With our thoughts we make our world.

                                                            -Buddha

You are Great !

Science is close to the conclusion that there are no such thing as races. I have always believed that way. After all, everyone has 23 pairs of chromosomes! Right? Then what is this fuss about superiority and what not? You must have observed that if father is a good painter, pretty much are the chances that child would be a good painter as well. Why so? Just because, the father's DNA has those enhanced properties which get transferred to the child. Similarly, what we focus on and do repeatedly, either we choose doing it consciously or not, affects the characteristics of our DNA.

Let me tell you what Japanese do. After Hiroshima, they have converted the site to a visiting place. There is a beautiful garden surrounding it. Parents often take their children there and explain them how not controlling our emotions can make our life like that site and doing otherwise, by expressing love and forgiveness, can make life like that beautiful garden. This exercise instills the positive values in child's mind from a very tender age. When I say this, my intention is, I want the attitude of helping others and spreading peace and kindness in everyone's DNA. I am suggesting you as your spiritual friend to speak only positive words and assertive statements. I am, if not this world is, yet to see a dictionary or a book, which has only the positive words, phrases or idioms. I believe this idea should be implemented across all languages.

I believe that you have greatness in you. Just scatter some around! Let us make a positive shift in our lives and more importantly, in others' lives. Let's do something extra-ordinary. Today.

Man maketh habits and habits maketh man. What you sow in your heart, so shall you reap in the coming generations. I am sure you want yourself and your generations to be affable, broad-minded, creative, debonair, enchanting, flourishing, gracious, harmonious, inventive, judicious, knowledgeable, loyal, magnanimous, nifty, orderly, productive, quick-witted, rational, self-confident, trustworthy, unassuming, virtuous, wise, xenial, yeasty and zenithal.

You can be, have, do whatever you want. You have the power. Power of chromosomes.

And you also have a choice. Make a conscious one.

Be extraordinary!

Be the God.

Equations of Life

For some reason, two Gods got into a situation where they had to compete by running a race. One God was the God of speed and could run really fast. Another God knew that he couldn't win the race. So he instructed his aid to fence the racing track with gold-bricks. Race begun. On the way, looking at the gold-bricks, first God thought there was no harm in picking up few bricks for himself. After all, he knew that he was going to win. He kept picking the gold-bricks up every now and then and finally lost the race. He had got too much burden to keep him ahead.

You take birth and you die. Simple equation. All the variables you add while living decide the equation of your journey called life. More you set the constants in life, simpler it becomes. Initial phase of life wants adventure and excitement but as the saying goes, "If elderly could, if youth would." Considering average age of humans 75 years, we get around 700,800 hours to live. If you are 25 by the time you are reading this blog, you have already spent 219,000 hours. What did you do all these years? Moreover, if you keep saying you don't have enough time, everyone has 700,800 hours. Use each moment out of choice, not in ignorance.

You take decisions today but the results are here to stay, longer than the time you took to decide. So, instead of wagging the dog, better concentrate on priorities. Just like the theory of special relativity, lesser the variables means more clarity. Do SWOT, use time management quadrants, observe successful personalities in your field, learn! Learn how to utilize time in the best interest of you, family and society. Learn the purpose of actions of successful people. It will enhance your understanding. Filter your thoughts and choose your actions. Challengeyourself while picking up the goals but choose them wisely. Make a balanced life and lifestyle.

First thing first. One task at a time.

Simplicity is the beauty.