Offbeat Spirituality

Difference between ‘ Life Style’ and ‘ Art of Living’ ? To define it in simplest way, I say - Lifestyle is ‘what we pursue in the modern world’ and Art of Living is ‘internal’. It shows what your actual character is, never affected by external materialism. Lifestyle is however an imaginative and modernized term. People want to follow others, they want cars, high paying jobs, wonderful relationships, recognition everywhere, but at the end of the day what counts is ‘ value addition’ . How much did you actually work for you own happiness and peace of mind? Earning is a necessity but earning blindly and compromising on self esteem constitutes rat race. This world is so full of artificiality and the question we need to ask ourselves is that “ Do I want to be part of this artificiality or do I have something unique in me ?” this is just the beginning of introspection. Never call yourself ordinary. It is like playing a victim. To say you can't Lead, Innovate and Inspire others, in the si...

What is meditation? Contrary to a popular belief that it’s a very exclusive and difficult process, meditation is quite simple. During meditation, all we do is ‘controlling our negative thoughts’. Why to do it?: Meditation is a constructive way of discovering the beauty and strength of our inner world. With every passing day, need to develop the power of mind is being felt by the all of us, as we try to keep up with the ever-increasing pace of life and its complexities. How to do it? Every morning when we get up, we work according to a set routine. We race from one work to another, trying to complete daily routines on time – but what we cannot control is - the day - and how it unfolds. So why not put our maximum effort in starting it with the most cherished and motivational thoughts. That ways, we will feel a warm flow of positive energy, within us, throughout the day. Now, if we apply this simple ‘thinking process’ to what we're all about, as we achieve great things in life at pers...

Hardship comes in different size and shapes - and it comes often. No matter how much we try to stay happy, sometimes we do get mood swings, which can be the form of depression, anxiety, sudden, violent or wild rage - depending upon its intensity. For most of us, it means getting into ‘mood off’ mode. Our emotions act like virus sometimes – they travel from one person to another, be it cheerfulness or sadness. Seldom we realise the ‘power of emotions’ that we carry and unknowingly pass on our mood to others. Here’s a list of questions that I would like to call mood quiz. Answer this to find out - - how steady is your frame of mind: If your boss or senior colleague does not talk to you nicely, do you think about it whole day? Do you pass over your unpleasantness to others? When the going gets rough, do you find it difficult to deal with feelings of desperation? When you are upset and in very sad mood do you have a remedy to cheer yourself immediately? Do you imagine that others are happi...

Ours life is a world of thousand colours and beliefs. Our streaming faith in God and ourselves takes us through time’s ups and downs. Spirit of life is one constant among so many diversities and acts like a pilot to navigate through different situations. For some, spirituality implies religion. But there’s a major difference in between the two: Religion is an organized community of believers that has written codes of regulatory behaviour whereas spirituality is more about one's own inner personal belief and experience of a higher power or greater purpose. If you call yourself religious, answer these questions honestly: Can you control your anger at will? Are you able to compose yourself gracefully under any situation? Is stress making you impatient? Do you worry about yesterday or tomorrow? Is your attitude cheerful? Do you compare your life with others often? Now truthfully rate yourself as where do stand in salvation from these practices? These are the basic human values and we d...

“Stress never comes alone, isn’t it?” With stress there are symptoms of nervousness, anxiety, blood pressure and in some cases panic, fear and depression. Nowadays even kids are using terms like ‘stress depression’. So much is the visibility of symptoms that corporate managements have identified it as a major factor effecting the productivity and morals of employees. To help such a situation, role of spirituality in management is increasing day by day. Spirituality, whether of the God or the self kind, is about growth, doing better and acts as stress reliever. When all the outward stress busters fail to help in busting stress in its entirety, try turning your search towards meditation. This way a person realizes his true 'self' and become conscious about his inner potential that can guide him through an effective stress management process. Through spirituality, understanding of permanent and transient things in life starts to set is. You start analyzing the significance of al...

The foremost tool of not letting STRESS make you its victim is cheerfulness. Through cheeriness and warm heart we can make our environment joyous, happy and optimistic. It’s the best medicine for depression and internal relief. Being happy is like wearing a joy perfume; you always smell good and want to spread the warmness around. So based on my experiences, I have come across 6 points that I would like to share with you and if you make them a habit, they will lead you to a contented life. 1. HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, ALWAYS Being sad is a state of mind, being happy is your character. Everyone likes to be around the "realistic optimist". The "RO" is a person who can acknowledge that everything isn't always great, but that somehow we will all make it through. Knowing that trials and setbacks are both inevitable as well as temporary makes you an asset to the people around you. 2. LEARN TO GIVE IT AWAY Be economical with your bills, be generous with everything else...