I call it “The Time to Charge the Self.”
You can be a good parent, a committed high-paying executive,
an attentive child, a responsible spouse and a happy person with time for hobbies.
How on earth is this possible? Stop creating waste thoughts and begin integration
of your mind with the self.
Begin with a clear view of what you are – and what you can
contribute to every domain of your life – self, home, work and the community. Carefully
consider the type of thoughts you create each moment, without ever thinking the
repercussions - and think if all that
you bring into mind is that important. Experiment with some minor changes – try
SOS – Stand, Observe, Steer – during your normal day routine, take a break from
whatever you are doing (this exercise doesn’t take more than 10 seconds), observe your thoughts and steer them in the direction you want. It
is important because most of the times you would just not know what is going on
in your mind.
Over a period of time, we all have become keenly attached to
the perceptions that we’ve created that our mind has become accustomed to
accept that as a reality. When thoughts
go on for long without getting checked, they become habits – and that’s how we develop tendencies we don’t like in
ourselves. Anger, frustration, depression, aggression etc. are the tendencies which
are not normal and have been developed out of irrational thinking.
So if you want to change the self, change your habits and for that you’ll have to
change your thoughts. It will happen
only if you develop the habit of sitting with yourself – or in other words
meditate.
People generally confuse meditation with a difficult process.
It is in fact, a simple procedure which involves taming the mind to see what
you think. In other words, it involves raising your visualisation to a point that
you are able to create a scene in front of you of every thought that you
create. Since visualisation is a slower process, it will instinctively reduce
the frequency of your thoughts, thereby forcing the unwanted beliefs and
theories leave your mind.
I can see that some of you might be hesitant to begin this.
But if you can pull this off, you can ramp up your mental insight to win your
own personal race of existence. So - good luck and I hope you have a healthy life
ahead.
