Divine Touch: How to raise the quality of your thoughts?

We have learned in our previous blog about energetic vibrations of thoughts and how our reality is simply a reflection of what energetic vibration we are sending out and in turn, receiving or attracting into our lives.  

Raising our energetic vibration helps us to manifest or call into our lives what we desire on a much higher level of consciousness. 

How we speak to ourselves (self talk) and to others impacts our energetic vibration.

For example the words “I’m sorry” when used when not needed or relevant in a situation creates a very low energetic vibration.  Saying I’m sorry often can create a message to the universe that you’re sorry for taking up space or being worthy. 

We can shift into a more positive vibration for instead of saying “I’m sorry”, saying “Thank you”. For example, instead of saying “I’m sorry for being late” say “Thank you for waiting for me”. 

In doing this you are shifting from a low vibration (I’m sorry) to a high vibration (Thank you) because with these words you are expressing gratitude as well as raising the mood and vibration of your words. This doesn’t just affect you in choosing to saying these words but it also affects the person you are sharing this gratitude with and raising their mood too.

To put this into perspective, let me ask you to say YES. Say YES out loud and feel into how that makes you feel? How does that make your body feel?
Now, say NO. How does this feel different? How does this make you feel? Your body feel?
The way we speak can lower or raise our entire energetic vibration.
The word YES creates the most positive energetic charge there is. Every time you say yes to the universe, it attracting positive energy right back to you.

I CAN’T. I SHOULDN’T. I’M NOT GOOD ENOUGH.  THESE ARE ALL LOW VIBRATIONAL WORDS…

I CAN. I WILL. I AM READY…. THESE ARE ALL HIGH VIBRATIONAL WORDS.

The best way to attract positive energy and vibrate higher is by sending out positive energy more and more.  This is where the power of language can be super-powerful.

Below are the few high vibrational energy positive words. More use of these words in your self talks, auto suggestion and in usage of your spoken language will help you raise your vibration and manifest positive results in life.

NEUTRALITY ENABLING SATISFACTORY  TRUST RELEASE  WILLINGNESS  INSPIRING       HOPEFUL        OPTIMISM

INTENTION  ACCEPTANCE  MERCIFUL  HARMONIOUS   FORGIVENESS  TRANSCENDENT   REASON   WISE

MEANINGFUL UNDERSTANDING  ABSTRACTION   LOVE   LOVING GENTLE COMPASSION REVERENCE REVELATION  JOY COMPLETE SERENITY TRANSFIGURATION   PEACE   ALL-BEING PERFECT   BLISS ILLUMINATION  ENLIGHTENMENT   CONCENTRATION    HEALTH     PEACE     STRENGTH     POISE    ENERGY     HARMONY     ACTIVITY GOODWILL     VITALITY     NON-RESISTANCE POWER  JUSTICE LIFE    FREEDOM    YOUTH GUIDANCE     SUCCESS  WISDOM     HAPPINESS ALERTNESS    INSPIRATION RESOURCEFULNESS    INTELLIGENCE    PERSISTENCE     MEMORY  PURPOSE     LAW AND ORDER

ACHIEVEMENT     FAITH     MASTERY  CONFIDENCE     DOMINION     SPIRIT.

To improve your quality of thoughts, upgrade your vocabulary and replace low energy negative words with high energy vibration positive words.

Start being aware of how you speak and how your words make you and others feel.  What’s the one word you can stop saying today that sends out a low vibration? What word can you use instead that shifts your mind and body into something that feels good in your body?

"In our thoughts and words we create our own strengths and weaknesses."

Sushant Tripathi

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Divine Touch: How thoughts manifest into things or events?

Human brain is consists of billions of nerve cells called neurons. A thought is an electrical impulse or signal which happens by making connections between these neurons. Every single thought creates an electrical charge in brain. When same types of thoughts are repeated again and again then it creates a electro-magnetic energy. This energy makes us a powerful human magnet which attracts persons/ situations/ circumstances or experiences in our life corresponding to the nature of our repeating thoughts.  

We can understand this concept by an analogy. When electric current is passed through an iron rod, this current raises the vibration of the molecules of the iron rod. Which converts it into a magnet. This magnet can now attract iron more than 10 times of its weight.

Similarly, brainwaves produced by the electrical signals of our repeating thoughts, penetrates into our subconscious mind and alters our belief system. With new beliefs, our subconscious mind starts manifesting things or events corresponding to our repeating thoughts. 

On the other hand, our emotions are also energy in motion. Every emotion has its own vibration and its own frequency. The most powerful emotions are love and fear. When our thoughts are backed by our emotions, energy of our thoughts gets amplified and it increases the speed of manifestation of our thoughts.

This combination of repeating thoughts supported by emotions is the key behind law of attraction. To change the quality of our life, we need to change the quality of our thoughts.

In this blog, we learned about how thoughts manifest things/events in our life. In our next blog, we will discuss, How to raise the quality of our thoughts to manifest exactly what we want in our life?

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.”

Sushant Tripathi

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Divine Touch: How to change others?

We often get frustrated because of other people. And, we start changing them according to us. More we try to change them, more they resist and more we get frustrated. More we get frustrated, harder we try changing them. And, we become even more frustrated. This is an endless circle going on and on.

But, why do we want to change them?

No, two human are alike. Even, identical twins have different preferences and personality. We require different kind of people in our life for making it interesting and fun. 

What kind of sound would an orchestra make if every member played a trumpet? To produce a beautiful, harmonious sound, individual orchestra members must unite their diverse talents and instruments. Similarly, to bring harmony in our life, we need to tune in ourselves according to others.

Consider how difficult it is to change yourself and you will understand what little chance you have in changing others. When you stop changing others and start changing yourself, your world changes for the better. You can only change yourself, but you can offer opportunities to ignite a desire in others to change - by becoming an example. Be the change you want to see in others.

Let’s correlate the same with the below Zen story.

Poisoning Mother-in-Law

A long time ago in China, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law’s habits. In addition, she criticized Li-Li constantly.

Days passed days, and weeks passed weeks. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never stopped arguing and fighting. But what made the situation even worse was that, according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to her mother-in-law and obey her every wish. All the anger and unhappiness in the house was causing the poor husband great distress.

Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law’s bad temper and dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it. 

Li-Li went to see her father’s good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs. She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she could solve the problem once and for all. Mr. Huang thought for a while, and finally said, “Li-Li, I will help you solve your problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you.”

Li-Li said, “Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do.” Mr. Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a package of herbs.

He told Li-Li, “You can’t use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious. Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body. Every other day prepare some delicious meal and put a little of these herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspects you when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly towards her. Don’t argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen.”

Li-Li was so happy. She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to start her plot of murdering her mother-in-law.

Weeks went by, months went by, and every other day, Li-Li served the specially treated food to her mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr. Huang had said about avoiding suspicion, so she controlled her temper, obeyed her mother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother. After six months had passed, the whole household had changed.

Li-Li had practiced controlling her temper so much that she found that she almost never got mad or upset. She hadn't had an argument in six months with her mother-in-law, who now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with.

The mother-in-law’s attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to love Li-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that Li-Li was the best daughter-in-law one could ever find. Li-Li and her mother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter.

Li-Li’s husband was very happy to see what was happening.

One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help again. She said, “Mr. Huang, please help me to stop the poison from killing my mother-in-law! She’s changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her.”

Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head. “Li-Li, there’s nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. The herbs I gave you were vitamins to improve her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitude toward her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave to her.”

Sometimes we feel like the world is against us. But the only person against us is ourselves. Because we allow the words and actions of others to change our moods feelings, and the way we live our life. You can never control or change how other think, feel or act. You can only change how you think, feel and act, and lead by example. Peace of mind comes by not wanting to change others.

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE YOUR POWER TO CHANGE YOURSELF.

Sushant Tripathi

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Divine Touch: Don't Become a Garbage Truck

It often happens with all of us, that we start our day with positive attitude. But, as the day progresses, our family members, friends, boss, customers, neighbors, strangers on the street or any other person says something unpleasant to us and that destroys our mood. 

Now, charged with the negative emotions shared by another person, we not only become negative but also carry the load of negativity with us and dump it on the others coming in our direct contact. And this process is contagious.

This was happening to me also, until I came to know this true story that I am sharing with you all, for you to get benefited.

“The Law of Garbage Trucks” (Original story, by David J. Pollay)

Sixteen years ago I learnt an important lesson of life, in the back of a New York City taxi cab. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station.  We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.

My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by mere inches! The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and started yelling bad words at us. 

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And, I mean, he was actually friendly!

So, I asked him, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and could've sent us to the hospital!" And this is when my taxi driver told me about what I now call, "The Law of Garbage Trucks."

"Many people are like Garbage Trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it, and if you let them, they'll dump it on you.  When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally. Instead, just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happier because you did."

That really got me thinking about how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? AND, how often do I then take their garbage and spread it onto other people: at work, at home, on the streets?

It was that day I resolved, "I'm not going to do it anymore." Since then, I have started to see Garbage Trucks everywhere.  I see the load they're carrying ... I see them coming to drop it off.  And like the Taxi Driver, I don't make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.

I am sure, from now onward you won’t allow yourself to become a garbage truck.

"Don't let the people filled with garbage dump it on You. Have a Garbage free life."

Sushant Tripathi

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सोचने का विज्ञान - भाग 2 ( Science of Thinking - Part 2)

दोस्तों, हमने पिछले ब्लॉग में, विचारों के बोने और काटने के नियम के बारे में जाना  था | 

आइये जानते हैं कि मस्तिष्क में विचार कैसे उत्पन्न होते हैं?

बाहरी संसार की किसी भी घटना या वस्तु के प्रति, हमारी भावनाओं से उत्पन्न, हमारी प्रतिक्रिया(रिएक्शन) से विचारों का जन्म होता है| प्रेम, ख़ुशी, आस्था और आशा जैसी प्रबल भावनाओं से सकारात्मक विचारों की उत्पत्ति होती है| क्रोध, भय, शंका और चिंता जैसी भावनाओं से नकारात्मक विचारों की उत्पत्ति होती है|

मानव मस्तिष्क लगभग सौ अरब कोशिकाओं से निर्मित होता है, जिनको नयूरोंस(neurons) कहते हैं| यह नयूरोंस आपस में एक ट्रिलियन से अधिक कनेक्शन से जुड़े होते हैं| प्रत्येक विचार के सोचने पर एक कनेक्शन बनता है जिस से मस्तिष्क में एक कंपन (वाईब्रेशन) पैदा होती है| सामान प्रकार के विचारों को सोचने पर एक आवृत्ति (frequency) उत्पन्न होती है| यह कंपन हमारे शरीर में एक उर्जा उत्पन्न करता है| सकारात्मक विचारों से उच्च आवृत्ति होती है, जिस से शरीर की उर्जा बढती है| और नकारात्मक विचारों की कम आवृत्ति होती है, जिस से शरीर की उर्जा कम होने लगती है|

क्या हम अपने मस्तिष्क में विचारों को रोक सकते हैं?

हमारे मस्तिष्क मे हर पल विचार जन्म लेते हैं और मरते हैं| जिन विचारों को हमारी भावनाओं का बल मिलता है वो विचार कुछ देर रुक कर मिट जाते हैं| हम विचारों के उत्पन्न होने और मिटने के सिलसिले को ध्यान और प्राणायाम  द्वारा कम जरुर कर सकते हैं, लेकिन समाप्त नहीं कर सकते|

अगर हम अपने विचारों के प्रति सजग नहीं होते है, तो हम जाने अनजाने न जाने कैसे परिणामों को अपने जीवन में आकर्षित कर लेते हैं|

भावना बदलें, परिणाम बदल जायेंगे
भावनाओं और हमारे विचारों का सीधा संबंध है| हमारी भावनाओं के अनुसार हमारे विचार बनते हैं, हमारे विचारों से हमारे कर्म बनते हैं, और हमारे कर्मो के अनुसार ही हमको फल मिलता है| उदहारण के लिए, अगर हमारे मन में परिणाम के लिए आशा से परिपूर्ण विचार होंगे, तो हमारा आत्म-विश्वास बढेगा और हम उसी के अनुसार कार्य करेंगे, जिस से सफलता मिलने की संभावना बढ़ जाएगी| लेकिन, अगर हमारे मन में परिणाम के लिए शंका या चिंताजनक विचार होंगे, तो हमारा आत्म-विश्वास कम होगा, जिस वजह से हम अपना सर्वोत्तम प्रयास नहीं दे पाएंगे, और सफलता प्राप्त करने कि संभावनाएँ कम हो जाएँगी|

भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण ने गीता में कहा है – कर्म करो, फल की चिंता मत करो|

आपको यह ब्लॉग कैसा लगा कृपया कमेंट कर के जरुर बताएँ| अगर आपके कोई प्रश्न या सुझाव हैं तो हमसे जरुर साझा करें||

चलते चलते:

“मनुष्य का दिमाग ही सब कुछ है| जो वह सोचता है, वही बन जाता है|”

आपका मित्र,

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सोचने का विज्ञान (Science of Thinking)

सुबह सो कर उठने से ले कर रात को पुनः सोने तक, हमारे मस्तिष्क में निरंतर विचार चलते ही रहते हैं|
क्या आप जानते हैं, सोचने का एक निश्चित विज्ञान है? और विज्ञान के नियमों की तरह ही सोचने का भी एक नियम है, जो कि निरंतर काम कर रहा है – या तो हमारे अनुकूल या हमारे विपरीत|
अगर हम इस नियम का प्रयोग अपने लिए करें तो हम उन सभी वस्तुओं व लक्ष्यों को हासिल कर सकते हैं जो हम करना चाहते हैं|

प्रकृति के नियम सभी जीवों पर समान्तर रूप से लागू होते हैं| चाहें हम उन्हें जानते हों अथवा नहीं, हम उन नियमों को मानते हों या नहीं| उदाहरण के लिए गुरुत्वाकर्षण का नियम, चाहें आप इस नियम को मानें या न माने, आप ऊंचाई से अगर कूदेंगे तो जमीन पर ही गिरेंगे|

उन्ही नियमों में से एक महत्वपूर्ण नियम है – बोने और काटने का नियम(Law of Sow and Reap)| यह नियम जितना पेड़-पौधों के लिए कार्य करता है उतना ही हम मनुष्यों के जीवन में भी काम करता है| 

हमारा मस्तिष्क भी एक उपजाऊ जमीन की तरह ही है, जिसमे आप जैसे विचार बोते हैं वैसा ही परिणाम अपने जीवन में पाते हैं|

आइये, पहले हम इस नियम को समझते हैं, उसके बाद जानते हैं की यह हमारे जीवन में किस तरह से प्रभाव डालता है|

बोने और काटने का सिद्धांत

1.  प्रत्येक बीज में एक सम्पूर्ण वृक्ष बनने की क्षमता होती है|
2. उपजाऊ मिटटी में जिस भी प्रकार का बीज डाला जाएगा, उसी प्रकार की फसल मिलेगी| नीम के बीज से आम नहीं निकल सकता है|
3. उपजाऊ मिटटी में अगर कुछ न उगाया जाए, तो प्रकृति उसमें अपने आप खर-पतवार उगा देती है|
4. प्रकृति बिलकुल भी भेदभाव नहीं करती है, जैसा भी बीज उगाया जाए वैसा ही फल मिलता है|
5. एक अच्छी फसल को उगाने के लिए मेहनत करनी पड़ती है| अच्छी फसल को सूर्य के प्रकाश, और समय-समय पर खाद-पानी की जरुरत पड़ती है।
6. फसल के पास से खर-पतवार को भी निरंतर साफ़ करते रहना पड़ता है|
7. फसल बोने का और काटने का एक निश्चित मौसम होता है| प्रकृति में कुछ भी चीज तुरंत नहीं मिलती, उचित परिश्रम के बाद उचित समय पर लाभ होता है|
8. आप जितने भी बीज बोते हैं, सभी से फसल नहीं उगती
9. जितने बीज आप बोते हैं, उस से कहीं अधिक मात्रा में पैदावार होती है, नए बीज बनते हैं

अब समझते हैं कि बोने और काटने का सिद्धांत हमारे जीवन में कैसे प्रभाव डालता है|

1. हमारा मस्तिष्क एक उपजाऊ मिटटी के समान है और हमारा प्रत्येक विचार एक बीज के समान है| यह विचार पर निर्भर करता है कि बीज एक फलदार वृक्ष का है या किसी कंटीली जहरीली झाडी का|
2. मस्तिष्क में जिस भी प्रकार का विचार डाला जाएगा, उसी प्रकार के परिणाम जीवन में मिलेंगे| सकारात्मक विचार जीवन में सुखदायक परिणाम देंगे और नकारात्मक विचार जीवन में कष्टदायक परिणाम देंगे|
3. उपजाऊ मिटटी में अगर कुछ न उगाया जाए, तो प्रकृति उसमें अपने आप खर-पतवार उगा देती है| इसी प्रकार अगर हम सजग रह कर सकारात्मक विचार नहीं सोचेंगे, तो हमारा मस्तिष्क अपने आप ही नकारात्मक विचारों से भर जाएगा|
4. प्रकृति बिलकुल भी भेदभाव नहीं करती है, जैसा भी बीज उगाया जाए वैसा ही फल मिलता है| मस्तिष्क सकारात्मक और नकारात्मक विचारों में फर्क नहीं समझता| और सोचे गए प्रत्येक विचार को पूर्ण करने में जुट जाता है|
5. सकारात्मक विचारों को सजगता से निरंतर सोचते रहना होता है| हमारी भावना का बल जिन विचारों को मिलता है वो जल्दी ही साकार होते हैं| सबसे प्रबल भावनाएं हैं प्रेम, भय, आस्था और शंका|
6. एक सतर्क माली की तरह हमको अपने मस्तिष्क रूपी बगीचे की प्रतिक्षण देखभाल करते रहना चाहिए| और नकारात्मक विचारों को तुरंत ही हटा देना चाहिए|
7. यह हमारे लिए एक वरदान के समान है की हमारे सोचे गए सभी विचार तुरंत ही साकार नहीं हो जाते| वरना सोच कर देखिये क्या होता अगर आज के सोचे गए आपके प्रत्येक विचार सच हो गए होते|
8. सभी सोचे गए विचार साकार नहीं होते हैं| जो विचार लगातार हमारे मस्तिष्क में चलते रहते हैं और जिनसे हमारी भावनाएं जुडी होती हैं, वही विचार साकार होते हैं|
9. एक विचार अपने जैसे और अपने से अधिक शक्तिशाली विचार को आकर्षित करता है| अगर आप नकारात्मक सोच रहे हैं तो आप लगातार और नकारात्मक ही सोचते चले जायेंगे| जब तक कि आप सजग हो कर अपने विचारों को न बदलें|

बोने और काटने का सिद्धांत हमारे विचारों के द्वारा हमारे जीवन में हर क्षण प्रभाव डालता है| आज हमारे जीवन में हम जो कुछ भी हैं, वह हमारे अब तक के सोचे गए जाने-अनजाने विचारों का परिणाम है| अगर हमको अपने जीवन में कुछ बदलाव करना है तो हमको अपने विचारों को बदलना होगा|

 “हमें अपने प्रबल शत्रु से इतना खतरा नहीं है, जितना कि हमारे बिना निगरानी के विचारों से है” – महात्मा बुद्ध

आपको यह ब्लॉग कैसा लगा कृपया कमेंट कर के जरुर बताएँ| अगर आपके कोई प्रश्न या सुझाव हैं तो हमें जरुर बताएँ| 

चलते चलते :-

“सोचिए कि आप क्या सोच रहें हैं और आपको क्या सोचना है|”

आपकी सेवा में,
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Declutter Your Mind & Get More Done (Part 2 of 2)

We all want to live a simple and happy life. A life that's free from negative thoughts and actions. But there are many obstacles to living such a life, the biggest obstacle being our own mind. 

Our mind is a beautiful part of us, but it can easily take complete control over us and make us do things that we might not do under normal situations. As it is wisely said, “Mind is a very good servant but very bad master.”

Everyday our mind comes across tens of thousands of thoughts. Every moment we are awake, our mind tries to get our attention and makes us do what it says. And when there is nothing to think about, our mind keeps reminding us of our past actions. 

Though, we can't control our past actions and the thoughts we have already fed in our mind, but we can surely control our present actions and stop feeding junk thoughts to our mind.  And for that we need to declutter our mind from all such useless thoughts.

Decluttering means to remove unnecessary items, and to declutter our mind means nothing but to remove unnecessary thoughts from our mind - thoughts that just add noise and stop us from thinking clearly.

Simple ways to declutter the mind :

1. Rethink your sleep. Sometimes we aren't getting enough sleep, or our sleeping patterns aren't ideal. I’m not saying that you should change your sleeping patterns, but sometimes it can do wonders. And if you don’t give it some thought, you won’t realize how much your sleep (or lack thereof) is affecting you.

2. Get in touch with nature. Similar to “take a walk” above, but without the bustle of activity. I like to go somewhere near the nature… the park, a city forest, a lake, even just a man-made fountain if nothing else is available. Or watching rain does the trick for me too. Somehow this can be calming and focusing at the same time.

3. Meditate. Even a few minutes of silent meditation can be enough to clear your mind of excess clutter, help you feel more grounded, and improve your focus. For a simple meditation, set a timer for five minutes, focus your eyes a few feet in front of you and shift your focus to your breathing. Whenever you notice yourself getting caught up in thoughts, don’t worry. Just bring your awareness back to your breathing as soon as you become aware that your mind is wandering.

4. Let go. Worrying about something? Angry about somebody? Frustrated? Harboring a grudge? While these are all natural emotions and thoughts, none of them are really necessary. See if you can let go of them. More difficult than it sounds, I know, but it’s worth the effort.

5.  Journal. Writing it down (whether it’s in a paper journal or online doesn't matter) helps you explore different areas of your life that you don’t think about much. And this exploration might allow you to find some things on your mind that you didn't realize were there, some things that can be eliminated or pursued. And just getting these thoughts into some kind of a journal is a way of getting them out of your mind as well.

6. Eliminate. Now that you've identified the essential, you can identify what’s not essential. What things in your life are not truly necessary or important to you? What are you thinking about right now that’s not on your short list? By eliminating as many of these things as possible, you can get a bunch of junk off your mind.

7. Get Organized. One obvious way to become a less cluttered person overall is to organize your life! Your home, your work, how you spend your time, etc- it all needs some organization. You can bet you'll feel more productive and even well-rested when your life is in order. We all can admit to having too much stuff. We collect and collect and fail to get rid of things we don't use anymore for whatever reason. Having less stuff and just living more simply will actually release the desire to want more. An invisible weight has been lifted and suddenly you feel more decluttered than ever!

8. Meddle in other's affairs less. You already have enough going on every day, so try not to poke your nose in other people's business unnecessarily. This brings their burden to your shoulders and causes more stress in your life that you don't need! But if it's a close friend or family member, that's different! Just be wise and cautious.

9. Learn to say ‘no’. Some people just can’t say no, and always say ‘yes’ when they have been asked to do favors for others or have been offered an invitation. If you’ve already got enough on your plate then don’t be tempted to add to it. So, if a work colleague asks you to do something, always think about whether or not it’s practical for you to take the task on board. And there will surely be one or two things that you can say ‘no’ to in other areas as well. Sometimes if you just keep saying yes to something, it becomes a habit, and you very often get stuck with doing it — so train yourself to say ‘no’ when you need to.

"Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are seeds, you can grow flowers or...weeds."

Sushant Tripathi

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How to declutter our mind? (Part1 of 2)

You know how it feels when you declutter a room. Suddenly you can find things and you can relax better and how ever little you throw out there seems to be so much more room!

Imagine doing that for your head!

We often encounter many unpleasant things in our life. Sometimes, they irritate us and make us angry. Sometimes, they cause us a lot of hurt and make us bitter or jealous.

But.

Like the young monk of below mentioned story, we keep on thinking about them. And let them keep on coming back to hurt us, make us angry, make us bitter and cause us a lot of agony.

Two Monks (Zen Story)

Once upon a time a big monk and a little monk were travelling together. They came to the bank of a river and found the bridge was damaged. They had to wade across the river.

There was a pretty lady who was stuck at the damaged bridge and couldn't cross the river. The big monk offered to carry the pretty lady across the river on his back. The lady accepted. 

The little monk was shocked by the move of the big monk. "How can big brother carry a lady when we are supposed to avoid all intimacy with females?" thought the little monk. But he kept quiet.

The big monk carried the lady across the river and the small monk followed unhappily. When they crossed the river, the big monk let the lady down and they parted ways with her. All along the way for several miles, the little monk was very unhappy with the act of the big monk. He was making up all kinds of accusations about the big monk in his head. This got him madder and madder. But he still kept quiet. And the big monk had no inclination to explain his situation. 

Finally, at a rest point many hours later, the little monk could not stand it any further, he burst out angrily at the big monk. "How can you claim yourself a devout monk, when you seize the first opportunity to touch a female, especially when she is very pretty? All your teachings to me make you a big hypocrite." 

The big monk looked surprised and said, "I had put down the pretty lady at the river bank many hours ago, how come you are still carrying her along?"

We should let go off the "pretty lady" immediately after crossing the river, that is after the unpleasant event is over. This will immediately remove all our agonies. There is no need to be further hurt by the unpleasant event after it is over.

This clutter of unwanted thoughts in our mind can prevent us from feeling good. We can’t focus. We feel like we are just spinning our wheels.

For a mind with less clutter, it is easier to find inner peace, to focus and to keep your attention on what is most important and meaningful in life. You can learn and absorb at a deep level how to deal with life smoothly and effectively. Allow the true you out, uncluttered by all that baggage.

“The problem is never how to think new thoughts, but how to get the old ones out.”

In my next blog, I will share 10 ways to delclutter our mind.

Sushant Tripathi

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