"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step"

Start Now..

Start where you are, with what you have..

Just start! 

The Journey is long, but as you walk on the way.. the way appears! 

Resistance is necessary!!

 

What you truly desire isn’t a thing, it is a feeling of fulfillment!

Always Choose Peace!

Been there, Done that…We all get swayed away with thoughts, emotions, anger, anxiety and situations. The key is to keep coming back again and again to the mantra - Breathing in, I calm my body. Breathing out, I smile! again and again… Punah Punah!

 

For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life. ~ Herman Melville

Caring closet - Happiness is sharing the excitement of new school year by replenishing the Caring Closet in the local school district. Be the Joy, Spread the Joy n Share the Joy! ❤️

Many people have a problem letting go of control, and this brings them anxiety, restlessness and soured relationships.

Wake up and see – are you ever in control? What do you control? Perhaps a teeny tiny part of your waking state!

You are not in control when you are sleeping or dreaming. You are not in control of the thoughts and emotions that arise in you. You may choose to express them or not, but they come to you without your permission.

Most of the functions of your body are not under your control. If you think you are in control of the events in your life, it is a big joke!

When you look at life from this angle, you are not afraid of losing control. Because you have none to lose in the first place!

Let go! 

~ Sri Sri 

#selfhelp #mentalhealth

Do you think you can teach even a child?

You cannot. The child teaches himself. Your duty is to afford opportunities and to remove obstacles. A plant grows. Do you make the plant grow? Your duty is to put a hedge round it and see that no animal eats up the plant, and there your duty ends. The plant grows of itself. So it is in regard to the spiritual growth of every man. None can teach you; none can make a spiritual man of you. You have to teach yourself; your growth must come from inside.

Swami Vivekananda

(CW/V2/Practical Vedanta and other lectures/The Ideal of a Universal Religion)

Yogis corner!

 

Happiness is ~ sharing the excitement and joy of new school year with students in need:)

Tadatama ~ Its not the thoughts that bother us.. It is our intense attachment to the thoughts!!

Our vibes convey more than our words!

Take moment to notice this ongoing inner phenomenon. 

The magnificent play of our breath, thoughts, feelings and emotions!

Like the waves are in the ocean, our thoughts rise and fall in our consciousness. 

Thoughts do not bother us till we are just a witness to them and allow this background activity and play to simply carry on.

The trouble begins immensely the moment we start to hang onto, attach, identify and churn on our thoughts, 

That's when we empower and fuel the thoughts through
our ego, strong feelings and emotions.

And we find ourselves amidst of the storm of disharmony within,

Notice yourself or someone going through this disharmony...

The only word of caution is ----Beware!!! 

The understanding and knowledge of Tadatma offers a choice at this time...drown deeper into the ocean of disharmony or take a life vest and save your self!

Our thoughts are absolutely powerless if we do not identify ourselves with them...they are the cause of immense destruction when fueled with the ego, self pity and identification. 

Knowledge is knowing when to tactfully detach oneself from the thoughts before they get the power to rule over us!

So, when a strong thought arises .. label it as thinking mind or just a thought and let go!

Does that mean we will not get carried away with the thoughts?

Absolutely not!

Every now and then we all come across situations, thoughts and emotions where we all are swayed away with them. However, the awareness and knowledge of being a witness and observing ones own self does help immensely to reduce the anger, reaction and bounce back time!! 

If you think you are free, you are free..

If you think you are bound, you are bound..
You can live in the cage trapped forever in the walls of perfection, imperfection, freedom, fear, worries, regrets, anxiety, guilt...
Or set yourself free, right in this moment...
The choice is yours..
Inhale, exhale, let go and live free!
No one else can do it for you...No one else can set you free!!!
It’s all in your mind!!

🌹Peace, Love and Grace
Shikha

Every difficult situation in our life provides us with an opportunity to be a better version of ourselves! When the panic because of the pandemic began to arise in our community, we started to wonder in what ways we could help. My daughters questioned how people would eat as there are so many kids who rely on food from school. The day that the stay at home order was released, they started collecting donations of boxed foods. Up till now, they have run 5 successful donation campaigns and their 6th is on the way!! If you're worried, always wonder how you can help others in need. When we think about others needs then our worries and anxiety starts to vanish! We all will have a story to tell about these times — what did we do? How did we help? How we made a difference? What is going to be your story!