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PRABUDDH JEEVAN
NOVEMBER 2015
THE SEEKER'S DIARY
MISSION POSIBLE
Happy Diwali to all! May the light outside reflect the with the right sanskar is there; the friends with light within all and may the journey within be lit unconditional love are there. The exposure, the .....always!
opportunities, the colour, the shades are all there. The
only thing missing is the sketch, the outline, the form; The month passed is always my mixed month... October heat brings with it varieties of
that point, that mark, that pointedness showing me my 'ekendriyajeev' that you have never seen before (and
tangible 24/7 goal
lang to so softly remove them out with the feel of anguish So I decided to take small steps to keep myself that you were also there a few lifetimes ago.)
occupied and decided to start with setting some mini It brings with it the month of Shraadh' for the Hindus goals for this month which is also a way of remembering your ancestors, My list for this month looks like this: not forgetting them, but remembering them with
Loose a kilo - Walk more and eat sensibly fondness and hope that they progressed ahead on the path to moksha and are perhaps still among us on their
Stare at the sun for ten seconds and imbibe its energy way...so in a way celebrating them.
within - remember that the sun rises each day and it
does not give me less or more based on his moods. Also Navratri is celebrating the wild, the primal and the untamed from where we all began - the conflicting Keep a Yoga Posture for 10 more seconds - build my process of churning and changing - the divine feminine mental resolve with physical strength. energy manifested as the goddesses Durga - Shakti Spend 15 minutes of good quality and uninterrupted - Amba.
time with parents - give and receive more. And finally;Dusshera- symbolic of conquest over the Go off tech gadgets like mobile, laptop, internet, tv etc; evil and the beginning of winter, anticipation of better once a week-listen to the voice within with attention weather in most Indian cities and basically celebration and don't let it get lost in the cacophony of devices. and festivities.
Divine over device !! I am in a quiet mood though amidst all these activities, Wake up at 5:30 in the morning - catch the first act on deciding Diwali gifts for family and friends, delegating the stage of nature being played right when the curtain delivery routes for it and times to avoid traffic, trying to rises over the new day. abstain from tasting sweets and all those other
Go to the fields - and look at the canvas unfold in a delicious things, which adds up on the waist.
million colors Amidst all these, the pre dominant thought is nagging
Think of "who am I-What is my purpose of this human question - what is my goal? What is that one thing
birth?" can give my life for? What is my Everest?
Maintain a diary - memories are increasing and So, now the only focused thoughts I have these days is to find my goal, this elusive thing. this all- capacity to remember is failing with each passing day. encompassing passion, this all consuming one Delete memories of hurt and pain and only remember trackedness or even just a simple raison d'etre. the grace and the love that has been and is being Ofcourse the spark to these thoughts was as always
constantly showered.
constar Gurudev and his words "adarsh dincharya raakho" - Take up something new and devote atleast an hour for keep yourself occupied constantly with constructive it each day activities. Don't give yourself any idle time where Forgive five flaws each day-grow your heart and moods can enter.
reduce ego The setting is all there. The Guru is there. The family Two minutes of mindfulness every hour - check am I
