Ways to improve one's life in the current year.

[Guest guest]

Dear friends and devotees, Bhakti is eternal. There was an important

discourse of Sri Sri Ravisankarji published in a magazine in regard to

Self transforming and 25 ways to improve one's life. Since I feel it is

benificial to one and all, I am reproducing the same one after another.

Kindly go through and enjoy. TRANSFORM YOURSELF In this era of

science and technology, we can be creative and productive, and at the

same time not lose the humanness that we are all born with. Just

material things or comfort alone do not make you comfortable. You may

have a good bed to sleep on, but unable to sleep because of insomnia or

worry! You need to get a broad understanding about yourself and your

priorities. Clarity in the mind makes things much easier-understanding

your basic emotions like love, your interaction with people arround you,

knowing about your ego or what your intellect or mind is saying to you

and introspection will give you a few minutes of relaxation which is

very vital. So, what is most important is introspection about one's own

life and how to improve the quality of life-this intention itself will

open many doors for you to feel better about yourself. First of all,

find out for yourself whether you are healthy. Health is.... a

disease-free body. a quiver-free breath. a stress-free mind. an

inhibition-free intellect. an obsession-free memory. an ego that

includes all. a soul that is free from sorrow. Have you ever thought

what is the purpose of your life? What is the meaning of life? What is

life all about? These questions are very, very precious. When these

questions drawn in your mind, only then your life begins! But, when

these questions come into your mind, don't be in a hurry to get an

answer. Those who know will not tell you and those who tell don't know!

You can plug your ears and walk off! These questions are the tools by

which you can dig deeper and the answers come from within you. Once

these questions come into your life then you start " living " life

rather than just existing. To know for what you are in this planet,

find out what you are not here for! You are not here to be sad.

You are not here to blame. You are not here to be miserable. You are not

here to worry. You are not here to show off. You are not here to get

stressed out. You are not here to get irritated and irritate others. The

list goes on. All our struggles in life are to know more. You are

trying your level-best to understand your feelings and emotions, and you

get into more and more and more confusion. This is what has happened

with psychology today. It tries to explain to you why you feel like the

way you are feeling. The " why " arises always when you are unhappy.

You ask " why this problem to me of all the people? " Nobody ever asked,

" Why am I so happy? " You want to understand, " why am I not feeling

good? " or " why am I angry? " , or " why is this not happening? " The more

you try to understand and try to dig it, you seem to understand less and

less. The mystry deepens, but an illusion comes as though " I know it " .

But that is for a short while. We ourselves do not know and we try to

explain to others! Stop your explanations; your explanations have put

you into a soup and make other people also more confused. You don't

know what is happening in your mind. Mind is like a roller coaster-it's

a crowd. Just be in the simple and innocent state of " I don't know! " .

This life is a mystery-beautiful-live it. Living the mystery of life

so totally is joy. Becoming the mystery is divine. You are a mystery!

When you see life in this context, clarity dawns in your mind and your

life improves. The 25 ways to improve the life will be sent one after

the other as a new year gift. With love and affection, Sastry.