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There’s always something warm and bright, about this time of the year, when everything has a special glow, and hearts are full of cheer, that’s why, this special greeting comes your way, to wish you all life’s best, on Diwali and in the coming year, too.

Wishing all of you a very happy and prosperous Diwali filled with hope & light.

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Fortunately I have got an opportunity to review a wonderful book on Self Development. This book is Personal Development for Smart People written by Steve Pavlina who owns the Internet’s most popular self-help blog’ Steve Pavlina.Com‘. I have not yet finished the book but whatever I have read till now has impressed me deeply. This book is filled with golden nuggets of wisdoms. In one of my subsequent posts, I’ll post a detailed review of the book.

However, just for your taste, here is a small excerpt from the book which tells us how to give priorities to our tasks, projects and actions in the most efficient way possible.

Triage

In battlefield medicine, the principle of triage involves dividing patients into three groups:

1. Those who will die anyway, whether they receive medical attention or not

2. Those who will survive anyway, whether they receive medical attention or not

3. Those who will survive only if they receive timely medical attention

When resources are limited, medics must attend to members of the third group before the first and second groups in order to save as many lives as possible.

Triage can also help you build your authority by focusing your attention on the most significant actions. In this case you divide your tasks, projects, and activities into three groups:

1. Projects that will fail to have a significant impact, whether you do them or not

2. Projects that will succeed anyway, whether you do them or not

3. Projects that will have a significant impact only if you complete them in a timely manner

If you focus your attention on the first group, you’re just spinning your wheels while more important tasks remain undone. If you focus your attention on the second group, you’re wasting your energy for no meaningful return. But if you attend to the third group, you’ll put your time and energy to the best possible use. In order to focus on the most significant actions, you must withdraw your attention from the first two groups.

Practicing triage is extremely challenging because it requires repeatedly saying no to what you may instinctively feel are good choices. It’s the time-management equivalent of saying no to wounded people calling for help. But if you fail to master the art of triage, many worthwhile projects will die needlessly.

This process is a challenge of consciousness. It’s easy to lose sight of the big picture when you’re staring at a project screaming for your attention. But you still need to muster the awareness to ask yourself: Is this the most important thing for me to be doing right now?

Make a list of your group-three projects and activities, and keep it handy at all times. Maybe it’s a list of your key goals, but it could also be a list of the life areas you want to attend to, such as your health, relationships, and spiritual practice. Review that list every day to keep refreshing its presence in your mind. This will help you make the tough triage decisions when the need arises. It’s easier to say no to groups one and two when you can see the whole battlefield.

What are the group-three projects that are dying in the trenches but that can still be saved if you reach them in time? Your health? Your relationship? Your career? Your spiritual connection? In order to make time to save them, what ones and twos are you willing to pass up?

That’s all for this week.

Keep Meditation ! May God Bless You !

Eklavya

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A few days ago the news of an NRI’s suicide in America shocked India. Karthik Rajaram (46), a Los Angeles based NRI, shot his family and himself dead when stock market crashed in US. Rajaram had been a bright student and had worked with high profile companies before he started his on venture fund company. He made many million dollars when the company was liquidated. Thereafter he got unemployed and invested his money in the stock market and rest is known to all.

In his suicide note, he blamed his economic conditions that have worsened in the aftermath of Subprime crisis. (Read more here about this crisis)

He was one of the most educated and affluent group of American Indians. He had enjoyed all the luxuries of life. Yet he failed to cope with the stress of the pressing economic condition.

When I think about this incident, I feel that this suicide is among one of those cases where the person fails to accept the harsh realities of his life and started blaming himself for all kind of miseries he and his family are facing. [Read more →]

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Often I think why There are many forms of walking meditation. In this post I’ll introduce you to an age-old technique that’s as easy as it’s effective. I recommend that you start indoors where there are fewer distractions, however once you got some experience you can practice outdoors too.

It’s easier to do walking meditation in nature than in a noisy city. So, whenever you practice outdoors do it in a peaceful park or in a forest if possible.

Now, find a suitable place in your home where you can pace back and forth. The stretch should be at least 2-3 yards long but it’s even better if it’s 5-10.

This particular technique focuses on sensations in the souls of your feet. So, it’s easier to practice barefoot or in thin socks.

Now, stand at the beginning of your meditation path and bring your attention to the soles of your feet. Feel the weight of your body pressing against the floor. Is the floor hot or cold? Hard or soft? Smooth or rough? Rest your attention round the soles of your feet. Don’t try too hard - relax and let your awareness flow naturally. [Read more →]

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Question/Query : How do you balance trust in your life? Do you let go and trust that all will work out for the best, or do you struggle towards your goals in high velocity from an underlying motivation by fear (ever so minuscule even)?

I often question myself in many areas of everyday living my ability to trust. And I wonder - Are your motivations consciously guided by trusting that you are on the path you are meant to be on, or are you unconsciously motivated? Do you work extremely hard in the physical world doing this and that to accomplish something, or do I trust and let go of the outcome.

What do you place your trust in? A higher power, a higher intention? Or do you trust in yourself mainly?

Do you focus on your guides to assist you in endeavors, or do you feel alone in your personal actions?

Answer :

Once I was reading a book of great meditation master Osho where I cam across one of his saying - ” Have trust in existence. That alone is enough”.

The word existence in Hindi means “Astitava’ which actually means the Universe or Creation.

I can’t say of others, but it my own personal experience that having a faith (or trust) on existence (Universe) is one of the most effective method for attaining mental peace and calm.

Often I think, “What is the purpose of life ? Why in the first place we born on this earth which is so full of misery pain and struggle. Man is killing man just on the basis of Caste, creed, religion or nationality. The God just creates one earth and we divided it into numerous pieces of land. Everyday life is becoming more and more complicated. Just why we are (or for that matter all of us) here ? Just to be born, grow young, marry, have children and then ultimately die ? What is the use of all this?

Then comes many answer for this frustration. However, the answer which give me solace is that we are are part of a constant creation. The collective consciousness of every living being on this planet (and it includes every living being- not humans only) is increasing and all that we see around us is nothing but a dance of this consciousness. We all are parts of this Universe and when we reflect upon this dance, in many ways one part of the Universe reflect upon itself. All in all this is a game, a huge game which is going on since the time immemorial. We with our limited wisdom and resources can’t fathom its vastness. We are just a very very tiny drop in this enormous ocean of consciousness.

Just have faith in this huge existence. All negative forces which you see around here are also part of this cosmic force. We should have trust in the existence and should do all that we can do with our potential. Our own desires and intentions are the result of our limited wisdom. If we succeed in fulfilling them, well and good. If we can’t fulfill them owing to circumstances beyond our control, we should not make it a question of life and death. Just have faith in this huge existence and let it decide what it want to make of you. The ego, the fame , the success are as momentary as the failure or anonymity.

Have faith in existence and you will find miraculous improvement in your outlook towards life. A faith or trust in existence is enough.

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Recently I came to know about an excellent website on meditation and spirituality :

Message from Masters.Com.

This website has a huge collection of  the thoughts and teaching of many enlightened masters of our time.  In this collection, you will find great masters like Osho, Jiddu Krishnamurthy, Gurdjieff,  Sri Ramakrishna ,  Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, Ramana Maharshi and many more.

One of the most important section of this website is it’s download section. Here you’ll find a complete collection of all the books by Osho in pdf format. Apart from Osho, you’ll also find the links to download ebooks of other enlightened masters.

This website fulfills a long awaited need of spiritual seekers of a place where teachings of all enlightened masters have been compiled and organized so that people can benefit from them.

If you are interested in meditation, Meditation from Masters is a must visit.

Highly Recommended.

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