“Why is my life going in circles?”
“Why can’t I achieve what I set my intention on?”
“Why is there too much turbulence in my life?”
These are common questions I get to hear from my clients. There
is too much turbulence in life because when something good happens, we are
overjoyed and want to party hard. When something unpleasant happens, we sink
into the bottomless pit of depression and sorrow. This type of behaviour can be
compared to the movement of the outer rim of a wheel. It is always in motion.
When we are at the periphery, whatever decisions we make, or
actions we take, are liable to be fallacious because they are coming from a
wrong foothold. Each future moment is born from the present moment. When the
present moment itself is full of turmoil, how can one hope that the future will
bring success and peace?
But, take a look at the center of the wheel- it is static
and stable. In life, from the incessant peripheral movement, inch by inch, we
have to move toward the center. Once there, you will experience the inner peace
and stability. You will gradually realise that there is no control over the
external incidents. But with practice, we can decide on how we let those
external incidents affect our internal environment. We can choose to respond,
instead of reacting, maintaining our inner peace.
Moving toward the center
What will help us to move toward the center of this wheel of
life? By being in total awareness of whatever we are doing, or being totally
present in the here and now.
When we are totally involved in our actions, there are three
advantages:
1.
The outcome of our action will be the best
2.
We do not get tired or bored
3.
Time will pass so quickly that you won’t even
come to know
So, bringing total awareness into all your actions, or being
completely present in the here and now is a very desirable habit to develop.
Then you will surprise yourself at how you can remain calm in spite of whatever
happens around you.
How to bring in the total awareness
Usually when we are doing one thing, our mind wanders to
other areas of life. Our job is to catch the mind doing that. Then nothing
needs to be done. Once you look squarely at the new thought that has crept in,
it loses its hold on you and fades away. Gradually you will be able to achieve your objective. This transformation will take its own time, but it is worth the effort.