Desires

Hi Folks !

I am sorry I'm late ! I was galliventing!

Went to a beautiful litttle hill-station near-by.

Twice!

And then I worked very hard!

Went to Mumbai, took 3 Past Life Regression Sessions and a 2 hr lecture +qs-ans on one day and 4 PLR sessions the next day ! (Each session averages 2hrs).

Came back only this afternoon.

Now lets get to today's work!

To begin, thank you all for your comments and wishes!

Arun has some interesting questions -

How do we get rid of desires?

Is wanting to be Spiritual a desire too?

Or are desires only material?

Lets see -

What are desires?

A desire is wanting something for ourselves.

Either for something to happen or not happen.

A desire per se is not bad.

It motivates us, gets us out of our lethargy and connects us to our goals and purpose.

What one has to be careful about, is to make sure that it is our slave - and that it does not sneakily master us!

Desires are clever!

Wanting to get rid of a desire is also a desire! If you keep it in proper perspective, it helps tremendously. For eg, supposing you want something - a house of your own. Keeping it in the larger picture of your life will make this desire manageable in your mind.

Think about it this way- If I have a house, I will feel secure, I can concentrate on my job, get married / raise family /take care of my parents. I can have some plants, put out some grains for the birds, read, write, relax, meditate, have many happy times with my friends and relatives. It will be a place where not just me and my close family but where many will want to come and enjoy. It will be a happy place.

By the time you come to this point, the house has become a means and not the end. You have, by now, sublimated the desire and now, because others are also going to get a sanctuary, the universe will go all out to help you realise your desire.

Include and relax!

Wanting to be Spiritual is a good desire which should expand our thoughts and behaviour to include others around us, even the trees, the animals and the Mother Earth too.

Usually, desires are considered to deal with the lower Chakras -the grounding, the earthing.

Money, security, position, physical fulfilment.

If a desire helps us in grounding us, in understanding ourselves, if it does not harm or upset someone else, it is good.

One will know the difference - or the quality of the desire, deep within.

Now for Mandar's questions -

To begin with, you really deserve a clap for overcoming lethargy and for your perseverance - the morning walks, the gym and the harmonium!

When one truly wants to do something, the whole universe conspires to help one achieve it !

I am truly glad and commend you for this!

He has some questions which I will generalise -

Why does one want to pray for someone one does not know very well?

Well, we may have been closer to them in an earlier lifetime!

Truly!

If you feel like praying for someone, just do-

Actually, make this a habit -

When you have finished whatever daily ritual you follow, when you are feeling calm/happy/good/joyous at any time, just distribute that energy to everything and everyone.

Thank the trees, flowers, birds, the buses, trains, roads, buildings for the weight they carry, the work they do.

Wish that the people on the roads, the sellers, the beggars, everyone - everyone has a good day.

Just say - thank you, I'm grateful.

Wish happiness to everyone.

I do it all the time and feel wonderful, connected and light!

The next query -

Sometimes, tears come for no reason.

Why?

Tears can be of gratitude,joy, anger,sorrow and so on - but sometimes, they make us lose track and we may start to indulge without an identifiable cause. Sentimentality is not a strength but a weakness as it clouds our thoughts and vision. It is - well, everything is fine as long as it is in balance.

We should make sure it does not end up as a Poor-Me attitude!

Our mind is very clever!

Sit quietly and try to identify the root cause. Learn to watch your thoughts. When you detach yourself and examine, you will be able to identify.

Every thought in our mind is a seed sown, so let there be many of happinesss, gratitude and eventually, stillness.

Let me give you all a beautiful affirmation -

'I flow with the flow of life with confidence and joy'.

Say this as many times as you remember, you can let it play constantly in your mind.

Feel happiness and gratitude as you say it.

I shall talk about Affirmations in detail in the next post.

Until then, Be Happy -

The Crown Chakra

Hi Folks !


We are one whole year old!


The blog started on the 7th of June 2008.


On the 7th of June 2009 we completed a year.


On the 8th of June 2009 we crossed 5000 hits!


We also got written about in a monthly magazine !


I thank all of you for your interest and enthusiasm!


Questions and comments make it more interesting, so do keep sending them.



Talking of queries, where is Mandar?! Been missing for a while !


And Random Thoughts?! (could not open bolbachchan. com -don't know why)?


Its been a great year and let's flow on !

Life is beautiful, even with conditions applied!


Now lets learn about the final of the 3 Spiritual Chakras, THE CROWN CHAKRA-


It is located at the top of the head, the place which is soft in a new-born.



The energy of THE CROWN CHAKRA is about our connection to an all-embracing wisdom, to pure consciousness, to the Divinity.



When this is open, one sees and remains aware of the bigger picture and all the walls are gone -of thoughts, religion, caste, colour, gender and so on. One experiences - not just intellectualises, but feels the unity in the universe, the countless dimensions of life.


It is from the vortex of THE CROWN CHAKRA that we take in Energy from the endless universal source, which then moves to the lower 6 Chakras. This process is continuous, and the more open our Chakras are, the better our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health.


When The CROWN CHAKRA is blocked, there is unwillingness to learn, rigidity, a sense of isolation and an unawareness of ones own spirituality. The views are narrow and petty and there is a sense of being alone.


On the other hand, if this Chakra is over-active, one ends up quite addicted to one's convenient brand of spirituality and intellectualises about it endlessly. All the inconvenient truths are hidden and there is a growing sense of justifying this rigidity and sense of superiority/seperateness from others.



Remember the Aloof Energy Stealer?!


So lets all be wise and aware and healthy and happy!


There are some nice Chakra Tests on the net. They take hardly a few minutes to complete and give you a great insight into your own self.


There are Chakra-balancing meditations too, some on youtube.


Take these tests periodically and check with your old results. Remain aware of where the block is. It will be difficult to change one's thoughts and beliefs immediately, so think things over honestly and don't let ego stand in the way of your own happiness and peace of mind.


Lets do a quick recap of all the 7 Chakras -


1. ROOT- Safety, Security, Grounding in the Physical World.


2. SACRAL- Sexuality, Feelings, Money too.



3. SOLAR PLEXUS - Emotions, Personal Power.



4. HEART - Affection, Love.



5. THROAT -Self- Esteem, Communication.



6. -THIRD EYE -Insight, Psychic Abilities.



7. CROWN - Oneness with Divinity.



To think that all of them - AND the 21 Minor Chakras have been doing their job quietly and tirelessly, ever since we took our first breath, without a moment's rest, without being acknowledged or thanked or apreciated or even believed in!

WOW!

Lets thank our wonderful body and take a quiet vow to take care of it.

By exercising regularly, eating balanced food and above all, BY BEING HAPPY !

We do have much to be grateful for, and let us pay our respects and work towards removing the blocks so that all the systems can work happily and peacefully.

In the next post, I shall give you some Affirmations.

There are hundreds, for everything, and we will see how they work!



In the meantime, have a great time!



Love you -

The Throat and The Third Eye Chakra

Hi Folks!

Started operating out of Love and not fear?
Out of your Fourth Chakra energy?

It's there in abundance, an unending supply of your own.
The intelligent and important thing is to keep giving with complete trust in your own source.

If you get love in return, why, thats wonderful!
If not, you are just giving love to someone who is short of it, and because he/she is short of it, probably does not know how to value it.

Love.
And let go.


Now let's look at The FIFTH CHAKRA or The THROAT CHAKRA, based in our throat region, between the head and the heart.

The three upper Spiritual Chakras are where we develop and evolve from the gross to the subtle, going deeper and deeper into the realms of the mind and spirit!

We acknowledge to ourselves that our individual will is truly a part of the Divine Will .
We start to live more and more like the Old Soul that we have become!



THE FIFTH CHAKRA deals with communication, creativity, self-esteem, faith, understanding and taking responsibility of ones own needs.

Check.
Are you gregarious? Tongue-tied? Shy? Diffident?
Have a booming voice? Or is it mousy?

For you to have a booming voice, there would be confidence, over-confidence or a lack of it which you are trying to hide.

A thin voice would be lack of confidence again, a direct result of lack of Self-Esteem.

How do you see yourself?
How much do you listen to yourself?

Do !

When one develops faith in oneself and ones own abilities, it translates into trust in the Universe too.

All fears and insecurities about feeling helpless and overpowered vanish.

One allows the Universe to carry on - its actually been doing quite fine, you know - and one stops operating out of fear. The need to do everything exactly the way one wants recedes as one experiences the oneness and there is peace within.


As we realise the power of thought, energy and its consequences, there is a new maturity, a lightness of being as most of the baggage is gone.

It is here, that we start to strengthen the 'letting-go' pattern.

To create and communicate properly, one needs to spend time with oneself without any distraction.



When THE FIFTH CHAKRA energy is deficient, the neck, throat, shoulder and jaws get affected. Droopy or rigid shoulders, fear of speaking, inability to listen are some of the consequences.

Meditation certainly helps, also chanting and singing.



THE THIRD EYE CHAKRA is the second of the Spiritual Chakras located between the eyebrows.

This is the seat of our intuitive powers, our spiritual centre, the insight and the psyche.

It is literally the Third Eye and each one of us has it!



This Chakra is about detachment, about moving higher in consciousness after dealing with ones fears objectively.

The soul transcends all that is mundane and that which operates out of fear.
The intuitive abilities expand and the clarity of mind grows hugely to result into Wisdom.

Many, many people concentrate on this Chakra while meditating.

No harm, but one can unconsciously develop a tendency to ignore the lower 3 Chakras, the love that the Heart Chakra has to teach and the correct understanding of ones creativity and communicating skills of the Fifth Chakra.

Its like everyday cooking or the daily chores which are so boring!
But they are important for the daily cleansing and the self-discipline.

To reach the mountain-top, one has to start at the bottom, from the flat grounds, valleys and hills.
And learn at every step.
If you air-drop yourself at the penultimate halt to take a short-cut, you will definitely have all kinds of problems!

Cramps, fear in the pit of the stomach, a racing heart, a parched throat and breathing problems!
So relax.

Be aware of your thoughts.
Of how your mind controls you.
Start controlling it.

Meditate!
Meditate!
Meditate!

Are you aware of the Emotional Freedom Technique popularly known as the EFT?

There is an excellent youtube video on EFT -CHAKRAS which you can follow.

Its of - about 8 - 10 mins.

Go to garycraig+eft and you will get the site.

Practise the technique with the affirmation, as suggested.
Its simple and effective.

So long for now-
Next time, we will learn about THE CROWN CHAKRA and I shall tell you about affirmations.

ENJOY!




























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