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The Universe Within
A friend of
mine had got a small growth on his finger that looked like a bump. My friend was
disturbed by it and went to visit a doctor, not satisfied with that doctor’s
opinion, he went on a doctor consultation spree. With every opinion he got from
the various doctors the more confused he became. Then he made the ultimate
cardinal sin – he started googling for a solution. His mind was now completely
addled – totally befuddled and fogged up. Thoughts started playing havoc – what
have I got – cancer, arthritis, spondylosis etc. His mind started making life
threatening noises and an extremely intelligent and smart individual started
falling a prey to his addled brain. He had just invited into his mind and
consciousness all kinds of life-threatening noise! He went to the extent of
writing his own Will! His work suffered and he started moving around like a zombie
– the walking dead!
Meditation as a
solution to quieten the mind was suggested and he agreed to give it a shot.
After a couple of months, he said that meditation really helped and the
narrator inside his mind quietened down – the narrator who was scaring me with
all kinds of illnesses piped down and his chatter stopped. There is a wonderful
saying in the Bhagvad Gita – Whenever the mind wanders, restless and diffuse in
its search for satisfaction without, lead it within; train it to rest in the
self. Abiding joy comes to those who still the mind.
Our mind is a
quicksand of urges, desires, fears and judgments that pulls in it. To stop
ourselves from sinking and going under in the quicksand we need to quieten the
mind. The mind keeps vacillating between the past and the future and is rarely
in the here and now – rarely in the present moment.
Our inner universe is also the place where we can come to
gain insight about ourself and how we operate in the world, uncover our true
feelings, meet our shadow self, connect with our inner child. It is the place
where we can learn to forgive ourself and others. Where we can learn to let go
of the past and choose to grow into our new self. The more awareness we have
about who we are, why we behave in the way we do, what motivates us, what
inspires us, the more control we will have over how we shape our life going
forward. And ultimately, the more we connect with our Higher Self and merge
with the oneness and love of our own Divinity, we will surrender to our True
Self, and peace will be known.
Meditation has taught me to let go and let life happen. It
has helped me to cut the inner chatter, quieten the mind and choose the subject
with which to occupy my mind when required, otherwise it is mostly still. When
this happens, the inner universe is filled with the sound of silence, peace,
contentment and untold bliss.
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