Life is Rooted in Reality

 

Life is Rooted in Reality

Life is very practical and a practical outlook to life will help you traverse the various ups and downs comfortably. Life is definitely not rooted or connected to your thoughts and emotions. The moment you start thinking about life in your mind, you start conjuring up images of how life should be for you and for those near and dear to you. This is definitely taught by some for positive outcomes through visualization techniques etc. I personally do not know whether such techniques work or not.

Visualisation and positive affirmation have their plus points, I guess. Such techniques may help in manifesting the outcomes you hope for, but if you totally rely on such techniques without practically working towards achieving those goals – then that is definitely living in a dream world!

If you start dreaming and becoming emotional about perceived outcomes then you are headed for serious trouble. The best way to face life is to live it practically. Meet each situation head on with a positive frame of mind. Do what your soul / mind tells you to do at that moment – the result could go either way – but then you know you have done your best. The result is never in your hands – that will happen as per your destiny, your karma. Whatever happens needs to be accepted and we need to move on.

If we become emotional about the outcome of situations then we will be making our mind active with thoughts on the outcome which will hurt us emotionally in the long run – what if this had happened and what if that had happened – such thoughts just corrode you from within and are most likely to lead to ill health.  

We can begin to get a grip on our emotions and calm down our mind through yoga and meditation techniques. Once we start yoga and meditation, we gain control of our physical body and learn to sit still in one place while meditating. Once the physical stillness is in place our attention goes to the mind in meditation, breathing techniques help us slow the mind down, and with time the mind becomes quiet. Once that happens our journey to inner peace begins and we start living life in the moment – rooted in reality!