Losing Hope is not a Choice

 

Losing Hope is not a Choice

Once you embark on the search for the ultimate truth there is no turning back. Whatever the difficulties you may encounter on your journey, however hopeless you find your quest to be at times, do not lose hope, losing hope is not a choice for those who have set out on the journey to discover the ultimate truth!

You will find a lot of people giving you advise on what to do, what not to do and so on. Control your breath, train your mind they will say. But they have no clue how to do it. You should realise that breathing ultimately supplies oxygen to the brain – after inhaling fresh air, it passes through the lungs into the heart which pumps the blood throughout the body, also providing its payload of oxygen to the brain in the bargain. If you observe yourself when you are angry or excited, you will notice that your heart is racing and that the blood-flow to the brain is thus accelerated – when there is excessive supply of oxygen to the brain your thoughts keep racing and your mind goes berserk. The way to quieten the mind is to slow down your breathing – count slowly to ten while taking deep breaths – you find yourself becoming calm and the tempo of your thoughts reducing.

The trick is to slow down your breathing – yoga and meditation help you to a great extent in doing this. If you master quieting your mind – then there is no question of losing hope, because more than half your journey is over. The rest is regular meditation and mindfulness practise as you learn to stay in the present moment. As you progress and completely and unconditionally surrender to your Guru, you notice that your karmas are being extinguished at a faster pace, your desires for material things starts disappearing. You notice that your ego is slowly taking a back seat. Getting rid of the ego is the most difficult – do not lose hope – your ego will keep changing form, it is your awareness and mindfulness practise which will help you detect the transformed ego. Layers and layers of ego will be peeled off, till you ultimately reach that golden silence.

Stay mindful, stay aware, be humble, be compassionate, be loving – live in the moment and remain joyous, filled with bliss and happiness. Have faith in yourself and trust in your Guru – you will definitely reach your goal – just hang in there, don’t lose hope!

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