MUSING
You can empower yourself….
One of the key aspects of Indian spirituality is the service or seva component of it. Youth have the required energy to service the urge. When one makes service the sole purpose in life, it eliminates fear, brings focus in the mind, purposefulness in action, and long-term joy. The service aspect of spirituality needs to be harnessed to alleviate fear and depression that bog you down. Seva always brings a big kick. It’s the most effective antidote to depression. The day you feel hopeless, horrible and worse, get out of your room and ask people, "What can I do you for you?" The service you did will bring a revolution inside you. When you engage yourself in helping others, you realise that the Divine is taking care of you very well and life gets with love and gratitude. On the contrary, when you ask questions like why me or what about me, you get into depression. Inhibition is one biggest problem amongst our youth today. They worry too much about what people will think about them.
This severely affects their decision-making ability. Spiritual practices such as breathing techniques and mediation can help youth eliminate this inhibition. Do not be afraid of failures in life.
Just accept: ‘Ok, I am going to fail. So what? I still want to do it. It’s like a game you play, whether you win or lose, you play, whether you win or lose, you play the game. In the same way, don’t be afraid of failure. If you fail, never mind, still do it. Life is a mixture of everything: failure & success-they complement each other. If you fail, then you know the value of success. It is a stepping stone. You need to move forward: ask yourself, what did I learn from the past, and then what is my vision for the future? This will keep you going. For this, you need presence of mind, and for this, you need to get rid of stress. Be a player and not the pawn. You have to be the player and empower yourself. Remember life is much more than all that you can achieve and possess.
His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
One of the key aspects of Indian spirituality is the service or seva component of it. Youth have the required energy to service the urge. When one makes service the sole purpose in life, it eliminates fear, brings focus in the mind, purposefulness in action, and long-term joy. The service aspect of spirituality needs to be harnessed to alleviate fear and depression that bog you down. Seva always brings a big kick. It’s the most effective antidote to depression. The day you feel hopeless, horrible and worse, get out of your room and ask people, "What can I do you for you?" The service you did will bring a revolution inside you. When you engage yourself in helping others, you realise that the Divine is taking care of you very well and life gets with love and gratitude. On the contrary, when you ask questions like why me or what about me, you get into depression. Inhibition is one biggest problem amongst our youth today. They worry too much about what people will think about them.
This severely affects their decision-making ability. Spiritual practices such as breathing techniques and mediation can help youth eliminate this inhibition. Do not be afraid of failures in life.
Just accept: ‘Ok, I am going to fail. So what? I still want to do it. It’s like a game you play, whether you win or lose, you play, whether you win or lose, you play the game. In the same way, don’t be afraid of failure. If you fail, never mind, still do it. Life is a mixture of everything: failure & success-they complement each other. If you fail, then you know the value of success. It is a stepping stone. You need to move forward: ask yourself, what did I learn from the past, and then what is my vision for the future? This will keep you going. For this, you need presence of mind, and for this, you need to get rid of stress. Be a player and not the pawn. You have to be the player and empower yourself. Remember life is much more than all that you can achieve and possess.
His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Comments