Live Large : Power within

Evolutionary energy: With time, we have evolved and transformed. Billion years of human evolution has generated two significant powers within. There have been multiple challenges faced by the human race in the process of evolution. Somehow, they have overcome those challenges. They have mastered those situations which presented those challenges. These challenges & the solutions are very well etched as neural pathways in each and every one of us now.

This is like a memory imprint that is stored within us. This we call us the evolutionary energy.

Let me cite one example just to understand this evolutionary energy. Our brain weighs one and a half kilograms now. The same brain, it just weighed five hundred grams few million years before. So, the brain now has increased his volume by threefold. The majority of the weight comes from the thinking brain i.e. the prefrontal cortex that has evolved in the recent years.

So, evolutionary energy is an upward trend. As the human, we need to evolve & that is a norm. We are supposed to progress & there should be a constant upward growth. It is a universal law.

Inbuilt intelligence: The second source of power comes from the in-built intelligence. This is a completely involuntary automated system working deep underneath. This system is beyond our voluntary control & most of the time, we are not even aware of this intelligence operating within us.

A good example is our heart beat. We do not have control of the heartbeat. It beats by itself on an automated basis. Also, automatically, it fluctuates the heart beats based on the various load conditions such as running, cycling etc.

One can do wonders in life if he experiences these two powers. At a mastery level, one can even gain access to these two powers. Certain mind-body exercises when performed on consistent basis allow one to experience the evolutionary energy & the inbuilt intelligence.

Remember, these energies have evolved over a period of billion years. On an average, human life expectancy is just eighty years. This is really a short period comparing to the billion years. So, every minute of our time becomes precious when we are given just eighty years of quota. This is the reason why a person who realized these powers will not waste even a single minute of his life in doing mundane activities.

One can do wonders in life if he simply experiences these two powers. At a mastery level, one can even gain access to these two powers.

Live Large :LIFE PATTERN

Now, we know the start point of the transformation, it is time to perform a small test. Compare the present state of the life with that of your life three months before. You must able to see the changes, achievements, failures in these three months duration. Let us call the differences as delta. If you are satisfied with this delta then it is alright. If the life is the same as it was three months before then it is time to understand this monotonous pattern.

Reasons for the monotonous pattern of life

1.            One living in his own comfort zone

2.            Not clear on what exactly one wants to do in life.

Both are not in favour of the universal law. Anything against the universal law is nothing but inviting trouble. Largely, in this case, a person is not happy with himself, with his life. There is an inner voice telling him to do something but in reality, he is doing something different. This internal conflict is the cause of the lifestyle diseases.

Two reasons for the monotonous pattern of life. a. Living in the comfort zone b. Not clear on what exactly one wants to do in life.

Here is a simple practice to come out of this monotonous boring life. Self-comparison of yourself now and say, 3 months before & if you are happy with the delta differences then you are doing good. If delta difference is NIL then you need to take some serious steps!

Virtual tigers -Stress

Unlike our primitive ancestors, we live in a very safer world now. We have proper shelters, food, and other basic necessities which the ancestors were deprived of. Modern-day men are completely out of threats from the wild animals. Modern day needs/problems such as financial situation, children education, office work, house renovation, road traffics, income tax etc now turn out to be the virtual tigers. Any of the above-listed necessities might kick in the stress response because of the two causes of the stress that we mentioned above.

The stress circuit which worked in the primitive times and the one that works now in the modern days are one and the same. Only the big difference between these two scenarios is that the time duration of the threats. In the wilds, threat stays as along as the tiger is in your vicinity. Threat vanishes the moment tiger disappears from the scene. In this case, the thread amplification is larger but the duration is lesser. But, now these virtual tigers are not as big as the threats of the wild but constant nagging troublesome issues always sitting in the back of your mind. So, the threat amplification is smaller but the duration of the thread is longer now.

When the virtual tigers (threats) are repeated very often then there will be multiple stress responses leading to chronic stress. Chronic stress is the cause for multiple lifestyle diseases such as migraine, hypertension, anxiety disorder etc.

The stress circuit which worked in the primitive times and the one that works now in the modern days are one and the same.

Stress -Natural response

The primary need of all the species on the planet is to stay safe and protected. Human species are the weak animal by nature. They can’t fly like birds and run like rest of the animals. In the woods, they are exposed to all sorts of threats from different predators. Because of their weakness and threats posed by other animals, they developed flight/fly response to the external threats.

Stress is a flight/fly response which provides the sufficient instantaneous energy that allows them either to fight with the animals threatening them or simply, run away from the place of the threat to a safer place. Either of these demands energy to cope up with the situation.

So, stress is a natural response to stay safe and protected. How the skin protects the body from the external surrounding, stress protects you from the external dangerous ambience.

The stress response is part of the evolution and is a source of evolutionary energy.

Two points are worth to remember in this discussion.

a)            Firstly, it is an automated natural response based on the demanding situation.

b)            It is an instant boost of energy for a very short period of time which dies off after a certain period.

In the woods, if there is a movement in the bushes then the brain is programmed to naturally fear, worry or doubt to assume the probable presence of tiger/lion behind the bushes. Fear/worry/doubts are the trigger points for the stress response.

But, unfortunately, in the modern days, the same stress response which is supposed to protect and safeguard us is causing all kinds of modern lifestyle diseases. This is really ironical.

"How the skin protects the body from the external surroundings, stress protects you from the external dangerous ambience"

Live Large - Summary

We are the outcome of the evolution and it is a norm of the human to evolve constantly & consistently. There should not be stagnation and a constant evolution is a law. A thorough experiential knowledge is required when it comes in realising the power within, transference of the power, understanding the present life pattern in high definition, the clutters that hamper of our growth and the mindful awareness of our growth. A mere an intellectual knowledge is not good enough for the success and happiness of life.

Contemplative science has laid tools and techniques to tap the inherent source of energy and direct those in enhancing of our health, wealth, relationships & spiritual development. A progressive upward trend in all the above four dimensions of life guarantees success & happiness in life. But, many lack this development and hence, they struggle in life. This is mainly because these tools and techniques are not easily decoded into the practical use of a common man.

We are the architect of our reality, our experience and overall our life. We don’t know for sure the existence of our past life or the next life. But, this one life that we hold right now is an absolute truth. It is up to us to optimise and live the life LARGE. Now, with the added advantage of the modern neuroscience, it is easy to decode those techniques & tools.

The benefits are real & huge. To name few, one will have a physically fit body, lead a healthy lifestyle, looks young, highly focussed mind, deeper meaningful relationships with others, emotionally balanced and much more. Before, it becomes too late, I urge each one of you to experience these to enhance your lifestyle and lead a meaningful, successful and purposeful life!!

"We are the architect of our reality, our experience and overall our life. We don’t know for sure the existence of our past life or the next life. But, this one life that we hold right now is an absolute truth. It is up to us to optimise and live the life LARGE"

Live Large - Solution

S O L U T I O N:

We have been discussing on one hand the powers within and how to channelize those powers for our growth. Also, we have discussed the traps & limited belief which hold our progress. In this chapter, I would like to put forward the solution.

The solution is to create a right platform that provides an opportunity to tap the evolutionary energy. For this, whatever one does in his life, the platform should create an opportunity for an individual to push himself little further to the next level mindfully. This allows him to gain new learning & new experience.

The result becomes futile when one step into the discomfort zone mindlessly without utilizing his full awareness. This means to move mindfully from the termination of the comfort zone to the commencement of the discomfort zone. This transition is not a step response but it is a gradient. The whole point is to keep our awareness in this transition region (awareness area as shown below). So, design the platform that exposes this region vividly that provides an opportunity to tap the evolutionary energy.

"Design the platform that exposes the gradient of the comfort zone and discomfort zone vividly which provides an opportunity to tap the evolutionary energy"

LIVE LARGE - Traps -Part2

Our thinking & action are based on the individual belief & faith structures. These faith & belief structures are constructed and developed over years. Majority of the beliefs were imprinted at the earlier young stages of the life by parents, society, teachers, friends etc. Some are developed by his own past experiences to certain situations.

Since, our behaviour pattern determines the result of our action, is it not important to scrutinise the faith & belief structures which form the foundation for our behaviour pattern?

The behaviour pattern is completely an automated process that we don’t even aware at a given situation in order for us to take conscious favourable action. If the automation of our behaviour aids in our growth path then it is alright. But, what happens to the pattern that does not aid in our growth path?

We can’t change the automation but we have the liberty to change the components of the automation. If one wants to change the result then he has to change his action & thinking and that in turn calls for the change in the faith& belief components. Most of the programming of the faith & belief were done at a very young age especially in a situation when one did not have the maturity and power to control this programming. But, now as a grownup adult, we have the choice and hence, it is the right time to work on the programming of ours imprinted by someone else. The simple strategy is to eradicate those faith and belief which are not serving us anymore & add new components that aid in our growth.

Early childhood programming is a deep rooted pattern & hence, one need right tool to work at the deep subconscious level. There are well developed tools & techniques available to reprogram the belief & faith structure.

It is up to us to change the faith and Behaviour pattern automation which uses the above flowchart.

LIVE LARGE - Traps -Part1

Traps: We are invariably caught in three different traps. For growth and successful transformation, it is not only important to become aware of these traps but also to know the rightful means to come out these webs.

1.            Information overload

2.            Autopilot mode

3.            Mass copying

Information overload: We live in the information age where the science and technology advancement is rapid. The new technology such as Facebook, twitter, whatsapp, mobile and internet are overwhelming enough and expose anyone to the abundance of information. We are constantly bombarded with plentiful of information on a daily basis. The brain has not been trained by evolution to handle such massive information leading one to distract very easily.

To become successful, there is a demand to stay focussed but we are easily distracted by the external world very easily especially in the presence of the gadgets around us. The mandate here is to stay focussed but the situation is causing one to get distracted & this is completely a contradiction. Even few decades before, we did not have this web of information in the form of distraction. The attention faculty of the brain has deteriorated in the last few decades. People cannot stay attentive for an extended period of time. The brain has not evolved for this kind of this new external situation and it is a challenge now to deal with this new circumstances. Research says that on an average fifty percentage of the time, our mind roams and moves out of task in hand. This is a real trap & one needs special skills to train the brain to develop his attention span. These are learnable skills and the brain can be trained within a span of few months to come out this trap.

Autopilot mode: We lead our life in a kind of autopilot mode. This means, we do things without the involvement of our conscious mind. In fact, ninety percent of our daily activities such as brushing the teeth, taking bath, the way how we communicate & the way how we perceive the external situations are governed by the autopilot mode. There are two levels to this autopilot mode.

a.            Behaviour pattern

b.            Inbuilt Intelligence

Inbuilt intelligence is the one which we have discussed in our earlier chapter. These are the involuntary automated systems such as our heart beat, blood circulation, digestive systems etc. All these systems function by themselves without our conscious presence.

Let us understand the behaviour pattern, a level above the inbuilt intelligence. This is yet another pattern that runs on autopilot mode. Behaviour pattern is the specific way we think & act to the numerous situations. Our thinking & action to a given situation is not the same as that of the others. Each one thinks & acts differently for the same situation. Hence, the results are always different for different people even though the situation presented is the same. .......................cont....

LIVE LARGE - Power within

Evolutionary energy: With time, we have evolved and transformed. Billion years of human evolution has generated two significant powers within. There have been multiple challenges faced by the human race in the process of evolution. Somehow, they have overcome those challenges. They have mastered those situations which presented those challenges. These challenges & the solutions are very well etched as neural pathways in each and every one of us now.

This is like a memory imprint that is stored within us. This we call us the evolutionary energy.

Let me cite one example just to understand this evolutionary energy. Our brain weighs one and half kilograms now. The same brain, it just weighed five hundred grams few million years before. So, the brain now has increased his volume by threefold. Majority of the weight comes from the thinking brain i.e. the prefrontal cortex that has evolved in the recent years.

So, evolutionary energy is an upward trend. As human, we need to evolve & that is a norm. We are supposed to progress & there should be a constant upward growth. It is a universal law.

Inbuilt intelligence: The second source of power comes from the inbuilt intelligence. This is a completely involuntary automated system working deep underneath. This system is beyond our voluntary control & most of the time, we are not even aware of this intelligence operating within us.

A good example is our heart beat. We do not have control of the heartbeat. It beats by itself in an automated basis. Also, automatically, it fluctuates the heart beats based on the various load conditions such as running, cycling etc.

One can do wonders in life, if he experiences these two powers. At a mastery level, one can even gain access to these two powers. Certain mind-body exercises when performed on consistent basis allow one to experience the evolutionary energy & the inbuilt intelligence.

Remember, these energies have evolved over a period of billion years. On an average, human life expectancy is just eighty years. This is really a short period comparing to the billion years. So, every minute of our time becomes precious when we are given just eighty years of quota. This is the reason why a person who realised these powers will not waste even a single minute of his life in doing mundane activities.

One can do wonders in life, if he simply experiences these two powers. At a mastery level, one can even gain access to these two powers. 

LIVE LARGE - Pattern of life

Two reasons for the monotonous pattern of life.

 a.           Living in the comfort zone

 b.           Not clear of what exactly one wants to do in life.

Now, we know the start point of the transformation, it is time to perform a small test. Compare the present state of the life with that of your life three months before. You must able to see the changes, achievements, failures in these three months duration. Let us call the differences as delta. If you are satisfied with this delta then it is alright. If the life is the same as it was three months before then it is time to understand this monotonous pattern.

Reasons for the monotonous pattern of life

1.            One living in his own comfort zone

2.            Not clear of what exactly one wants to do in life.

Both are not in favour of the universal law. Anything against the universal law is nothing but inviting trouble. Largely in this case, a person is not happy with himself, with his life. There is an inner voice telling him to do something but in reality he is doing something different. This internal conflict is the cause of the lifestyle diseases.

Move forward: Inward Journey

Default State: We experience the external world by our senses. The senses then feed the data to the mind and meaning of the event is honoured. Naturally, we are in concurrence to the five senses and develop these sense faculties. Over the years, we tune completely externally and our desire is focused to the needs such owning a nice house, car, dress etc. But, we always long for something more even though that all our desires are met. This process continues as long as we follow the five senses which keep our focus to the external world. This becomes our default state. In this default state, we have a longing to get more and it continues always.

Evolutionary State: When we tune in internally then we witness/observe our own internal world. How our mind works, the drive of emotion etc. When our awareness is shifted in this direction, mind tends to recede over a period of time. This calming down of mind gives an opportunity to witness the inbuilt evolutionary energy within. This evolutionary energy has an age over period of billion years. This is really a massive energy. You will witness this inbuilt intelligence in each and every part of your body.

Your awareness is now watching the events/experiences of this internal world which you were not previously aware of. Your internal sensitivity can be developed and sharpen with the consistent practice. You will be exposed to a new dimension of you. This is really splendid.

This energy is huge. If you develop an awareness capability then you can dig in the entire energy accumulated over billion years within this one life time period. The question is whether you have the real ability to handle such a massive source of energy.

The initial symptoms of this internal journey are the clear sensations /feelings of all the involuntary automatized systems such as your heart beat, neural communications, blood circulations etc. Remember, all these systems have been developed over million years of evolution and each of these systems has its own inbuilt intelligence.

Inside-out strategy: Our external world is simply a mirror image our internal world. When we tune in to our internal world, we are exposed this wide spectrum of the evolutionary energy that changes our belief structures, perceptions and how we deal our life. This is the time; you will see the quantum leap of transformation in your life.

So, move from the default state of living to the evolutionary state of life.

Summary: In default State, we live & survive by tuning into the five external sensations. This is okay for your survival. In evolutionary State, we live & thrive by turning on the internal sensation. Increasing the internal sensitivity provides an opportunity to tap the evolutionary energy.

“Make a choice to move from the default state to the evolutionary state to thrive in life.”

Real Good Morning

Getting up early in the morning!! It is a harsh call for majority of us. I was part of this tribe few years before. Then, my modest reason for not getting up early in the morning was I had gone to bed very late in the night previous day. I was busy for the whole day and hence, I spent more time late night completing my task. But, in spite of such busy schedule day in and day out, still my end result was not as I expected. Also, I did not know the value of this powerful empowering habit of early rising. I am sure the above reasons resonate in your day today life too!

Now, after years of developing this habit, I knew exactly why I was busy the whole day. The reason being I was not having the focussed sharp mind to see the clarity of the tasks that I was trying to execute. Because of this ambiguity, I ended up spending more time and sub optimal in my performance. I do not want to describe in detail the emotional commotion associated with the execution & the subsequent effect of my sleep pattern.

Solution: If you are in similar situation (as how I was few years before) then here is the solution. Solution is simple!! Getup early in the morning. This is one of the secret habits of the successful people such as Obama, Modi, Sachin and many others.

Distraction: We live in the information age. We are bombarded with billions of information from many different sources during the day. Most of the information acts as distraction and causing to stay unfocussed. The finest time to avoid distraction is the early morning time. Majority of people are still in the bed in sound sleep. So, you are already out from the man made noises such as the shout of your neighbour, honking of the car etc. Early morning sets the ambience that has minimum distraction than the rest of the daytime.

Universe influence: The universal energy has its own influence on you during the period of 4-6am in the morning. If you go for an early morning walking at 4AM then you will appreciate the effect of the cosmic energy that influences you. It is pure source of energy that keeps you centred the rest of the day.

ME time: You need to self-introspect yourself to see the journey & direction of your life. Every day, one needs to revive his own situation in certain predefined period of the day as his ME time. Morning time is an ideal ME time.

This simple habit, if it is inculcated in your daily life then you will see the change in the pattern of your own perception of yourself & the world around you.

Summary: The universal energy is at its peak in the earlier phase (4- 6AM) of the morning. You become part of this energy during this time. Develop a habit of getting up early in the morning without any external support to build the right kind of energy to start a day fresh. To create this habit, one may use the aided means such as setting up the alarm to get up at early. Once your biorhythm is set, you will get up automatically without any support.

“As an unaided early morning raiser, you setup a platform that stages the universal cosmic dance”

Life Goodness : Excuses of the mind

Goodness of life originates from your good habits. Forming a new habit requires an effort irrespective of whether a habit is good or bad. One needs to repeat the action/task related to the habit over certain period of time in order for the action to become second nature of him. Recurrence is the key in generating a new habit.

In this blog, we are focussing on activities such as regular exercises, getting up early morning, yoga & meditation. These are the daily activities that are good to form as habits for a healthy life style. Without doubt, every one of us knows clearly the benefits of these activities. In spite of that innumerable list of benefits, only a handsome of people put an effort in generating these new habits. WHY??

Inherent nature: Evolutionarily, human are designed to live in the comfort zone. It is the characteristic of the mind which restricts us & makes a choice to stay in the comfort zone. No extra effort is required to stay in this comfort zone. But, forming a new habit such as getting up early morning or doing regular exercises demands for an additional effort. This means, one has to work against his inherent nature.

Contradictory Mind: Mind plays a vital role in making the choices. The same mind that motivates you to put an effort to form a new habit also withdraws you form the very effort where you transfer your energy into. Such is the conflicting nature of the mind. It gives excuses for you to stay in your safer familiar mode.

It is up to the individual to overcome this inherent force while forming a new habit. Unlike the western world, daily dose of physical exercises is not part of our culture at all. So, if one goes by the mass psychology, he will derive some good excuses to skip the daily routine. But, in the recent years, a new trend is getting in place where people spent considerable time out in the sun.

Summary:  New habits demand new activities. All those activities demand regularity. The inherent nature & the contradictory mind give excuses that evade you to perform the activities. So, you miss the goodness. Think twice before passing judgement on those excuses of the mind which hinder your progress.

"GOODNESS IN LIFE GETS HIJACKED BY THE EXCUSES OF THE MIND”. Be aware!!

Life purpose & Living process

We have an opportunity to live in two different spheres. Eventually, whatever the energy & time that spent in your life on daily basis go to either one of these spheres. It is important to become mindful of these spheres and see how one diverts his energy towards these spheres.

Two Spheres:  The two spheres are the “Life purpose” sphere & the “Living process” sphere. Your existence in this world is not simply an accident. There is a well-defined reason of your existence. In other words, you are here for a reason. This reason becomes your life purpose. If you spend your energy for this reason then you are directing your energy into the life purpose sphere.

Also, every one of us spend energy in our regular responsibilities such as our professional & career development, children education, marriage, wealth management etc. These are the living means. More and more energy spent in enhancing these resources direct our energy to the living process sphere.

The key here is to clearly identify how you spend your energy in diverting your energy to these spheres on a day today basis. If your life energy is utilised for your life purpose then you will see a clear trend in your life. On the other hand, if your life energy is completely engulfed in the living process then you will see distress in life in certain period of your lifespan.

Misinterpret: Where you focus on & that gets magnified. Say, for example if you emphasis on your child education then the details associated with your child education get magnified. When one starts to spend more of his focus on the living process, all of the details relevant to that get magnified to an extend where one lose the sight of the life. In other words, the living process takes such a bigger shape that it overshadows the visibility of the life. So, we end up spending energy in the living process on a daily basis and we start to falsely assume that sum of all these living processes as Life. So, many miss their life in their living process because of this false assumption.

Delink: So, make a clear distinction between these two spheres & delink the overlapping of these two spheres by doing a simple exercise of auditing your daily activities. If you spend your entire day in uplifting your child education, taking care of their welfare, upgrading your house, managing your wealth, improving your job opportunity etc. without knowing the reason & purpose of your existence then you are into this false assumption.

So, delink this association Life= Living process & direct more of your life force towards the life purpose. By doing so, your life gets SIMPLIFIED!!

Summary:

Life purpose: You exist in this world for a reason. That reason becomes your life purpose.

Living Process: Your regular responsibilities such as your professional development, marriage, children, wealth management etc.

Simple strategy: Many miss their life in the living process because they falsely assume. Life =Living process. Delink this association.

LIFE GETS SIMPLIFIED WHEN YOU DISTINGUISH CLEARLY YOUR LIFE PURPOSE & THE LIVING PROCESS AND DIRECTING YOUR LIFE ENERGY MORE TOWARDS THE LIFE PURPOS

Mind : Pendulum

Mind is a powerful device gifted to the humankind by the evolutionary process. This device can be deployed for our own benefits provided we know preciously the method of handling of this device. The life experience becomes frantic & hectic when one fails to manage this device.

Pendulum: Mind movement is like a pendulum. It swings between the two opposite sides from the neutral position. The two sides are the “past” and the “future” and the neutral position is the “present”. So, the entire time mind moves towards the past and future while crossing the neutral state momentarily. This is especially true when we don’t have an important task at hand. Watch the movement of your mind in the situations like driving a car, brushing your teeth!!  Naturally, mind dwells in the past or fantasises the future.

Default Network: In neuroscience, scientists call this pendulum action as the default network of the brain. Nearly 49% of the time, the brain stays in the default network. We know that each of our thought generates an electric impulse. Considering this fact , we spend half the time wasting our energy by random thoughts. We tend to worry when mind thinks of the past experiences.. We fancy our future which is yet to happen. But, there is a way to make this mind lot more productive that generates better life experience.

Leading a life:  We have choices!!  Either, we can think of our future life and compromise our present life or simply, lead the present life to the fullest. Most of us fall in the first category compromising this moment for the better future. But, the simple secret is that if we live and experience the present moment to its fullest, the future will be fine. This secret that I learned has directed my life for greater goodness.

Present moment: What is the definition of living in the present moment? When I get involved in an activity or simply, when I experience a moment, the experience of space and time become void. This means that I would have spent thirty minutes experiencing an event but in my experience, it was like a minute. Remember those moments where you read your interesting book or watch movies for hours together but the hours fly in seconds. These are those “present moment” where you live in that moment. Future will be fine & very well secured for those who experience the present moment very often in life. It is simply because; how I live today that governs my future.

Broader outlook of Wellbeing

Source of energy: Look at the planetary system!! Earth floats in the space and it moves along the predefined orbit & rotates along its own axis. All the planets of the solar system follow such highly coordinated movements & rotations displaying a mega orchestra in the space.

Where does the source of energy originate for this mechanics of earth? Earth does not use a power generator to propel its movement. It is simply the very nature of directional movement & alignment that generate the energy for the earth. The wide spectrum of orchestra of the planets happens simply because of the systematic directional movement & geometrical alignment. The direction of movement is so perfectly systematised & perfectly aligned that display the planetary positions.

Basis of wellbeing: Health is not simply about fitness. Health is a balanced state where your body & inner engineering systems such as circulatory, hormonal, metabolism etc work in an optimal state. Wellbeing is more than a healthy state where your mental & emotional states are well balanced. Wellbeing is achieved by allowing my consciousness to work by viewing the wider spectrum of life.

I am an entity of nature. For my wellbeing, all I need to is to mimic the patterns of the earth i.e systematic directional movement & alignment. Exercise is a set of defined movements. It is necessary to satisfy these two boundary conditions irrespective of the form of exercises that one performs. In simple definition, alignment can be equated to the posture of the body. Random movement of the body leads to slipup. So, a systematic predefined movement is a must to enhance my wellbeing.

Download Cosmic Data: The cosmic data can be downloaded upon me when I perfectly aligned to the geometry of the earth. This is similar to the alignment of the TV antenna dish. When the dish is perfectly aligned, all the channels are flashed on the screen like a magic. A small misalignment of the dish instantaneously makes all the channels dead. When I know how to position myself with respective gravity then I get the ability to download the cosmic data which is available for free all the time.

Physiology: For human, the axis for energy generation is his spine. All the electrical communications from the brain to the different centres of the body pass through the spine. The alignment refers to retaining the spine in the neutral vertical position. This is the very basic need for me to get aligned to the bigger orchestra that I mentioned earlier. I practice yoga as my daily rituals. This practice has given me the ability to consciously keep my spine in perfect alignment.

Exercises: I practice yoga for the systematic directional movement. By doing so, I can generate energy within, on will. The best way to do this by practising asana, the so called static postures. In simple words, the spine is subjected to movements in different directions such as forward, backward, left side, right side and twist. One can do any form of exercises but please be ensured that it follows the basis of the wellbeing i.e. the directional movement.

Let your daily exercise regime might be anything. But, it is good to verify whether it follows the two basic needs of the wellbeing. ALIGNMENT & DIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT!!

A simple New Year Resolution but with maximum effect

Influence: Do you know who influences your life the most? If your answer is those great leaders who inspired you the most then you are only partially correct. Greater inspiration does not correlate always to your bigger influence. Of course, YES!!  It has its own influence but there is something much more at a subtler influence happening in the background of your life. It is so subtle that you don’t even realise that it is changing the way you lead the life. So, what is this “something”?

This is nothing but the group of people to whom you spend most of your time in life. They have the bigger influence on you and they change the course of your life. The influence happens in smaller doses but on daily basis. Any success or failure or powerful transformation that you witness in life is not a sudden shift. It is a gradual process where things are added up in small doses on regular basis to generate such a dramatic transformation in you. Many of the readers have seen personally my own transformation & success story. But, this transformation is no exception but built on the average of sum of those small doses.

So, your friend’s network is also such a powerful medium which add up small doses on a daily basis to push you up to the success pattern or pull you down to the failure zone.

Simple check: If you don’t believe in the above point then it is time for you to test yourself to see this in your own life. Just check present status of your life, right now. Ask some simple questions: What is that I do mostly on day today basis? What are those repeated activities that I perform on daily basis? Where I spent most of my time in a day? Whatever I do in my life, do they really mean lot to me? Am I happy/not happy? Am I successful/not successful in life? Am I enjoying the life? Am I productive or simply wasting the time of my life?

Just record your answers for the above questions. Now, compare those with your friend network and check the similarity in the answers. You will be amazed to see at least 70 to 80% match in the answers.

Do you remember the quote,” You are simply an average of your close friends”. This is rightfully true!!

Resolution: Practically, my simple definition of spiritual growth is nothing but to see myself growing in every dimensions of my life such as the way how I develop my skill, the way how I built up my wealth & health, the way how I built up my relationships with people etc. If I do self-comparison of my present state of my life to that of my life, say three months before & if I see considerable progress in a positive way then I am moving in the spiritual path. Because I see clearly that I evolve on day today basis & spiritual development is nothing but understanding the power of our inbuilt evolutionary energy.

So, make a New Year resolution to put yourself in a positive evolutionary path for this year. The simplest technique is to scrutinise the people around you. It is important to handpick at least five of the highly evolved people & make a conscious choice to dwell with them most of your time. If you don’t have these sets of evolved people in your network then look out for them elsewhere. In the worst case scenario, you can have them in the virtual world like social media, YouTube etc. or read their books, their blogs etc. Over a period of time magically those people or similar category of people will appear in your life. This is guaranteed!! It is my promise to you based on my personal experience.

I did have this similar resolution two years before & if you see the people in my life now, they are completely a different set of new people then what I used to have earlier. They help me to evolve & giving a clear meaning & purpose to my life.

Build up your positive vibe –Festive Mood

Now, it is the festive occasion of Diwali. We exchange love & affection to the family members and friends. It is a powerful way of strengthening our relationship. Good relationship is the currency of our life. Lots of positive vibes spread around us during this festive occasion.

On this occasion, I happened to listen to a debate on the topic of leadership. The title of the topic for debate was “Who are great leaders? Men or Women?”. Men were arguing to support that women were the great born leaders while women were supporting the opposite sex. It was an interesting debate. One of the key men speakers listed down the qualities of the good leaders such as relationship building, storytelling skill, love & affection, good listening capacity, emotional intelligence and the list continued.

Qualities:  There is one common ground if we see all that leadership qualities mentioned above. The emotional centre of the brain or the right hemisphere dominance is the one that needs to be developed to become a good leader. Relationship building is nothing but spreading the positive emotions especially in the adverse condition. Story telling is a powerful skill of the public speakers and that requires creativity.  Good listening capacity can be obtained when one gets the complete bird eye vision of the topic under discussion. All of these qualities are part of the acitivty of the right hemisphere.

Balance: We have both feminine as well as masculine charismas in each one of us irrespective of our sex. That is why in our religion, we have Árdhanaeswaara god depicted as male and female halves as one single entity. In yogic language, yoga is defined as the merger of the potential energy ( Kundalini at Mulathara chakra ) and the kinetic energy ( Shiva at the shasara chakara). In practical term, it is a way to understand the individual power within (Potential energy) and bring to his own awareness ( Shiva) and use this power for his own growth as well as for the growth of others. In fact, a great leader is not either the males or females but the one who harnesses both the male and female powers that lie within him/her.

Message: We light up the house with the decorative lamps on this festive occasion. It is a way to symbolise removal of the darkness and bring light into our life. In other words, it indicates the removal our ignorance. Ignorance can only be removed when you have the right knowledge. Right knowledge can be obtained only when one understands the power within. Practice of yoga is a methodology to be aware of this intrinsic power.

Wishing you again a joyous Diwali to all!!

Tune in to the power within: Our adaptability factor

We humans, as evolutionary beings have hidden evolutionary energy within. We need to tap this energy that is manifested in many different forms. Super computers which find its applications in many different areas, run at a faster speed in the order of nanoseconds. The speed of the neurons in the brain is in the order of milliseconds and not as fast as computer. But humans are more powerful than computers and that power comes from our capability to adapt. This adaptation capability of the humans is one such form of the human evolutionary energy.

Adaptation:  When there is a change that happens in our external or internal situations and the situations prevail continuously for a longer period of time, we tend to adapt to the new situation especially when there is no other option is provided to us. We slowly start to adapt to this new situation irrespective of whether the situation is good or bad to us. For example, our situations change when we start a new job and when the situation prevails for a long duration, we start to adapt automatically.

Our history: Simply by looking back at past experiences, one can see how the adaption plays a crucial role in shaping up his life. The level of adaptation varies from person to person and with their experiences. For example, consider the scenarios like a child learning a new language, jetlag due to long flight, moving to a new job, getting used to the back pain or knee pain or any chronic ailments, etc. In all the above scenarios, we adapt to the newly developed situations.

Law of self helplessness:  There is a trend which I observed with the clients who came to me for therapy programs. Most of these clients suffer from certain chronic ailments like asthma, back pain, high blood pressure etc.  Most of them tried to find many different ways to come out their unbalanced chronic state and when the methods did not yield the desirable result, they slowly started to accept the unbalanced state. This is a kind of adaptation that does not work in our favour and such negative development is called self helplessness.

To work in our favour: We are empowered to create a new situation. Consciously, one can define a new situation that works in his favour. Of course, there are challenges with the newly developed situation. With little perseverance, one can crossover his comfort zone and explore the new possibilities defined by the new situation. With time, the adaption power derived from our evolutionary energy helps us in moving towards our life goals. Such is the power of adaption, a form of evolutionary energy.

So, tap the evolutionary energy within us and tune in to the power of adaption from “self helplessness”  to “self helpfulness” to achieve our goals.