Monday, December 22, 2014

To Lead a Life of Abundance: KrishnaMani shows the way

'E manohara theerathu tharumo ini oru janmam koodi, enikku iniyoru janmam koodi'- (Will I be born again in this beautiful land?) goes a popoular Malayalam song. When poets sing about the beauty of life and all the wonders around, many curse their existence and think about all the bad things that have happened in their lives- miserable childhood, distressing school, uninteresting job, a troubled marriage,  unhelpful relatives and friends, a chaotic society...the list is endless. They look to the media to hear more of such things being reported and it becomes their favourite discussion point.

For the past ten years, KrishnaMani and her team have been telling this is not the way. Replace each negative thought with a positive thought, replace each negative feeling with a positive affirmation, visualise all the good things you want to see in your life and see the magic happening. At Hotel Dunes in Kochi on December 20 and 21, it was again a two full-day session for KrishnaMani which began with the need to cultivate an attitude of gratitude. You are sitting in a chair- who cut the wood, who designed it into a chair, who sold it and how are you able to sit on it, you reached here on time, you may have come in your own car, be grateful you have the car and could drive, today morning you woke up and had a cup of tea or water, how did it reach you. Who all made it happen. You must be thankful to all of them. It could be a planter in a far away tea plantation or a engineer working overtime to ensure drinking water supply to your home.

Power of Positive Thoughts
You hear people complaining about corrupt government officials, bad roads, heavy traffic, inefficient officials, you talk about your child who doesn't study well, lacks discipline, you hear your children discussing how poorly their teacher teaches lessons. First erase all such negative feelings or thoughts and replace it will positive thoughts. Write in a piece of paper every day, my teachers are efficient, they come to class regularly, I respect my father, mother, gurus, all the sages and saints who gave me the wisdom and the strength to face alladversities in life. An affirmation note book written regularly can make miracles in our life. Geetha, a school teacher said her children now write five affirmations every day: I am the best student, I can learn, understand and achieve, I respect my teachers and my friends. Thoughts are like seeds- positive thoughts creative positive results. Thoughts are also like boomerang- it is capable of rebounding as fast as we release it.

Anjulakshmi talked about how this wisdom enabled her to find her perfect match Nishad and with their only son Keshav, continue to be part of KrishnaMani's inner circle and spread the message of oneness and prosperity. Her husband Nishad has spoken earlier about how visualising through a 'mind movie' helped him achieve his dream of owning a brand new SUV.

Life of abundance
Life is abounding- the nature is rich with greenery, with all the fruits and flowers, energy, matter that can continue to grow to meet the needs of more and more people. How many visualise the world that way? Aren't we more prone to talk about scarcity and lack of things in our life, in our country and society. This is where cultivating abundance consciousness becomes important.  If you are not grateful for all the good that has come into your life, how can you continue to experience abundance. How can you feel the abundance when all that we talk about is scarcity and dearth. Be grateful for the wages that you are receiving now, be grateful to your employers and wish for their prosperity, more wealth will flow. Be grateful for the house that you live in whether rented or own, be grateful to your vehicle, to your family and friends who help you, soon more abundance will start flowing. KrishnaMani wouldn't say it's her wisdom, it has come from the Universe, the eternal source, from the sages and saints.

Life is all about balance
For a fruitful life, the panchabhutas- Fire (symbolised by your thumb), Air (index finger), ether (middle finger), earth (ring finger) and water (small finger) should be balanced. Now you understand the importance of folding your hands and saying namaste. So are the seven chakras- the crown, third eye, throat, solar plexus, root...which corresponds to your spiritual thinking, emotions, higher thought, expression, communication, money, wealth, relationshiops, digestion, health and there are several day-to-day actions that can restore the balance- including jogging, walking, clapping hands, simple stretching excercises.

Money Freedom
We have not been born into this world to lead a life of misery and poverty. It is our thoughts that lead to such an existence. What is the harm in saying- ' I love money, let it come in plenty.' You can use it for yourself,well being of your family, you could use it for religious activities, charity,you use it to pay taxes- development of civilisation and society... money is not the root of all evil.

KrishnaJyothi Group
The KrishnaJyothi group is evolving and spreading across the state and country. The number of people who have gained from the wisdom of the sages channelised through KrishnaMani continues to grow. Why wait, join the abundance culture and make way to greater prosperity. Thanks to Vinay, Liju Sunil, Kishore Lal, Shaji PM, Reshma Shaji and all those who make the group happen.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Whatsapp: How it destroys F2Fc

Last week, as we ( my wife Aswathy, kids Darshan and Diyah) spent an evening with our long time family friend Darsana and Pradeep- the topic of Whatsapp came up. All of us were ofcourse ocassionaly, looking at our mobiles for updates.It was actually Pradeep's remarks that ignited my interest in writing this  It is not surprising to see people sitting for dinner at a restaurant and hardly talking to each other but moving their fingers through the touch screen and texting on Whatsapp or FB Messenger or the several other new ones like Hike or Hangouts that have come up.

Now people are no longer interested in your landline number or cell number.Hey are you on Whatsapp? You see its easy to share photos, videos, text with the convenience of not seeing face to face.  A couple broke up only because the wife didn't respond to the husband's message but his screen showed 'blue tick '. So what was she doing all the time? Wait a minute: From where did I get this news? From FB ofcourse!

Then there are couples who pry on each other's Whatsapp messages creating a hell in their relationships. I heard a guy lament, 'all my wife's friends on whatsapp are guys.'

Whatsapp groups
I am in a few Whatsapp groups and if you haven't muted those, it keeps beeping constantly. Some people start of with a 'Good morning' and can be seen through out the day passing comments, sharing pictures and even putting offensive jokes until midnight. Some time back I went a doctor's clinic and lot of people were waiting in the lobby for their turn. Some magazines and newspapers were kept there. Except for an elderly gentleman, none of them were reading but busy texting on their phones and smiling.

And then I heard a guy say in frustration, " I am going to stop this whatsapp. Seriously, It's taking lot of time in useless talk." But he's still there hooked to it.

How Whatsapp destroys language
I fear if I hang on to Whatsapp and FB I may lose  my language skills. This may be the shortest blog I have written and that too very informally-- that's all you need to.

-In Whatsapp  you don't need to write a full sentence: smileys will help up complete a broken sentence- whether its LOL, cryingm a frown or an anguish and there is always the clap and the thumbs up -frequently overused.

- Earlier, they said:  Let's meet over a cup of tea- but now : " Let's meet on Whatsapp"

-Losing perspective: In face to face or oral communication through phone-- as you make a sentence you have the option to clarify it further. But in Whatsapp-- sometimes, that perspective may be lost. You may type something and send, before you blink your eye the other person could reach a conclusion and that could sap a relationship.

Opportunity cost
What would be the opportunity cost of spending time on Whatsapp? All the good things that you can do: Planting a tree, reading a book, spending quality time with your children, spending f2f (face-to-face) time and or even genuinely helping others.

Whatsapp may be a great  (or Gr8) technological revolution but at what social costs? Still lazy to comment on this- pls Whatsapp me!