Train yourself to transform in 21 days Lockdown

“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional”, this olden and the golden saying is such meaningful that its relevance pervades time and space. As we are going through self-isolation due to attack of coronavirus on whole world, it is actually our perspective which can help us in winning the race against corona.

To check the spread  of the corona, Indian govt. has announced 21 days of lockdown. Life has suddenly come to a  halt as people who had earlier a habit to go outside for job, classes, and other purposes find it quite hard to pass time in their rooms maintaining social distance.

Now if we just change our perspective towards it, the same boring period of lockdown can become an opportunity to advance our skills, learn new things, take care of physical as well as mental health and completely transform ourselves in 21 days.

  So people often used to complain that they don’t get time to do physical exercises or read their favourite books. Now they have got this opportunity. The things which we can do:

·         Yoga: You might not to the gymnasium or parks, but you can certainly do yoga at home. Yoga consists of asanas which are physical movements and pranayama which comprises breathing exercises. While asanas work great in giving flexibility to the body, pranayama gives a boost to mental health by treating psychosomatic diseases. So you can start your day with yoga. If you don’t know how to do yoga then take the help of youtube videos.

·         Reading spiritual and motivational books: We think what we read. Good books are the treasures which can’t be measured in terms of money. Books give skills and intelligence to live life better.

Some of the books which I would like to suggest:

1.       “Power of Now” by Ekhart Tolle: this bestseller spiritual book will make you fall in love with life.

2.       “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki: the true nature of money and the mindset to become wealthy has been well explained in this book.

3.       “The power of the subconscious mind” by Joseph Murphy: How the programming of our subconscious mind makes us achieve anything in life. Learn the technique to improvise your subconscious mind to become successful through this book.

4.       “I am that” by Nisargadatta Maharaj: Nisargadatta was a lay person who attained enlightenment. His talks are direct, simple but very profound. This book is a must-read if you want to know the truth of life.

·          Meditation: the word “Meditation” is used in many contexts. While western intellectuals use it in the sense of contemplation, the  Indian Yogis call it the state of “no-mind”. The main purpose of the meditation technique is to make the mind one-pointed. One of the most acceptable and widely known technique is Anapana-Sati which means observing the breath as it is.   This technique was suggested by Patanjali, Buddha and many other sages. Meditation brings freshness in life, a better understanding to deal with problems.