“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.
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