I am calling upon
my internal energy and resolving to work towards my own welfare. My personality
has evolved based on my behavior till today. From today on wards, I resolve to
seek only good inspiration. For the bad experiences I have had, instead of blaming
others, I will myself reflect upon them. Instead of seeking false satisfaction,
I will rely on courage and good wisdom. Because of this, I will gain long
lasting peace and success. To the extent that I am achieving this, I am at
peace now itself (Manashakti Prayer for Self-Reflection.)
Why this Blog?
This is simply to
share my joy which I get as an activist (seeker) of Manashakti,
Lonavala, India. I got associated with the center since 1990.
At that time I had
many questions about myself, others, life, death and so many whys and hows. I
found that Swami Vijnananand, the founder Manashakti had thought about such
concerns with logical and rational view.
One is often surrounded
by a number of problems. Can one get rid of them? Avoid some of them to be
happy?
When experiencing
the moment of happiness, these questions do not end. Will my happiness last
long? Will I be happy forever? If it is lost, how do I regain it? There are
more things I aspire for, how do I get them?
One would like to
live a happy life for every moment till the end of life, based on own ambitions.
"I want
happiness" is a common life agenda. Does happiness follow any laws or is
it accidental? What in ‘me’ wants the happiness? Who is 'me'?
All through life I
strive for happiness. The result often is that, I have worries and anxieties,
creating stress and often dissatisfaction. Who is responsible for such unwanted
outcomes? My enemies? Colleagues? Spouse? Children? Neighbors? Friends? My situation? Luck? Destiny??? I really can't figure out!
As a child my ideas
of happiness were different, they change as I reached the stages of
adolescence, youth, married life, and now a senior citizen. As a student, as a
professional, as a competing candidate at each stage, the ideas of happiness
and aspirations of pleasure vary.
My body changes,
but my aspiring mind never leaves the goal of Happiness.
I aspire to be
happy in this world. I use various means around me to live my life. Do the
people around me, humanity at large, the planet on which I live and the whole
universe have any relationship with me?
Where was I before
my birth? Where would 'I' go after my death? These are also some of the
problems which come to my mind. Often I think about them but mostly neglect
them.
Would it not be a
great joy to find intellectual, logical, rational, convincing answers to such
questions? During my association with Manashakti for the last 23 years I have
found many clues to answers to such queries... This is the JOY which I want to
share with you through this blog.
When we come across
a good experience, say reading a good novel, witnessing a great movie, enjoying
a tour, visiting a great art gallery or listening to a pleasing musical performance
we tend to share it with others.
Why? Because not
only is one interested in sharing pleasure but also enjoying the same moments
again while sharing.
This is my
intention in writing this blog.
Vijay R. Joshi.
