Had a good, long morning meditation session today. Here are some notes - which are mostly ideas and principles that you've heard from your grandmother, read in your fables and story books, heard during preachy sermons, during 'morals' class in school, and may sound weird to you, but I'm going to share them anyway.
Much of the misery we suffer, is due to our cravings and desires - the vicious trap of always wanting more. And many of these desires are controlled by our ego. Defeating your ego, is a really hard battle. The ego is a subtle enemy.
Stop caring about how other perceive you. Do good to everyone, and your actions will bring you love and admiration of others. But don't let that be the goal.
Live your life with love and goodness to everyone, with forgiveness, selflessness and honesty.
Greed, dishonesty, ego, anger, and selfishness are traps of misery. Once you're free from them, true peace and contentment will come.
Don't get hurt by jealousies and other hurtful judgments of others. Treat them with respect- the true test of defeating the ego is to be able to wish well even to those who've wished you ill.
Be grateful for what you have, just be careful of not craving for too much more.
Get rid of unhealthy habits.
Things done in haste and hurry are mostly not the natural progression of how things should be.
Waking early and sleeping early leaves you with much positive energy and a sense of accomplishment - a simple matter of making the best of your time.
Let each day have some productive goal. And as for your long term goals and ambitions, if they are directed by principles of goodness and honesty, success will come, with peace of mind.
Don't shirk from your responsibilities. The lazy man is forsaken by everyone.
Use your creativity and will power to accomplish your goals.
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If you really think these principles make sense, try and incorporate them in your life. Start by becoming aware of the times when the negatives come into action. It's a slow and laborious process, if you've not been even aware of these until now.
To quote from the fabulous book I've been reading -
"If you plant a seed and dig it up daily to see if it is growing, it will never take root. Take proper care of it, but don't be continually curious."
The changes in you wont be immediate - but over time, they will prove to have been worth the effort.
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