Soumya

All your problems are in the mind. What happens if you experiment and start watching your mind? This is how you create a gap between the watcher, you and the ongoing thoughts. The problems are in the form of thoughts. Everything in the world, even your personal limited existence is a thought. Be still and know yourself.

Those who want to become better don't see their inherent beauty and divinity. They don't see the Presence of God in what IS.

When you realise your happiness doesn't depend on situations, you are free.

The mind makes you take life too seriously, while the Heart always knows how to enjoy the play cheerfully.

When you don't think in terms of transactions, profits and losses, you are free of the mind that creates suffering. You become an unconditional giver, that's when life reflects the same abundance you embody. Don't hold back, when you give without restraint, you are truly happy.

When you intuitively know nothing seen belongs to you, you can sense what is, is you.

When you are looking at something - are you looking at the thoughts about the object or the object itself?

Watch the mind-created thoughts non-judgementally. As if you are nothing, you are not attaching to any idea or desire. You simply watch. That's how you transcend the mind.

Be mindful of what is seen in the mind. Thoughts are not true. They are perspectives. You have the choice to ignore them and let them be as they are. This is - non reaction inwardly. You allow this moment to be as it is. Contd.

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Happiness is the end of thinking and recycling the past. Happiness is being so present that no time exists for you. You feel light, you enter timeless presence. Nothing bothers you anymore. Being carefree, you know world is a dream.

No desires, no chasing or clinging to ideal scenarios - just present, loving what is. That's the state of freedom.

There's nowhere to reach because wherever you arrive - it's always here and now. So why is everyone in a hurry as if there's a better place to get at? Habit and mind energy. Be aware of thoughts and realise you are present. Here and now nothing is missing. You are in heaven.

The ego is not important - that's what you realise on awakening. The body doesn't exist. Existence IS. Body is an image in the existence. Like a holographic image, it has no existence of its own. Once you see this, that's the end of the so-called world. What you see is just you.

When you are intensely and fully present - there's no past, no memory. That's how you see that your life situations are not happening in this moment. You simply remember them and bring their memory to this moment. You also see - nothing is happening. Nothing ever happened. There's only this moment (which is real) and every past incident is just a memory in your mind. This moment is empty. Don't bring memory or add thoughts to this moment, you'll realise your freedom.

No matter what the mind says - either you can be its slave or its ruler. Either you believe it unconsciously or watch it non-judgementally. If you watch it, you are above thoughts. That's freedom. If you succumb to every thought that arises within you, you lose your power. Thoughts are not meant to be analysed or dealt with on the level of the mind (with more thoughts) Just watch them as a silent witness. When you actually be a silent witness, you have no compulsions. You are not identified with the mind. This is freedom. Those who know how to be silent within are free.

Seeking nature of the mind is suffering. To put it bluntly, humans keep begging to get this or that. In reality, all that they are looking for is already within them. Freedom, love and joy all are free, change your perspective, be grateful for life and you'll suddenly be happy. You don't need to seek more because you know everything that you've got is already enough.

Question on Action vs Surrender My answer: You act based on the knowledge and skills you have and leave the results of your action on God/Universe. That means, you act without seeking and chasing results. You act for the sake of working without attachment to what you will get from it. This will give you peace and it will help you be more present and enjoy what you have right now. It will also grow your business/job, because your mind will be at peace and that's why job/work will not seem a burden. God is not separate from you. Know this, and enjoy life and be grateful for everything. Everything that you appreciate and are grateful for grows with time.

Why Seeking Your Own Truth Is Crucial Your ability to not get influenced by the social media and everyone in society determines how close you are to Truth and how free you are. Society distort truth/reality. Let's say: Everyone believes in an idea, being a part of society you would naturally be inclined to believe it. For example, in India, having a government job means life security. You may or may not agree with this idea. You have this choice actually. If you blindly believe every idea, without seeing it through, without understanding it deeply and what does it mean for you, you'll be trapped in that thought process. But if you don't believe everything that the society wants you to believe - then there's a possibility of having real peace in life. Otherwise society has certain stress because of what they believe and assume to be true. That's why critically examining facts and reaching one's own truth is vital. You need to see what benefits and what applies in your own life situation based on your personal circumstances. No idea that society propagates is one size fits all. So spirituality always demands you to seek truth on your own, and not believe anything just because an authority or any influencer says. When you learn to see and understand life situations yourself, you don't pay attention to influence. You can consider their words but you don't believe that blindly. Now no one can actually influence you, because you know how to find truth yourself. This is true power, that's why they say knowledge is power. It not only gives you peace in life but also frees you from unnecessary suffering. Always verify what's your source of truth, why you believe the things you believe. This will help you a lot in making decisions as well as finding truth and living free.

Apt pointer ⬇️ In this state, there are no problems. Ego is the cause of all problems. Ego = self-centric thinking. Your task is to understand that the ego is limited thinking, confining yourself to being somebody, and that's not real. You actually have no definite boundary. This solves me vs other problems. You see yourself in everyone inwardly. Rooted in Truth, you have no problems. This is how you stay out of God's way. By being a no-thing, utterly empty of desires. Zero. In that God and you are One.

True happiness lies in being so aware that you are no longer carried away by thoughts or the past. You are so present - that life feels fresh and untainted by thoughts. In this moment, you look at what's here, and you find you are freedom itself. You have no limits. You are formless Presence.