वर्तमान की शक्ति

 🙏🏻वर्तमान की शक्ति 🙏🏻

हम में से अधिकतर लोग अपने विचारों में डुबे हुए ही कई काम करते हैं। जैसे गाड़ी चलाते या भोजन करते हुए हम सोचते रहते हैं। कई बार तो हमें भान ही नहीं होता कि हम कहाँ चले गए या कितना खा गए।

जब हम विचारों में खोए होते हैं तब या तो हम भूत काल में चले जाते हैं या भविष्य में पहुंच जाते हैं।यानी हम स्मृतियों में होते हैं या सपनों में। ऐसे में हम क्या कर रहे हैं उसका हमें भान/ख्याल ही नहीं होता।

ऐसी स्थिति में हम कई बार गलत कदम उठा लेते हैं यथा: स्वयं को समाप्त कर लेना, किसी अन्य को मार देना, कुछ चुरा लेना, घर छोड़ कर चले जाना, किसी वस्तु को उठाकर फेंक देना, आदि। इसी वजह से अक्सर बाद में पछतावा होता है।

सबसे श्रेष्ठ उपाय है कि हम विचारों में खोने के बजाय जागृति में रहकर कार्य करें। धुन में कार्य करने की बजाय ध्यान से कार्य करें। ऑटो पायलट के स्थान पर जाग्रति में, चेतना में यानी conscious/aware रहकर काम करें।

आईये हम जागृति में रहने का अभ्यास करें, वर्तमान की शक्ति का प्रयोग करें।

आपका जीवन चेतना व जाग्रति से परिपूर्ण व शुभ हो।

Empowering Self

Empowering Self

We create our experience through the thoughts we nurture.

When we fear about, or worry for something, we empower it. The more we fear or worry anything, the more we empower it. The more we fear or worry anything the more we give control to it.

When we fear or worry something, we tell the universe, "Please send me the thing I fear/worry." Then universe keeps sending it to us till we wish to take our Power back. 

When do we wish to take our power back, the choice is ours.

When do we wish to claim our life back, the choice is ours.

Let us be aware of our thoughts and replace thoughts of fear or worry with that of Gratitude.

Let us choose Empowering thoughts. Let us choose Gratitude.

Journaling to Curb your Overthinking

Highly Powerful Technique - Journaling 📄✍

How often do we review our day? Do you check your Thoughts.

Just imagine, if we do something, but we don't review it, what would be the fate? 

And now related to your day. You spend the entire day doing something or not doing something and you don't review it. Will you be able to to revise, correct or change the way you pass your day? 

Just like that, if you are over thinking, you are focusing on problems and not solutions. Or may be you are just thinking and not able to reach to conclusion or not able to implement the solution.

So, I am sharing a very simple but highly powerful tool to do this task of reviewing your day.

Here we go: 

Before you go to sleep, write down these two things:

First write three gratitude statements for three good things that has happened during the day.

This will help you shift your focus from negative or unwanted things to positive things.

Another is please write highlights of the day incorporating your thoughts and feelings.

If you felt bad, check what were you thinking? We waste lot of time thinking about things we feel bad about.

If you do these regularly, soon you will observe a shift in the thought pattern.

By Self Observation, correction takes place automatically. Journaling is a simple yet powerful tool for Self Observation. 

Use this tool and please share your experiences. Feel free to get your doubts resolved. Mail or WA. or write in comments below.

Are you feeling low!!!

 Are you feeling low!!! 😞

If yes, and if you do not know what to do here is a suggestion:

Check the issue which is bothering you, whether it is controllable or uncontrollable? Is it within your reach or beyond your reach?

If it is within your reach, do something to resolve. I'm sure you must be generally doing this with controllable issues.

If it is beyond your reach, you need to learn to accept it. 

The mantra is "accepting the uncontrollable."

A friend of mine was perturbed because he was living out of India and was unable to come to India to attend an important wedding in the family. Due to pandemic, it was not possible for him to fly to India. This was the reason for him to feel low. 

He was upset for something which is uncontrollable. If he accepts this, he can enjoy the the online video streaming of the wedding. In fact lot of young couples staying abroad are actually attending various family events online only. They get dressed up according to the occasion even if they are not physically present.

This is possible only when they accept that this is uncontrollable and they need to to adjust accordingly.

So don't resist the new normal, accept it and act accordingly. 

"Acceptance" is the mantra.

आदतों की विरासत

आखिर अपने बड़ों पर ही जाते हैं बच्चे ........
स्कूल के पहले दिन...
बेटा : पापा आपको मेरे स्कूल बुलाया है !
पिता : क्या हुआ...?
बेटा : गणित के मास्टर ने पूछा 7x9 कितने..?
मैंने बोला ..63 !
पिता :.... तो ?
बेटा : तब उसने पूछा 9x7 .....कितने..?
पिता : तो गधे इसमें अंतर क्या है ...?
बेटा : बिलकुल , मैंने भी ऐसे ही कहा !

--------
दूसरे दिन
--------
बेटा : पापा ...आप मेरे स्कूल गए..?
पिता : नहीं ..!
बेटा : ठीक है... मेरे Gym मास्टर भी ...आपसे मिलना चाहते हैं ..!
पिता : अब ...क्या हुआ ?
बेटा : उन्होने मुझे पहले कहा ....अपना दायाँ हाथ उठाओ, ...
फिर कहा बायाँ हाथ उठाओ, ...
फिर दायाँ पैर, फिर बायाँ पैर..!
पिता : तो अब क्या तू अपने पेट पर खडा होगा..?
बेटा : बिलकुल ...मैंने भी यही कहा !

---------
तीसरे दिन
---------
बेटा : पापा आप स्कूल गए कि नहीं !
पिता : नहीं गया क्यूँ ...?
बेटा : मुझे स्कूल से निकाल दिया !
पिता : अब क्या कह दिया तूने ?
बेटा : मुझे प्रिंसीपल ने बुलाया ! मैंने अंदर जाकर देखा, वहाँ गणित व जिम के टीचर्स बैठे थे और डान्स टीचर भी बैठी थे !
पिता : डाँस टीचर  .... वहाँ क्या डान्स कर रही थी ...?
बेटा : बिलकुल ; पापा मैंने भी अंदर घुसते ही यही पूछा..!!

ये मात्र चुटकुला नहीं है, मानव की हकीकत है ।
हर इन्सान अपनी अच्छी बुरी आदतें माता पिता से ही ग्रहण करता है।

आईए अपन बडों के patterns/पैटर्न ग्रहण करने के बजाय हम अपने पैटर्नस् बदले और अपने बच्चों को भी।

Courtesy costs nothing: Using Power of Choice to be Courteous

Sanjay had to go to the railway station. When he tried to catch an auto rickshaw, he could find many rickshaws passing by. He tried to stop them, but in vain. Finally one rickshaw stopped which appeared to be new. A decent driver invited him to board in. Driver came out and took the luggage to adjust in his rickshaw.

Sanjay was really impressed with his friendly gestures. Sanjay asked him his name. 'I am Sonu.’ He replied very confidently. Then he very humbly asked Sanjay if he could continue the music. Sanjay consented. The music was very soothing.

Sonu asked, “Which train you want to catch, sir?”

Sanjay replied, “Avantika.”

Sonu volunteered, “Okay, then I will take you to Siyaganj side of the station. You will directly reach the platform.”

Sanjay asked him, “Are you aware of details of all the trains?” Sonu replied
“Yes Sir. I want my passengers to reach their destination conveniently. Hence I need to keep myself updated.”

Sanjay is very talkative, so he took the conversation ahead, “Is this your own rickshaw? Recently purchased?”

Sonu rejoiced, ‘Yes Sir! It is my own rickshaw. Recently purchased but it is pre-owned. I maintain it so well that it appears to be new. After all it earns me my bread and butter, sir.”

'Tell me, Sonu,' Sanjay was amazed and asked him, 'Are you always courteous with your passengers like this?'

Sonu looked through the mirror and smiled. “No, Sir. It is only in the last one year. In my first two years of driving, I spent most of my time complaining like others and having arguments with passengers, other drivers and policemen. My days used to be very frustrating and hence back home I generally used to have arguments with Manjusha, my wife. Then I heard about power of choice one day.”

“I used to be like most of the rickshaw drivers – rude, greedy, careless. Then one day, a passenger like you boarded my rickshaw. In fact, he was going to Sarafa Bazar to enjoy Dahi Vada at Joshi’s. He took me along to enjoy Dahi Vada. He told me about Power of choice and that how Joshi used his Power of Choice and has become so famous.”

“This passenger said that I can choose to be careless about my rickshaw and complain about repercussions. Else I can choose to be careful for it and Stop complaining! I can choose to be rude with passengers and end up arguing with most of them or I can choose to be courteous with passengers and both me and my passengers will be happy.”

“I looked around at the other rickshaws and their drivers. The ricks were dirty, the drivers were rude, and the passengers were unhappy. So I decided to change. I put in some efforts at a time. When my passengers responded well, I did more. My income is ever increasing since then. Many passengers call me on my cell.”

Sanjay new about my ‘Power of Choice’ and ‘Dahi Vada’ Philosophies, so he called me to share this story of Sonu and he also shared Sonu’s cell number with me. I was very happy to get the feedback about Sonu so I connected back with him. Since then I am in regular touch with Sonu. He has relocated to Ujjain and runs a business there. He leads a peaceful and happy life with his wife and little princess.

Sonu made a different choice. He chose to be courteous.

Dahi Vada Philosophy: For Professional and Personal Lives

For the then beautiful city of Lahore it was said that “Jin Lahore nai vekhya, woh janmiyan-i nai,” which means that one who has not seen Lahore is not born.

In today’s time we can say this for Joshi’s Dahi Vada. If you have not visited Joshi in Indore’s Sarafa, I will strongly recommend you to at-least once do this.

Dahi Vada: Delicious invitation...

Dahi Vada in itself is such a delicious thing that hardly anyone would dislike it. A soft spongy stuff soaked in fresh and thick curd and garnished with sweet-sour chutney on it and aroma of spices sprinkled on it give us an invitation to enjoy this delicious dish.

Sone pe Suhaga: Joshi’s Dahi Vada at Sarafa of Indore

Dahi Vada and that too from Joshi’s at Sarafa of Indore. The way he welcomes his customers cannot be described in words, its warmth can only be felt.

His sweet way of talking is icing on the cake or so to say chutney and spices on Dahi Vada. He keeps Dahi Vada in a bowl and pours fresh and thick curd on it. He then throws it up from one hand, it spins and goes up, comes down which he catches it in his other hand.

He then hides different spices among his fingers and sprinkle them on Dahi Vada. One is amazed to see his style of doing this.

Lessons

Joshi’s Dahi Vada teaches us a philosophy for life. Dahi Vada in itself is a wonderful thing. There are many thing to be learnt from it. The way Joshi serves Dahi Vada teaches us few more thing we can adopt in our lives.

Soaked in Water: Free from weaknesses

If you eat a fried Vada you may not like it as it is not just tasteless but oily too. It is therefore first soaked in water for few hours so that oil comes out and it becomes soft. Then it is pressed to remove the water also.

We must also overcome our weaknesses like Vada leaves oil in water and then water also comes out. After we overcome our weaknesses, we face lesser threats.

Absorbing Curd: Open for Value addition

Dahi Vada is made with such stuff that it has a capacity to absorb curd. As stated above after soaking in water, Vada is pressed so that both oil and water comes out. Now it is ready for absorbing curd and also for chutney and spices.

Similarly we must also be ready for value addition. We must also explore what all additions would be beneficial for us. Identifying and overcoming weaknesses is crucial for all of us. Just like that sustained value addition is a must for our growth.

Joshi’s Style: Enjoying our work

Joshi also gives us beautiful messages of life. First and foremost is – while selling Dahi Vada he is always in good mood and he enjoys doing that. He is so cheerful and energetic that his style makes his customers also cheerful and energetic.

We can also work enjoying our jobs. Whatever we do, we can always enjoy it. We can either do what we enjoy or if it is not feasible for certain reasons, we can enjoy what we are doing

Delighting the customer: Making difference for people we serve

Joshi delights his customers with his pleasing style of conversation and highly energetic serving. With his style he delights his customers, he makes their day.

Like Joshi, we can also make it a point to make a difference in the lives of people we serve. We can also aim at delighting the people we serve.

Joshi’s Attention: Power of Now

While actually entertaining his customers, Joshi is always attentive on what he is doing. If he is not attentive he may not be able to catch Dahi Vada. He actually uses his power of now while he serves his customers.

Exercising power of now is something which can always help all of us all the time in whatever we do. Using our power of now helps us do things more effectively and with better efficiency.

Joshi chose different style: Power of Choice

Joshi could also sell Dahi Vada like other vendors do, but he chose to do it differently. He does it in his way and makes a difference. Had he chose the option of doing it like others he may not have had such name, fame and money. With the other option, he is so famous that people take their guests to his shop to enjoy more than Dahi Vada which obviously gets him more business and profit.

We also have Power of Choice all the time and in whatever we do. We can choose to be Victims of circumstances or we can take charge of our own lives. We can choose to pass our day and life just like that or we can choose to enjoy each day of our lives.

What will you choose?

Visit Joshi just to enjoy Dahi Vada or also to learn from it.

Just read the article or also follow the learning's

Wish you a life full of Josh.