Spreading Positivity

  The Pressure to Be Perfect: Are We Forgetting How to Be Happy? From the time we humans came to live on Earth, our perception was to live with a purpose, understand nature, live in harmony with nature, create families, societies and countries, and make this Earth more beautiful. But over time, with science and technology becoming part of our day-to-day lives, our perception of having a perfect life has changed to having high standards of living. Actually, having a perfect life means self-improvement. We try to accomplish what we need to accomplish in harmony with our mind, body and soul. But what we enjoy accomplishing has turned into what we seek approval from others for accomplishing. Earlier, children were meant to be innocent, and whatever they did innocently was accepted by society. They were encouraged to learn more. But now, there is peer pressure among parents to make their children learn. There is competition and jealousy, too, when it comes to raising children. Sometimes...

  Are We Becoming Smarter with Technology but Poorer in Human Understanding? Recently, we hear about many people who are otherwise good in their actions committing suicide. A few days ago, one of our friends, who was so innocent and very meticulous in her work, suddenly took poison and ended her life. I mean, is it so easy to give up our life? Are we not thinking about what will happen to the people around us who love us? Is it peer pressure, financial pressure, or mental or physical pressure? With technology and science growing rapidly, so much is possible, but is it that we do not want to make the effort to look for solutions, or have we lost our patience to deal with all the issues around us? Just imagine, if we, as ordinary people, do such things, what should special people who face challenges every day do? Around 5.3% of people have hearing loss, and overall, 15% of people in the world face special challenges. Should all of them give up, or should they learn to fight emotional...

  Beyond Garba and Glamour: What Navratri Teaches Us About the Strength Within ?  We Indians believe that Goddess Durga has such immense power that no negativity can survive when she blesses us. No matter how overwhelming the negativity around us may be, her blessings give us the strength to overcome it when we pray with faith from within. Navratri is also a celebration that brings people together in a festive spirit, allowing them to participate wholeheartedly, forgetting the barriers of caste and religion. There is a beautiful secret of life hidden in this celebration: when you play Garba, you do not have to overthink every step, but you must be completely involved in the moment. Today, Garba is celebrated on a grand scale, with groups learning choreographed steps and performing together. Social media is filled with reels encouraging people to participate, and many even take leave from work to dedicate all nine days to the festivities. Glamour has also become a part of these...

  Does success look different at different stages of life?  First of all, in today’s fast-moving world and with the kind of progress we see in the scientific world, what exactly does success mean to us? Is it having a treasure of money or fame, or is it something else? More or less, every individual existing on this earth feels that success means having all the facilities of life, with enough money to buy food and enjoy the luxuries of life. Success is often about reaching the top in every aspect of life. We just witnessed our global hero, our Indian pilot Smit Machar, fighting courageously at a place where one could not have imagined. His courage changed the thought process of so many people in the world and showed that humanity still exists. His courage reminds us that success is not final, failure is not fatal, and it is the courage to continue that truly counts. Success can come at any part of life if your vision and hard work remain consistent. Smit had a clear vision of ...

  What happens when we stop being curious? I have heard that curiosity is the most powerful thing you own. After dealing with 35 years of practice and meeting ample people, I always feel curious to know why, where, what, which way, when and how something happened, and it gives me clarity about why people behave in different manners. Many times I feel that for a normal person, raising normal children is much easier than raising special children, but still we don't understand and value that. So many parents of normal children feel that it is so difficult to deal with today's generation because even to have faith in God, we have to give explanations to them; it doesn't happen naturally. For this, we are only responsible. We follow a spiritual path nowadays because other people are following it, but not because we truly believe in it. Information on social media has become our guide, so we have stopped applying our own mind and being curious. Recently, I visited one place where...

Value Your Relationships ... Every relationship has its own value. What matters is how we value it. It may be the relationship between God and a devotee, parents and children, family members, couples, a company owner and employees, friends, or even between a person and their pet animals or birds. A relationship survives when there is respect, understanding, mutual confidence, sharing, and forgiveness. But today, why are people increasingly choosing to keep pet animals or birds at home rather than having a partner with whom they can share their life? Perhaps because there is no complicated communication required, no arguments, no questions, and no thought process about how to value the relationship. Pets are gentle. The moment you take care of them and pamper them, they respond with love and affection. But why can't the same love and pampering be given to another human being who is there with you, sharing your life and your emotions? Is it because we are slowly moving towards a worl...