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The Internal, The External and the Problems

Remember, it is within ourselves that lies the problem and the solution. We may be going through the worst phase of life. Things may seem to be very topsy-turvy, and we may seems to think that the nature and God has been ruthless on us. We may think that we are the most unfortunate people in the world. But, we should not forget the fact that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. Similarly, the way we articulate the occurrences in our life, so is the way we interpret it, and so is the way we start feeling about it. We may feel some remorse for something, we would have done, and there can an uncanny feeling of being let down by one’s own self. We may seem to blame the entire world for it. We may seem to think that others have had inflicted the problems on us.

Well, we need to stop looking at the external factors for all our problems in life. All the occurrences - be  it good or bad, are but the manifestations of our own Karma, be it in the current life or in the past lives. When we get birth as human being, we are born in debt - debt of million types, bringing together with us, the subconscious thought artifacts from the past lives. So it is, but, natural that it will fructify in its own way. It will happen as it is ordained. It will happen as per actions in the past. It will happen as is destined, and it will happen as per our will in the current life.

The last statement in the last para is very profound and powerful. Though we may carry with us the hangovers of past lives, yet we have one beautiful power, which can negate the effect and impact of everything - that is our will power. Will power is the power which can make us go through any adverse situation in a way which is very rudimentary. We may not have the powers to change external factors ( at least initially ). But with the proper use of our will and mind power, we can direct ourselves to much more positivity. We can guide our mind to think in a way, which is to let go of things we cannot control, to accept things as they are, and to change things which  we can; there by we become more powerful, by taking control of life occurrences, rather than allowing occurrences to take control of us.

We all have the spiritual being in ourselves. Spiritual being per say, is all calm, serene and tranquil. Its just that the spiritual being is covered within a veil, within our own selves. We need to get down, get deep down within us. We need to find that being, rather we need to reignite that being. It has always been there with us. It just about the realization, realization that the connection with the infinite being is all there with us, it has always been there with us. But we need to make an effort, we need to make a real effort by doing practices which will bring ourself closer to “Our Self”.  External is just the manifestation of the internal, so its all part of the one being. The moment the cord of disharmony, the cord of separation ends, we unite, we reunite, and there we start being in bliss. There we start seeing problems as a moments of learning, as moments to see the truth, and to lead life in a way which is most blissful.