Food for thought

Discover The Power Of Simplicity

Simplicity is clarity, directness and purity. It is freedom and complication, clutter and confusion. You can be luxurious and elegant, yet simple. In fact, simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. It is moving away from having lots of things without thinking to a stage where every possession serves a purpose. You have all you need without the excess that prevents you from enjoying it.

The over-consumption trend started in the 1990's with the great American Dream that impelled us to go on a buying spree. To support all of this there is ever-increasing pressure to earn more. In the beginning you thought a certain income would make you rich. You get there and find it is not enough! Even the affluent find a huge gap between income and desires. The more you have, the more you want.

Simplicity makes for success, peace, focus and happiness. The number one barrier to achieving simplicity is lack of awareness. view your life from a different perspective. Think afresh. Re-examine what it means to be really successful. Live a life that is deliberate and intentional. Not one that someone else has scripted for you.

Look around you. Is your home, office environment cluttered and messy? That is a sign of inner confusion and chaos. Being by clearing up the mess. Throw out all that is redundant. Your calendar can look like a junk drawer. Priorities your activities. You cannot do everything. Identify the things that are really important and delete everything else. De-clutter your wardrobe.

What is it you really want in life? How can you realign your thoughts and attitude to find more happiness and fulfillment? Have all the time to focus on what is important.

People are now beginning to think maybe they have been tricked. At the bottom of all this is an underlying discontent. You can never get enough of what you really do not want. You do not want more objects of the world. You just want to feel more complete, at ease.

Expand your mind. Shift from obsession with 'I, me, myself' to a larger goal. Identify the higher 'yes'. The higher "yes" is your purpose, your values, your calling and your talent. It's the "must do" of your life. When values are clear, decisions get simple. Then you can effortlessly say 'no' to the frivolous and unimportant. Make a concerted effort to overcome dislike and hatred. It may not hurt the person you detest but it distracts you, deviates you from your path and, in the end, destroys you. Enlarge your circle of love. Consider the universe as your family. You will be feel less insecure, less threatened. You will be free from the need to protect yourself from imaginary enemies. You find happiness.

Understand the impermanence of life. Gain knowledge of the permanent aspects of life. The void you experience is not for real. It is an imaginary emptiness brought about by ignorance of your fullness.

Special thanks to Jaya Row and Vedanta group of association which gives the knowledge by which the ignorance goes. Only then anyone feel fulfilled, blissful and happy...