Break the shell and excel

There is one quote "Beyond mind there is no suffering". We suffer most of the time because of our mind and thoughts. We resides more in our self created shells of the mind. We have to live with our reactions and interactions, We compulsively think with our nature and we forced to live with others nature too and unpredictable and contractions also.

Lets us discuss because of which shells we suffers and not move further in life. There are many shells with which we function.

• First is situational shell. In real it is not a shell but we create a prison out of it. Every situation comes with its silent demand like patience, courage, etc. Our tendency is to remain same as we are and that is why we do not grow. Refusing to evolve expresses as suffocation of heart and mind. Be aware that tomorrow is uncertain, but day after is even more uncertain. Things never work as we think. Instead of being chocked in the limitations of situations, we should discover the oxygen of growth in it. This is first shell we need to break.
• Second is Relational Shell. We have relations with many people all around us. Depending on experiences we get from those relations we form a relational shell. Relations that we form can exude fragrance when it is based on values/ideals and not on sensual gratification. Relations impart strength when they have a common point of sacrifice, commitment, thinking, ideals for some higher purpose. In life very few relations are formed to lift us up, rather with most of the relations we have our sufferings ensured. Thus we need to break all the relational shells through powerful instruments of love and dispassion. Attachment is always insecure, love is ever secure. Attached person lives in prison of his mind. Attachment is darkening and love is illuminating. If you want to prove yourself, improve yourself.
• Third one is Ideological shell. We live with our own convictions and ideas, but it is our duty to test our ideas and mend them in accordance with the knowledge of scriptures. We all think what we think is right but always our own convictions troubles us. No other person or situation can ever give us pain. If some has developed the art of thinking properly and surrendering to the eternal laws, the same laws welcome him by increasing his value and position in the house, society and globally.
• Fourth one is shell of past. Sometimes our past mistakes(knowingly or unknowingly) discourages us and make us feel incapable. Sometimes we come across people not interests to us or not meet our ideals. So get strength form your past mistakes by promising yourself to grow it. Make your mistakes the mother of your commitment. We make mistakes and form no commitments! Ultimately small mistakes convert into big blunders and makes our life troublesome. So try to change and pay for it in the form of more disciplined life to avoid future consequences. If you failed one thousands times, make one more attempt- Swami Vivekanada.
• Fifth shell is the shell of our future. We live in a world that sees the future. See the future to take long strides but never forget to start with taking small steps. See the future, not to slip into a dream but to awaken from it. See the future as an opportunity to break the shackles that we have created our of our own nature. Many of us lives in our own imaginary world. So break the shell of imaginary future and see the real future, golden future which has knowledge of Self.

Let these shells be converted into wings that make you soar! Let the shackles be converted into a flying zone. Prepare yourself to receive what the Lord has to give. The world  would be at our feet if we can receive the wings from the Lord rather than being in the shell of our own nature. Lets take it. Claim it.

Once you decided to break the shell and ready to get set go...

We all are running in our life! But the irony is that we do not know the starting and culminating point of our illusory races! Our running is on beaten tracks to enjoy and hoard but alas! The end of this race never comes! The more we run, the farther appears our goal. Therefore the Goal has to be all- pervasive. There is nothing wrong in having material goals. However, when we pursue only for material gains and are convinced that this life of lucre and luxury alone is the source of job, then we have blindfolded ourselves with delusion and consequently sadness we envelop us. We forget that misery in our life is another name of lower pursuits and goals. We have forgotten that unless material goal is purified by emotional and intellectual goals, we would never experience the joy of higher spiritual pursuits. The strength of intellect is its right thinking and beauty of mind is its pure emotions. The ugliness of intellect is its wrong convictions and pettiness of mind is in its impure thoughts. The intellect should be trained to detect problems, our negativity and calamities of life. We live a life of compromises. Where compromise is there, sacrifice is not. Compromise is winning of the lower mind over the higher intellect. Sacrifice is winning of dedicated intellect over the lower mind.

Only human being can have goal in life not all creatures. We can change our nature. We have never explored the possibilities. Material goal can never inspire a person for a long time. The moment you attain it, you would find that the goal was too low. We all had the goal of earning good marks, then graduation, marriage....Any goal you attain in the world, you will find that it was not that big a goal. We belittle our own goals as small and useless after sometime because they gave us misery instead of happiness.

Assert your Godhood! Claim the best in life! Go ahead with a smile on your face! Face the world! Don't think of success and failure because it has nothing to do for a confident person, use this as stepping stones. Keep the emotional goal much higher than material goal. Keep the intellectual goal much higher than material goal. Spiritual goal stand tall above all other goals. Go as a master in this flow of time and discover the Timeless. We all are meant to do big things and perform great feats in this life.

Suffer gracefully-We have to prepare to face the difficulties in life. No life can be without its quota of hardships and problems. Prepare to face the difficulties of life. No life can be without its quota of hardships and problems. Sometimes we do not choose the field of our interest which makes us suffer. We are more busy preparing for the celebration of imagined success rather than tightening ourselves for the real problems which life throws in front of us unasked and uninvited. Sometimes even after equipped with astounding efficiency or unparalleled talent, a person may be a failure because of his attachment to unrighteous living or being anxious to see the fruits too quickly. We increase our desires, while the qualification is lacking. Let us increase our qualifications and desire will follow. Anything will reach the deserving in time; this is the law. Qualification for our ideal increases with consistency, continuity and commitment to anything that we undertake. For long lasting results and creating greater happiness in life, we should have the higher qualification whether it is at mental, professional or spiritual level.

Review/ Highlights of the book You can: inspirational insights by Swami Abhedananda.