Essence of Being: Calmness of Mind

It was morning of 31 Aug, the day after “Rakhi Purnima”, full moon night in the month of August. It was a Thursday morning. Start of the day was with a swim. Reached the pool early after a 20 min drive. It was 5.45 am. The day had just broken.

It was an interesting sight as I entered the pool.

The morning full moon was shining in the blue sky, and one could see the perfect reflection of the same in clear blue water of the swimming pool.

There was the real moon in blue sky and perfect reflected moon (illusion) visible in the pool. I was aware of the reality versus the illusion. Any disturbance in the water would not make the reflection possible.

The water in the pool remained the whole night in peace and calmness to make this possible. The caretakers also put the necessary chemicals to add to the clarity of the pool.

Drawing a parallel, this thought came by and hence the article. When we become aware of oneself, we release we are truly “Sat Chit Anand” i.e., “Eternal Consciousness Bliss”. We are in this blissful state when we are in deep sleep state "Sushupti" charging ourselves being connected to "The Infinite" source of energy which we also call "God".

As we get up in the morning, and become “Jagrat” i.e., physically awake, the mind play starts equivalent to the pool, clouding the appearance of the real self. Based on how our thought currents are, what other say or we perceive, all have an impact on the status of the mind. And if we are not truly conscious, we associate with the turbulence, get involved and not able to see our real self which is eternally blissful.

In summary the job at hand is to keep a calm mind, aware of the stimuli which causes disturbance.

It was a great thought to start the day. I swam well that day, floating in the blissful water.