I am overwhelmed by the number of response I received to my question in my last post.. Before I go ahead, I would like to thank all those who mailed me with your lovely answers.. Also you mails on how interesting this topic is and how curious you are has encouraged me to continue this blog as Part 2 of Moksha Meditation..
In my previous blog I had mentioned you need not take that 15 mins to sit aside and meditate. By saying this, I am not criticizing other styles of meditations... But this is my small effort of introducing this new technique of meditation I have been trying myself and has worked wonders!
What is Happiness?
Here are some of the answers I received..
Moksha Meditation is a state of mind... it is the attitude towards life...
Moksha meditation is a state of constant happiness..
Lets reiterate the statement Happiness is merely a state of no unhappiness.. Is this statement equivalent to "Happiness is merely no sadness"? ??
No!
Like no light in this world means darkness..
No God means Evil..
No intelligence means being dumb...
Darkness, Evil or being dumb are a few examples of negativity which can only exists in the absence of a positivity, likewise Sadness exists only where there is no happiness..
In reality, there is no definition for sadness..
Hmm... you might be thinking this is bizarre!
Before I go any further... understanding this concept of happiness is extremely important...
Hence lets do a small exercise...
Step 1: Wherever you, (lying, sitting, travelling) just breath in twice deeply
Step 2: Now, empty your mind of all thoughts and emotions, as if your brain is an empty box.
No thoughts..... No anger.... No irritability.... No love... No lust... Nothing....
Your brain is just an empty space now...
Step 3: Pick a pinch of the Happiness and imagine it to sink into your empty box called brain..
Step 4: As you do this, just give yourself a smile! Trust me you deserve it.. :)
Thats All!!
Try maintaining this throughout your day... A conscious effort every now and then especially of step 2 and 3 ever now an then while doing your usual activities will make a tremendous difference to your daily lifestyle...
I will come back to talk about this and answer the curious cats.. But make sure you try these steps of Moksha Meditation a couple of times..
In my previous blog I had mentioned you need not take that 15 mins to sit aside and meditate. By saying this, I am not criticizing other styles of meditations... But this is my small effort of introducing this new technique of meditation I have been trying myself and has worked wonders!
What is Happiness?
Here are some of the answers I received..
- Happiness is when I buy a car
- Happiness is feeling happy
- Happiness is when I buy my dream house
- Happiness is having a baby
- Happiness is seeing that smile in my childs face
- Happiness is achieving my ambition
- Happiness is having a cup of masala chai (indian tea) with your best friend
- Happiness is when I get an auto as soon as I walk down the street in a hot summer
- Happiness is a sweet good night kiss.....and so on.....
Some people measure happiness by materialistic things where as some measure it with non- materialistic things..
The problem here is, if we didn't get these things (like things listed above), we wont feel happy.. So here comes a few more questions to ask yourselves...
Do you really need something in your lives to be happy?
If yes, is Happiness really measurable?
Can you actually achieve happiness?
Happiness is merely a state of no unhappiness
Moksha Meditation is a state of mind... it is the attitude towards life...
Moksha meditation is a state of constant happiness..
Lets reiterate the statement Happiness is merely a state of no unhappiness.. Is this statement equivalent to "Happiness is merely no sadness"? ??
No!
Like no light in this world means darkness..
No God means Evil..
No intelligence means being dumb...
Darkness, Evil or being dumb are a few examples of negativity which can only exists in the absence of a positivity, likewise Sadness exists only where there is no happiness..
In reality, there is no definition for sadness..
Hmm... you might be thinking this is bizarre!
Before I go any further... understanding this concept of happiness is extremely important...
Hence lets do a small exercise...
Step 1: Wherever you, (lying, sitting, travelling) just breath in twice deeply
Step 2: Now, empty your mind of all thoughts and emotions, as if your brain is an empty box.
No thoughts..... No anger.... No irritability.... No love... No lust... Nothing....
Your brain is just an empty space now...
Step 3: Pick a pinch of the Happiness and imagine it to sink into your empty box called brain..
Step 4: As you do this, just give yourself a smile! Trust me you deserve it.. :)
Thats All!!
Try maintaining this throughout your day... A conscious effort every now and then especially of step 2 and 3 ever now an then while doing your usual activities will make a tremendous difference to your daily lifestyle...
I will come back to talk about this and answer the curious cats.. But make sure you try these steps of Moksha Meditation a couple of times..
A Humble Warning: We are used to being in a constant state of stress or constant state of thoughts (good or bad).. Hence emptying your mind of everything might take a little while..
Tip: Understanding the concept of Happiness can make practice of Moksha Meditation a lot easier!
Remember: Moksha Meditation is not a destination, it is a way of Life...Feel free to write your opinion or experience on madhutanjorkar@gmail.com
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