Celebrating Life

If you think positively

Sound becomes Music

Movement Becomes Dance

Smile Becomes Laughter

Mind Becomes Meditation

And Life Becomes a Celebration….

from: http://rishikajain.com/2010/11/25/life-is-a-celebration/

Celebrating Life

Life is a gift of God in answer to the prayer of our parents and the blessing of our forefathers.  It is the spark of the celestial –a microcosm of the Universal energy smiling at the womb of living beings.  All beings under the sky are born to celebrate their lives.  Then the question arises why human beings do not celebrate this gift of God?   An introspection of my life and an observation of those around me have enlightened me with certain facts. This article is my sincere attempt to highlight some basics of life and the means and ways to celebrate one’s life.

Life is not a gamble as many people think it to be.  It is not by accident that we are all born in this world. It is not a coincidence that we are born in a community or neither is it a chance that we are born into a family.  If each one of us walks back in the sands of Time, we can identify some part of us in each one of our forefathers - both maternal and paternal. 

The birth is marked by the transfer of DNA from the parents to the child.  DNA is the accumulation of the energy (neuro-chemical programme) transferred through generations from the ancestors to the child.    After birth, every experience –good or bad adds to the DNA.   The interaction of the living soul is the transfer of some part of one’s energy to another.  Friendship, Enmity, Love, hatred, Care and Indifference are manifestations of such transfer.  Every communication we make is the result of change in the energy within and without.  Virtues are Positive energy which enhances the quality of life and the Vices are Negative energy which results in suffering and unhappiness.

 The following five steps will guide one

1. Be completely true to yourself!    

This is not as easy as it seems to be.  We always tend to live for others.  In the process, we demean our belief in us.  This negative attitude impedes our mental growth resulting in physical and mental sickness.  Know what you want and what you don’t want.  Be aware of your beliefs.  Enjoy the tick of your heart and the flow of your breath. 

2.  Appreciate your body, mind and spirit!

We always tend to compare ourselves with others.  Learn to appreciate what God has given us - Physique, Mind and Spirit.  How many of us have seen ourselves? Most of us are blind neck below and thus ignorant of the rest of the body.  Our intuition is thus limited to that.  To be intuitive, one should be aware of the sensuousness of the body.  Only then, we can see the symptoms of illness and sufferings long before it actually strikes.  Appreciating your body, mind and spirit will also help one choose healthy relationships, avoid harmful situations and most important to enjoy the movement (dance) of the senses.

3.  Perceive the subtle Energy !

All activities of body, mind and soul are a result of energy transfer.  Yoga identifies various energy centres of our body. Most of the solutions to our day-to- day problems lie in learning to balance these energies.   Love is one of the manifestations of the feeling of energy. 

4.  Look for the solution in your Mind!

Think before you leap.  Meditate in silence when the whole world seems to bang your head. Look in Nature for peace and calm.  Listen to music.  If everything goes awry, do not feel shy of running into the silent wild world of yours and scream your heart’s full.  If it is not possible, play the music and swing your arms and legs.  Then sit down and think. There is always a solution to one’s problems in one’s own mind.  Get guidance from your Mind! 

5.  Pay attention to Dreams!

Dreams reflect the Intuition. It is the voice of the Inner Self or the Sixth Sense.  According to psychologists, we dream during the ninety minutes of Rapid Eye Movement stage of our sleep.  We tend to ignore dreams as just dreams.  We need to remember the Dreams. That is the Secret!  They provide answers to most of our problems related to relationships, health and career choice.

Thus, celebrating life is just to live our life – being conscious of the limitations within us.  It lies in understanding unlimited freedom of expressions while appreciating beauty in self and in others.