Stillness

"Quiet the mind and the soul will speak"  -Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

To find God, we must be still. To find the core of life, along with our problems, is to be still. Stillness is when the mind become motionless, and we become one with life around us. In this state of being or consciousness, we realize the true beauty in life and that this experience on Earth is just that, an experience. 

We’ve been granted a gift from the heavens with this very moment and the faculties to go with it but, in today’s culture, we are always in a rush to get to the next thing rather than enjoying the present moment and the gifts it holds. We are always in motion within either the mind or the body (a lot of times both) and never take the time to sit and breathe. We don’t take the time for self-intervention which can negatively impact our health. We are driven by success and are goal-oriented so much to that point in which we won’t stop till the goals are accomplished. Though it is good to set goals and to work for something bigger than what we have, without the recognition and appreciation of this very moment, how can we appreciate the moment when we achieve success if we overlook the present moment? 

In this moment, we have things, experiences and wisdom that our past selves dreamt of. However, the fast life doesn’t allow us to see it and be grateful within this moment. In this world, especially in the West, we are nonstop, and drain are health or are overly lazy and unmotivated but never within a harmonious state of knowing when to rest and when to take action. It’s either “go, go, go” or stagnancy. 

The true objective is to become one with the observer or the creator. Only then can we truly direct our lives in the manner in which we are divinely guided to do so. The observer, even when in motion, is always watching and listening. It’s such a deeper level of focus and awareness that when we take a step back and tap into that state of consciousness, we see our lives with new eyes and perspective. 

When we allow ourselves to be still and be in self-intervention and meditation, we can see the root of the problems at hand and come up with a solution. We come to realize that the answers we need are all within and are only reflected in each moment in life all around us. In situations in which we face adversity, whether it be our inner world with a barrage of negative thoughts or emotions, or external conflict that can cause stress of any type, take deep breathes and allow yourself to slow down and observe the situation with detachment. 

Detach from whatever emotions, thoughts or the situation in front of you and simply observe it all as if you are at a theater. The situation is the movie, and you are the audience watching from the seats. escape the rush and be on your pace, be on DIVINE TIMING and TRUST the sequence of events. Once we allow ourselves to do this, our efforts of solving whatever is in front of us becomes brighter. 

Separation from the hustle and bustle and the noise, whether internal or external, leads to union of peace and truth. The answers lie within us, we just have to be still enough to channel it through. Don't think, let your emotions communicate with you without attachment and just BE. 

"I meet my Self in stillness... and we breathe." -S.W. Berry