This one is meant to be a quickie..! So many times in Life we would have had this experience - we have an "inner instinct" or "intuition" to do something but we stop ourselves or simply do not act on it out of sheer laziness, fear of judgement, a feeling of insecurity or a sense of uncertainty... The last few months have taught me this lesson..! When you have an instinct/intuition especially about anything which is positive, creative or uplifts the human spirit, supports life - Act on it! The Nike-guys got it right when they adopted "Just do it!" as their motto.
The mantra "Just do it!" does not mean being rash or brash and is certainly not a justification for the negative tendencies-"bad habits" of the mind masquerading as "instincts/intuition". (Attention: Addicts seeking justifications online for their "habits"... !) But sometimes insecurities and self-image issues tend to hide under the garb of "Social convention","rational consideration", "awareness of the ground reality", "viability" or some other simpler/fancier concept..!
Meditation and Sudarshan Kriya definitely helped me separate the wheat from the chaff - to separate intuition/instinct from mere tendencies and insecurities..! Meditation helped me follow my instincts and be sensitive at the same time.
This long due post is one of the results of this realization- "Just do it!". I won over my tendencies of laziness, fear of judgement and "aversion of typing/writing" and published the long pending third blog-post ! Many of the "long pending actions" have followed and will follow in the coming days.
Is there something you have had the wish to act on for a long time but have held yourself back? Once you are done reading this post - act on it and "Just do it!" - Now!
Vijayi Bhavatu!
Prabhav M
The mantra "Just do it!" does not mean being rash or brash and is certainly not a justification for the negative tendencies-"bad habits" of the mind masquerading as "instincts/intuition". (Attention: Addicts seeking justifications online for their "habits"... !) But sometimes insecurities and self-image issues tend to hide under the garb of "Social convention","rational consideration", "awareness of the ground reality", "viability" or some other simpler/fancier concept..!
अग्ने नय सुपथा राये अस्मान विश्वानी देव वयुनानि विद्वान्।
युयोध्यस्म ज्जुहुराणमेनो भूयिष्ठां ते नम उक्तिं विधेम ॥
agne naya supathā rāye asmān viśvāni deva vayunāni vidvān |
yuyodhyasmajjuhurāṇameno bhūyiṣṭhāṃ te namauktiṃ vidhema ||
Meditation and Sudarshan Kriya definitely helped me separate the wheat from the chaff - to separate intuition/instinct from mere tendencies and insecurities..! Meditation helped me follow my instincts and be sensitive at the same time.
This long due post is one of the results of this realization- "Just do it!". I won over my tendencies of laziness, fear of judgement and "aversion of typing/writing" and published the long pending third blog-post ! Many of the "long pending actions" have followed and will follow in the coming days.
Is there something you have had the wish to act on for a long time but have held yourself back? Once you are done reading this post - act on it and "Just do it!" - Now!
Vijayi Bhavatu!
Prabhav M
PS: A question for the reader to ponder upon: "Why is the 18th shloka of the Isha Upanishad with the "Fire Image" included in this post?" :) Answers welcome in the comments-section...
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