Don't take life too seriously.....

Goddess Sri Varalakshmi & why is her Visit to house important?

It is said that Lakshmi will enter the house of anyone who thinks of her and bless them. There are many festivals in the year dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi. Among them, Varalakshmi Vratham is considered very auspicious because it is marked by strict observance of certain practices and austerities. It is also called Varalakshmi Nonbu.

The name Vishnu really means pervading everywhere, and Lakshmi, his consort, is symbolical of the forces found everywhere. Eight forces or energies are recognised and they are known as Sri (Wealth), Bhu (Earth), Sarasvati (Learning), Priti (Love), Kirti (Fame), Santi (Peace), Tushti (Pleasure) and Pushti (Strength). Each one of these forces is called a Lakshmi and all the eight forces are called the Ashta Lakshmis or the eight Lakshmis of the Hindus. As health, wealth and prosperity depend upon the rythmic play of these forces, the worship of Lakshmi is said to be to obtain these three. Hence this festival is observed, invoking the blessings of Lakshmi.

Get Ready to invite Sri Varalakshmi to visit your house.

Do you need a reason to be happy?

Quote by Deepak Chopra: “Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble because that reason can be taken from you.”

Own your happiness. Don’t be happy for any reason except because you’re YOU. When you feel happy on the inside, it sticks with you, even on days when things don’t go well. You can have problems but still be a happy person. 

When you know who you are and what you feel inside make you happy, you can own it. Our minds are conditioned that there needs to be reason to be happy. There is one simple reason that you and me and everybody like us are not happy and the reason is repressed feelings. Since childhood we are taught to repress our feelings and behave against our nature so that we look like civilized human beings

We need to learn to feel our feelings and respect our feelings, respect our human nature so that we can let go of our repressed feelings and feel happy again like the uncivilized child that we were when we were born. If each one of us learns to behave naturally then we'd have a happy planet 

The key is being happy with and loving yourself. Then you own the power to be a happy person!

What is faith?

Many People would feel stuck.  They can’t move their lives forward because they don’t have the necessary faith in themselves. Doubts, fears from the past rear their heads.  Consequently, the action we take is often miscalculated, off target or not effective.

Faith is a gift bestowed on humankind, not to be dissected and judged but received thankfully. It requires wholehearted acceptance through a willing suspension of disbelief. Your body can’t go where your mind has never been .What we need to do first is convince our self that we can do it, nurture faith in ourselves, and then take the step.

So many of us feel we can’t cross the bridge because we don’t have the right credential or the proper background. It’s never what you are that holds you back-it’s what you think you’re not. That’s why we need to grow faith if we are to achieve our goals. 

Faith is like the tides it is not always constant. The only way to keep your faith “tuned up” is to be true to your spiritual journey. Turn your eyes inward toward the spirit that you are. See the light. See the love. We are reflections of universal love.

We live in a make-believe world many masks carried. Global yet not knowing next door neighbour. Nuclear family, neutron living. All of us exist, we do, but do not live life, we merely play roles, sister, daughter, friend, businessman, professional. We carry ever growing emotional baggage which diffuses our focus hence we contradict with everyone and everything.

Our search for permanent bliss consciousness in the external ephemeral world is wrong. This bliss is not a thing to be brought from outside, it can only come from within; this requires great earnestness and concentration, not on some single purpose, but in the understanding of the complex problem of living.

When we attain that state of consciousness, the experiences are totally unknown on the human level of life. That is the goal which the world is seeking, even though it does not realize quite what that goal is or how to attain it?

Life is Simple. It is all in the mind.

Why do we over think things? Why do we feel the need to second-guess what is really going on with what we think is going on? How many times you hear or talk from someone that was pretty straightforward, but you felt the need to read into the “deeper message?” Let’s be honest for in this case we all are guilty of such things. Whether it’s a comic or tight slap conversation from your friend or anyone whom we interact, we always think there is an alternative meaning behind these people’s words. Sometimes what a person says is exactly what they mean; there is nothing up for discussion. But many people misinterpret things which cause controversy.

Follow your gut and your instincts, more often than not, it will work out in your favor. You may need to enforce some sort of personal time limit as each person differs.Another great option is to go out and to distract yourself and to make a quick decision later on. Let yourself relax and come back to the decision when you have internally calmed down. Perhaps the most helpful thing to do is to stop thinking of the worse case scenario. This is a problem many over thinkers face and is perhaps the hardest to overcome.

Nothing external to us can give us permanent and true happiness. We actually have all we need to be truly happy within us.The art of having less but enjoying our lives more, involves a few simple changes in perspective. First, we must understand where our true values lie and focus on them. Then, we must take time to enjoy the simple things, and slow down and see what’s right in front of us. With this make life simple and its all in the mind.

Live the moment

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