Than halfway up one you don't

 "It's better to be at the bottom of a ladder you want to climb, than halfway up one you don't."
the question one must always ask him/her self is "am i doing what i want do?". As i have seen with many of my friends, colleagues, class mates, is that when they did not follow what their heart said they ended up in failure lost their confidence and eventually lost themselves. most of the people did not chose the subject they loved to study. They just listened to their parents or relatives saying that this has no scope no career opportunity but that has, take that not this etc. But once if you start ignoring the cry of your heart the purpose of your life and start full filling some one eases views and opinions you are on the way up their ladder. 

the decision you make now however small or big has impeccable consequences on your life. you have chosen to study commerce but you wanted science. as you have not studied science you are not able to take up engineering that you have wished for. hence you opted for a commerce degree. as you have got no science degree you missed a opportunity to work in a research center which was you passion. so the small decision which you took wrongly because of the influence of people and circumstances you lost the direction of your life. you had to sacrifice the whole of your life. you had to lead a miserable life with sadness and dissatisfaction.

what do you want in this life? what is your dream? what is that you are confident of achieving? what is your heart saying? follow you self. chose the path wisely. if you want to reach home at the north then you must not take the route of the office. if you are at least on the same direction (north) then there is a hope of convergence but if you heading south then there is no hope. if you have not got a seat in engineering go for diploma that is be on the same direction so that you may get in to the engineering through the diploma. 

Do not bother about what other say! do not bother about your present condition! you may be sleeping on the streets wearing torn cloths. nothing matters much! as long as you have kept your head high and following your heart doing what is right to do.!  

                

ಶಿವಸಂಕಲ್ಪಮಸ್ತು

ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸಕಲ ಆಗು ಹೋಗುಗಳು ನಮ್ಮ ಹಿಡಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬುದು ಸಮಾನ್ಯ ವಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ನಂಬಿರುವ ವಿಚಾರ. ನಮ್ಮ ಹಿಡಿತಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಲುಕದ ಬದುಕಿನ ಘಟನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿಧಿಯಾಟ ಅನ್ನುವ ಒಂದು ಹೆಸರನ್ನೋ ನೀಡಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಚಾರ ಮಾಡ ಹೊರಟ ವಿಷಯವೂ ಅದೇ. ವಿಧಿಯಾಟ ನಿಜವೆ? ಅಥವಾ ನಾವೇ ಸೃಷ್ಠಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅರಿವಿಗೆ ಎಟುಕದ ಬ್ರಮೆಯೆ?

ಸದ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕನಸನ್ನೇ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಕನಸಿಗೂ ಮತ್ತು ಎಚ್ಚರ ಅಂದುಕೊಡ ಈ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೂ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಭೇದವಿಲ್ಲ ಎರೆಡೂ ಬ್ರಮೆಯೆ ಎರೆಡೂ ಮಾಯೆಯೆ ಎಂದು ತಮ್ಮ ಮಾಂಡುಕ್ಯ ಕಾರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನುಡಿದವರೆ ಆಧಿ ಶಂಕರರ ಗುರುಗಳಾದ ಗೌಡಪಾದರು. ಕನಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ರಸ್ತೆ,ಕಾರು,ನಾಯಿ,ನರಿ,ತಿಂಡಿ ತಿನಿಸುಗಳು ಕನಸಿನಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ನಿಜವೇ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದ ಸುಖದುಃಖಗಳೂ ನಿಜವೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡ ಸಹಪಾಠಿ ಅವನೊಡನೆ ನಡೆದ ಮಾತು ಕತೆ ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ನಿಜವೆ. ಆದರೆ ನಿದ್ದೆಯಿಂದ ಎದ್ದ ಬಳಿಕ ತಿಳಿಯುವುದು ಇವೆಲ್ಲ ತನ್ನದೇ ಸೃಷ್ಠಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿದ್ದದ್ದು ತನ್ನ ಹೊರತು ಮತ್ತೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ. ತಿನಿಸೋ ನಾನೆ,ತಿಂದವನೂ ನಾನು, ತಿನ್ನಲು ಕೊಟ್ಟಾತನೂ ತಾನೆ. ಈ ದೃಷ್ಠಿಯಿಂದ ಗಮನಿಸಿದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನಸು ತನ್ನದೇ ಸೃಷ್ಠಿ. ತನ್ನ ಸುಪ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರಗಳು ಆಸೆ ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಗಳು ದಿನವಿಡೀ ಮಾಡಿದ ಯೊಚನೆಗಳು ಕೆಲಸ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳ ಪರಿಣಾಮಯೇ ಕನಸು. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಕಲ್ಪ ಅಂದರೆ ಫ್ಯಾಂಟೆಸಿ ಕೋಡಾ ಸೇರಿ ಕೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

ಕನಸು ತನ್ನದೇ ಸೃಷ್ಠಿ ಮನಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದಂತೆ ನಾವು ಕನಸುಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಬಹುದು ಎಂದಮೇಲೆ ಈ ಎಚ್ಚರ ಅಂದು ಕೊಂಡ ಈ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಗುವ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಘಟನೆಗಳೂ ನಮ್ಮದೇ ಸೃಷ್ಠಿ. ವಿಧಿ ಎಂದು ಕೈಬಿಟ್ಟದ್ದು ವಿದಿಯಲ್ಲ.

ರತ್ರಿ ಮಲಗುವಾಗ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪಗಳು ಬೀಜ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಎದ್ದೊಡನೆ ಪುಟಿದೇಳುತ್ತವೆ. ಹೀಗೆ ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ಶುಭಕಾಮನೆಗಳು ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆಗಳು ದಿನವಿಡೀ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸಲಹುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತವೆ. ಆ ದಿನ ನಡೆಯುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವಿದ್ಯಾಮಾನಗಳು ನಮ್ಮದೇ ಸೃಷ್ಠಿ ಎಂಬುದು ನಮಗೆ ಅರಿವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

ಯಜ್ಜಾಗ್ರತೋ ದೂರಮುದೈತಿ ದೈವಂ
ತದುಸುಪ್ತಸ್ಯ ತಥೈವೇತಿ
ದೂರಂಗಮಂ ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷಾಂ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರೇಕಂ
ತನ್ಮೇ ಮನಃ ಶಿವಸಂಕಲ್ಪಮಸ್ತು

you are not ugly you're just poor

The stillness of mind

In a similar way short circuit occurs in a circuit and burns itself in the same way when
Multiple thoughts with no relation with preceding thought pop-ups which eventually burns
You. That is what is known as wondering of the  mind,  in yoga sutra it is termed  ‘ vritti ‘.
When too much of vrittis arises and makes one restless and it start controlling
The man, then it is leading to madness. Eventually death!

Always being in the meditative state or what is known as being in yoga
Is the only relief from the bottom less pit of thought world. But in order
To reach the above mentioned state of mind one has to begin with the
Mind again. It is like killing the killer himself! When you try to sit for a meditation
Your mind starts murmuring! It pings you it kicks in your buts. Mind whispers
‘hey man! What are you doing you don't have time!’ ‘get up you have
Lot of work pending'  ‘hey some one texted you go see it'.

These thoughts of mind are infinite in its nature there will always be something
When you thought you finished thinking everything it's like a random number
Generator in a computer. Bubbles rising from the depth of a ocean and it's at
Your mind which is the surface of the ocean and leads you to perform action.
What makes the bubbles to be different in size and colour is depends
On the sanskaras (subtle impressions) of the ocean. Here ocean is the
Mind and coloured bubbles are the varieties of thoughts. The wise man
Blames not the outcomes but the subtle impressions within. It's the seeds though looks
Alike leads to the different trees the different outcomes.

So it's clear that previous impression leads to the present thoughts. How
To come out from this end less cycles of this action reaction impression action And on on.
It is through practise perseverance and self-realisation of true self.