Essays for Health & Happiness
Fear of death & overcoming it
Covid taught us much about the impermanence of life and things that we cannot control. There are moments in life where we have no other choice then surrendering our control in the hands of the Nature, Divine, and accept what is in the moment.
Still the fear prevails in the minds of people regarding death and fear regarding changes in life, the body and fear of losing job, finances, friends means all what they think they possess. Having some fear is natural for certain safety measures. Fear is a very deep-rooted impression in our memory. Nevertheless, unlike animals, we, human beings, are gifted with Budhi (Intelligence) – and it`s power of intelligence for discriminating between permanent and impermanent. On the surface level we identify ourselves with the body, mind, thoughts, emotions, qualifications, roles and ego. With this alone it is not possible to explore the depth or the Mistry of life but the human intelligence can make deeper realizations in life going beyond impermanent identifications.
All what appears here comes and goes and is ever-changing; therefore, simply identifying with them, or getting stuck with then or even eternalising them is bound to bring fear and pain. Deep within us, we know that we can not hold on to anything here including our physical body or to anything in this world.
After going through suffering and pain repeatedly, some wants to let go of these fears and seek for freedom and liberation. Intelligence is seeking liberation from all this without suffering but through pondering over some facts of life and by going through a simple mindful inquiry by finding out;
- Am I going to live forever on this planet?
- What did I bring here when I was born?
- Can I take anything from here when I leave this planet?
- Who am I? Am I this body or my emotions, thoughts?
- who is this who is saying “my body”, my this and that? By such inquiry much fear and stress can be minimized or can even be eliminated togather with regular practice of meditation, self-reflection and yogic breathwork. These practices enable you to discover your Intuition (sixth sense) you gradually transcend your limited idea about yourself and start exploring and experiencing your soul – the Spirit, your True Self, which is ever free from death and from any kind of suffering or pain. It is such a great joy, a repeated `Wow` discovering and experiencing yourself as an eternal and happy being. This expansion of awareness makes you free from fears, old patterns and conditioning. This is a real inner revolution and evolution.
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Health and Happiness
It is not possible to attain perfect health and lasting happiness just by external means – such as vitamins and minerals intake; jogging or going to the gym, or only by gaining money. Perfect health and lasting happiness depends mainly on your inner attitude towards life and being free from past traumas, blocking old habit patterns, negative thinking, etc. Thus, being free from these blocks and living life in the present moment is essential for perfect health on all levels.
Being aware of the `Source of Life` and having trust in the inner flow – the True Self, is the secret of being happy in the present moment. This awareness brings such freedom and overwhelming joy that ‘letting go of the past’ happens effortlessly. Life then appears to be simply a beautiful play of joy and love.
Your life itself is like the most exciting movie, without any need to purchase a ticket for it. You purchased your ticket when you decided to incarnate; with the birth, the play has started. Your mind is the greatest scriptwriter and you are the main character, the hero in it. You are the creator of your own destiny and can design it the way you wish to live.
December 2010, Grand Canarias