Be Who You Are!

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Be Who You Are!

by Baba Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari

The Universe is looking for your permission, approval, acceptance, recognition and awareness! From the furthest galaxies to the blades of grass under your feet or to the sparkling eyes of the birds looking at you, all want something from you. It is the Divine who is looking through all of these for your approval and acceptance for your consciousness and awareness of Who You Are!

 
Who You Are: The Mind

The mind has a natural tendency to search outside of who you are for things that could bring you happiness. Though on some level you understand that happiness is not out there, your mind still frequently searches. You try to repair every relationship at home, word or social sphere by trying to enter into others’ minds to fix the issue, while forgetting that the problem is not out there, it is right here in your own mind. You have been trying to fix every problem in the world and for every problem fixed, you have two more mocking you! Every such fix starts with a kind of resistance to the natural law of change and consciousness. You don’t accept and approve of certain things in the world around you, which in turn, triggers fear and stress. When you resist and focus your efforts on taking care of the external, frustrations follow.

In your home, you have light switches. When you want, you can switch on the light or switch it off. When you live your life unmindfully, unconsciously and without knowing, you start depending upon others for your happiness and security. This dependence becomes deep with time. The person on whom you are most dependent is the one to whom you have given the switch of your life. That person can turn the switch on along with all your happiness. At any moment, that person can also turn the switch off if he or she so desires. Then, your contentment is switched off. All the material happiness in life is just handing over your switch to people and pets, philosophies and concepts as well as ideas and ideals. This is the bondage. All stress in life is because of living life unmindfully.

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