| 2008
has begun with many of us taking resolutions to live a Happy & Healthy Life.
Expansion
of happiness is the purpose of creation and we are all here to enjoy and radiate
happiness everywhere. During
my very first class of REIKI, I was taught these ethical principles of Reiki discovered
by Dr. Mikao Usui, who discovered this ancient healing method in the middle of
nineteenth century, which has helped me to remain internally Happy. Just
for today I will give thanks for my many blessings. Just
for today I will not worry Just
for today I will not be angry Just
for today I will do my work honestly Just
for today I will be kind to my neighbor and every living thing. We
all come to this world to experience our own reality- to learn who we are by being
what we thought would be best for us. Eventually, most of us reach a place where
we are not so content with doing our lives in the old ways. Most people may never
recognize this state when it happens. This is not the way life was intended to
be lived here. Life is intended to be lived here in great joy, with great wisdom,
and with energy abounding. Why
then do so many people live in a state of fear, or exhaustion, or depression?.
I believe it's often because they are not living the true life. Concern & Care
for each other with Love is a uniting power which leads us forward to an even
greater state of oneness with the whole of creation. Love is the original home
for soul, where it returns to be united as a drop with the boundless ocean of
being, a state of union encompassing knowledge and wisdom, creativity and harmony
as well as self-realization, all embracing love and eternal bliss. Let
me give an example on How Love cures: A
wise Physician said, "I have been practicing medicine for 30 years & I have prescribed
many medicines. But, in the long run, I have learned that for most of what ails
the human creature, the best of medicine is LOVE". "What
if it doesn't work..?" someone asked. 'DOUBLE
THE DOSE', he promptly replied. Belief
without Love will make you fanatical, Duty without Love will make you ill-humored,
Power without Love will make you violent, Justice without Love will make you
severe, A life without Love will make you ill. Just
for a moment, set aside your conditioned ideas and expectations and make yourself
empty for a moment. Be open and you will receive the best in Life. In order to
see the positive side of things, you will have to open yourself first. If you
pour pieces of gold into a hand of stones, the gold will fall off. You will first
of all have to give up something of yourself in order to make room for something
new. We are capable of infinite possibilities and become limited only when we
shut the door on new ones or when we are not aware that there are doors we haven't
seen. We
must learn to move into light in baby steps until we are ready to run with it.
But holding back from it entirely brings great pain and depression. The pain you
feel in you may be from holding yourself back from experiencing joy and love. Very
often one thing we really want to do in life is not begun because of the fear
we feel just thinking about it. The greatest growth and personal development is
achieved through taking a risk and facing those fears. The time you least feel
like starting something is precisely the time to Begin it Now. Begin
difficult things while they are easy, Do great things when they are small.
The difficult things of the world must once have been easy The great things
must once have been small. A thousand mile journey begins with one step. Have
a wonderful journey to explore and exploit 2008, with opportunities inspite of
threats, with strengths inspite of weaknesses. My
Healthy wishes to readers of JAME. Celebrate Navroz with a spirit of togetherness
& love for each other. Nariman
Bacha employed with GODREJ is a regular contributor for JAME and a REIKI practitioner.
Those interested in availing benefits of REIKI can contact him at nari042003@yahoo.co.in |