The Power of Meditation

We’ve heard and read numerous of times the positive impact and clarity a 10-minutes meditation can bring into your life. I’ve experimented with it many times, however never been consistent with it in the long run. My mind always had reasons not to engage in meditation. 

It was until my life turned upside down a few years back that I had no idea how I ended up in this situation. Things were not only ugly from outside, but my inner world was going through the turmoil I had never experienced in my entire life. My confidence was completely shattered so much so that I had anxiety attacks in the middle of the night. I was woken up with loss of breath and unexplained fear in my head. I knew I had touched the rock bottom and I can’t go down than this. This was the first time of life I was acknowledging deep sorrows in life. These things were not normal, and I knew I had to mend my mind before it goes totally out of control. 

At the time of need one always turn to their loved ones, but your whole world shattered like a house of mud when you realize that even your family has their limited thinking and understanding of the world. This was the hard-hitting reality that opened my eyes. It was not the question of trust but realization that only you can pull yourself out of the pit. It was like my past samskara rose and jerked me up from the long sleep. I knew I’d to veered to the supreme power for help and hence the process of healing began. 

I was done blaming others for the situation I was in, so I followed two things with sincerity and faithfulness. First engaging my mind with Satsang (holy discourse) and second meditation on Naam (mantra). I had full faith at the Lotus feet of my Guru. Like he always said by engaging your conscious with naam one can produce incessant power of happiness within self and the universe will start working into your favours.

Over the next few months, I heard a lot of spiritual discourses to understand the real reason for my sadness and fears. Doing meditation for an hour helped me tremendously. It was like layers of dirt on my conscious washed away with mantra. Below are some of enlightening thoughts that I created and implemented for real which made huge difference on my mental health. 

• Stop judging myself and others 

• You become what you think.

• The universe is never unfair to you, you receive what you ask for.

• Grateful for everything. You are where you're supposed to be.

• Differentiating between my mind and myself.

• Being aware of my desires.

• Anger, greed, attachment and ego are your biggest enemies.

• Engage your energy with the supreme power for ultimate peace and happiness.

• Breathe work helps in healing scars from within.

The list goes on. The drama in the life was over for good within few months of my practicing meditation. I’ve learned a lot from this incident. Always imbibe and nurture good thoughts so that you don’t have to worry about the future. With the blessing of my Guru I am surely the best version of myself today.