MAINTAIN PURITY IN LIFE

Purity here means being consistent in purpose, thought, speech and action. If your purpose is clear; your thoughts are in consonance with your purpose; your speech is clearly expressive of your thoughts and your actions are based on this continuous process, then your actions and attitude will be pure and successful. Observing self-imposed rules and regulations too gives you a sense of purity and generates happiness in life. After all, who can draw the lines of control in your life better than yourself? But once you have determined the scope of your duties and responsibilities and defined the kind of person you wish to be, be faithful to your image of yourself and do not swerve from your ideals unless you wish to rewrite your life-plan in an improved, better manner.

Purity in life also means keeping your body clean and healthy. Look the best you can to feel confident and self-assured. Take all precautions to maintain good health and fitness so that your body does not become a burden for you. And just as you clean your body every day, remember to clean your mind and spirit regularly to remove the cobwebs of negative from them. A dear friend gave me a brilliant concept to do this. She said, “If you wish to sleep well, do this mental exercise. When you are ready to retire, wash your face and body well and remove all traces of dust or make up or other cosmetics you have used. Brush you hair and clean your teeth. Then, in a cool room – put the fan or air conditioner on – and sit steady and alone in one place for half an hour. Be sure to assume a comfortable posture because you should not get up and walk or move about during this time. At firs, sitting cross-legged in one place for this time may seem difficult because your mind will not let you be steady in your thoughts. It will make you hyper – you will remember half-done tasks, messages to give, duties to write down and calls to make the next day. If this is so, finish all tasks and then settle down in a solitary place in you home. Once you have attained this pose, systematically remember everything you did or said on that day without rancour, anger or regret. Do not be judgmental of others or yourself. Just to this exercise to improve your memory.

“Put on some soothing music if necessary and slowly remove every thought from your mind, however important it seems to you. When the mind is light and clean, fill it will the awareness that you are not in charge of this world. You cannot drive the unending cycle of change. You are but one among billions of lives that inhabit this earth and your safety and well being lie in completely surrendering to the divine power without whose command not even a leaf can swing in the breeze. Give over all your worries and the care of your life to this power. Leave the worry of the future and the regret of the past to his power and lie down with a light, fresh mind living in clean, healthy body. Then go to sleep, listening to the music or to the silence of your energised mind and experience the luxury of deep, undisturbed sleep”.