And you are born with a nature. Circumstances around you are different. You cannot coup-up. You wish to live your life as per your nature. People around you; your society advice to change your nature and adjust yourself as per the surroundings; circumstances. And you try to do that. 

You try to change yourself as per the guidelines given by the society; guideline given by your religion. The result is devastating. You are frustrated. 

You try more to match with the surroundings; thinking something, some mistake you did; and you change yourself after finding your mistakes; result, more failure. You are depressed. 

This depression; this frustration is natural. It had to come; and it came. Now you are planning; you are taking advice from your surroundings; you gather information, how to get rid of your frustration, you try to get an advice from your religion; and you try to get an answer, through meditation. And, nothing works. Result, you are more depressed. What do? 

This is the big question mark; which has erupted in your life; what to do? Your entire system is faulty. The day you took birth; you came with a nature. That is perfect; that is what you are born with. And your society compels you to change that; and lead your life as per the faulty norms of the society. If you try to change yourself, you meet disaster.

If you try to live your life the way you wish, you are considered an outcast. What to do? It is a big problem. And unless you solve this problem of yours; you will stay frustrated, depressed. You are breathing stress; God is creating problem. Your fate is against you. 

And in this condition of yours; someone advises you to change yourself as per your society rule; further you get advice from your surrounding to change yourself as per what your religion is asking you to do. 

Many have revolted; but nothing happened; norms are the same. And in such a situation; nothing can be done. Either you stay frustrated and meditate, to gather strength; or you change yourself and follow the norm. Both will not work. And precisely this is one of the reasons; why you see so much unrest around you.


Unless you are happy; you cannot meditate. Unless you are happy, you cannot look within. And if you cannot look within; meditation will not happen to you. Happiness is a must. Happiness is a must; How? 

And in such a situation, the first thing you do is forget everything; even God. When nothing works; even God is not helping you; your prayers are not answered; in this situation; use your brain. Your most powerful tool, more powerful than an atom, use your mind; your brain.

Remember here, Mind is not sentimental; mind is not emotional. First, you have to come out of your pathetic situation; and for that, use your mind. Do no leave your basic nature. And instead of mingling with the society mindlessly, in order to get happiness, use your surroundings. 

• Manipulate your situation; favorable to you. 
• Have patience. 

Yes, it is extremely important; not to lose your cool, have patience. Stay alert; and watch for the right time to strike. To do this you need strength. To this you have to become powerful; rather extremely powerful. 

• Do you exercise. 
• Practice meditation; though meditation will not come to you unless you are not happy. 
• Do not wait.
• Just start practicing meditation. 

Start practicing meditation, even after knowing this, that it will not come to you unless you are happy because; ‘in the process of doing something; something happens'. 

So do never sit idle; start practicing. Meditation is an extremely powerful tool. Meditation will open all doors for you. 

If you are not changing yourself, if you are not changing your nature; as per your surroundings, and if you have not mended amendments in you; as per your religion, then you have to be in trouble. You will be considered an outcast.

And when you feel meditation inside you; you will find that before coming to you, your depression; before coming to you, your frustration will not affect you; because, your meditation has covered you with a sacred shield; which cannot be pierced. Only meditation can bring happiness to you. 

• Do not fight with anyone.
• Stay calm. 

You do not have to win against anybody. You have to win against you. Follow your instinct; do not change your basic nature. But, remember, matter is extremely delicate here. You have to understand this delicacy first.

If you are not changing yourself, your nature as per your surroundings; you are not mended amendments in you as per your religion, then you have to be in trouble. And you have to face the rage; and the brunt of the society.. 

• Stay cool.
• Play your game.
• Place your well defined foolproof strategy; manipulate the situation in your favor.

There is no hard and fast fixed rule for this game. It differs person to person. Because every individual has different idiosyncrasy. You have to make a, wise move very, very delicate move for you; and that move starts; staying in the moment. 

If you are staying in the moment; staying alert, then you are aware with the happenings around you; and inside you. And you can keep changing your game plan; you can go about amending your devices; as per the moment's requirement you can change the outdated plane, if needed, you can create a new strategy for you.

Keep watching the happening inside and outside you, you can always place your well designed foot forward. Again, keep your cool; do not lose your patience. This practice; these moves; this strategy; and this meditation of yours, will create a magnet in you.

And if you become the magnet; and once you start attracting attention around, in an extremely positive way; then you do not have to change your basic nature, which you are born with, to win the world. 

• Stay in the moment.
• Stay alert.
• Keep you cool.
• Have patience. 
• Wait for the right opportunity. Strike at the right time; with full force. 

And this full force of yours should be merely a feather touch, from your side. Do this; and become a witness in watching the Miracle happening; within you…

Ashoka 

And in the process of staying young eternally; you have to meet God. This ‘have to’ in between is important. You have to unfold the mystery behind this ‘have to’. If you have to survive; you have to breathe. This compulsion is important; you cannot get away; you have to breathe. You have to meet God; if you wish to stay young eternally. 

Again, if you do not wish to stay young eternally; you do not have to meet God. If you do not wish to live; you do not have to breath. And, again ‘have to’; these have been inseparable.

Accept this ‘have to’. Your existence is standing in-between confusion and mystery around. Again, you have to solve this first. And to solve this do not go anywhere else, or start searching the answer in your future. Stay here, wherever you are; stay there. 

Many times you have been to a seaside; many a times you have seen the ocean. But, have you ever seen the ocean? 

No you have not seen the Ocean; you have been there several times, but you have never seen the ocean. If you look at the ocean you will find that; the ocean is deep; the ocean is quite; Ocean has embraced, accepting everything; Ocean has absorbed everything. And precisely this is the reason why Ocean is quite. 

The ocean is brave; the ocean is great hence, Ocean is strong; powerful. Power absorbs everything. Power has the capacity to absorb everything. If everything is going against you, do not run away; fight. And to fight, this is not a normal fight, you have to become strong; you have to become powerful. 

Here, you are fighting for your rights. You are being tested; your luck is not favoring you; your fate is not accepted you. You are a miserable failure in your life. You are frustrated. And, this frustration is natural. Your own fate; your own shadow has left you alone. 

And, friend this is the opportunity. Your fate; your shadow, has deserted you; left you alone. This oneness is powerful. Remember when you are alone; you are powerful. Use this power of yours. 

No effort is left. And in this situation of nothingness if anything is left to you; is you. And except you have nothing to you; no luck; no fate, no God, no shadow absolutely nothing. You are alone; and you are Powerful.

Use this power of yours; and fight for your rights. Your misfortune has to go. This fight of yours against tyranny of misfortune is your prayer. 

Frustration is normal. Prayer is sacred. You are sacred. You very act is sacred. Your mission is sacred. The Ocean is sacred; Ocean has absorbed everything. You are sacred; you have absorbed everything. You have accepted God’s calamity with bowing a head. Now you deserve God’s blessings. And, to get these blessings of God; fight for it. 

Remember, this is a sacred fight of yours. In this fight of yours; you are staying in the moment; calm. Here, in this fight you are not doing anything; you are simply floating in moments; accepting, absorbing everything. This is the state of enlightenment. 

And in a state of enlightenment; everything will continue happening in your life same way, like It had been happening to you, in your life; before your enlightening state; but now the difference is; you are not affected. 

And why you are not affected; because this final fight of yours finally has yielded results. Your misfortune is over; here you are victorious. Your fight for getting your desired result is over; now you have got your desired result. After being inflicted so many wounds; you got a reason to smile. You got a reason to meditate. 

Yes, keeping your cool and your power intact; under any circumstance, is not easy. Becoming like an Ocean is not easy. This Power comes through meditation. Among many techniques of meditation; choose one, best suited to you; and start doing meditation. 

Once you start smiling; once you start meditating, and once you become victorious; you become calm; like the ocean. 

Till now you were struggling. Hardship you faced; but you never smiled; you never meditated. Something was missing; hardship was there, but the smile was missing. 

And you cannot become powerful; you cannot become like the Ocean till something is missing. And the Gap is filled. You are smiling. 

And amid this sacred smile you will realize that; this mysterious ‘have to’ is gone. Now to stay young eternally you do not have to meet God. Because just now; you have realized God in you…

Ashoka        

Meditation, Fate, Luck, and you; just look within...

Leaving everything to fate; waiting for the luck to bring joy in your life; if it comes naturally to you; if it convinces you that this is the right path; then go ahead; leaving everything to fate. 

Thus, leaving everything to fate act has to be understood first. It can be risky; it can be fatal. Sometimes ignorance; or ill conceived thought can be fatal.

You have to understand, what is luck; what is fate? How the universe moves? And, to understand the movement of the Universe; you have to move with the universe. 

Moving with the universe is floating; not swimming. This movement in the universe; this variability act to move with the universe is effortless; here you are not doing anything; here you are not making any extra effort; here you are simply moving.

This act of yours, where you are simply moving with the universe effortlessly; this floating in the universe is awakening. Here you are awakened.

This awakening comes through meditation. Awakening, for the first time introduces you to the universe. Awakening tells you the meaning of Fate. Awakening, tells you; what is luck? Awakening, for the first time introduces you to you.

Once you have awakened then nothing more is needed; here you understand life! What is life? For the first time this mystery is unfolded before you. You can see the light; you can feel the light. And once you realized the fact; that you the light; you are enlightened. 

And once you are enlightened then nothing more is needed. Then you understand fate. Then you understand what Luck is. And then there is no need of luck. And there is no need of fate. You are born lucky; with a destiny. You only have to realize this. 

You have been taught that you can do anything; you can achieve anything. Only a desire is needed. Only a dream is needed. Only a conviction is needed. Only, a believe in you is needed. This only is the main obstacle. 

Your own body is not in your control. You do not have control on your hunger. You do not have control of your sleep. Your entire body is not in your control. Your very existence is not in your control. There is nothing in your hand.

You are merely a tool; a pawn. You can make an effort. The result is not in your hand. Some people might claim that result is off course in your hand; in your control. Your own body is not in your control. 

Fate; Luck is not known; it cannot be discovered either. If the wind is blowing in your favor then it is good luck. And if the wind is unfavorable to you, then it is bad luck; then it was not in your fate. And the matter ends here. 

Stop distinguishing. Stop creating the division in you. Wind is simply a wind. The more you make the circumstance around more complicated; the you’re your false believe will keep dividing good luck and bad luck. Fate will keep interrupting you. 

Take life as it comes to you; in an easy way. Keep moving. Keep going after your desired dream. Yes; do dream. You are a human being; you are not a tree. Dreaming is beautiful. Stay healthy. Keep smiling; sometimes crying is not bad, either.

Do cry when you feel like crying. Stay disturbed; feel the sadness at the sad news. These are a natural process; there is nothing to worry about.

Let you fate do its work. Let your luck play its game; you stay unaffected; accepting everything in an awakened state of mind. 

These are the factors which make life beautiful; interesting. These are the factors that make Life mysterious. Just leave this mystery; do not try to unfold it. Just live your life; accept whatever is coming your way; do not interrupt.

You have been taught to live a very different kind of life; disciplined. The day you become serious; you are dead. You are living a dead life. Just play.

Moving in an unknown direction; awakened, alert, without any effort is discipline. First, you have convinced; and then believe comes. Believe comes later; first you have to be convinced. And that convincing part, comes after a huge debate; discussion. 
 
Discussion; arguments never end; here before the discussion starts, you know the answer; the answer is in your mind; only the opponent has to be convincing. And to convince you; discussion, arguments start; the result is decided before the discussion starts.

Here, the result does not come after exploring something. Explored result is truth. And exploration comes after a deep communication with the self; that is meditation. 

Here the result is not the outcome of a discussion, an argument; here the result takes birth, inside you, after an exploration. Here the result is truth. Here the result is; You…

Ashoka      

Frustration, depression will kill you. It is natural to become depressed or frustrated sometimes. When you are depressed; when you are frustrated, do not brood; listen to a song. Your frustration; your depression is a sign of success; does not break; keep your enthusiasm intact. 

This keeping enthusiasm is the key; about your success. Success and a failure are states of mind. Situation around you remain the same; as it is. Universe, nature moves in the same way; unaffected. 

There is rhythm between you and the nature; there is rhythm between you and the universe; synchronize yourself. Stay in tune with the nature; with the universe. 

There is music inside you stay tuned with that music of you. That is the music of silence. Deep within you are silent. Listen to the music of silence; stay tuned. Frustrations do come; depressions do come; accept.

If you are accepting your frustration; your depression in an awakened state of mind, then you will not be harmed; you will not be affected. You have to learn the art of wading through the lake without getting wet.

Come what may; do not lose heart. Some people might suggest that; you should look at the other less privileged people; and then you thank the Almighty for he/she has kept you in a better position. That is a looser a theory. Never do that. 

Stay convinced that you are very good; and you deserve this reward. Have confidence in yourself; but for that you have to recognize yourself. You have to have a firm, unshakable belief in you. Conviction is important. But for that you have to know you. 

Sometimes it does happen that without recognizing yourself; without judging your strength, you start a journey which becomes difficult for you to complete. Your false whim; your false self believes leads you in trouble. And that trouble leads you towards failure. 

And that failure in your life brings depression, frustration in your life. And that depression; that failure kills you. How to save you from disaster is very simple. And that is staying tuned along with your life. And for that you have to listen to the music in you. Life is very simple. It is you who make it complicated. 

Understand you; understand your strength, then start moving on any journey. If these appear vague to you; if these talks go over your head then do a very simple exercise. And that exercise is; you should always stay in a moment. 

Staying in a moment is a great art, and it is very easy to achieve it. To achieve it; to stay with moments; simply stay in the moment; stay there wherever you are. 

Give your full attention to whatever you are doing; stay tuned; and achieve your desire result; leaving frustration behind. Under any circumstances; do never lose your confidence; your enthusiasm. Winston Churchill once said- "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm."

This without losing the enthusiasm is the key for you. And this stamina could be earned through Meditation. Meditation techniques; how you should be doing meditation might differ; but Meditation is same. 

Start practicing meditation; keep yourself fit; under any circumstance; and now onwards, start laughing; amid heavy depression; frustration; stay unaffected...

Ashoka