Inner Voice

Well ! i am not a spiritual guru or any where close to attaining nirvana i had an interesting incidence last week which provokes me to write this blog. Last Saturday i was at home relaxing ( i had no plans and it was raining outside), mom was watching her usual spiritual talks on Amrita channel.

Surprisingly i was glued to one of the program which was on Inner Voice by an Industrialist turned spiritual guru. Here are some of the things which he was talking about.

In todays digital world one finds it very difficult to stay alone and being with oneself even for ten minutes.

1. You are alone you play on TV. not any channel in particular but just surfing through channels
2. IF you get bored you plug in your ipod (even in the loo)
3. You get to internet see if people are online if not poke them through facebook or orkut
4. Still bored you take a magazine you purchased last week because you liked the cover page.
5. Still after some time you throw the magazine in a corner and take your mobile and go through the address book.

Imagine all the things we do to avoid boredom (here means sitting alone).

We feel it is a sin sitting alone and doing nothing infact it the other way around. If you are in any of the situation above you infact are lucky few having time for yourself. Its a pity we do not listen to our inner voice. Try doing these simple activities.

Go to a river side and watch the beautiful sunset. see how nature behaves- young birds chirping elder ones coming back to nest. Stop watching that in National geographic . it still happens in your backyard and your neighborhood. Go to a mountain and feel the breeze. if you are not lucky enough go to the terrace of your apartment and enjoy sitting alone and rewind your life. See what all things have you achieved in life and what all are yet to be achieved. You will find that there are a lot of stuff which you can talk to your self.. Sitting in silence and just watching the world (time) passing bye is also a good way of increasing your listening and attention skills.

I realized one thing - Having a lot of friends in your phone book or facebook is not enough. you should befriend yourself.