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If we think ourselves as
heroes, we are heroes. If we take ourselves for mediocre persons, we are
mediocre. If we condemn ourselves for being a failure, we are failures.
Hero or zero, the choice is
ours.
Thinking of ourselves as
heroes, taking responsibility for our own selves, is what we call as
liberation. Whatever level we take responsibility at; we are liberated to
such extent. Taking responsibility cuts the mental path of going
continuously towards suffering.
In whatever position we may be, strongly be conscious of the fact that
only we are responsible for our position.
People often complain of lack
of time to meditate. It is not lack of time. It is lack of responsibility.
It we strongly feel that we are responsible for our present position and
consciously be aware that meditation will change our life for the better,
then we will find sufficient time to meditate.
You may ask; How can I be
responsible for accidents in my life?
Be sure, every effect has a
cause. If we are unable to have a logical cause, we name it as an accident.
At some point in time we may have attracted these accidents with our
unconscious thoughts of fear of accidents or with some other negative
thoughts. As hard as it is to believe, it is the truth. What you sow, so you
reap. So be sure, only we are responsible for the accidents occurring to us.
By feeling responsible, we
will start enjoying the happening. Without waiting for the result, the
happening itself will be enjoyable. We will start bubbling with joy. We will
start radiating bliss.
Once we feel responsible, we
will stop thinking about the external factors as being responsible for our
suffering. We will slowly move towards realizing that only our own actions
are responsible for our suffering. We will start yearning for a way to come
out of it. This way we are liberated; liberated from the vicious cycle of
nithya, Unreality, untruth and illusion.
Then the cognitive shift
happens, and we turn towards nithya, understanding of Truth, reality.
Just for the next 24 hours,
let us feel responsible for each and everything. Let this be our meditation.
Let us feel responsible for our existence, for the boons we enjoy and for
the accidents that happen to us. Let this ‘responsibility feeling’ solidify
in us. May the cognitive shift happen in us and may we be liberated.
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