Zen Wisdom - I learnt from a Baby

"If you keep your eyes and ears open, everyone will be your master - Unknown"

I have keenly observed the activities of a baby and I am pleasantly surprised to know the below good traits, which everyone of us should posses.

1. Eat when hungry.
2. Stop eating when full.
3. Sleep well.
4. Play well.
5. Love everyone unconditionally.
6. Forgive everyone.
7. Smile at strangers
8. Live in the present moment.
9. Be content.
10. Be active always.
11. Eager to learn new things.
12. Love visiting new places.
13. Be happy for no reason.
14. Doesn't compare with anyone.
15. What others think about you is none of your business.

Each and everyone of us are born in this beautiful world with such good qualities. However, due to many reasons we have been moved out of track. Try to follow the above points as much as possible, and you too can live a happy and contented life like a baby.

Powers of Subconscious Mind - Kavitha's earring story :

“Within your subconscious mind you will find the solution for every problem, and the cause for every effect - Dr.Joseph Murphy” 

In the below article, I would like to share you the real magical incident happened in the life of Kavitha [ The Happy Zen Member] as she have written to me.

"Prem,
I would like to share an interesting incident with related to the power of subconscious mind.

One Monday morning, while I was drying my wet hair, my earring had dropped. I searched for a while and asked my maid to search for it and left to office. Earring is very precious to me as it is gifted by my husband on my first birthday after our marriage. My maid and my mother searched for 2 hours and cleaned the whole bed room and couldn't find. Before going to sleep, when my subconscious mind is active, I thought for a while on where it would have been hiding in our bedroom and with that thought, I slept. During my sleep, I had a dream, in-which I was able to see my earring clearly in a drawer slide as shown in the below picture. 

Next day evening,I started searching again with calm mind. As seen in my dream, I just opened one of the drawer and was able to find my earring in the drawer slide, exactly in the same place where I have seen my earring in my dream. No one might have imagined that it will be present in that place, which is little far from where I lost it.

You always insists on the powers of subconscious mind which I experienced. 
As you know, I am a very normal person who leads day-day life in a closed circle, Office, House, Kids, Husband, Temple. I am neither a divine soul nor have any good habits of reading books, meditate on daily basis, attending lectures/classes etc. But still, I am really surprised that, I too can experience the power of subconscious mind. It is all because of you people.. Thanks. :)"

In the above incident, Kavitha have given command to the Subconscious mind, without her knowledge before she had slept that day. And the subconscious mind which knows all the information had revealed the place in her dream. You can read many more miracles in the book "The Power of subconscious mind" by Dr.Joseph Murphy.  

Aladdin's genie [ Subconscious Mind] is there within everyone of us. If we know how to use it properly, we can do many more magics and miracles in your life. Auto-suggestion, Affirmation, Creative Visualization, Prayer, etc are some of the tools that is used to utlitise the powers of subconscious mind. With the powers of subconscious mind you can improve your health, bank balance and be successful in your career and relationship, etc.  

Morning Rituals - for a healthier and successful "You"

"Every morning starts a new page in your story. Make it a great one today - Doe Zontamata"

How you start your day, determines your mood, happiness and performance in the rest of the day. So only, the first few hours of the morning is also called as "Golden Hours". In the below article, I have presented the Do's and Don'ts that needs to be followed as the first thing in morning, for a healthier and successful version of "You".

Do's :

• Wake up early at-least by 6.00 AM in the morning.
• As soon as you wake up, sit in bed and close the eyes and do the following (I) Affirm "I am healthy. I am whole.I am complete.I am perfect.I am strong.I am powerful. I am happy. I am peace.I am harmonious. I am loving. I am abundance. I am wealthy.I am young. I am Rich.I am successful.I am Divinely protected.I am Divinely guided"(It is during this time, the subconscious mind is highly active).(II) Imagine the whole world is surrounded by white Divine healing light of love and bless the World. (III) Thank God for all the blessings in your life like food, shelter, clothes, family, friends, etc.
• Use herbal tooth powder.
• Sip 2 glass of water in empty stomach.
• Perform Oil pulling.
• Do yoga or Walking or Exercise for about 20 minutes.
• Do meditation for 10 minutes. 
• Use herbal bath powder and herbal hair powder. 
• Pray to God. 
• Plan your day with a To-Do list. 
• Read something uplifting for 20 mins.
• Listen to positive affirmations. 
• Eat healthy and nutritious breakfast that includes lots of nuts,fruits and vegetables.
• Commute to office using public transport or office shuttle. 
• Reach office one hour earlier and do your important task first.

Don'ts :

• Avoid drinking Tea or coffee in an empty stomach.
• Avoid watching news or reading Newspaper in the morning ( Your subconscious mind will be very active and everything you read will be implanted in your mind) 
• Don't check your mobile for E-mail, Facebook, Whats-app, etc as soon as you wake up on your mobile.
• Say "No" to TV, iPad and computer. 
• Avoid commuting to office in a personal vehicle in a heavy traffic.

A small change in your morning ritual can bring a big change in your life.Once you start following the above morning rituals, your life will transform positively filled with good health, success and happiness. 

"I am a good student" - Zen Poem

If I love my parents,

If I obey my teachers,
If I respect my elders,
If I help my friends,
I am a good student.

If I eat healthy,
If I exercise daily,
If I play well,
I am a good student.

If I love my subject,
If I do my homework,
If I read good books,
I am a good student.

If I dream big,
If I love my life,
If I am optimistic,
If I count my blessings,
I am a good student.

If I am kind,
If I am humble,
If I am compassionate,
I am a good student.

If I love all,
If I serve all,
If I forgive everyone,
I am a good student.

If I do good,
If I think good,
I am a good student.

Be Positive - An Eggless Birthday Cake Story :

Positive Thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will - Zig Zaglar. 

Inspired by the teachings of Buddha, Mahaveer, Lord Krishna and Vallalar I have stopped eating Non-Veg including egg from 2012 onward. I used to avoid Chocolates, Cakes and other food products that have egg. Inspired by me and by God's blessings, my wife also stopped eating Non-Veg including egg. 
[ I haven't compelled her to STOP and I don't like compelling anyone to STOP ]

14-Aug[Sun] is my Wife's birthday. I would like to celebrate it with a lovely egg-less Butterscotch cake. On Sat[13-Aug], I started at 8.15 PM in a two wheeler to buy Egg-less Butterscotch cake in Salem. I was highly confident that it is easy to get egg-less cake in Salem. 

I first approached Saravana bakery [one of the famous bakeries in Salem] at 8.30 PM. Bakery in-charge informed that "Egg-less cake will be prepared only based on order and if you give order now, I can deliver it tomorrow[14-Aug] at 11.00 AM. He also informed that the shop will closed exactly at 9.00 PM due to Aadi festival and if required, you need to pay advance to book your cake". 

I ignored his words, thinking that egg-less cake will be easy to buy and then I started my journey to Lakshmi Bakery. I reached there around 9.20 PM and the person in-charge also informed that there is no egg-less cake. I am little dis-appointed and called my wife and informed that I am sorry that I could not arrange "Egg-less" cake.  

On the way back home, I approached Iyengar Bakery, who also informed that there is no Egg-less cake. By this time, I have realized that I should have Ordered in "Saravana Bakery" when the person have insisted to pay advance and book the cake. 

Let's pause for a minute, and I would like to inform that Saravana bakery, Lakshmi Bakery and Iyengar bakery have varieties of Egg cake for immediate delivery. However, I don't want to buy "Egg" cake at any cost, as I strongly believe in the words of my masters. 

On my way home, many thoughts are running in my mind including the thought "I am highly positive and I should get cake, how I didn't get it".  At 9.40 PM, When I was about to take right to my home, my inner voice guided me to "Be positive" and go straight to Saravana Bakery and try one more time [ I would like to remind you that the Saravana Bakery in-charge strictly informed that the shop will be closed by 9.00 PM ]. 

I would like to follow my hunch and give a final try before I quit my mission. I remembered a quote, "The difference between Ordinary and Extra-ordinary is that little extra". I am ready to go for a extra-mileage to fulfill my mission. 

By the time, the I reached Saravana Bakery, it is around 9.45 PM. All the doors are closed except the entrance. I parked my vehicle quickly and went inside the Bakery and all the employees are cleaning the whole shop. With a big smile on my face, I went to the cash counter and ordered my favorite "One kg Butterscotch Egg-less cake". 

On the way home, I remembered one more beautiful quote "Winners never Quit and Quitters never win" and it will be recorder as one more success story in my life for being positive and to try till the goal is reached. 

Next day, the Egg-less cake is delivered on-time and I am delighted to celebrate the birthday with an egg-less Butterscotch cake. 

Moral of the Story : 

• Be Optimistic in every situation. 
• You might also reach a junction in your life, where you need to take a decision to quit or try one time by being positive. I request you also to try one more time and it might bring success and transform your life completely.  

I watched my watch in my mind - Powers of Mind :

“Within your subconscious mind you will find the solution for every problem, and the cause for every effect - Joseph Murphy” 

In this article, I would like to narrate a real incident about, how I used my subconscious mind to find my lost watch. After becoming a happy Zen, I started loving everyone and everything including the non-living things like my car, bike, mobile, laptop, home, etc.

In particular, I love my beautiful Casio watch. I won't leave my house without my watch. If I don't wear my watch then, I get a feeling that "I miss something".

One fine day in my office, I have lost my watch. I have searched in almost all the places in my office. Unfortunately, my search went in a vain and I am not able to find my watch.

Suddenly, I remembered an incident from the book "The power of subconscious mind" written by Dr.Joseph Murphy. In that book, the author have explained how a young man have found the lost will ( A legal asset document) written by his father, by using the subconscious mind. 

Initially, all the attempts by the young man to find the will, was not success. 
However, as per the guidance from Dr.Joseph Murphy, the Young man gave the command to the mind as "I now turn this request over the subconscious mind. It knows where the will is, and reveals it to me". Next morning, this young man got an hunch to visit a specific bank in Los Angeles, where he found his will. 

I have used the same technique and found my loving watch, as explained below.

• Step 1: I have sat in comfortable position and closed my eyes.
• Step 2: I have taken 5 deep breaths to go to Alpha state. ( It is when the subconscious mind is highly active)
• Step 3: I command my subconscious mind as "I trust in the power of my subconscious mind. I command it to show me the location of my watch".
• Step 4: Within couple of seconds, I could clearly see in my mind that my watch is lying on top of the table in our conference room called "Tapti".
• Step 5: At around 7.30 PM on the same day, I have requested my colleague Suhail, to check the conference room(Tapti) for my watch, as I have already left office.
• Step 6: Unfortunately, Suhail informed that there is no watch in the conference room.
• Step 7: Next day I have asked the "Lost and Found" section in the security department about my Casio watch.
• Step 8: With a cute smile, the security person informed that they have recently found a watch. 
• Step 8: Hurray, I found my loving watch. Most interesting part of the story is that, in the security records it is mentioned that, the watch is found in "Tapti" conference room which I have watched in my mind. 
• Step 9: I thanked my subconscious mind with a big smile.

It is a well known fact that our subconscious mind have all the information from our birth.It is 30,000 times more powerful than our conscious mind. If you can master your subconscious mind, you can do many more magics and miracles in your life. 

Let's be the change - Board the Bus

"Be the change you want to see in this world - Mahatma Gandhi"

Traffic in Bangalore is growing in a very fast pace everyday. On some of these days, I spend almost two hours on my bike in the huge piled up traffic amidst the polluted smoke. It also dissapoints me when I hear that some people end up spending three to four hours in trafiic in a day. During the rains in Bangalore, the situation only worsens due to the water clogs on the roads.

The traffic intimation on Google maps shows blood red roads, indicating huge traffic in most of the places in the Outer Ring Road, Bangalore, from Ramamurthy Nagar to BTM layout during the peak hours of office.

As per the study by Washington University, 'Commuting in a huge traffic can lead to higher chronic stress'. It is a known fact that 80 percentage of the diseases are caused by stress. Hence, in-order to lead a healthy and happy life, you need to find the exact root cause of stress and take required action.

So, I have decided to board the BMTC bus in-order to have a peaceful commute to and fro to work. Inadditon to that, I get a satisfaction that I contribute to reducing the traffic and pollution to our beautiful Garden city. I always appreciate the quality of VOLVO buses and the good service provided by our BMTC. 

Kavitha(The Happy Zen member) says "I travel by Volvo to office everyday. It is really a good environment to listen to zen audio, meditation. A very good place to rest our mind.I started loving to commute now".

Things TO-DO in bus :

• Read good books.
• Listen to soothing music.
• Listen to good audio books.
• Have a relaxed nap.
• Listen to Guided Meditation.

Advantages of Boarding a Bus :

• You get peace of mind.
• Your body will be relaxed.
• Your physical and mental health will be improved. 
• Your knowledge will be upgraded.
• Your energy will be saved to give your best performance at work.  

Alternative Options :

• Use office shuttle.
• Be an early bird to office.
• Appoint a driver.
• Go car pooling.

Your productivity and efficiency at work during the day depends on how you start your day. So, I strongly recommend you to board the office/ BMTC buses and have a peaceful and blissful commuting. Bon Voyage. 

Final Words : 
I wrote this article while in a VOLVO BMTC bus on the way to my office using my lovely LG Mobile.