What is a strong mind?

A strong mind translates into wit or wisdom. It is alert and never remains in confusion, it testifies every statement with logic, reason and past experience. It doesn’t dwell on emotions, is not biased and sticks to the facts. It doesn’t hold onto grudges or guilt. It is free from worries or excitement and lives in the present moment. It is equipped with a strong memory, acute learning, patience and deep comprehension. With these qualities it develops intuition, confidence and fearlessness. Such a mind is not afraid of walking alone and doesn’t seek validation from a crowd. It learns from every experience and thrives in silence thus it turns into a weapon which paves the path to success.

What is a weak mind?

A weak mind is a state of mental energy which is fluctuating moment to moment, hopping from subject to subject without diving deep. It is not stable and ensnared in confusion all the time. This type of mind seeks new excitement moment to moment avoids deep contemplation and once dissipated goes into sleep. It avoids silence and learning. It believes and follows rumors, general perception and miracles without logic. It reacts without considering the consequences and pays a hefty price. Such a mind seeks crowd recognition and likes to move with the crowd. Thus becomes a victim of its own fears and emotions.

What is information ?

People often mistake Information for Knowledge, information is raw data, something heard or read but not experienced. It is simply conveyed through communication. Schools, collages and books impart the learners information not knowledge. Information can kindle curiosity in the listeners or readers but real knowledge is gained by real experience only. Information makes a person Egoist and serious but knowledge on the other hand humbles him down and makes him playful.

What is knowledge ?

Knowledge is information testified with practical application and personal experience. Real knowledge can only be attained by regular practice and hard work. 

knowledge progresses in six steps 1. By information 2. By discussion 3. By intellectual deduction & opinion solidarity 4. By practical practice, study & experiments 5. Enjoy the results & fruition 6. By imparting your knowledge to others.

What is an assumption?

An assumption is a belief without any substance that is taken for granted, often without being explicitly stated or questioned or proved.

~Samboojh Anand ji~

The Upanishads say: 

Two birds are sitting on the same tree. The one on the upper branch is quiet. It neither moves nor cries nor flies; it neither comes nor goes, it only sits serenely. The one on the lower branch is very restless. It moves from one branch to another branch. It jumps from one fruit to another. It is very restless. Both these birds are within you. You are the tree. The bird that is serene is called the witness/guru/soul.

Jesus says that you sleep in one bed, but there are two of you; one is dead and the other is eternal. You are the bed. When you sleep at night, within you there are both a lifeless corpse and eternal consciousness. Differentiate between the two; maintain the distance. It means hard work.

Shankara’s Vedanta propounds the concept that the universe is an illusion. This philosophy is an experiment of the same kind.

The practitioner has to remember constantly that whatever is happening is a dream. While getting up in the morning, walking on the road, in the midst of the marketplace, he has to remember: ”Everything is a dream.” Why? Because this is the method. It is a process. If you experiment constantly for eight hours, this remembrance will penetrate so deeply that you will remember it even in the middle of the dream; you will remember that it is a dream.

What can be more false than dreams? How many times on waking up have you realised their falsity, their uselessness? Yet every night you make the same mistake. Why? There must be a very deep reason behind this folly. The reason is: in your waking state you take everything to be true. If you take everything you see to be real, then how can the dreams you see at night appear to be illusory? You take them to be real.

You just need to remind yourself that everything you see is nothing but a huge drama in which you are only a spectator. You are not the actor, not the doer, but only a witness.

~Veda philosophy~

“Lesson of immortality”

Once a wandering saint wanted to cross a small river so that he could visit the nearby temple. He asked the boatman to take him across the river in his boat. The boat man said I am a businessman, I can't give you a free ride. He asked him what can you give me in return? The saint said I can give you the knowledge of “Immortal life”. The boatman agreed the saint remained silent throughout the journey. The boat man said we are about to reach the shore but you didn’t give me anything. The saint said observe silently, an alert observer becomes immortal. The boatman got confused. He said but I am in a river. What should I observe ? 

The saint gestured toward a swan and said watch it closely and learn. The boat man saw the swan swim toward a drowning scorpion and spread its feathers near the scorpion. The scorpion climbed on the swan’s back. The swan took the scorpion to the shore but the scorpion stung at its back. The swan started to cry and flail in agony. Sensing the turmoil in the water a sleepy crocodile saw the swan. He grabbed it and ate both of them, the swan and the scorpion alive.

The saint asked the boatman did you learn anything from this event. The boatman said one should never help an evil person, it even stings its own savior. The saint said a good man keeps on doing good things whether he gets a fruit or a sting. A bad person is bad even to his own friends because this is his nature and an opportunist like the crocodile uses both of them to feed his hunger, but a wise man learns the lesson of immortality from everything. The boatman asked, "What is the lesson of immortality here? The saint smiled and said if there is a scorpion and crocodile in the water stay away from it. Staying alert keeps you alive and who is alive is Immortal. Please take me back.

Key take away - Money is not always required to accomplish a task you can be achieved by other means as well.  Price should be paid towards the completion of the work. Life's direction is dominated by Habits. Swan and the Scorpion both were driven by habits (Automatic programming). An opportunist doesn't consider Devil or God he is simply focused on profits. Staying alert and focused saves you in adversity. 

~Samboojh Anand ji~

Calmness and a smiling mind is the highest achievement of human understanding, the greatest power you can hone. The only secret key to spiritual awakening is not to react. if you learn to be calm you will solve all problems. When you are perfectly calm there is no time for anything, mental Illusions, theories, everything becomes null and void. If you remain calm and handle every moment diligently, if you remain unconcerned about the fruits of your efforts or its outcome including what may happen tomorrow and surrender all your worries and expectations to the Universe and accept whatever The universe gives you with utmost gratitude then everything starts to sort out bliss starts to pour in your life.

The most important aspect of a spiritual life is to avoid reacting or attempting to change others and instead practice non reaction to anything at all. Live in the present moment with a smiling mind and avoid dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. Embrace the Eternal now where all is well. 

Don't revel in the worldly madness and avoid reacting to situations, your body or thoughts, practice being a witness and cultivate Stillness in your mind. Learn to understand your thoughts and emotions without reacting to them. A Serene and tranquil mind like a still Lake can reflect the beauty of its surroundings, while a turbulent Lake cannot reflect anything. 

Dwell in an alert smiling mind and your thoughts will be Quieten . When your mind is still and alert you can observe without becoming attached, observe your thoughts and allow them to pass without trying to change anything else. Don't follow your thought patterns just let them come and go, do not buy into your thoughts and do not fight against your feelings, simply observe them but do not react, relax do nothing. Do not hold on to your anger, do not react to your doubts. Whatever you react to is a product of the Mind it is only the mind that gets angry. It is the mind that becomes stubborn it is the mind that wants to control and regulate. It is the mind that gets hurt but if you are able see through your mind where is the anger, where is the depression and where are the reactions to situations they will stop to exist they exist only in thoughts, stop feeding them your attention. 

The enlightened state is only Eternal peace, peace is the essence of consciousness. Consciousness is always peaceful, always Blissful and has nothing to do with external conditions. All conditioning comes from the mind do not try to alter conditions, do not try to change situations. Every time you use your mind to try to change something you are inflating your ego and that will give you even more problems, simply learn to not react to your thoughts making your mind passive and Serene and you will find that things will be better than you expected. 

Recognize yourself space like. Do not see yourself as anything and always keep in mind that absolutely nothing needs to be done and this is how you become happy. It's totally joyful when there is nothing in the mind. Happiness itself becomes predominant and when doubt comes when anger comes to you when fear comes to you do not entertain them rather quickly shift the focus of your mind and do whatever it takes to rid yourself of the situation. Do not entertain fears, doubts and anger. No matter what your thoughts say Do not feed them, do not attend them. Remember that your thoughts are not your friends. Your thoughts try to excite, confuse, intimidate and mislead you. They will tell you all kinds of things DO NOT listen to your thoughts. Even your good thoughts which transcend everything may drag you into action and reaction. 

What matters for your Divine Bliss, for your joy and your happiness is your joyful silence and you don't need to reserve a time for meditation, you can do it while driving your car, while at work or while listening to music. It's just being aware of yourself. 

You are nothing but a presence or Blissful silence. The rest is a projection of your mind, this universe is an optical illusion. You look at the movie and see all kinds of heinous things happening but then you catch yourself and say it's just a movie isn't it and so it is with life. If You observe everything that is happening in life. If you observe, you see, however never react. If you are never for or against, if you understand this then this seeing frees you, the realisation of "You are what you are seeking" stops the race. The answer is always hiding within you alone and there is nothing in the external world which can free you, for the external world is an emanation of your own mind your own thought and your own imagination. 

This world is created by you and your thoughts the only way to shatter this great illusion is through silent observation not through the analysis of good and bad but rather through simple silence abandoning all Concepts, all wounds and all dogmas. By Firmly abandoning all your thoughts and resting your mind in silence The Grace is revealed. The greatest truth is to exclude and not to add. So empty yourself totally of all your ideas, your feelings, everything must be emptied and when you become totally and completely empty the realization dawns in the emptiness, and the self starts to shine, it is your very own true nature. However no matter how many times the Vedas tell you, the masters guide you, you are still intoxicated by the wine of Maya indulged in thinking, judging good and bad coming to conclusions, acting or overreacting defending your ego and trying to take charge of your life as well of others inflating your ego and creating new wounds every minute.

Let go completely, absolutely completely, so completely that you will not feel any body no mind no actor, no urge of action or reaction and you'll be relieved of all your burdens you will feel an immense freedom. You will be happier than you've ever been in your life. all of a sudden you'll realize that none of this matters and you'll know that there's no one really doing anything, nothing needs to be done at all. The universe is it's own master. The Bearer the Preserver the Destroyer.

~Samboojh Anand ji~

1) Practice Watching your Breath silently with a smiling mind for a minimum of 20-30 minutes twice a day. 

2) Be watchful of your thoughts for sometime as soon as you wakeup.

3) Count 1 to 50 with an alert mind 4 to five times without a thought in your mind.

4) Practice "non reactive smiling mind" in good or bad (all)situations prefer silence over verbal reaction.

5) Watch yourself silently as you do any work.

6) Watch sunset and foster joyful silence within.

7) Eat food silently with a smiling mind without judging the taste of it.

8) Be watchful while you wash your body as if water is being poured on a pebble.

9) Gaze kids, pets and nature silently with love and foster a joyful smiling mind.

10) Getup early morning and watch your thoughts in your silent alertness.

11) Listen carefully without the rush to react or answer.

12) Walk on grass barefooted feel the touch of it with a smiling mind and feel the energy grass give to your feet and show gratitude for the grass. 

13) Saving money is important but saving mental energy is more important save it to activate the Ajna Chakra (forehead Chakra).

14) focus on heart and prctice gratitude prayer.

Everyone chases success and prosperity in life but to get hold of your target you should clearly ponder over what it truly is that you are chasing

only than would you be able to realise it. 

Make an offer- Focus on innovation, productivity or service and be useful for the family / society / company.

Have Love & Belief in your offering. Make your Product/Service The best without compromise (It is an indispensable prerequisite without which one cannot move ahead) .  

Make a Total surrender to your cause without any hitch, without any reaction or questions only with intention to give the best to your client/Boss.

Be respectful -  for yourself, your parents, your spouse, your teachers, your bosses, your staff, your clients, your rivals, your critiques, to people seeking help from you. Practice humbleness and devote all praise to lord.

Donation- Donate your ego to the Lord, money to Lords service, and service to comfort the Lord.

Be Bold - if you really want to succeed in life then be courageous take Mindful & Bold decisions, never crib or regret your decisions.

Team work - Good Teamwork is the key to create great success stories. Rope in like minded dedicated people and take care of them as your family.

Savings - Be faithful to your saving keep it for Lord's service and life saving purpose only, alway save from your profits/salary at-least 20% before counting your spending / liabilities. Never ever think of spending your saving because savings is not leisure money it your seed money and seeds are used to grow crops. Invest your savings diligently and whatever profits you earn from them cut out a chunk of at-least 25% and put it back in your savings rest of it can be used for donation, social work or personal expenses. this will make your wealth robust.

Multiple sources of income should be created in order to create a prosperous and secure life to serve the lord with gratitude.

Be connected - to multiple networks of social help and mark your presence in the activities, they will help in the promotion of your brand and reputation.

Alway go Handful- Always visit your revered ones, loved ones with something useful which contributes in their Happiness. Be it your long time forgotten friend, relatives, Guru or The GOD. carry something be it a stone, a plant, some fruits, or tears of happiness. 

"Never go empty, Carry something in your heart (reverence), hand ( a Gift ) or head( an idea for their benefit)".

Always Talk sweetly - Never ever think bad or bad mouth others. Alway Keep good intensions and vibes, this will keep you tension free and agitation free. if someone doesn't understand your point don't force them. Take it as Lord's will to drag them in their Karma.

There was a lot of commotion in a tribal village situated in the forest today because Collector Sahib was going to visit there. 

Last time during the rainy season this village had become headlines in the news. A reporter had reported that all the houses 

here were submerged and the tribal people were forced to live on trees. Collector Sahib gave a powerful speech and told the 

people there how the government is committed to their better life and it does not want the people of that village to face any 

trouble in the rains and that is why the government has provided tarpaulins for them.

There was no limit to the happiness of the villagers. The villagers happily accepted the waterproof tarpaulin and bid farewell 

to the Collector. The rainy season had come, once again there was heavy rain, the entire village was submerged. The reporter 

again reached the village and this time he again did the same reporting. Here, the Government's false claims have been 

exposed. Every house in the village is leaking and this time the people of the village are once again forced to live by climbing 

trees.

Collector Saheb got a strong rebuke from the government. Collector Saheb again visited the village filled with anger and 

confusion. He called Buddhirao, the only educated and most intelligent man of the village and also gathered the people of 

the village. He asked everyone, I had given you such a good tarpaulin, what did you do with that tarpaulin?

Jhallu the barber said that the tarpaulin was really of very good quality, sir. The cloth was also very thick. My wife was very 

happy to see that tarpaulin. She immediately cut it and made four big bags from it to keep the grains. Sir, apart from this, two 

big mats also came out, not even hair sticks to them. Now I cut people's hair sitting on them. Then Mallu the fisherman said, you destroyed the tarpaulin. Sir, I made a big water tank out of it, I keep fish in it and make a lot of money.

Then Lalua the blacksmith said, Hey, I was tired of blowing in the furnace, so I made a very big bellows with it. Now I easily 

fill air in my furnace and shape the iron items. Collector sir asked, “Hey brother, what is this bellows?” Buddhirao said, Sir, 

bellows is a kind of air filling device which is like a balloon and then air comes out from it which fans the fire of the furnace. 

Collector Saheb got confused and asked, isn't there anyone in the village who has not climbed the tree this time? The villagers 

told him, sir, Buddhi Rao's family has not climbed the tree this time. So Collector Saheb said, at least one intelligent person 

has been found in this village.

Buddhirao said, don't praise me so much, Sir, I am the only educated person in this village. I have studied till eighth standard, 

hence I knew how to use the tarpaulin properly and I did it. Lalua the blacksmith said with jealousy, "Don't brag about your 

education, tell us directly why you didn't climb the tree." Buddhirao said, you idiot, I have made a stone platform in the kitchen 

of my house. As the rain started a group of snakes had entered our house, so we all were sitting on that platform throughout 

the rain. And somehow got rid of those snakes.

Collector Sahib got puzzled and said, Hey brother, tell the whole village how you used the tarpaulin properly and how you were 

saved from the weather. Buddhirao said, Sir, as I had told you I am the only educated man in the entire village. I had understood 

from seeing the thickness of the tarpaulin that it was of very good quality and waterproof so I have made two quilts and a 

mattress from my tarpaulin, now my family will not shiver in the cold and the quilt-mattress will not get wet in the rain. On hearing

 this, the people of the village clapped loudly for the wisdom of Buddhirao and also raised slogans to hail him. Seeing all this, 

Collector Saheb got up and went away silently from there, beating his head. 

Lesson from the story: Without knowing the importance and usefulness of a thing, you cannot use it properly. Please understand the importance and usefulness of your life and wit and use it properly.

~Samboojh Anand ji~