Many of us can relate to experiencing some frustration in the last couple of years during the pandemic with not being able to do a lot of things we love at the frequency we may desire. Things we love could include visiting scenic places or spending time with friends or indulging in specific hobbies. Frequent shutdowns and social distancing measures have certainly changed the face of the world and made us re-examine what really matters to us to be happy and fulfilled.
Does feeling frustration at not doing or getting what we originally wanted imply that our happiness is attached to our external environment and not sourced from within? External situations are outside our control, and if our state of mind oscillates with ups and downs in occurrences around us, we are unlikely to have any semblance of peace in our life. How does one go about finding his own sense of power and sourcing all motivation, energy, enthusiasm and happiness from within? Should we focus our mind on meaningful activities that we are passionate about and that the world needs? For example, people who engage in entrepreneurial ventures seem to have an extra dose of energy and a spring in their step compared to others who are going about business as usual in a routine job. We may also have seen some of the older generation in our families who are unperturbed by any happenings in the outside world and are very happy to live a very simple life. These people certainly have a magnetic charm about them too. What is the secret to being happy where you are and not needing more?
Listen to Sadhguru differentiate between a self-start machine vs. a push start machine in the context of the human system and how it could play a big part in the quality of our life. It is bound to motivate us to introspect more to understand how things function within us and how we can take charge of our own state of being.
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