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Comment by Kim Peterson on March 8, 2013 at 7:11am

Great suggestions Chandra. I do pay attention to dreams especially the ones that appear to be so real. Breaking things down rather than getting overwhelmed is key. :)

Comment by Chandra Sridhar on March 7, 2013 at 11:36pm

Good. It is a very good idea to write down all the dreams or problems - solve one by one at the pace in which you feel comfortable. Just keeping on thinking about the pros and cons of the deeds we are only getting stressed and so keep proceeding with what ever you can to succeed in your dreams or face a problem. You are sure to succeed. To solve a problem or achieve a dream we should have a time or date fixed in order to manage our time too.

Comment by Kim Peterson on March 4, 2013 at 9:13am

Thanks for sharing Mihail. I have certainly been guilty to searching, searching, searching and devouring tons of info. looking for answers when I should more often than not "Throw your worries to the wind, turn within and find Peace." - great quote & reminder ;)

Comment by Mihail Veselinov Mihaylov on March 3, 2013 at 3:41am

A long time ago, I was in search of the Truth which can set me Free. I began by travelling many paths, looking for a teacher who could help me in his search. But in a glimpse of awareness, I saw that everything in my life that I considered mine, my personality and my way of being, did not belong to me. I actually borrowed a lot from people and situations that influenced me strongly ever since my earliest days, when I was so fragile and vulnerable to outside situations. You can imagine how I felt when I got this insight.

My first question was: "Who am I?" It is not an easy task to get rid of the things that I have been carrying with me for so many years, which have put down roots inside of me. There are many things that keep me away from feeling free, both inside and outside myself. One of these things is identification: when I identify, I do not exist. Just as a drop of water that falls into the sea ceases to exist, I mix as well with all that surrounds me. When I identify with something, two things are there: me, and the world around me.

Something changed within me after I realized that as you are, so is the world. Without understanding the Self what is the use of understanding the world? Without Self-knowledge, knowledge of the world is of no use. Dive inward and find the treasure hidden there. Open your heart and see the world through the eyes of the true Self. Tear aside the veils and see the divine majesty of your own Self. Happiness is our nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.

I saw that I was wasting my time with negative and pointless thoughts. I was wasting my vital energy, and consequently, inevitably, day by day, my strength was waning. Instead of being, I was frittering away my time, until certain events happened to me and gave me the shock I needed to get out of that precarious situation. Events that I had initially seen as devastating were transformed into experiences that gave me the chance to see things from a different perspective: "every cloud has a silver lining".

Something deep inside was telling me that I should stop expressing negative emotions, and I did. The thoughts that used to fill my head were slowly but surely fading away, and day by day I felt the quietness growing within me. This silence enabled me to solve certain conflicts with myself, because some thoughts remove you from the present and prevent you from living life as it should be. Now I feel my existence more intensely. I learnt to accept things as they come, without struggling to try and change them, and this has helped me to avoid so much pointless suffering. I used to think that the reason for my suffering lays in the others, but the only responsible for my suffering is me, with my negative reactions to external stimuli.

The real is as it is always. We are not creating anything new or achieving something which we did not have before. We have simply to throw out all the age-long innate tendencies which are inside us. When all of them have been given up, the Self will shine alone. To truly find God, truth needs to be found independently from the opinions of others. The truth has to be found in our hearts. Heart" is merely another name for the Supreme Spirit, because He is in all hearts. The entire Universe is condensed in the body, and the entire body in the Heart. You and I are the same. What I have done is surely possible for all. You are the Self now and can never be anything else. Throw your worries to the wind, turn within and find Peace. 

Comment by Marlin Benton on September 13, 2012 at 6:13pm

Thanks, Kim! This is such fitting info in these times. I always try to live the task t worry about the things we cannot change, but focus on those things we can affect. You have built a great community site!