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A Sublime Paradigm of Time Management

When the Rolling Stones sang Time is On My Side…., it was like a sermon on the secret of time. As the concept of time management catches on to become the most-chanted corporate mantra, it’s time we unfold the mystery and go beyond the mundane of doing everything within limited time!

Time has a deep impact on both the matter and mind. And I consider the ability to manage that impact is the real time management. Then only, we will be able to surmount the pressure of time.

The impact of time on the matter is quite gross and visible like an apple rotting over time or our body changing with time. The impact of time on the mind is even stronger but people seldom notice it. How you feel in the morning is different from how you feel in the afternoon and that in the evening or the night. The state of mind and the feelings also change. Similarly, thought patterns also get affected by change in seasons.

The ancient people had mastered this interconnection. They had in-depth knowledge of how moon affects the mind or how the moon moves from one constellation to another in two and a half days. They accounted for the changes of the mind, mood swings and the like.

So are we a slave to the mind? No, because there is something beyond the mind – the intellect. When intellect is strong, it overcomes the influence of the mind. When intellect is weak, then the emotions overtake the mind. What if intellect also gets affected? Then one would need to go beyond the intellect and that is what we called the Self. That represents Shiva tatva! Lord Shiva is the master of time, maha-kaal or “grand-time.”

Your commitment and dedication pull you along, above the mind. Otherwise you feel good one moment; bad another moment, even in the best situation you have felt miserable. Fools follow the mind and not the intellect. Fools follow their whims and fancy, like a rolling stone. And end up being unstable.

The higher things like knowledge, enlightenment, etc are only for brave people, not for chicken-hearted who run away from the reality. One who is not strong cannot realise the Self. And that strength comes when you don’t care too much for your feelings or passing thoughts and go with the commitment in your life.

Ahead of Time

So when one takes refuge in the Self, the impact of time is minimised, both on the mind and the body. That’s why the knowledge of the Self, Bbrahma-gyaan is considered the highest. Being in the Self means being centered in the Self or the Atma and once you are established in this state nothing can shake you. This is the real purpose of spiritual practices like yoga and meditation. That’s why I say meditation is the highest form of prayer and sadhana (spiritual practice).

In a state of deep meditation, the mind and intellect come to NOW and one gets in touch with the Self. Such a state has the power to turn the time on your side.

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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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It is not necessary to search for peace. It is within. Your original state is one of peace. External situations will pull you away from your peace. If, that is, you let them. Internal feelings can also pull you away. Tiredness, for example, leads to irritability.

Learn to be in charge of yourself and maintain your peace: center your awareness on your spiritual form – a tiny star-like point of light, seated in the middle of your forehead. Really experience the difference between You the Sparkling Star, and your body, the physical vehicle. Learn to detach yourself from the vehicle.

Even a few moments of this practice, if done regularly, will return you to your natural state of peace. Tiredness will vanish. Irritability too. And your actions will be filled with love – for the self and others.

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