Honesty

Honesty to me is an essential characteristic or  a basic principal of life.

It is observed that children or more accurately, infants, are naturally honest. honest to their needs, emotions and honest in their expressions. Children as they grow older learn from us, adults, certain benefits of dishonesty. (though most of us would agree that the benefits are often short lived, short term) And the principal of honesty takes a back seat in the instantly gratifying glamour of dishonesty.

A child realises the benefits of crying louder to get instant attention of its mother. There begins the rule of power by using  honesty and/or  dishonesty .

What is Honesty??? being truthful, to your self, your feelings.Honesty is a virtue (usually) which allows you to be free.. free from the burden of proof. It makes your heart light.. It also leaves your brain free from worry cause you don't have to remember truth, It permits you to sleep peacefully at nights..

Honesty however, has to carefully used if it is to be used to judge others. because what may be true for you, may not be so for others! And many would agree that it can be a thorny crown if one chooses to be honest in speech, action or expression... it may earn you more enemies than friends!!!

On a philosophical note, honesty is like nature , beautiful but harsh. whether you like it or not. It has its good side and a bad one too. Just like all things in this world full of duality.

Guidance

Guidance to me comes from books and also from astrological predictions!!

When I read a book, it feels as if it is written for me..

Astrlogical predictions just point to the dilemmas I am facing and try to show me the way...

Most of the time, words of advice, I mean words from any passage in a book just appear in Bold and seem to be floating upwards .. just waiting for me to notice . As I read and reread the words something inside me moves and tears well up.. some nerve is touched. Although I have noticed that these words of wisdom are almost always bitter and try to push my selfish thoughts away and leave behind a lump in my throat.. as if telling me to swallow my pride and ego and accept the truth.

I think guidance is needed when the mind, body and soul or spirit are not in consonance. When one feels something is amiss, its probably because either of these three aspects of self are not on the same page.. so to say. It is because of the sheer power of your habit or your sanskar that one refuses to acknowledge that there is something wrong with one's world... and goes on living life on an autopilot as if , life is supposed to be this way.. a burden.

And then... nature forces one to look at the problem when the weight threatens to crush you.Why? because knowingly or unknowingly you have forgotten to balance your experience/life on the tripod of the mind, body and soul.

It is at such times, books beckon to me and speak to me... they make me aware that I need to look at my life and set the balance right. 

But I believe that the best guidance comes from within. It is uncanny how I hear unexpected words bubble up inside me just when my mind is busy trying to find a way.( Not to mention that usually the words proclaim exactly that which my mind does not want to acknowledge!) 

Have you ever seen a movie with subtitles in a foreign language? you may not know the language, but your attention always travels to the subtitles!! making you uncomfortable... and you find that you can't concentrate on the movie!! When your mind , body and soul are not in sync, you get the same feeling.. Movie goes on but what are the subtitles saying??

What guides you? 

I think for some dreams are a guide, everyone follows a different guide. If one knows his or her guide, it is easier bring life and experiences on the path one wants to lead. 

And I think the best way to find your guide is to listen to your inner voice. Oh yes and trust it. Call it by any name intuition, dreams, voice of your guru.... Trust the guide within to  lead you to the path of growth, enlightenment.

Thoughts

They say be aware of your thoughts, because your thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits and habits become your character....

well....

If thoughts are so powerful.... I am thinking about slim and fit me, strong and peaceful me, confident and successful me,happy and humble me.... lets hope all my thoughts become reality!

As propounded by many scholars, this universe is a dream(thought) dreamt by the creator and these dreams are in the form of waves which create different forms at different wavelengths....

well...

If dreams are so powerful... I dream about a world as innocent and happy as a child's face... I dream about a life rich and full of experiences..

But all these are  my "Thoughts " again.