Escapism

Sept15,2016

Today is anand chaudas, our non water fast.. Most of us fast, but without understanding why.. Is it the inherent faith.. Is it the ritual.. Is it a belief system.. A penance.. A sacrifice.. Or a cleansing.. Or purifying.. Of body and mind.. Maybe a bit of everything making it a means of giving up the negativity within.. Escapism also seems to be inherent in most of us.. From things.. Situations.. Circumstances.. People.. Life itself.. But how do you escape from things that are in your own mind.. You stop running.. You face the issues in your mind.. Listen.. Understand.. And help your mind let go of the troubled thoughts.. Gifting it hope.. Trust.. Faith and confidence instead.. Lately i have felt really distanced from myself.. Like a straw buffeted around by everything around.. Seeing mom suffer like that.. The helplessness.. that traumatic time with family.. Have all come together as a protest.. A disquiet.. Infinite questions.. That need to be answered not by running.. But by stopping to face them.. I miss her breakingly.. Its like my very essence has been shaken.. She has been the rock in my life.. A loving lap where you know nothing in the world can harm you.. Where you just cant go wrong.. Bringing out only pure beauty.. And strength.. More and more i realize we need to coach our minds.. Our education system definitely has to incorporate this as a part of the curriculum right from childhood.. How to deal with your own mind..

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