Flow in Everyday Life E-Book

Sujit Hemadri

• Herausgeber: Pencil
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Seitenzahl: 120

Beschreibung

The book is intended to make people knowledgeable about the role our minds and the habit of thinking in the inability to see situations as they are. The book illustrates this through stories at home, work and in the society which makes it easier for people to relate. The book then goes on to help people understand about how the mind tries to be either in the past or the future. The book also presents solution to these situations and illustrates how we can stay in the present moment. We believe that this book will be able to help many people

Leseprobe

FlowinEverydayLife

BY

SujitHemadri

Authorbiography

SujithasadeepinterestinunderstandingHumanBehavior.Thisisthefirstbookamongmanymorebookstocome.ItisthisdeepinteresttounderstandtheHumanBehavior,thathehaswrittenthisbookwhichcomesoutofobservationsfromeverydaylife

Sujithasgonethroughatroublesomerouteinhislifewhichhasmadehimlearnlifeskillsfromexperience.Itistheseexperiencesandobservationswhichhasmadehimwritethisbook.Sujitstronglybelievesinexplorationwhichhelpsustolearnlessonswhicharenotapparent

Sujitbelievesthatthisbookhelpspeopleinstayinghappyinthepresentmomentandbeinjoy.Goodhealthandhappinessarethecoreingredientsforajoyfullife

Contents

RelatingourMindtoaMonkey

StoriesatHomeandFamily

StoriesatWork

StoriesintheSociety

Workingofthemind-Informationstorageandeffects

WhatisChaos

Behavioraloutcomesofathinkingmind

Canwerestrictinformationflow

ABaby’sexample

AMonk’sexample

Action-Theswordagainstthoughts

Canwewipeoutinformationtobemindful

Mind-Bodycoordination

ModulatingtheMindinBodyexpressions

AwarenesscreatesFreedomofMind

PhysicalWorkasTherapy

Deepbreathingasatherapy

LivingasthemostimportantActioninLife

FlowtoLife

LovetowardsSelfandtheSurroundings

TheHealingPowerofLove

Practicalguidetobepresentinthemoment

ProductiveDays

Copyright

Preface

Eachoneofusisuniqueinhowourbodyisbuiltandhowourmindswork.EachoneofusbuildsapersonabythecontinuousinteractionsthatwehavewiththeoutsideWorld,whichincludespeople,otherlivingbeingsandnonlivingobjects.OurMindhasaveryimportantroleinthiscontinuousinteractionwithoursurroundings,whichissometimesobservedinstressfulbehaviorslikeFear,Anxiety,Assumption,Procrastinationetcwhichdrainsourenergy.Wearesureyoucanrelatetothesebehaviors

OurMindwithoutanyprecursorgoesintothinkingmoderelatingtothecurrentactionshappeningaroundus.Beitahappysituation,afrighteningsituationoranemergencysituation,ourMindstartsthinkingaboutthesituationsimagingourselvesinit.Haven’tyouobservedthisbehavior?

Ifitisahappysituation,ourMindthinksaboutthesituationwithusasthepersoninthesituation.Itdoesn’tstopthere!TheMindtriestoimaginevarioussituationsinadditiontothecurrentsituationasprobableforthcomingsituations.QuiteanimaginaryWorld,isn’tit? 

Ifitisatroublingsituation,theMindthinksaboutthesituationwithusasthepersoninthesituation.Needlesstosay,thethinkingextendsintofurtherprobabletroublingsituationsarisingoutofthecurrentlythoughtaboutsituation.Itisaloop,can’tyouseeit?

Hereisaninterestingfact!TheMindissocleverlydesignedthatittakessituationswhicharethoughtabout,asrealandmanipulatesintobodybehavior!Ifitisahappysituation,theMindmakesthebodyreleasehormoneswhichelicitrelaxationandhappiness.Ifitisatroublingsituation,theMindmakesthebodyreleasehormoneswhichelicitfearandstress!

TheMindhastheabilitytoturnthoughtsintobodilybehaviors,whichcanprovetobeunhealthyforboththeMindandtheBody.Howdoesitdothat?

GoonandreadthisBook!WehaveillustrateddailyexamplestoexplaintheMind’sinfluenceontheBody

Introduction

“IsourMindaMonkey?”That'sthequestionthebookstartswith.TheanalogyisthatourMindsbehavethesamewayasthatofaMonkeywhoisneverstationaryinoneplace.WearesureyouwillbeabletorelateourMind’sbehaviortoamonkey’s inthefirstchapter

Fromthereonthebookrelatesstoriesontheworkingsofthemind.Weadvisereaderstoimaginethemselvesinthesestoriesandimaginehowtheywouldhavereactedtosituationsmentionedtherein.ThebookrelatesstoriesfromthreeaspectsofLife.InteractionswithinHomeandFamily,attheWorkplaceandintheSociety,whichwebelievecoversmostoftheinteractionswehaveonadailybasis

Lateronthebookdelvesdeepuponhowthemindworksintheareasofinformationandthoughts.WetouchupontheaspectofChaos,whichweexperienceonadailybasis.WeillustratehowActioncanbeaswordagainstthoughts.WegiveaBaby’sexample,aMonk’sexampleandtheNature’sexampleinrelatinghoweachoneoftheseremainextremelyawareintheirActionsandday-to-dayLiving

WegoontorelateMind-BodycoordinationandhowwecanmodulatetheMind’sinfluenceonBodyexpressions.WeevengodeepintryingtocorrelateMedicinetoAwarenesswhichwefeelisaveryinterestingarea.WealsorelatehowAwarenesscancreateFreedomoftheMind,whichisthemostimportantFreedomweallneed

ThechaptersfollowinglateronhelpsusinhowwecanachieveaFlowtoourLives.Thewritingshelpusonhowtobeawareinthemoment.WehavealsoopeneduponhowLivinghastobethemostimportantActionforallofus.WehavealsotouchedupontheconceptsofCompassionandLovetosolvetheunnecessarybehavioraltensionswhicharisebetweenHumanBeings

Thelastfewchaptershelpusrelatetohowtobeawareinthemoment.WehavewrittenabouthowAwarenessisthemosteffectivetooltobeProductiveinourday-to-dayLife

Wearesurethatthebookwillhelpyoutocloselywatchyourownbehaviorinday-to-dayLifeandworktowardsavoidingtheunnecessarystressfulsituationsinourLives

RelatingourMindtoaMonkey

Isourmindamonkey?Don’tknowwhattosay?Well,itdoeslooklikethat.Whatdoesamonkeydo?Itdoesnotsticktooneplace,keepsjumpingfromonebranchofthetreetotheotherandoftentroublingpeoplearound.Mind,mostlydoesthesame 

But,withthemind,itisaboutthoughts.Mostlyirrelevantthoughtsrightfromthetimeyouwakeup.“DidIsleepwell?”;“Letmesleepforsomemoretime!”;“Idon’tliketogoforajog!”;“Thatmoviewasgreatyesterday”;“Ihaveadeadlineatworktoday”;onandonandon!Iamsureyoucanrelate

Haveyouwonderedwhythoughtsappearinthemind?Ifyouclearlyobserve,itistheprotectiveinstinctofthemindtryingtokeepyouprotected.Ifyouobserve,themomentyouwakeup,themindtriestorememberwhatwasthelastthingyoudidthepreviousnighttomakesureweareincontinuity.Themindtriestokeepsusinprotectivemode,bytryingtomakesurewearerelevantinthecurrentcontextandthereisacontinuitytoourexistence 

Themostpowerfultoolthemindhas,istheabilitytostoreinformation.Everythingyousee,hearandexperiencethroughyoursensesgetsregisteredintoyourmind’sstoragehouse.Themindkeepsrelatingtosimilarexperiencesinthepastthatarehappeningcurrently.Herecomesyourdejavumoment! 

Themind,eithertriestothinkaboutthepastorthefuture.Itkeepsrelatingcurrentexperienceswitheitherthepastorthefuture.Ifsomethingbadiscurrentlyhappening,themindstraightawaygoesandrelatesittosimilarexperiencesinthepastorittriestoconjureupfutureexperiences.Ifyouaretravelingbytrain,yourmindremembersearlierexperiencesbyitselfandtriestorelate.Itisthenthatyoutalktopeopleaboutitlater.Theinitiationisautomated!

Themostfunnypartisyourmindstartsplayingsongssometimesorenactingascenefromamovieyouwatchedorrememberasituationbasedonthesimilarityofourcurrentexperience.Quitemysteriousanddifficulttounderstand.Yourmindtriestorelatetothememoriesandtheinformationstoredinyourbrain.Itappearsthatourmind,bydoingsuchanact,triestokeepusinvolvedinsomething.Mymindtriestogetintothoughtsofimprovement,whileIwritethis!

Thisbook triestohelpyougetaroundtheproblemofathinkingmindbybeingawareofit.Wetrytonarratedaytodaystorieswhichyoucanrelatetoandlearnfrom

StoriesatHomeandFamily

1

Thesunwasshiningbright.Itwasatypicalextremelyhotsummerday.Thelady’smotherwasroamingaroundinthegardenafterbreakfast.Shewasquiteoldwithregularmedications

Theladysuddenlyheardasoundfromtheoutside.Hermotherhadfallenunconscious.Theladywasanxiousandjittery.Hermindstartedworking,relatingtheexperiencetothepreviousexperiencesshehadseen.‘Isthereacardiacproblem?Whatmighthavehappened?’Hermindwentaboutthinkingallunwantedcircumstancesinsteadofattendingtothepresentrequirement

Theneighborrushedandsprinkledwaterontheoldlady’sface.Shebecameconscious.Bythen,fifteenminuteshadpassed.Theneighbormadetheoldladydrinksomewaterandgavehersomeelectrolytewaterwhichmadeherfeelgood.Theneighborguesseditmightbeduetodehydrationthattheoldladyfellunconsciousandaskedthedaughtertotakehermotherforaregularcheck-up

Whattheneighborguessedwasright!Therewasnothingwrongwiththehealthoftheoldlady.Itwasduetodehydrationthattheoldladywentunconscious.Quitearelief!Thedaughterthenrealizedabouttheunnecessarythoughtsthatcametohermindpreviously.Sherealizedtheimportanceofactionthroughtheexperience

Feariscloselyassociatedwiththinking.Itistheincessantthinkingwhichinducesfear.“Whatif?”appliestoallsituations.Themindincessantlyprojectsfuturehappenings.Andtheydolooklikepossibleoutcomes.But,arethey?

Itisonlywhenyouactonit,thatyougettoknow.Repetitivetasksaredifferent.Youtendtoknowtheoutcomegiventheinput.Butthatdoesn’trestrictthemindfromgettingbusy!Itcontinuestothink.Whatifyoutookadipinicecoldwater?Takethedipfirst!

So,ActiondoeslooklikeapossibleanswertorestricttheMindfromthoughts.But,isitenough?No!BadHabitsaredifficulttoforego!TheMindwilltendtogetbacktoitswaysofgettingintounwantedthinkingmode.Then,howdowerestrictit?

2

Awomanhadbeenmarriedtothepersonwhomshefeltsheloved.Theybothweresoongoingtohaveababyintheirfamily.Alltheneedslookedtobefulfilled.Yetthewomanfeltavoidwhichwasnotfilled

Thewomanhadnotgottenoutofherpreviousrelationship.Shewasphysicallyoutofit,butshestillfeltthevoidemotionally.Duetothis,shefelthermarriagetobeincompletesometimes,despitethatshehadmarriedapersonwhomshefeltsheloved.Shewasinthemidstofalotofdevelopmentsinhercurrentfamily,yetshewastroublingherselfwithherpast.Thehusbandwasaverypracticalman,whounderstoodhumanbehaviortoafairamount.Seeinghisdullwife,thehusbandtriedtopeeloutthelayersofthisbehaviorbyaskingsensiblequestions.Thewomanrevealedthatherpastrelationshipwastroublingher.Thehusbandgottheclue.Beingapersonunderstandinghumanbehavior,hesubtlymadehiswifeunderstandthatstayinginthepresentisthemostrighteousactshecandoinsuchaperiod.Thehusbandpromisedthathewillmakethenecessarychangestointeractmorewithhersothatshedoesn’tfeelthevoid. 

Slowly,thewifestartedtoappreciatehercurrentcompanionandprogressedhappilyinwelcomingthebaby.Thehusbandhelpedhertostayinthepresent

Werememberexperiencesandemotionsinthepastwhichtroubleourpresent.Itisourmindswhichmakeusrememberthepastexperienceswhensimilarexperienceshappeninthepresent.Themindgetsintothinkingmodewhichonlyobstructsusfromabsorbingthepresentexperiencescompletely.Suchinstancesarerelatedtoawholelotofotherexperiences,bothpositiveandnegative

Doyoufeelsuchthoughtsareinterferingwithyourpresentexperience?Whatdoyoudo?

3

Twomarriedsisterswerecookingfortheirfamilygathering.Thehousewasveryactivewithkidsmakingnoisearoundandelderstalkingabouttheirlife.Eachofthesesistersweretryingtodiscussanddecidethemenuforthemiddaylunch.Theydiscussedonsomedishestobepreparedandstarteddiscussingonhowtoprepareit

Theystartedtotelleachotherhoweachofthempreparedthosedishesattheirownhome.Eachonehadtheirownreasonsastowhytheprocessoftheirowncookingwasgood.Theyreachedapointwheretheystartedarguingastowhyeachoneshouldaccepttheother’sperspective.Voicesstartedincreasinginpitch.Thiswasbetweenthetwoofthem.Thentheirfatherinterruptedandaskedwhatwastheproblem.Listeningtothesillyissuetheywerearguingon,heaskedeachoneofthemtodividethedishesbetweenthem.Theypreparedthefoodtoeatandfinishedlunch.Whileonthetable

eachoneofthesistersatethedishpreparedbytheothersister.Toeachother’ssurprise,eachonelikedthedishpreparedbytheothersistermorethanhowtheywouldhaveprepareditthemselves

Afterlunch,eachoneofthesistersappreciatedthefoodpreparedbyeachotherandlearnthowtoprepareitfromeachother.Camaraderiespreadbetweeneachofthemandtheyrealizedhowsillyitwasforthemtoargueonsuchsmallissues

Herealso,itisthemindplayingitsrole.Onlyifweareawareofthepresentmomentandseethethoughtsgoingoninourminds,canwecontrolsuchsillysituations.Egoisjustanextendedplayofthemind.Doyouagree?

Keepingourmindsopenforexplorationisdifficult.Theinformation,memoriesandexperiencesstoredinourbrainmostoftenactsasanimpedimenttoexploration

4

Itwas7amintheMorningwitharatherdulloutsetwiththeSunhidingbehindthecloudsthatday.Aman