Reflections

Lord Dhanvantari is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. We get his first reference in Srimad Bhagwatam, where he emerges out of the churning of ocean milk by the devas and the asuras, holding a pot of ambrosia or nectar in his hands. He is one of the 14 jewels that emerged from the churning of the ocean. He is depicted as a handsome figure with four hands holding a pot of nectar, shankha, chakra and a leech. The story goes that both Devtas/Demigods and Asuras/Demons wanted to become immortal, but for that they needed to churn the ocean of milk. So they decided to come together and with the help of Lord Vishnu who incarnated as a tortoise, Mandara mountain which acted as the pole and Snake Vasuki as the rope, they start the churning process (sagara manthan). The churning of the ocean of milk can be compared to the spiritual endeavour of a person to attain self realisation. The churning of the ocean of milk first produced a deadly poison. (halahala) Nobody knew what to do with it and ult...

"You can't stop the waves  but you can learn to surf"  Jon Kabat- Zinn Take your time to learn, to be yourself, to experiment and to grow into the person you are meant to be. I know, it is easy to say than to do it when their are expectations, societal pressure and emotional pressure from your near and dear ones but the only thing that helps you sail through all of that is wisdom & being true to yourself. Learn to dance in the rain and the storm shall pass. Be true to your feelings, be honest with your thoughts. Be open minded to see others concerns and perspectives. You might not like everything that comes your way and you might react in many varied ways. Some ways I deal with tough situations are: 1. Ignore sometimes 2. Fight back occasionally 3. Accept rarely 4. Leave it on time to sort out by itself Like many of life's puzzles, their is no one correct answer. Mostly its a mixed and unique response to every situation. Usually things norm...