Inner truth: Keep Yourself Relaxed

What steps do I take in order to relax tensions in life?

Mostly, tensions come from the interpretations of life’s events in one’s mind. Observe a surfer…. the stronger the waves, the more he enjoys the experience.

When waves are strong, he is totally present in the moment. There are no interfering thoughts in him. In such space something in him makes him very alive to the life around him. Learn to be in the present and be aware of the present in total. Do not get lost either in the past or future.

One way to do this is by learning to live from the ‘higher self’ and not from the ‘lower self’— either through meditation, yoga or some spiritual practise such as chanting a mantra. See the beauty of your thoughts. Do not fight with them. See them like a play.

Swami Sukhabodhananda is the founder Chairman of Prasanna Trust. www.prasannatrust.org