Art Of Wise Living Swami Sukhabodhananda

Art Of Wise Living

Swami Sukhabodhananda

Time consists of the past, the present, and the future. Just as the past was the present at one point of time, the future will also be the present at another point of time. So be present in the past and also be present in the future. Therefore, the present is more real. One can learn from the past as well as from the future taking care not to be imprisoned by both. Similarly, while planning for the future, do not lose the present and miss the wisdom of the past or the opportunities in the future. Hence, one needs to be balanced with reference to time. • Decide on your priorities in life. • Prioritise your priorities. • Establish your peak performance time on any day. • Monitor your low performance time. • Undertake any important task at your peak performance time. • Undertake any less important task at your low performance time. • Identify your time wasters. • Learn to delegate work. • Enjoy your work and you will find there is a lot of time. • Review your priorities from time to time. • Be with people who are good at time management. Time will melt into timelessness. Use time to go beyond time. Within us, there is a dimension of time and beyond time. We live in two worlds, a world of the mind which is in time, and a world beyond the mind, that is timelessness. When we are in sleep or in samadhi, we go beyond the mind and experience timelessness. One should have the wisdom to use the mind and the wisdom to go beyond the mind. The mind is a bundle of thoughts. More than heart attacks, we suffer from thought attacks. When thoughts attack us, we become victims of thoughts. It is like employing a servant and being thrashed by him. You should be the master of the mind rather than the mind being your master. You should use the mind rather than let the mind use you. The very intention to be the master of the mind will give you the wisdom of how to use the mind. Managing Life Creatively — a two-day session by Swami Sukhabodhananda will be held at Ivy Restaurant, Mumbai on October 6 and 7. Contact 9821555134, 67693366.