Even during silence we have the chanting of OM and the singing of bhajans. This helps to open up your lungs. So, if your mind works too much. Channel all that energy into the body - work physically. Then, when the body gets tired, you will be able to rest well.

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                🌿Chapter - 19🌿

    ~ Without You Where Will I Be? ~

                  🌱 Day - 109 🌱

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कृतं न कति जन्मानि कायेन मनसा गिरा ।

दुःखमायासदं कर्म तदद्याप्युपरम्यताम् ॥

You have been working with your body for several lifetimes; working with speech, with words, with your mind. These are the three places for action: body and mind, and speech between the two. If you are physically not working, the same energy is diverted into talking. People who talk a lot, work less. People who don't do any physical work and don't talk much either, lose their mind. You may notice, some people are very quiet. There is a volcano inside them. A dormant volcano! People who talk a lot are less dangerous than those who don't talk at all, because their minds are ever cooking and cooking. You are tired because of your mind.

You get tired of talking. You get physically tired. If you do an excess of physical work, you get tired. If you talk excessively, you get tired. If you think too much, you get tired. You have been on these trips (mental, physical and vocal workshop) for lifetimes! Now, rest my dear.

What is the effect of your work on you? Sorrow and fatigue. You have become very tired. If you want the mind to work less, you should do physical work. Then, you will see the mind will become less active, because you are physically in the moment (action). This is better because the body needs that work; the action. The body cannot be without some physical activity. But the mind can be without thinking. Some amount of speech is also needed. You have to exercise your vocal cord except during the silence period! Even during silence we have the chanting of OM and the singing of bhajans. This helps to open up your lungs. So, if your mind works too much. Channel all that energy into the body - work physically. Then, when the body gets tired, you will be able to rest well. Have you noticed what happens if you talk too much and unnecessarily? You feel nauseous and very uncomfortable. It is very fortunate that we have known and experienced this . Many people go on doing it all their lives without even being aware of how awful they feel. Most of the sorrow in the world is because of speech. If people were silent, ninety percent of the problems in the world would be over. When something bothers you mentally, do some physical work! You'll see this gives a big relief. For years you have been doing this - reeling in these three fields, in activity. It has not led you anywhere. It had worn you down, and you have become very tired. Now just rest and relax! Uparamyatam! 

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

ASHTAVAKRA GITA

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