How many times it has happened that you have left your house in a very joyful and positive manner but on the way, you had some argument with the rickshaw man or argument with your co-workers, and then that mood irritated mood. was there with you for the rest of the day your entire day was ruined by feeling anger.
Restless frustration whole day was it however right that you keep that one incident in your mind which has irritated you to spoil your happiness whole day Lord Krishna says in Bhagwad Geeta chapter 6 verse 7
जितात्मन: प्रशान्तस्य परमात्मा समाहित: |
शीतोष्णसुखदु:खेषु तथा मानापमानयो:jitātmanaḥ praśhāntasya paramātmā samāhitaḥ
śhītoṣhṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣhu tathā mānāpamānayoḥ
Lord Krishna says that one who has conquered his mind remains balanced if the extreme situation like the cold and hot like pleasant unpleasant and so on when. A person is aware that all these situations can only impact his body-mind intellect but not himself so he takes charge of his outlook and action while remaining calm rather than being involved in this situation he simply stands and observes we humans are so sensitive.
So touchy that by a simple sarcastic statement by somebody can ruin our happiness can ruin. Our whole day when somebody scolds us we are very unhappy and when somebody praises us. We are quite happy. We behave in a certain manner depending on certain situation external situations.
This means that are we puppets in hands of others and hands of situations instead we should control our thoughts and feelings and not get affected by external surroundings. by other people, we should maintain our own balance and calm al the time here are a few ways you can adapt to see that in a changing situation you remain calm and balanced all the time
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1. Take a Pause
take a pause don’t immediately start reacting to unpleasant situations negative people will frequently create scenarios to obtain a response from people rather than giving them that pleasure stay calm stay quiet keep smiling and don’t get effected
2. Be Empathetic
Be empathetic most of the time people are not aware that they affected you their words have affected you their behaviors have affected you instead of having a grudge against them try and understand their perspective. in life may be their experiencing some negative emotional disturbances that has caused such a behavior to speak and clear it out when the situations are calm
3. Stay Emotionally Detached
Stay emotionally detached don’t allow yourself to get involved in every situation which may distrub you so be little detached bring little vairagya in your personality do your job keep involved in your job do your job in better progress in your job and don’t get affected by its result by how it appears to people or in a situation so do your job with a balanced state of mind with a peaceful mind with a level headed mind.
4. Quit over Analyzing
Quit over-analyzing don’t think about that person who has behaved a little rudely or a little negatively and go on thinking about it all the time stop thinking if you constantly think about that unpleasant situation that unpleasantness is going to dominate you and then cause stress and depression instead make conscious to convert that negative thought into positive and happy thought for example child is sick and you are quite worried about it but understand that sickness is going to make changes in child life and child will become smarter and will get better so once you see good in that negative situation you have done your job well
5. Meditate Daily
Meditation helps to keep your mind calm and to keep you focussed throughout the day practicing mediation regularly will empower you it will help you to take charge
of yourself of your thoughts and not get affected by all these little ups and downs in life understand that everything which is happening. around you is not so important don’t invest your energy your time into these things that doesn’t matter to you things happen things come to go thoughts come to go breath comes to go all these things just happen you don’t have to get involved with each and everything.
around you don’t invest your time and energy into that just observe be calm enjoy the situation which are happening around you and so enjoy your life understand everything doesn’t need your attention everything is happening because it has to happen you just have to stay calm and do your part in a given situation when required