Talking to myself!

Oh my dear mind,
All you got to do
Is Let go!

River flows

Wind blows

Time runs

Sometimes fast

Sometimes slow

All you got to do

Is let go!

Catch the clouds

Or chasing the rainbow

you will be found
coz the earth is round,

Right Where you started,

Perhaps tired

perhaps sound!

All you got to do

Is let go!

If you are tired

No use running around

Come back

To the silence

Beyond the sound...

All you got to do

Is let go!

Future passes

Into the past

Brings presents too

If only you

Let the wrapping paper go!

Holding on and on,

The trashy streaks of past

You may not see-

that

All you got to do

Is let Go!

Wind moves away,

Clouds come and go

Sun stays

Raindrops glow

And if you look

In the drop you'll find

Trapped, a tiny little

Sunshine!

To see it shine

All you got to do

Is let Go!

All you got to do

Is let the tears go...

All you got to do

Is let the old leaves fall,

As the Earth spins around

Like a dancing Beau!

All you got to do,

Is protect the

sapling of bliss

In your humble heart

Let it Blossom

let Your smile aglow...

It's real easy

All you got to do

Is just

Let

Go!

It is easy to dream

It is easy to wake up.

All you need to know

Is that that which

IS

Is you

And that which goes

ISn't

Let what is be

And let what isn't -go!

And if you hear me

You will see

Right now

That it's easy

Actually it's silly

The gone is gone

What are you holding on?

And if you are

It's easy

All you got to do

Is open your arms

Breathe in the life

And LET GO!
~B

On Trust, Risk and Presence

Both in personal relationships as well as in a corporate environment, growth comes by consistently taking bigger risks

over a period of time. A successful risk builds trust in oneself, the other party and the process.

The earned trust empowers one to take bigger risks. They really are just two sides of the same coin.

Risk taking attitude is a dynamic expression of trust.

When a risk succeeds, the consequences are obvious-the enthusiasm goes up and positive emotions flourish.

We also know what happens when a risk we took fails to pan out as imagined.

What are the consequences? Trust is shaken. Trust in what? Oneself, the team/relationship and the process or approach.

Successful people are those who are able to shake away the lulls from failed risks and arise

with renewed vigor toward bigger risks. Like Edison said-every failure is a stepping stone to success.

Unlike Einstein or Edison, most of us who haven't yet stumbled upon it by chance or persistent effort are left to wonder about the

precise mechanics of this. But that is only if we are unaware of the wisdom of ancient Masters.

The yogis like Patanjali and Buddha studied this mechanics in astonishing detail over two millenia ago.

By the insight and efforts of present day Masters like Sri Sri, this wisdom can be seen to be spectacularly relevant

even today.

For example, generally even a small failed risk tends to stick out more in our memory than numerous successes.

The nature of gossip and popularity of tabloids is ample evidence of how much this tendency permeates our society.

The Yogis called this tendency of the mind kleshas-clingers to the negative. The critical clue, paraphrasing Sri Sri, lies in observing that this tendency is directly dependent on the amount of stress one has. And stress is simply mind stuck in the past or the future, simply a mind running low on energy and presence!

Lesser the stress, clearer and more present is the mind, and more able to make intelligent decisions on risk.

The staircase to higher trust, which amounts to higher capacity of taking risks, is through cultivating

the presence. And the key to bringing the mind to the present, freeing it from the clingers from past and anxieties of future is the breath. As the efficiency and rhythms of the breath directly govern the neuronal patterns responsible for energizing the body and enabling better decisions. And not in the obvious way-the breath

breaks the clingers, as one can practically learn and experience! Even trauma victims who haven't slept for months

can fall right asleep upon tapping into this powerful secret of the breath for example.

Thus, believe it or not-the key to bigger rewards, stronger trust and smarter risks lies right under your nose!

If you know how to use it ;)

P.S. If you are smart enough to take charge and explore this further, as probably you are if you got this far, here's your clue: www.artofliving.org