You are swelled up by your heart, but you are also sunk by it. It gives rise to emotions of joy and sorrow, as well as feelings of happiness and sadness. The heart beats occasionally, but it also occasionally slows down. You are motivated and exhilarated by feelings of love for humanity and concern for the well-being of the nation, but you frequently succumb to feelings of resentment, jealousy, and vengeance. You are more likely to rise to great heights when you feel good things, but when you feel bad things, you fall and are buried in shame and disgrace. A man is the reflection of his thoughts. Consider Shivaji as an illustration. A person's personality is formed by the emotions that form in their heart. While his mother never permitted her son to bow down before the moguls, his father was employed by the emperor of the moguls. Instead, she instilled in her son a love for the nation and Hindu dharma. Shivaji conquered numerous mogul fortresses as he grew up. However, Shivaji's mother insisted that he take down Toran's strongest fortress in order to defeat the moguls. After he did so, Shivaji presented the sword to his mother and inquired about anything else she wanted from him. It is important to note the mother's response: "Your body is mine," she said. "I only ask for your heart, a heart that will ever cling to my ideal." How much more can we say about this heart's immense glory? Beyond description, it possesses a magical power. Good feelings propel a person to great heights, while negative feelings bring him to his knees. It doesn't matter which way it swings, it forces one to work. Anger,lust,vengeance,jealousy,and hatred can pull down a person ,while love , compassion and understanding can raise him high.. The heart is the only place where all of these emotions, whether good or bad, are born. It is a pure place where God resides, as Lord Krishna himself states: Indrayualam manushchasme, which translates to "I am the heart," Ishwar sarvbhutanam hriddashoarjun tishthati I am the one who stays in the heart Arjun Mayya brahmasyansarvbhutani yantraruhani Verse 61 of Chapter 18 We have a pure heart from birth. However, as we get older, it gradually becomes dusty, and unpleasant ideas and thoughts appear. We frequently fail to choose the right path, even though it becomes our primary responsibility to control the heart and direct it in the right direction. Here, I am brought back to a moment in Shravan Kumar's life when he took his blind parents on a pilgrimage at their request out of a sense of devotion. Shravan Kumar's desire to leave his parents was exacerbated by his wife's poor treatment of them. His heart was content that he was serving his parents on a noble mission. He went to various locations when his heart suddenly took an odd turn. What was he doing while he was overcome with disgust? Only he was ruining his life; he was enjoying those days. He was just a kid. He was loved by his wife and had lovely children; he ought to spend time with them because youth meant pleasure. The yogi was trying to elaborate and explain the incident of Ganesh, who circled around his parents and felt that he had traversed the entire world. He also sat down there to take breath as he was panting. He ran away quickly, listening to this heart voice. He immediately put down the scale on which he carried the parents because he feared that he might not change his decision. Running, he got tired. He happened to see a group of men and women who were being addressed At that point, Lord Shanker was attempting to convince Kartiki and the other people in the room that Ganesh was absolutely correct when he said that serving one's elderly parents was the only way to achieve anything in this world. This gave Ravan Kumar a big shock, and he became extremely enraged with the emotions in his heart that made him want to leave his parents. He returned to the location where he had left them, grabbed the rod of the scale on which the parents sat, and The man is like the heart. The heart is happy when it hears a sweet melody or views a good sight. It is confined to that moment and is then forgotten. A beautiful sight touches the heart and sweet music refreshes it. First, our natural instinct, where happiness is confined to the object only for the time being. It only stays for a short time. The heart resists these sights if they are unpleasant. When a person's heart moves to the second level, it begins to look for the happiness of others—which it believes is also his own happiness. He goes a little beyond himself by working for others and inspiring others to lead more meaningful lives. He wants to build a structure on the foundation of his thoughts and ideas by, for instance, writing poems, essays, and novels. Here, he has the power to think, argue, and teach others. In Hindi literature, we have characters like Kabir, Meera, and Tulsi who sing and inspire us. Similar writers can be found in other works of literature as well. The great sages with their pious thoughts rose to give us The Ramayan and The Gita. The same can be said of great artists, architects, and sculptors who had put their hearts into their creations. All of these had put their thoughts and feelings into them. Through their works, they all try to inspire us and touch people's hearts. The third level of the heart occurs when, in addition to seeking one's own happiness, it also seeks the happiness of others. It is a heart that finds happiness in the motto "Live and help others to live." Such a heart refuses to look for its own interest only. It wants to lend its helping hand if one wants it. If one is drowning, he jumps to rescue him. It is a heart that takes great pleasure in providing a glimmer of hope to the bereaved. It wants him to help other people eat if he eats. If he rises, he must assist others in rising rather than cutting them down. If it is happy, he should create a world of happiness for others that is similar to that of it. To make my point clear, I would like to cite an incident in the life of Swami Dayanand Sarswati. Once, a farmer was brutally beating an ox because it could not pull the cart that had been struck into the mesh. This is the fourth level of the heart, the highest type that links itself to the Lord. It is the spiritual heart. It cannot bear the sight of suffering. It feels the misery, misfortune, and pain of others. To make my point clear, I Swami was unable to control himself as he felt the pain of each blow to his body, so he stood up and stopped the man from beating the ox. After that, he put the cart's rod on his shoulders and pulled it out of the mud with all the force he could muster. Such a heart finds joy in serving others; it is spiritual; it feels the pain of others; this is the highest level of heart; it joins itself to God. It sees God everywhere and in everyone, all connected by a love and comprehension thread. The heart opens to visualize this reality and be with the Lord because the Lord is everywhere. This is the internal heart, the heart that is joined to Divinity. A new culture emerges, the culture of widening the heart and the spirit. It then follows its own vision. The heart then begins to take only one direction, the love of God, which makes it love all people and animals. However, the heart is extremely unstable and can change at the slightest provocation. One minute it may rise, but the next minute it falls back into the mud. As a result, we must first figure out how to keep it stable. Then, we must figure out how to make it rise from one level to another. Because it moves so quickly, controlling it is much more difficult than controlling the course of a wind. Arjun asked the Lord because he felt this way: Krishna, Chanchlam hi manah The Lord asserts that, in actuality, controlling the heart is more difficult than controlling the wind's force and direction. However, there is a solution to every problem, and Lord Krishna's words are truly inspiring: Grihayte Abhyasen tu Kauntai vairagyain It indicates that the heart can be controlled through practice and renunciation. This is the practice of doing something high, something ideal. If the heart runs away from it, do not be disappointed; instead, try to turn it back every time it tries to leave. This is practice. It is quite normal for negative thoughts to prevail over positive ones from time to time. But it takes practice to turn away from them and always remember the Lord; eventually, the negative thoughts will leave the mind. The heart must guard itself. You can achieve your goal, even if it seems impossible at first, with dedication and determination. You and others will be proud of the direction you take with practice and determination. Turn toward the positive whenever there is a tendency to focus on the negative. Try this out. Do not forget that failures are the pillars of success. There is nothing higher than a heart that is determined to achieve its goal, even though it appeared impossible at first. Your determination to succeed in your mission will lead you on the right path. Sometimes you may go astray, but do not worry; continue practicing and trying again and again. This is tapasya by itself. Since your heart is your most powerful organ, it is your primary responsibility. You are obligated to it. Controlling your heart and giving it a meaningful, right path is your tapasya. Your senses will be pleased, and you will be intellectually elevated, if you are able to make your heart not waver in the face of lust and passion. The desire to live for others will enable you to perform noble tasks. Finally, when you practice, you will experience the presence of God in your heart. This experience will always motivate you to love everyone. Therefore, lift up your heart and ask the Lord for assistance in your noble journey. If you have good intentions, He will unquestionably assist you in walking the path of righteousness. Keep in mind that He comes to those who call upon Him and look to Him to advance in His mission of love and understanding. A person who never gives up and keeps going is hard to beat.
Pessimists constantly struggle with their thoughts and feelings throughout their lives. They believe they are not good enough for any job if they are turned down for one. They fall into a downward spiral of pessimism and begin to believe that everyone else thinks they are stupid. Rejection happens to everyone at some point in their lives, but it's hard to find inner peace when your mind is focused on the bad aspects of a situation. The first step toward inner peace is to carefully consider your objectives. What are you attempting to accomplish and what are you doing to get there? Is it possible for you to achieve your objectives in a realistic manner, or are you setting objectives that are significantly beyond your reach? Do you have any objectives? You will be on your way to peace if you organize your priorities, as mental clutter and disorganization can only lead to chaos. You can begin by setting manageable, small objectives. Then, rather than dwelling on your failure, you can see how well you achieved your goal. Take advantage of your failure to achieve a goal to improve your performance in the future. Avoid dwelling on your failure. It will be easier for you to find calm when you feel good about yourself. Happiness is dependent on peace. If you are depressed on a regular basis, you are carrying a lot of weight, which weighs you down to the point where you may end up living a life of self-pity. Negative thinking is only stoked by self-pity. Keep in mind that you are not the only person who experiences hurt or rejection in life. Other people's circumstances are significantly worse than yours. Negative thinkers miss out on inner peace because they allow each small setback to derail them. They go down a path that only leads to misery and self-criticism for no real reason. Hearing the word "no" can be beneficial at times. It's possible that your job loss was for the best. What would happen if you were given a job only to find out that it wasn't what you wanted or that you weren't as good at it as you thought? Obviously, you might like being in situations that could hurt you. It's possible that someone tells you no so that you don't hurt yourself. They might say no out of love for you. Rejection is a part of life, so it's in our best interest to turn it into something positive. Because doing something makes you feel better about a situation, it can help you find peace within. Peace of mind is the result of positive attitudes. You need to break the cycle and get out of the habit of constantly having negative thoughts about yourself. Positive thinking can be taught to your mind. You'll have to put in some time and effort, but the reward will be inner peace.
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