Celebrating Independence

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗢𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 – 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁

We all want freedom and independence but is it only about having our own house, our own room, our own money, and our own decisions? We all seek political, financial, physical, and social freedom, but after having it all, are we truly independent? Let us explore our emotional freedom today.

➤ To experience independence, a good starting point is to identify our dependencies. If there is anything for which we say I cannot do without a person for whom we say I cannot live or a sanskar for which we say 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭, then we are emotionally dependent. Our basic list of dependencies would include – mobile, internet, television, coffee, alcohol, smoking, particular types of food, shopping etc.

A little more checking will reveal our deeper attachments and dependencies –
𝟏. 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲
𝟐. 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝟑. 𝐌𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠
We can complete the list with all those things for which our mind gets disturbed.

➤Let’s ask our self we get hurt or angry always. The answer will be Depends On the person who made the mistake … Depends On what they did … Depends On how they behaved. We believe that our emotions are dependent on who they are and what they did. The truth is it Depends On our state of mind and the response we create irrespective of who they are and what they did. We are like slaves of our own belief systems and it is time to free our self and awaken to a new way of thinking and living. Swa-Rajya means to be a ruler or master over our mind, intellect, sanskars, and physical sense organs.

➤Independence means to be dependent only on our inner qualities and powers to respond to any behavior or situation. Independence means we have the power to give blessings to those who betrayed us; we can share and care for those who rejected us; we can co-operate with those who are jealous of us; we can be calm and soft with those who are shouting at us. Let’s create a new belief system – people and situations have No Connection to my response. I have the choice and the power to create the right feeling and behaviour each time and for each one. I am In-Dependent.