VALUING THE BREATH
Start enjoying the things you already have. The problem with many of us is that we think we’ll be happy when we reach a certain level in life, a level we see others operating at, your boss with her corner office, that friend of a friend who owns a mansion on the beach, etc. Unfortunately, it takes a while before you get there, and when you get there you’ll likely have a new destination in mind. You’ll end up spending your whole life working towards something new without ever stopping to enjoy the things you have now. So take a quiet moment every morning when you first awake to appreciate where you are and what you already have.
It's important we enjoy the things we already have. If we don't enjoy them now, it maybe too late before we can realise how valuable they really were in our lives. Death is around the corner but we do not realise through the blindfold of ignorance. We will never know when our last breath is.
Like we said above, we always want to be as good as others, or have what they have. These desires will come to kill us in the end, as even if we were to reach the destination of our colleagues or whoever it was meant to be, what makes us think that we won't desire for better when we get there.
Is this how we are going to continue on living? Is this really what makes us happy? Surely there needs to be something better out there? Surely we need to be content in some form or another?
Anyone who desires permanent happiness, will never reach it through desiring materialistic pleasures. This is a temporary fix. The only substance in which will keep us in high spirits and everlasting ecstasy is Naam meditation and the spiritual teachings of Guru Ji. Everything else will be diminished in the end.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Says, "Without Naam, the Name of the Lord, there is no love and affection; but with her True Lord, she abides in peace. Through mental truth and contentment, union with the True Friend is attained; through the Guru's Teachings, the Husband Lord is known."
Vaheguroo!
