Living Wisely Living Well | With Asha Nayaswami

Independence day in America. The political and national freedom celebrated this day was meant to give all men a chance to rise to their own highest potential. Though independence has not be applied universally, it has at least directional. It has taken time for black people and for women to win the right to vote. Though that right should have been recognized and bestowed from the beginning. It is time now to declare a new kind of freedom: freedom of conscience. This declaration can be made only by and for the individual. Let no one pressure you into thinking and behaving as he thinks you aught to. God has a special song to sing through you that can be offered to the universe only by yourself. 

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Be loyal to your principles but never demand that anyone  share them.  Respect others' right to seek truth in their own way and at their own pace. 

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See to it only that you never disappoint God.

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Encourage good ideas no matter what their source

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To develop concentration, do one thing at a time, and do it well!

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Accept criticism impartially. Remember, What is simply is; and what is not cannot be spoken into existence. Truth, in all things, is the final arbiter.

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If you want to enjoy life, take yourself less seriously.

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Give others credit, where possible, in the anecdotes you tell. Not only will they appreciate the inclusion, but your generosity will loosen the grip of your ego on yourself. Ego is the hidden cause behind all human suffering.

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Be good-humored about the shortcomings of others, and you’ll find it easier to handle your own. Remember, faults can seem either overwhelming or trivial, depending only on what your imagination makes of them.

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Live in, but not for, the present moment. In that way you will affirm your inner reality, beyond time and space!

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