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Namah Vol. 30, Issue 2, 15th July 2022

Exercise: relaxing in the present moment Presence, makes us realise the triviality of the
outer drama. Most psychological problems
In a situation where one is feeling stress and are on the surface.
anxiety one can do the following practice:
Conscious steps towards overcoming
Sit by yourself, become conscious of the stress
present moment, become aware that at this
present moment none of the factors that are We as humans are not isolated entities. We
the cause of your stress are there. are greatly influenced by our environment
— by the vibrations of the people we interact
Become aware of your body, relax your body, with, the physical space, the food we take in
unclench your hands, relax your feet and and everything else. We are thus influenced by
place them gently on the floor. Relax your our surroundings not only at a psychological
shoulders, observe your breath, relax your level but also at a physical-vibrational level.
chest, gently close your eyes and bring a So it is very important to become conscious
gentle smile to your face. Breathe gently, of these factors.
become aware of the pressure and heaviness
around your chest, back and neck. Just let it We must not worry about things which are
flow out with your breath. Relax. Breathe not within our control. We must become
in deeply and breathe out all the heaviness. aware of what is creating fear and anxiety
Imagine a door in your heart is opening. in us. Once we have become aware of the
This is the door to your inner soul. Gently go cause of our stress, then it becomes possible to
inside. As you go inside your heart, feel that it remove its influence. This becomes conscious
is a totally different space. Immerse yourself work. Once we become conscious, all that we
in the vibrations of this space. Be there in this need to do is gather ourselves and, in a state
inner space. Feel the calm and peace. This of sincere aspiration, offer our problem to the
inner space is accessible to everyone. Even Divine. Now we have the Divine on our side.
a few minutes of living in this space can be The sincere act of complete offering frees us
a life- transforming experience. from the problem.

Stress and anxiety are in fact very We need to take life and our own selves
superficial aspects of our being. They touch not so seriously. We need to let go of our
us only on the surface. At a deeper level, obsession with our own selves and our
everything is fine. The problems and fears lives. We must face things as they are. We
which appear too overwhelming are in fact must overcome our need to escape from
very superficial. reality. We must see things objectively, free
from the emotional mixture. Doing so will
A small shift from the outer surface, to going allow us to solve many of our problems.
within to the inner space, makes us realise that We need to trust the Divine and the Divine
the overwhelming stress that we experience Scheme. A lot of stress and anxiety is a
is only at the surface. An inward movement, result of the fear of the unknown. Once
going deeper within and invoking the Inner we develop a trust in the Divine this fear

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