Meditation is not disturbed by the noise in your head. It is disturbed by the one who is trying to stop it. The moment you sit, the mind divides itself. One part becomes the chatter. Another part becomes the controller. And you quietly take the side of the controller and call it “me.” You think you are watching your thoughts. But the watcher is also a thought — only more organized, more disciplined, more respectable. As Ramana once said, the mind trying to control the mind is like a thief wearing a policeman’s uniform. He will investigate seriously. He will chase sincerely. But he will never arrest himself. The spiritual ego is not noisy — it is refined. It sits straight, breathes slow, speaks softly… yet it remains the same prison. So the question is not how to silence the mind. The question is — who wants silence? Instead of watching thoughts, turn the attention around. Not outward, not inward — backward. Ask, “Who is this ‘I’ that is aware?” Do not answer. If you answer, the mi...
Destiny Is Not Fixed — It Is a Movement You Must Participate In Most people believe destiny is something that comes to them. Something written. Something imposed. Something that “happens.” But if destiny were truly fixed, your consciousness would be irrelevant. Your effort would be meaningless. Your choice would be unnecessary. And yet, every day you choose. You plan. You react. You resist. You aspire. So clearly, destiny is not a rigid script. What people call destiny is often just a refined word for helplessness. When life feels overwhelming, it is convenient to say, “It is my destiny.” This becomes a subtle insurance policy against responsibility. But existence does not operate on your excuses. Destiny or Tendencies? Look closely at your life. You wake up, follow certain habits, drink your coffee or tea according to preference, go to work, react to situations, and return home. If destiny were fixed, this pattern should repeat identically for years. But it doesn’t. One day the coffee...