The Transformation for betterment.. (is it ?? Think again !!)

Each and every day of life is different, filled with a variety of experiences. Sometimes pleasant, sometimes not. We take it all as it comes. At times it really takes a toll over our minds. All that we need during that moment is to forget it all for a moment and be with JUST ourselves. No friends no family. Then it’s just MY time to unwind. That is the time when we try and look into ourselves, talk, introspect and try and find answers to some questions we never asked ourselves. This is the time we give to break free from all the mess going around in our lives.

But the way we do the ‘unwinding’ and ‘relaxing’ activity has changed over the years. Thanks to the technology. But is that for good or for bad? I shall come to that in some time.

I would like to present 2 pictures. Both of unwinding, relaxing and getting a transformation. But the difference between the two is huge due to which the outcome differs drastically.

                                                              

Here’s the age old traditional method of getting relaxed and unwinding self. Trying to know the unknown by way of meditation. This helped a lot in understanding self AND the higher self. It helped in knowing the deeper meaning of life. It helps a lot in overcoming stress, burnout, anger, sadness, hatred, worry, fear and all such negative emotions. The result was a better, healthier and stress free living.

But all this is now substituted by the ‘modern’ technological, so-called ‘cool’ gadgets. But does it serve the purpose ?? 

Not really.

                                                                 

 Today, whenever we feel stressed, nervous, angry, etc. we tend to get our gadgets out and listen to music. Or even when we have some free time, we spend time by listening to music. This is the modern way of getting disconnected from the world. But unlike the traditional way of disconnecting, which is meditation, does this serve the same purpose ? The answer is a clear NO. All it does is, drags our attention away from the concerned topic for a while. But later, as we switch the music off for a while, the negative emotions crowd our mind the very next second. So is the purpose really served ?

I am not against listening to music. But the point here is, we have become so dependent on music that we feel helpless and sad without it. Especially when we are having a bad day. All this would have been fine if music really did the job of meditation. It does have calming and healing properties but could it really be compared with meditation? Something that has promising and permanent solution to our problems? And can we really take the liberty to ignore meditation as the best medium of disconnecting and substitute it with listening to music ?

Now it is for us to think and decide that the next time when we have some free time or even if we are a bad mood, do we listen to music and get temporary relaxation, or meditate for a while and get answers to problem and a permanent healing.

Peace.