Depression is a feeling of hopelessness created by lack of movement or stagnation. It's feeling of becoming stuck which leads to an attitude of 'what's the use?' This is happening even more and more because of the digital age. Information is so instant that we run around attempting to maintain up with all the stimuli presented us. The mind releases a thousand thoughts with each blink of the eyes, which indicates most subtle chains of thought don't even register consciously. When we try to maintain up with all the numerous stimuli bombarding us, it scatters the mind. More...
Still, it is only via focusing the mind that we get a sense of flow and accomplishment. That's why we say: 'time flies when you're having fun. ' When your mind is focused one-pointedly, the light of the soul is able to flow via. (Don't forget what the word human indicates: Light-Mind. Hu indicates light and Man indicates mind. So a human becoming is the light of the soul projected by the mind for the time being.) When you focus the mind intently, you focus the lens of your mind and that makes it possible for the light of your soul to shine by way of.
Accurate focus is like holding a magnifying glass in the sun. Envision the glass is your mind and the sun is your soul. If you hold the glass in a specific way it will focus the light to a point and this point becomes so strong that it magnifies the energy of the sunlight and can set things on fire. (author's note: I knew some genuinely rotten kids who employed to do this to ants and other creatures. I never condoned this type of behavior.)
Anyway, this greatness that comes from focusing the mind is why we like to watch athletes in a game, or artists performing-- they are so focused that their performance becomes masterful, almost "super-human" for the reason that it is infused with the greatness of Soul. Watching a masterful performance lifts us up and shows us a reflection of what we can be. It's inspirational.
Right now most of us, particularly if you work in an office environment, are bombarded with massive amounts of specifics. We have computers, handhelds, cell phones and and ipods... All this information and facts bombarding the mind as we attempt and maintain up. Most persons think in terms of cause and impact and considering that the outer world is speeding up, they try and speed up the mind with it by drinking a lot more coffee, energy drinks and even taking drugs. Unfortunately this only leads to exhaustion and worse... depression. Coffee and energy drinks deplete the body of hydration, vitamins and minerals and put undue strain on the adrenals as well as the whole glandular (endocrine) system. It all just basically leads to exhaustion.
Regardless of the frenetic running around we end up obtaining much less accomplished for the reason that the mind is less focused. This in turn creates that feeling of stuckness. It is worse in the digital age for the reason that of the illusion of so much movement. Because all this info is flying around, we really feel like a lot's going on, however we are truly manifesting less substantially and some of the issues we're manifesting are fleeting. A amazing example of this was the dot com bust. There was a good surge of organization, wealth and activity in a extremely brief time during the mid to late nineties. Seemingly overnight it all just burst like a bubble. The importance and a entire structure of issues that seemed as although they'd last forever, just sort of faded rather swiftly. Look how rapidly info moves today. Events that would've been talked about and debated in the news for weeks or months in years past are over in a day, pushed out as the 24-hour news networks sensationalize trivial stories to fill dead air.
Alot more and far more many people in our rapidly paced, instantaneous, digital world are experiencing what is referred to as Cold Depression. You're depressed and you're not certain why-- due to the fact issues are going at light speed around you and your dissatisfaction does not make logical sense. This is evidenced by the fantastic rise in prescription anti-depressants. What's genuinely going on is that the mind is so scattered that the Soul is unable to infuse into the life's activities. A bunch of meaningless activity adds up to feelings of dissatisfaction and hopelessness. Anti-depressants simply shut off the mind so you just do not feel bad about the issues that were bothering you just before. Unfortunately, the dilemma still exists, it's just covered up by the chemical inhibitors in the drug.
The outstanding thing about yoga and meditation is that they stimulate the glandular and nervous systems and give you a balanced feeling of nicely being from the inside out. So not only are you feeling better, but you're getting superior.
Another well-known response to depression is self-medication. I have several degrees in this field and I believe a box of trophies boxed up somewhere. Some definitely together people who are too proud for anti-depressants, however have no other option for de-stressing, commonly turn to self-medication with alcohol and whatever drugs they can get their hands on. The problem here is, although it's enjoyable at the time, (boy was it fun at the time) there is generally a backlash. Alcohol causes depression for the reason that it is what's called in the medical field... a depressant. So if you are prone to feeling poor, the hangover is gonna make you really feel even worse. The bottom line is that we're all searching for a feeling-- we want life to be a wonderful expertise. We want to feel high-quality. We just want a small taste of soul. Self-medication promises a boost over the fence and a glimpse of the light, but you get high and then-- as the song says: "What goes up, ought to come down."
The answer is a paradox: By slowing down and focusing the mind we truly accomplish alot more and get much more satisfaction out of life. Simplifying your life can not be stressed sufficient (there is a pun in there somewhere.) Our activities when focused, take on the feeling of a meditation, since issues commence to flow. The illusions of the world out there might have sped up, but a human is still a human becoming. This is why I began teaching kundalini yoga and mediation. I had such a terrific experience with it working, positively working in my life, that I just had to share my experiences and pass it on.
It's like I tell consumers all the time: I in no way quit anything, I just kept adding additional yoga.
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