Imagine you are standing on a small rock overlooking the ocean below. The surface of the water is moving. You can see lots of rippled waves and currents shifting about as the wind whips up the sea.

You are an experienced diver and so you get into position – ready to enter the inviting, cool blue liquid below. You pause for a moment to tune in to the subtle cues of nature around you.  Having grounded yourself in this settled state of awareness you are ready to move forward.  Your feet are evenly balanced, your body is poised, you are facing the water below, your breathing calms and then you take a longer, fuller inhalation. You are ready. You jump.

As you enter the ocean, very quickly the surface level agitation is left behind and the water becomes more settled. With every metre that you descend you take in your new surroundings. You tune in to the currents and the force of the water. Adjustments are made and you move forward fearlessly.

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My desires are mine right? That seems pretty obvious. I mean, I thought of them. I created them in my mind. It’s me that wants them.

It might seem like they are yours however let’s analyse this. Let’s challenge this notion of ownership by looking at some facts.

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What you are, so is your world. Everything in the universe is resolved into your own experience. It matters little what is without, for it is all a reflection of your state of consciousness. It matters everything what you are within for everything without will be mirrored and coloured accordingly.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Imagine a glass of green coloured water. The clear sunlight shines through it and it reflects the colour green. In the same way, a glass of red coloured water reflects red light. A glass of blue coloured water reflects blue light.

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Recently I was meeting with someone who came to me with many questions. Some of them went like this:

When will I be in a relationship?
How do I develop my career so that I am getting the recognition I deserve?
Why can’t I look after my health better – I’m always feeling rundown?

As I listened to these queries I noticed they all began with a similar theme – How? Why? When?

However there was one very important question that was missing…
WHAT is it I am meant to be doing in my life? WHAT is my purpose in life?

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I’m delighted to share the second post in a series of interviews with meditators. Sharon is a very busy woman, juggling the demands of two young kids, family life and working in a business with her husband. She is a great inspiration for everyone who thinks they might not have time to meditate. With everything Sharon has going on in her life she has been dedicated to her twice-a-day practice and the results speak for themselves. Many thanks to Sharon for sharing her story.

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