From More to Moderation

Many a times we tend to judge the people around us.

Be it our family or friends, the mind tends to compare and judge as per our own standard.

I have realized that the key to having a healthy mind is to have reasonable thinking.

Beautifully expressed by the two most famous sayings of the Oracle of Delphi: "Nothing in excess" and "Know thyself."

Nothing in excess...

eg. Money

Spend some, share some and save some.

Complete abstinence leaves you deficient, makes you a judge i.e. too much self righteousness.

Deficiency as the name suggests leaves you deprived.

Excess takes you away from the truth....its easy to get lost when you are surrounded by excess..

Moderation is the key to a healthy living.
It gives us the right perspective.. The golden mean ..

The mind always wants more...that's its default setting. "Want More"
Endorsed very well by the advertisement industry, we are drugged to want more.

You must ask the Mind to have a look into orphanages, street homes, old age homes and hospitals.
See pictures of conflict stricken areas..
And then ask the mind, do you still need more ?

We must change the way we think...
The mind wants to eat more than it can digest.
Indulge more than needed, over analyze , over work and the over spend.
All leads to an unhealthy life.

Why not give more ?
I have come to realise that my happiness lies in being connected with God.
Again, not just passive praying..a combination of worship, stillness and service.
The time I have can be divided into :
Praise some, Be some, Give some.
  
We have three basic quadrants , at least from what we perceive : Body,Mind,Soul.
So we must devote time to each
Body : Healthy food, Activity, Rest
Mind : Positive thinking, moderate indulgence (hobby, sport etc), meditation. 
Soul is the mean point of the body and mind..it has its own energy but rests on the point of contact between body and mind...

Something like this... An open triangle... A wave ...a pattern... 
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

So two things I have learned..
1.Moderation holds the key to unlock the divine and dwell consistently in it.
2.We must change the default setting of the Mind. From More to Moderation.