That thou art..

This has been an year of revelation. If last year was the beginning of the end of my 4 year journey, it now feels like it is complete. Thanks to the support system I had, I have been able to spend plenty of time alone, questioning and contemplating my very being. 

Karma has been kind. I have been enjoying the fruits of my work, great colleagues, a passionate cause to continuously go after and to keep me motivated, what more can one ask for? As you know already, the entire industry is in shambles due to bad actors. But I cannot complain because I function well in chaos. Order can be deceptive and dangerous, and by its very nature, order always precedes chaos. Chaos is Karma in action.

I cannot thank enough the people I have worked with this year. Many new faces I could trust and rely on, yet they haven’t failed. I’m grateful to many for being there when I needed the most. I don’t keep book of accounts, let the energy flow, help as many as I can. The cycle of action takes care of the rest. I have kept my books clean, so I can sleep well at night. No obligations unpaid for, and no thoughts left unsaid.

Regardless of the professional gyan I see on a regular basis, I think most of us are simply scrubbing through the surface and the superficiality of our existence. We talk about how to “succeed” and organising our Calendars to achieve our goals. For me, the biggest challenge has always been more about understanding myself, the very nature of who I am.

You don’t have to teach a professional how to organise their work, there are plenty of training materials that teach you how to do that. I am curious though, how many of us really dive deep into ourselves, our minds and what we really need at the most intimate and deepest levels.

I encourage spending time alone, away from all distractions. Asking you questions that often are difficult to answer. The answers that possibly reveal who you are at the core of your being. All of us make mistakes, guilty of some, but are we fully healed? Have we moved on? How do you feel when you think of the same mistakes? Were they really mistakes or life’s way of showing who you really are? Really deep answers require you to ask deep questions.

For me, the journey to understanding my real nature has been an exciting one. Am I ready to share it? Not yet. Until I feel I’m fully evolved to have an authority over the subject, I don’t want to indulge in it. The truth is that the Karma I carry now compels me to focus on certain worldly affairs. I continue to enjoy being the Zorba, though at the very core of who I am, Buddha is calling me.  

Wishing all my dear colleagues and friends a wonderful end of the year greetings. Thanks for putting up with me and receiving me as I am 🙏

Peace 🙂