The year has come to an end.
But in my view, year-end is not an ending at all it is a pause…
A pause in the constant movement of life… A moment to stop, breathe, and look within…
Calendars change; life does not…
Nothing truly ends, it only changes its form.
Days, months, and years are external markers.
The inner journey continues uninterrupted.
From a spiritual perspective, year-end is not a time to calculate success and failure.
It is a time to observe ourselves as a witness…
How aware was I this year?
When did I drift away?
When did I forget myself?
This reflection is not meant for self-punishment…
There is no need for judgment or guilt…
Instead, the real question is: What did I learn from each experience?
That learning alone is the true harvest of the year…
Spiritual growth is not measured by what we achieve or accumulate. It is measured by the awareness we gain.
Did we become a little less reactive?
Could we pause for a moment before speaking?
Did we forgive someone, even once?
Were we able to sense grace of Shri Sadguru, even in ordinary moments?
If even one answer is “yes”,then this year has truly been meaningful.
Like every year, we all celebrated the year-end…
But this time, I wish to do something more… I want to sit quietly for a few moments and offer gratitude, not only for joy, but also for pain…
Because it is pain that keeps us alert. It is pain that forces us to slow down and look deeper…
I want to try letting go of the burdens on my mind, To release anger held against certain people, To drop the silent guilt I have been carrying.
I want to forgive myself for my mistakes.
And make a simple, gentle resolution, to be a little more aware today than yesterday, and to walk this journey with greater consciousness…
निज मन के इस भ्रम से, निकलें बाहर आप, कि है जग ये पापी बड़ा, एक हम हैं निष्पाप।
Come out of the illusion of your own mind, that the world is sinful and you alone are pure.
Let us begin the new year by stepping out of this illusion.
The belief that the whole world is wrong and I alone am right, is nothing but a subtle game of the ego…
The world is not as it is… it appears the way, we choose to look at it…
The mind is quick to find faults in others,
yet hesitant when it comes to self-examination.
When we blame the world,
we escape our own responsibility.
And when we gather the courage to look within,
true transformation begins…
Instead of measuring the sins and virtues of others,
it is far more important to cleanse our own
thoughts, words, and actions.
If we wish to change the world,
we must first change our vision…
And as that vision changes,
the illusion of “I am pure” slowly dissolves.
This is the real beginning of a new year, not in noise and celebration,
but in silence, awareness, and inner honesty…
“Whenever I write ‘Sadguru’ or ‘Shri Sadguru’, I am referring to my revered Shri Sadguru, P. Pu. Sadgurunath Shri Kaka Maharaj (Shri Shripad Anant Vaidya).”
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