The Balancing Force

Below is my reflection to Swami Krishnananda's article:

The world we live in and also our life has three qualities: tamas, rajas, and sattva. Tamas makes us passive-static, rajas makes us active-dynamic and sattva creates a balance. When I go to the extreme position I become lethargic and lazy, and go into deep slumber. When I take an extreme dynamic or action-oriented position I get exhausted. When I avoid extreme positions and take the proverbial Buddhist middle path I am in a sattvik state, a balanced state. Living in a sattvik state makes me act wisely. I know what to do, how to do, and then do it. Not just to know and think about it. According me this is a sattvik way of living.

I try to follow this sattvik path of living in every walk of my life. When I talk, when I listen, When I eat, when I sleep, when I work and when I exercise. When I have not followed this balanced way of living I go through physical, mental, emotional and relational suffering. Suffering is my teacher. I do not hit my head when I suffer and I do not hit the other person's head for my self-created suffering. I wake up, rise from my downfall , make a U-turn and go back the path of wisdom.

Paying attention to what is going in my mind, becoming aware of it helps me from taking the wrong way which may hurt me and others in my life. I know that it is to say that but difficult to do it. Patience, perseverance and practice are my best allies. Introspection and meditation are also very helpful to me. They show me the path of light in my journey of life.
Namaste!