Janus Speaks

Analogy...

This book reminded me of my college days. Those were the golden days which I realize played a vital role in uplifting and enriching my life. As any budding engineer will agree with a veteran (that is me), the only time we study is 1 day before exam.

Our mind is focussed for next 24 hours. The only thought in our minds is to pass with respectable marks! So much focus for 24 hours (yes, in dreams too while sleeping we are focussed) at a stretch has invariably bore its fruit for me.

The next three hours, that is the duration of the exam, the mind is only in one state: Blank! This 24 hour cycle repeated every quarter for 4 years for all the subjects.

The book I am currently reading suggests that this quarterly repeating 24 hour cycle is the path towards internal bliss. I am reading a book which teaches us the art of medidation. It says that during meditation our mind should be blank. For beginners, they should first try to concentrate on a single thought only. And then as a next step try to have a blank mind with no thought process whatsoever.

Only if I had read this book before, I would have been a happier soul after my exams! :)

posted by Janus @ 12:23 AM