Happiness By One Mantra (An Inspiration In Depression) Poem by Arun Maji

Can you be Happy in life, with just one mantra? Yes, you can.

You were little then, you tried to catch a burning candle.
But your mother stopped you.
You tried again, and your mother stopped you again.

But you didn't give up until you caught it and burnt your finger.

You cried loud for a while, then soon- you forgot all about it. You were happy again.

Tell me- why did you do what you did?
You did it because- you wanted to explore each and everything of this universe.
You knew no fear. You knew no boundary.

Because you were a lion then,
you explored everything that you could see or touch.

Then your life was full of wonder and astonishment.
Life was a gift to you,
and you cherished every bit of it.

But now- you work hard to get out of bed.
You feel like- night should never end, so that you could sleep bit more.
Why?
Because, you are pained and wounded, you are sick and tired of life.

You don't want to run in rain fearing cold.
You don't want to run under sun fearing heat.
You don't want to swim in water fearing whale.

Everything that you want to do, fear stops you to do. Fear controls every step of you life. You have become a slave to your fear.

It is the unknown land where you have joy most. But fear never lets you to go there.
As a result, you never get divine joy of visiting that unknown land. Because you walk same path again and again, you feel sick and tired in life.

Tell me, what happened to you? As you grew up, you turned yourself to a RAT from a LION.
Is that what you call- growing up?

Do you want to be a lion again? Do you want to be happy again? If you want to be, you can be. I will tell you how-




If you keep singing, you become a singer
If you keep dancing, you become a dancer
if you keep loving, you become a lover
if you keep exploring, you become explorer.

What it means? It means you have to retrain your mind.

How do you do it?
Start chanting a mantra- " I am strong, I can do it". " I am strong, I can do it".
Repeat this mantra
as you- wake up from sleep,
as you walk in the street,
as you ride the train,
as you get to bed.
Repeat as many times as you can.

Anything you do, you do it like a lion.
If you walk the street, you walk like a lion.
If you sit in the chair, you sit like a lion.
If you dress, you dress like a lion.
If you kiss your beloved, you kiss her like a lion.
If you make love to your princess, you do it like a lion.
Each and everything you do, you do it like a lion.

Think and dream like a lion. Keep posters of all lion-heart people in your room, Netaji, Swamiji, Shivaji. Read and watch everything that inspires you to be strong and brave.

If you keep singing, you become a singer
if you keep behaving like a lion, you become a lion.

Who are you? You are the result of your thought and action.
Hindu philosophy calls it "enlightenment through Chanting mantra",
science calls it- "Auto-suggestion"
my mother calls it- "son, just keep doing it"

O man,
can you see that star there?
can you reach there?
Yes, you can.
Grow your wings stronger.
How do you grow them? You Train your Mind.
Everything must be born in mind first.
Once it's born in mind, then it will see light of this world.

O man, go for that star.
Go for it.