Notes from Mystic Maya 🌻
Wisdom
Small reflections shared along the way — on faith, stillness, relationships, and the long journey home to yourself. Read one slowly, and let it settle.
Mostly everyone is lost in the race of making money or pleasing others. You cannot please everyone. Either you can be yourself or you can please others — sometimes both happen together too, but that's only sometimes. At the end, what really matters is how authentically you have lived and what positive impact you have created in the world in the process of being the real you. You need not become who you are not. Please yourself first. Not everybody will like you, but it's your life and the clock is ticking — so you have got to be who you want to be. Fullstop.Mystic MayaHave faith in your journey. It will surely lead you wherever you want to be.Mystic MayaFeel everything fully. Feel your emotions. Acknowledge them. Sit with them. Also be kind and compassionate to yourself. And then, when you feel comforted, get up and be happy and peaceful and do your activities.Mystic MayaSab maya hai. Isme ulajhna nahi hai, ispe hasna hai.Mystic MayaConnecting with artificial or manmade gods makes you really dull. Go beyond the names and forms and connect directly with your creator, the creator of this existence. Then you will experience something amazing and original — a mysterious feeling of fullness and faith.Mystic MayaWalk the path of truth and love, and everything will fall into place.Mystic MayaQuality of life doesn't improve just by improving your finances. It improves when you improve your relationships too — your hobbies, your skills, your knowledge, your physical health, your mental health, your personality, your behavior, your inner world, your mindset, and, very importantly, your personal development.Mystic MayaIf you can sit calm in the midst of worldly chaos, you have found your center. And that center is you.Mystic MayaDon't be in a hurry to reach somewhere. All destinations are just illusions. Life is just in this moment, here and now. This moment is magic. Approach it with an open heart and you will be liberated.Mystic MayaMeditation is nothing but being in conversation with the divine — nothing but connecting to the divine within yourself.Mystic MayaLife is not a matter of goals to be achieved. Life is just an experiential drama, an experience to be lived, a journey to be experienced. So just relax and take delight in the experience. Don't get so serious.Mystic MayaRehem hai unpe, jinhe akelepan me tanhayi dikhti hai, khuda nahi.Mystic MayaOne deep breath in, with the limitless sky in the mind. And breathe out, into the same limitless sky. It's so peaceful and liberating. Put on some music and just enjoy the beats. Flow with the rhythm, and you are filled with joy.Mystic MayaA woman who can give you all the love in the world won't, if you don't know how to treat her and how to make her feel.Mystic MayaEvery day you must make it a point to read something positive, uplifting and motivational — and notice how it rejuvenates you mentally and spiritually. It makes a big difference to your day.Mystic MayaLove yourself a little more, a little more, and a little more. That's going to be your savior.Mystic MayaA relationship is never going to fulfill you. For that matter, not just relationships — nothing outside is going to fulfill you, because fulfillment comes from within. Outer things can become a medium sometimes, but fulfillment happens only within.Mystic MayaStop your mindless consumption. At least be mindful about whatever you are consuming through all your senses — every small thing. That makes for a great mind and a great life.Mystic MayaDon't let somebody's bad behavior towards you disturb your inner balance, calmness and goodness. Reflect and meditate to restore your balance. We are in human form, and any negativity on the outside can impact us in subtle or loud ways. In such situations, take your space, reflect and meditate, or engage in some spiritual rituals. That's the way to come out of the negative experience.Mystic MayaIn the lap of this dark night I lay, so peaceful, my body so relaxed. I feel so free. Just me and my creator, intoxicated with love. I exude such bliss.Mystic MayaJab aapka dil saaf hai, toh kharab log aa jaye zarur aapke paas, par tikenge nahi. Jab aapki himmat buland hai, toh kathinayi aa jaye zarur aapke paas, par tikegi nahi.Mystic MayaMy life is not a race. My life is a slow-moving boat that I'm rowing at my own pace — savoring every moment, and pausing whenever I want to.Mystic MayaLife is a journey to be experienced, not a ground for the achievement of goals. Don't be so obsessed with your goals. Nothing outside is going to satisfy you fully. All peace, all satisfaction and fulfillment lies within — in union with the source, not in any outside event.Mystic MayaSab kuch kar ke dekh liya. Shanti andar hai, sukun andar hai, khushi andar hai. Bahar kisi cheez ki akanksha rahi nahi ab. Ab main apne saath akele baith sakta hu.Mystic MayaA relationship is nothing but sharing — sharing your world, your resources, your time, body, thoughts, space. So it's meaningful only when the other person understands the language you are sharing yourself in.Mystic MayaFrom the Journal
Longer Reflections
When a thought needs more than a line, it becomes an essay. Sit with one over a cup of chai.
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25 reflections, with more arriving. Until the next — the daily card is drawn fresh every morning.