I thought I had ruined my career, but here’s what helped…
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I thought I had ruined my career, but here’s what helped
\*\*TLDR
I felt lost and depressed while preparing for a tough competitive exam despite investing heavily in it. Reading the Gita helped, but meditation and yoga brought real change. They gave me clarity and stability, helped me stay involved in what was needed, secure a job, and finally see results from my efforts.\*\*
Some time back, I really did not know what to do. I had chosen to give one of the toughest competitive exams, but I found myself unable to study for it. I was not able to manage the syllabus well. I had left everything and invested so much money in resources and coaching just to crack that exam. I literally felt helpless. I did not know what to do. It was a really tough phase of my life.
I went into severe depression for some time. I even tried taking medicines, but that did not work much.
Until a friend of mine recommended that I read the Bhagavad Gita and introduced me to spirituality. Though I found the Bhagavad Gita immensely useful, just reading the book did not bring a lasting change in me.
That is when I started following some yogic practices. I started meditation and yoga. It has been seven to eight months now, and I feel that was one of the best decisions of my life.
It was not like meditation and yoga solved everything for me, but I was able to reflect on my thoughts. I understood that I was too identified with my thought process and that I did not have to be. What was going on in my head was affecting me emotionally, and that was why I was unable to get out of it.
These reflections and pauses really helped me overcome depression and gain stability in my life. What really helped me was the clarity it gave, which helped me progress in my career. I understood the importance of involvement.
I read this quote by Sadhguru:
"When you do not know what to choose, show total involvement in everything. Then life will choose, and it is never wrong."
This quote really hit me, and I tried to do everything that was required of me. I started taking tuitions to help my family with some financial difficulties while continuing my studies.
Through this, I found that teaching students helped me gain more clarity in the topics. I came to know where I was lacking and how the level of involvement I had, along with the thoughts I was preoccupied with, was hampering my studies.
Now that I had stabilized myself through meditation and yoga, my thought process was no longer the issue. So I was able to study with total involvement.
I also found that I was really good at certain topics. So first, I decided to secure a job and then prepare for the competitive exam that I want to crack the most.
Recently, I gave some other exams as well, and they went really well, well beyond my expectations.
It was not that everything became easy after meditation and yoga, but the amount of effort I was putting in started giving results. I was able to see outcomes from the work I put in, which was not the case earlier.
Just wanted to share this.
Thank you for reading.
#inspiration
source
\*\*TLDR
I felt lost and depressed while preparing for a tough competitive exam despite investing heavily in it. Reading the Gita helped, but meditation and yoga brought real change. They gave me clarity and stability, helped me stay involved in what was needed, secure a job, and finally see results from my efforts.\*\*
Some time back, I really did not know what to do. I had chosen to give one of the toughest competitive exams, but I found myself unable to study for it. I was not able to manage the syllabus well. I had left everything and invested so much money in resources and coaching just to crack that exam. I literally felt helpless. I did not know what to do. It was a really tough phase of my life.
I went into severe depression for some time. I even tried taking medicines, but that did not work much.
Until a friend of mine recommended that I read the Bhagavad Gita and introduced me to spirituality. Though I found the Bhagavad Gita immensely useful, just reading the book did not bring a lasting change in me.
That is when I started following some yogic practices. I started meditation and yoga. It has been seven to eight months now, and I feel that was one of the best decisions of my life.
It was not like meditation and yoga solved everything for me, but I was able to reflect on my thoughts. I understood that I was too identified with my thought process and that I did not have to be. What was going on in my head was affecting me emotionally, and that was why I was unable to get out of it.
These reflections and pauses really helped me overcome depression and gain stability in my life. What really helped me was the clarity it gave, which helped me progress in my career. I understood the importance of involvement.
I read this quote by Sadhguru:
"When you do not know what to choose, show total involvement in everything. Then life will choose, and it is never wrong."
This quote really hit me, and I tried to do everything that was required of me. I started taking tuitions to help my family with some financial difficulties while continuing my studies.
Through this, I found that teaching students helped me gain more clarity in the topics. I came to know where I was lacking and how the level of involvement I had, along with the thoughts I was preoccupied with, was hampering my studies.
Now that I had stabilized myself through meditation and yoga, my thought process was no longer the issue. So I was able to study with total involvement.
I also found that I was really good at certain topics. So first, I decided to secure a job and then prepare for the competitive exam that I want to crack the most.
Recently, I gave some other exams as well, and they went really well, well beyond my expectations.
It was not that everything became easy after meditation and yoga, but the amount of effort I was putting in started giving results. I was able to see outcomes from the work I put in, which was not the case earlier.
Just wanted to share this.
Thank you for reading.
#inspiration
source
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