The Lightness Of Living

The Lightness Of Living

November 2016

By Suma Varughese

Welcome to yet another issue of Life Positive. For most of us, life is effortful. We struggle and strive from morning to night to keep up with our duties and responsibilities, to achieve the success we desire, or the dreams we yearn to accomplish.

For those on the spiritual path, though, life gets increasingly effortless because we are in sync with the Universe. We do this by abiding with its laws. These laws include the law of attraction (like attracts like), the law of karma (what your sow is what you reap), the law of uncertainty (there are no guarantees in life), the law of resistance (what you resist, persists) and so on. By abiding by these laws, we co-opt the Universe in all our goals, and therefore achieve monumental success easily. We sow an intention in our minds, let us say to take a holiday to Europe, and before the day is done we meet someone who also wants to travel to Europe, or hear of a travel agency offering a great deal on Europe. Almost without our own volition, our intention realises itself. How do we reach this enviable state? Our cover story explores.We also have a hard hitting story on the dangers of over diagnosis, one of the banes of allopathy. Today, even a routine visit to a doctor can embroil one in a succession of tests and trials, most of which may not be needed. Even as harmless an activity as an annual check-up can trap us into tests, procedures and pills that can actually erode our health instead of curing it. Our article examines this phenomenon.Our Mumbai Expo is happening on November 12th and 13th. As a bona fide Mumbaikar, I extend to you my heartiest welcome, and look forward to seeing you here. Do not miss this opportunity to amp up your spiritual growth.