MAINTAINING BALANCE Meditation and Article

You can listen to the above meditation commentary about Keeping Balance and read the article below.

The Importance of Maintaining Balance

Balance is crucial for our well-being and progress in life. It means taking care of ourselves spiritually, physically, and emotionally while also fulfilling our responsibilities towards others and the environment. When we are out of balance, we may experience a lack of well-being, optimism, and a clear conscience.

To maintain balance, we need to find a middle ground in various aspects of our lives. One important aspect is loving detachment, which involves expressing love for others while remaining emotionally detached from their opinions and behaviors. This allows us to avoid becoming too dependent on external validation.

Another aspect is finding a balance between serving others and taking care of ourselves. Neglecting self-care can hinder our ability to help others effectively. It is also important to have a disinterest in worldly outcomes while taking responsibility for our actions. This means being an impartial observer and not getting too attached to specific results.

Balance is not about extremes or overthinking. It is about finding the right measure and avoiding excessive focus on any one thing. Progress and growth are also essential for maintaining balance. By making progress toward worthwhile goals or states of being, we can experience a sense of well-being and fulfillment.

Conscience plays a significant role in maintaining balance and progress. Listening to our conscience, learning from mistakes, and avoiding excessive self-criticism are important aspects. Balancing how we spend our time, what we consume, and who we interact with also contributes to overall balance.

Maintaining balance requires wisdom, higher consciousness, living virtuously, and serving others. These four components are like the legs of a chair, and all are equally important. Neglecting any one aspect can throw us off balance.

In practice, it is beneficial to prioritize acquiring wisdom and achieving higher consciousness. Practicing virtues and serving others naturally follow when we prioritize wisdom and consciousness. Maintaining balance throughout the day helps us sustain our energy levels.

By being connected to a higher power and accepting the present moment, we can find balance. Wisdom, not cleverness, is key to making positive changes in ourselves.

Balance is an ongoing process that requires:

• constant attention
• a willingness to adapt
• acceptance what is.

I am inviting you to listen to the short meditation: KEEPING BALANCE