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SPIRITUALITY sometimes even judged by these parameters. It is unfortunate but then that’s the way today. I and you cannot change it in one day or even one year. Like evolution, social transformation takes time. More than information and awareness, it needs experiential knowledge. Books and banners cannot solve all the puzzles of life. Your actions can. Do you want to step up and transform yourself? If yes, then there must be a strong commitment, a strong faith in yourself, and a firm step leading to more. What is that action? Well, in my opinion, you can even start with a book. There are so many out there that can sow the seed of changing your life for the good. In my case, it was Robin Sharma’s “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”. The book inspired me to practice Yoga, to meditate and go deep within myself, to explore my inner space until I found my nirvana, or my Shangri La. As His Holiness Dalai Lama puts it, your Garden of Eden, your paradise, your 56 www.yogicherald.com March 2019 heaven, your Jannat, and your Swarga lies inside you. You have to discover your Shambhala or Shangri La, not outside but in the inner world. That’s what the sages and seers of the past did. I am trying too. Wish me good luck! But please, and please, wish yourself some luck as well. Dear friends, your luck is in your hands. I am not telling it to you as a preacher or a philosopher. I am telling it to you as a soul. From one soul to another. In the business world, they call it networking. In the social world, they call it sharing. And that reminds me of my friend’s whatsapp profile which says, “Sharing is Caring”. But as a soul, I’d prefer to add – “Sharing is loving”. In the world of bliss, you share out of love. Love is purely an expression while living the experience of bliss. And we all can do that. Every single human being on this planet can do that. Whoever made this world has been very kind to all of us. Our body, our solar system, our planet – everything within us and around us is a miracle. We need to take some time out and observe it. At least just once in our life. Give it a day. Give it a week. Trust me; your life will change if you witness the miracle. In ancient times, people would chant the name of God, the mantras that opened portals to the inner space, served the temple, and considered