When yogis speak of chakras there is always mention of a balance of our energy points. For instance, over-stimulation of our Anahata chakra leads to ego, pride and selfishness. Under-stimulation on the other hand leads to thoughts of hopelessness and despair, while a balance leads to the desired outcome of love, empathy, selflessness and devotion. On a similar note, our body's physiological mechanisms also revolve around achieving a balance be it controlling our blood glucose content or hormonal secretions. Balancing negatives with positives, yin versus yang; the list goes on.
How much does this balancing act relate to events in our daily life, however? We are often in a limbo between negatives and positive situations in life and whether we choose to gravitate towards the positive end or the negative end of emotions is ultimately up to us. Striking a balance and meeting mid-way is often the way most people go, but to gravitate towards a positive mind-set in spite of being faced with hardships is ultimately the desired outcome. This takes an immense amount of courage and patience as well as faith in God that everything that happens is for the better.
The perspective we choose to garner has a significant impact on whether we choose to smile and welcome whatever knocks on our doors with open arms or frown, sulk or blame ourself or others instead. The former gives us strength like none other to face the negatives, with the knowledge that ultimately the scales will tip in the favour of a positive situation. There is always a silver lining in every cloud and that silver lining is something we may not realize until the time comes. Till then, we should believe that life is a balancing act and we alone can decide which direction to tip the scale in at the end of the day. After all, our perspectives carry a large amount of weight! Our happiness and peace of mind is ultimately in our hands, not in the hands of others or the situation; faith in God goes a long way in ensuring that.
