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Vishaad – Aatma manthan ke shivir (The camps for self-analysis)
O human, listen and understand this truth with all your being (dhyan), that depression is not an illness or disease. It is a plateau given by Nature to know the true meaning and importance of detachment. In the complete life cycle of a human being the state of plateaus of depression are sure to happen at least seven to ten times at an interval ranging from 8 to12 yrs.
The ashrams of our Vedic culture are based on this reality and mental state. This is a unique and miraculous law of Nature. In this duration, the human mind is disillusioned and astonished by worldly experiences, is detached and is lost in its own world. The mind is agitated and indulges in self pity and may even think of suicide. Or by self- analysis (aatma-manthan) collects him/herself, determined with new enthusiasm, gives truthful direction turns towards a life of complete and whole awareness or wanders in the search of a true guru.
Western psychology has called this mental condition of staying away from the world in a state of inaction and indolence in the darkness of loneliness, the disease of depression.
This word is now used frequently in the common everyday language of even the young. Lost and hung up in the maze of tension, depression and boredom, they block all paths for growth.
Depression is not a disease. When a mentally evolved human finds the world without meaning or we can say it this way that when the true face of the world becomes visible, to an emotional and sensitive individual then this state of plateau or ‘camp’ is created. Mental hurt is not the only reason for it. A break or hindrance in the mental, spiritual and economic growth can also be a reason for this condition.
From this plateau or base camp, a human who does some soul searching, meditation and contemplation surfaces through these due to his own will power (soul power) gets a new life, new energy, moves forward and whosoever indulges in it, gets mentally ill-balanced, can also harm him/herself, this is sin, an insult to the internal powers of human. It is difficult to know when depression softly walks into our lives because it starts by repeated indifference (virakti) or boredom and the interval span of this state becomes less and less and dependency on medicines or outer means increases, then realise that the problem has been suppressed not resolved.
A wise person is one who recognises these symptoms, does self-analysis, makes suitable changes in his routine and daily activities and maintains discipline. Realising ones truth, be determined to never let your growth stop based on the Laws of Nature, this is true endeavour (purusharth). Life is a penance (sadhna) for this effort.
The person who goes through depression and emerges as a better human being only he can contribute towards humanity and is capable of bearing future plateaus.
Depression is just a plateau, a base camp to reach the topmost, highest peak. How will you reach the top of the peak in one breath if you will break, disintegrate on the way. O Human, learn how to move forward with enthusiasm after complete rest and preparation at these base camps.
Jagakar gyan yog, jalakar vivek jyoti
Naveenta se ho oat-proth barh ja suprabhat ki orr.
Ignite gyan yog, light the lamp of wisdom, full with renewed newness, and move ahead towards a new dawn.
Pranam
Truth always conquers....Karm is Dharm.....Love never fails
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The energy of the body, mind and soul is to be in perfect tuning, out of the gravities of falsehood and hypocrisy, so that the energy can flow without any blockages. Those who are not straight forward, indulge in self-justification (self-justification is dangerous for self-enhancement), cannot profit by energy because they themselves turn it away. No one can help a person if he continues to perform deeds out of Tamasic inertia.
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