Most of the time it is your expectations that get in the way. You would like to do many things but your expectations come and create anxiety, and your whole performance is affected. People, don't realise that nobody can be yours and you can in turn be nobody's, and that this is nothing to feel sad about. Accept it and the door to bliss opens. Reject it and you are already in hell, and you are likely to suffer from stress and anxiety, maybe even depression.

    So, the question is, whom should you rely upon? What is the answer to all your agonies?

    You can rely on yourself. How? Everybody carries the wisdom of the all-pervading force (and by this we don't mean God). The wisdom is there to help you, but you are not attuned to it. Your mind radar is constantly focussed outwards. Try to relax and focus inwards; the journey of your lifetime is inside you.Take the courage to move inwards and travel this journey to the center of your self. Sorry, you cannot take your lover or friends with you. The journey is full of silence and relaxation, it liberates you, and it is a journey towards the sun of blissfulness.

    Life is a mystery and we should be glad that it is a mystery. You never know what will happen next and that surprise can be so joyful that every moment is full of joy and blissfulness. Reject the old beliefs, they may be all wrong. If you want proof of that, look at the old people surrounding you. Does it look like they are full of joy? Most of them look bitter and angry, always angry with the young as they realise that they have missed the joyful ride of life. Bury the past, it has only brought unhappiness and stress. Life is fresh every moment. Would you like to live with a dead body for one day or two days or many days? You would say how ugly, I wont live with a dead body, either we will bury it or burn it or dispose it as per our religious beliefs. But... then how come you are always carrying the dead thoughts of your past all the time, which is the source of trouble and anxiety. You become stressed while fretting about what you have done 1 day back or 1 month back or 10 years back, but you cannot change that, you just carry that burden. Just throw it out and take the first step towards liberation.