MANY PROBLEMS...

HEART
FAMILY
BREAK
ISSUES

DESIRES

SUCCESS SICKNESS STRESS

ANXIETY

ONE
SOLUTION
HATE HEALTH

FEAR
REVENGE
DEATH FAILURE

POVERTY

ANGER WORRY

How to OVERCOME FEAR, WORRY, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, ANGER,

ADDICTION, LONELINESS, HATE, HEARTBREAK, FAILURE and more!
 MANY PROBLEMS...
ONE
SOLUTION

How to OVERCOME FEAR, WORRY, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, ANGER,

ADDICTION, LONELINESS, HATE, HEARTBREAK, FAILURE and more!
MANY PROBLEMS...
ONE
SOLUTION

Ravi V. Melwani

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 PREFACE

Problems are Many, the Solution is One.

When we Realize this Truth, our Life Battle will be Won.

Every day, people ask me questions – What is the cause of

depression? Why do I get anxiety attacks? How do I solve all
my problems? Whether it is through E-mail or WhatsApp, or
on every day Zoom Questions and Answers session @ 8 p.m.,
people share their problems and ask me for solutions. I can see
the hopelessness and the helplessness in them, just as I realize
that there are MANY PROBLEMS, BUT ONE SOLUTION.

Of course, there are problems! The only place where there

seems to be no problem is the graveyard. Every living person
faces challenges. But the question is, 'Is life meant to be full of
problems, or is there a way to overcome all problems and live a
life of Eternal Bliss and Everlasting Peace?' The good news is
there is!

People in this world suffer due to many things. People live

with fear and worry, just as their stress and anxiety leads
them into depression. Many people live lonely, unhappy
lives. There is anger and hate, revenge and jealousy. The
problems are of various kinds. Many people live with broken
hearts. After their heartbreaks, they tip-toe to their grave.
Many people suffer physical pain of the body, be it pain from
PREFACE

a disease or a disorder. There are others whose mind makes

them miserable. They constantly live with the regrets of the
past, just as they live with the fear of the future. There are still
others who are prisoners of their own ego. They do not know
how to eliminate anger from their life. Some people are afraid
to live just as there are others who are afraid to die. The whole
world seems to be full of problems.

As an author of about 40 books on Happiness and Misery, on Life

and Death, on Religion, God and Spirituality, on Love and Peace,
I decided to take a small detour from my focus on Enlightenment,
Self-realization and God-realization to investigate and find out
the cause of all the problems in the world. I was blessed with a
Divine revelation. The Problems were Many, but the Solution,
One. If only we get to the solution, we can eliminate all our
problems and dance through life with Joy and Enthusiasm. If
we do not, we will continue to suffer and whenever something
happens, we will look at the sky and ask, 'Why?' We will continue
to be ignorant, and we will not realize the true meaning of life,
who we truly are and why we are here. I discovered a way to
solve all the problems of our life!

I am sure you too have problems. The good news is that you can
solve any problem. There is no problem in the world that
cannot be solved. All we need to do is to find that One Solution.
Then we shall be free! We will be liberated from the triple
suffering - the pain and suffering of the body, the misery of the
mind, and the agony of the ego. If you are looking for a solution
for all your problems, the solution is in your hands.
 INTRODUCTION

When your problems make you suffer, don't you cry?

Don't you look up at the sky and ask 'Why?'
There is a way to find a solution for all your stress,
You can eliminate all Problems and live with Happiness.

What are the many problems that people face? The list is
endless. People are living in the agony of failure. They have
unfulfilled dreams and desires, and they are chasing some
elusive success so that they can reach destination Happiness.
People are unhappy as they see the rich and famous enjoy life
while they suffer in poverty and wonder why they have been
cursed to live such unfortunate lives. There are people who
are living lonely lives after a bad relationship. All they have is
a broken heart. They live in the past, as they curse, nurse, and
rehearse their hurt. There are still others who hate their job.
They suffer as they try to get out of bed every morning and
drag their feet to a workplace that they dread.

People of all ages are suffering, and the list of problems is

endless. As long as we are young innocent children, we dance
through life, we smile, we laugh, and we play. It seems that
kids do not know the meaning of problems. But once we grow
up, the problems too become bigger and bigger. The
problems in school are few, but as we add years to our life, we
add layers of problems. Not only is there examination
anxiety, but also the stress of competition. Then there is
INTRODUCTION

pressure from our parents to come first in class and we suffer

miserably when we fail in subjects that we cannot relate to.
The moment we are out of university, we are faced with a
different set of problems, not just problems with our family
and our friends, we have challenges in our relationships, just
as we suffer climbing the ladder of success in our career. Oh
God, the problems are endless! There are issues with the
body, aches, pains, diseases, and disorders. To add to this,
there is the misery of the mind as it lives with fear, worry,
anxiety, and depression. Then comes the anguished ego that
wants to take revenge for all that has transpired in the last
decade. We hate people and we carry grudges in our hearts
that creates anguish. The problems only extend as the years
roll by. Soon we start to age and the physical problems
multiply. There are family issues, just as there are problems
with our kids and our grandchildren. Of course, we struggle to
pay our bills and constant disappointments sometimes lead us
to the thought of suicide. It seems that the human race is cursed
with problems. It looks like the Creator dumped us on planet
earth to suffer. Many believe that the purpose of our life is to
live, to suffer, and to die. But this is not true. Those who realize
this understand that just because there are problems, they do
not have to be miserable. They can still discover a way to live
with Peace. They drop all their problems like pebbles in the
ocean as they realize the way to solve all their problems and live
with Bliss and Happiness. If you have problems, this book is
sure to give you a solution.
 CONTENTS

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

PART A – THE PROBLEMS 01

01. Fear 03
02. Worry 04
03. Anxiety 05
04. Hate 06
05. Revenge 07
06. Jealousy 08
07. Anger 09
08. Physical Pain 10
09. Sickness 11
10. Mental Health 12
11. Disease 13
12. Death 14
13. Relationships 15
14. Heartbreaks 16
15. Possessiveness 17
16. Attachment 18
17. Family Issues 19
18. Examination Anxiety 20
19. Poverty 21
20. Failure 22
21. Success 23
22. Paying Bills 24
23. Unemployment 25
24. Competition 26
25. Greed 27
26. Addiction 28
27. Financial Problems 29
28. Desires 30
29. Disappointments 31
30. Loneliness 32
31. Helplessness 33
32. Stress 34
33. Depression 35
34. Suicidal Thoughts 36
PART A CONCLUSION 37

PART B – THE CAUSE OF PROBLEMS 38

01. Can you Classify your Problems? 40
02. Physical Problems of the Body 41
03. Emotional Problems of the Mind 42
04. The Agony of the Ego 43
05. Problems Beyond our Control 44
06. We Suffer the Triple Suffering 45
07. Who actually Suffers? 46
08. Our Ignorance makes us Suffer 47
09. We Believe in the Fairy Tales 48
10. What is the Real Cause of Problems? 49
11. Is there a Solution to all our Problems? 50
PART B CONCLUSION 51

PART C – THE SOLUTION 52

01. What is this Ignorance that Causes Suffering? 54
02. What is the Truth about Life? 55
03. Life is like a Dream 56
04. Who are We in Reality? 57
05. Am I the Body that Suffers? 58
06. Am I the Mind that is Stressed? 59
07. Am I the Ego that is Agonized? 60
08. We are the Divine Soul 61
09. The Soul Need Not Suffer 62
10. But the 'ME' makes me Suffer 63
11. How to Tame the Monkey Mind? 64
12. How to Transcend the Ego? 65
13. Ask, Investigate, Realize 66
14. Methods of Realization 67
15. The Reward of Liberation 68
16. Freedom from the Triple Suffering 69
17. There is No Need to Worry 70
18. Death is Certain, Accept it 71
19. Fears are Not Dangers 72
20. My Body Aches, but I am Okay 73
21. Poverty is a State of Mind 74
22. Success is Not Happiness 75
23. The Heart can Never Break 76
24. We are Never Alone 77
25. Let's Control our Reactions 78
26. Happiness is in the 'Now' 79
27. The Past is Gone, the Future not yet Born 80
28. Whatever will be, will be 81
29. The Art of Acceptance and Surrender 82
30. Enjoy the Show called Life 83
31. Can Apples Grow on a Mango Tree? 84
32. Learn to Laugh through Life 85
33. Eliminate Anger, Hate, Revenge and Jealousy 86
34. Can we Carry a Pin beyond Death? 87
35. Are Relationships Immortal? 88
36. Flip from NEP to PEP 89
37. Not This, Not This, We are That 90
38. The Human-Computer 91
39. The Ultimate Goal 92
40. The Soul never Suffers 93
41. Sweep away all Ignorance 94
42. Building a Divine Connection 95
43. A Problem-Free Life is not in the Graveyard 96
44. Live without Problems 97
PART C CONCLUSION 98

AFTERWORD: My Personal Experience 99-101

POEM 102-105
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 106-123
 PART A

HEART
FAMILY
BREAK
ISSUES

DESIRES

SICKNESS STRESS
SUCCESS
ANXIETY

THE
HATE PROBLEMS HEALTH

FEAR
DEATH REVENGE
FAILURE

POVERTY

ANGER WORRY
 PART A
THE PROBLEMS

Everybody has problems, problems are everywhere.

But to find one who has solved all his problems, is rare.

Everybody has problems. There is nobody in this world who

doesn't have any problem. The moment we are born, we
encounter circumstances, both good and bad. We enjoy the
good times, but we shudder at the onslaught of problems.
Common problems like fear, worry and anxiety, complex
problems like hate, revenge, and jealousy, intermixed with
problems of our body, of our lifestyle, of relationships, create
a bouquet of thorns in our life. Everybody wants the roses, but
nobody wants the thorns. We do not want to be pricked and
poked by misery and suffering.

While we all face problems, not many of us stop to understand

the cause of the problem. Problems are just effects, but there is a
cause. What is that? The moment we understand what the
source of the problem is, we can also find the solution.

First, let us try to understand the problems of the world. Pick

out those problems that attack us and make us unhappy. Once
we identify our key problems, those miseries that inflict us with
suffering, we can get to the root and then shoot down the
problems one by one. We will be surprised that the solution to
all our problems is one. Let us confront our problems!
 1. FEAR

What is Fear? By itself, FEAR is the acronym for False

Expectations Appearing Real. We all experience fear and we
become miserable as we perceive a danger where there is none.
Fear is not a danger. A danger is real, fear is imaginary. We have
been blessed with the emotion of fear to trigger and warn us of
real danger. Unfortunately, fear has become a monster that
terrorizes us. It stops us from living life. There are many fears.
The biggest amongst them is the fear of death. Today the whole
world is in fear of Covid-19. The real fear is not of getting
afflicted by Coronavirus, but rather dying from it.

Shubham was terrorized by fear. His life was full of phobias,

imaginary fears that paralyzed him. His claustrophobia made him
climb 20 floors of a building because he was scared that he would die
in the elevator. He had aerophobia and never took a flight. Though he
was 6 feet tall, he was terribly scared of lizards. Fear made him
imagine death was round the corner. He lived in the constant worry
of death. The cause was fear.

Like Shubham, many of us live our lives with fear. We lack

faith and this makes us miserable. Though we know our fear
is imaginary, we make it so real that it manifests every day
through our mind in physical terms. We sweat, we shiver,
and we shudder in fear. Fear is a big problem. And like
Shubham, many of us do not know the solution to the
problem. Once we Realize the Truth that a Fear is not a Real
Danger, we will overcome Fear forever.
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 2. WORRY

What is worry? It is a feeling of anxiety, of being troubled by

the possibility of problems. One who has the problem of
worrying is constantly worrying about problems. The problems
may be real or imaginary - that hardly matters! But the worry is a
big problem.

How often have you heard somebody tell you, 'Do not worry,
everything will be okay?' Why? Because we are worrying about
something that may or may not happen. There may be very
little chance of things going wrong. But we make a mountain
out of a molehill because of worry. What does worry do? It
makes us use the cannon to kill the mosquito. It makes us focus
our entire energy, our time, our effort on a problem that may
not exist. Therefore, there is no problem. Worry is the problem!

Raj used to worry constantly. Who knew this better than his doctor,
his general physician? Practically, every day, Raj would call his
doctor. 'Doctor what is this lump that has appeared on my chest.
Can it be cancer?' In a couple of days, he would call and ask for an
ECG because he experienced chest pain after eating street food. Raj
would constantly worry. He knew the names of all the diseases and
had a special cupboard full of medicines to treat every ailment. What
makes us sure that worry was his problem? Every few months, he
would throw out all the expired medicines which he never used and
replaced them with new ones. When Raj realized the cause of his
worry, he let go of it once and for all. We too can overcome worry
if only we realize the source of our worries.

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 3. ANXIETY

Mrs. Singh used to get anxiety attacks. The problem of fear, of worry
would escalate to such a level, that it made her insane. She consulted
several doctors. When they asked her what her problem was, she said
that she had anxiety attacks. What is this problem of anxiety?
When we let fear and worry build their roots in our life, they
constantly give us shoots and fruits of anxiety, day after day.
Unless we uproot the tree of anxiety, it will control our life
and remain our life's biggest problem.

Anxiety is the build-up of small fears, small worries. It may be

caused by a health issue, financial stress, or a small
misunderstanding in a relationship. It is the intertwining of
tiny fears and tiny worries that ultimately becomes like a
volcano that bursts with misery and sorrow.

Anxiety is such a big problem in the world today that it has

been listed as a disease. There are psychiatrists who treat
mental disorders caused by anxiety. What are the symptoms?
Overthinking, difficulty in concentrating, panic, irritation,
sleeplessness, loss of appetite and more. This is a big problem,
isn't it? Often, to deal with this problem, people are
prescribed medicines, categorized as placebo after they are
diagnosed with anxiety. Mrs. Singh realized the cause of her
anxiety. Her life transformed to a life of joy, peace and bliss, as
it ended the era of her anxiety attacks. The solution surfaced
as she overcame ignorance about the illusion of anxiety.

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 4. HATE

Why does a human being hate another? Because of an intense

dislike caused due to one of many factors. I may hate you
because of the colour of your skin, or your religion, or simply
because of a business rivalry of the past. Hate is a very
passionate and extreme aversion that causes hostility
towards an enemy. But hate is a bit of a problem, isn't it? It
creates poison inside us, and the toxins of hate make us
miserable. Our hatred towards another establishes itself in
our roots and affects our own Peace and Happiness. Instead,
if only we could forgive and transform our hate to love, we
would eliminate the negativity in us and replace it with
positivity.

What is the cause of hate? Along with several other poisonous

emotions, it creates terror in our life. Today, one of the most
obvious occurrences of hate is between groups – political
parties and religions. Their difference in ideology, theology,
and philosophy creates such a feeling of intense hate that they
are ready to kill one another. Ram and Rahim were neighbours
and grew up as friends. Because of their different religions, they
started hating one another. Not only did it end their friendship, but
their hostility stole their peace of mind and created stress in the
community they lived in. When they Realized the Truth that in
reality they are one, Peace was restored. When will the world
learn a simple way to end hate and replace it with love?

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 5. REVENGE

Why does a human being take revenge? In life, one may have
been cheated or let down and as a result, that person is unable
to let go of the hurt. The desire to avenge the past creates the
emotion of revenge and inadvertently, as one tries to return
the hurt for the injury or wrong suffered, one creates more
harm to oneself than one may realize.

Vinita was married to Jack for 20 years. One morning when she
woke up, she found herself on the street with her kids. A divorce
notice lay on the table as her husband had left her for the love of
another woman. Vinita took a vow to destroy the man who had
devastated the life of her kids. She spent the rest of her life trying to
take revenge against her estranged husband. While they fought a
divorce case in court, the bitterness caused by revenge, complicated
things to an extent that they could not even bear to look at each other.
Ultimately, it was the kids who suffered more than anyone.

Whatever be the cause that led to the state of affairs, revenge

is not the solution to the problem. It only becomes the cause of
misery that multiplies itself several times because we do not
realize that revenge will not just destroy our enemy but also
destroy us. We permit this feeling of vengefulness to ruin our
lives. When will we overcome this vengefulness and learn to
forgive and live? When we Realize the Truth, we will also
realize the futility of trying to take revenge and will restore
peace.

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 6. JEALOUSY

Why does a human being become jealous and develop

feelings of insecurity, and fear the loss of a loved one or
something invaluable? Because we are ignorant about the
reality of life, we permit jealousy to become a big problem and
we let it lead us to our doom.

Kanchan was jealous. Her jealousy was so intense that it made her
insane. She had a crush on Rohit and any woman who set her eyes on
Rohit was in deep trouble. They were all colleagues in the same office
and it was natural to have a healthy social bond. But Kanchan's
jealousy could not tolerate it. When Rohit was scheduled to travel
with Sheela on a business trip, she stole Sheela's passport and
shredded it into pieces. Her jealousy succeeded in preventing Rohit
and Sheela from traveling together, but it did not end there. She
went to the extent of paying goons to threaten Sheela so that she
leaves her job. They used to follow her on her way back home. It was
Sheela's good fortune and strong willpower that she survived the
incident. One fine day, the office inquiry team found out who
destroyed Sheela's passport. Thus Kanchan's jealousy ruined her
life and career as she was dismissed from the team.

When will we realize that jealousy is a problem that we

choose? Once we live with it, we lose our Peace, our
rationality, as we try to inflict harm upon others, resulting in
destroying our own life. The solution is simple. It lies in
realizing that everything is controlled by Universal Laws
which we must accept.

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 7. ANGER

'Burn anger before anger burns you!' Haven't you heard of

this before? When we become angry at somebody, we create a
fire inside us, it's like holding a piece of hot burning coal to
throw at our enemy. Little do we realize that the burning coal
of anger will first burn our hands before it can even be thrown
at another.

Anger destroys our life. Not only does it increase our blood
pressure and the chances of an early death, but it also destroys
the present moment of our life. The habit of anger becomes
uncontrollable. Sometimes, it manifests as bad words that we
scream at others. It can also become more intense and lead us
to physical action that can harm others.

Mohan owned a small retail store. Unfortunately, he could never

control his temper. It was very common for customers to see him
scream at his salespeople for every little matter. 'Why is the floor
dirty, why is the dustbin not empty?' – each of these questions
would be howled along with abusive words that were unacceptable.
His staff had become used to his temper tantrums, but it was difficult
for his customers to tolerate his anger. One day, when his salesman
cut a wrong piece of expensive lace for a customer, he took a stick and
hit the salesman on the head. The poor man started bleeding
profusely and was rushed to the hospital. Anger can destroy us.
But there is a way to overcome anger and live with Peace and
Tranquillity. If we Realize the Truth about who is it that we
are angry with, we can eliminate anger from our life.

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 8. PHYSICAL PAIN

Who does not experience physical pain? Who does not suffer
a hurt, a wound, a cut, a bruise, a fracture or a fall? We all
experience physical pain, and this is a big problem. Right
from the time we are kids, we experience this suffering, and it
is a challenge that stops us from doing things in our day-to-
day life. It spoils our plans and destroys our dreams. Sandeep
was a champion in swimming. He was number one in the school
team, but one day, as he was playing hockey, he tore his ligament. He
had excruciating pain and was advised bed rest for weeks. As a
result, he missed the national inter-school swimming competition.
His dream of competing in the Olympics was also shattered.

Sandeep had dreamt of being an Olympic champion in

swimming. He believed nothing was impossible. Suddenly,
he was heartbroken because of his torn ligament. The
problem made his dream impossible to achieve. How many
of us are like Sandeep? Physical pain shatters our dreams and
goals. We become helpless because the pain of the body
doesn't permit us to take a step forward in the direction.

Over the years, there has been significant progress in the

medical field and instant solutions for pain have been created.
Doctors use anaesthesia to prevent pain in every possible
procedure they perform. Still, we suffer physical pain and we
continue to cry; we look up at the sky and ask, 'Why?' Once we
Realize the Truth that we can chose not to suffer physical
pain, we will be free.

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 9. SICKNESS

Vijay had asthma. It made his breathing so difficult that he would

feel breathless and helpless. While the sickness did not escalate to
become life-threatening, it was a big problem because it stopped
Vijay from realizing his dream of becoming an athlete. As a young
kid, he would dream of running a marathon, but his breathing
disorder aborted his dream.

We all experience sickness through common illnesses and

disorders. It may be an allergy, a cold or a flu. At times it is
conjunctivitis, diarrhoea or headache. Sickness is a part and
parcel of our life. Some of us overcome the sickness, while
some are overcome by the sickness. We nurse, we curse, and
we rehearse our pains, instead of taking steps to reverse them.
The problem is solvable and just needs a home cure, some
natural remedy or over-the-counter medicine. But we let the
problem of the sickness escalate and we become sick in body
and mind.

While everybody has this problem of falling sick, experiencing

an occasional illness and having some bodily disorders, this
problem is something we have to learn to live with and move
on. If we let this problem stop us from living our life, we will
cage ourselves in our illnesses and soon age and die. What is the
solution? One day Vijay met a physician who made him realize that a
disorder is not a disease. Vijay decided that he wouldn't let his asthma
interfere in living his life. Once we Realize the Truth about life, about
sickness, pain and death, we will be free from this problem forever.

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 10. MENTAL
HEALTH
Mental health can be a major problem. It is not the problem
with the health of the body, but the issue lies with the mind
where the mind becomes sick and it passes on the disease to
the body. The sickness of the mind manifests in our physical
circumstances. Mental health is supposed to be a serious
illness today because it creates toxic hormones that are
released into the body. We become a victim of such
emotional, psychosomatic sicknesses. Today, there are many
psychological experts, psychiatrists who guide people to find a
solution to their mental health issues.

Sometimes, mental health problems are treated by what is

known as placebo medication which is prescribed to cure our
imaginary sickness. Mental health issues are caused by the
mind. Although the mind can't be seen, it can make us suffer
more than a physical ailment. Sometimes, our behaviour can
even lead us to obsessive compulsive disorder and we start
imagining things only because we become slaves to our mind.
What is the solution?

Is there a way to solve mental health issues? Is it necessary for

us to take drugs and visit the doctor. If only we realize the
cause of our mental problems, our mental health issues, we
will find a solution ourselves. But as long as we are ignorant
that the problems of the mind can be solved by overcoming
our ignorance, we will continue to suffer.

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 11. DISEASE

Gayatri did not have an imaginary sickness. She had a serious heart
condition. Not only did she have an issue with an artery in her heart,
but her heart muscles were also damaged, and she had to go through
several procedures to cure her heart disease.

The human body is a marvel. It has over 30 trillion cells. But to

make us walk and talk, we have been given specialized
organs like the brain, the heart, the kidneys, and lungs,
amongst others. These are like machines. Sometimes, they
fail. We are fortunate that medical science has progressed and
has found cures to most diseases. Every day, the most
intelligent brains in the world research to find new cures to
dangerous and even new diseases.

Just like Gayatri had a heart disease, there are people who
develop diabetes, lung cancer, or a chronic obstructive
pulmonary disorder. Diseases are milestones on the highway
called 'Life'. Most of us will pass some or the other disease
before we reach destination death. The only solution is to find
a cure for our disease. However, some people suffer greatly
because of their disease, but a few do not. What makes these
people heroes? What makes them smile? It is the Realization
of the Truth that defeats their disease. Despite their disease,
they live, they smile, and they pray. They accept their disease,
and as they battle it, they enjoy their journey of life.

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 12. DEATH

Death is a big problem for the world. The whole world is

scared of death, but ironically, it is a reality that nobody can
escape from. Death is certain. Every 'body' has to die. Then
why does death become such a problem? Death is a problem
because we see that the one who dies loses everything that is
known, all that he considers his own. Throughout life, we
work hard to build a career, to earn, to buy a property, to build
a home and create savings. In a flash, at that moment of death,
nothing belongs to us. When we depart from planet earth, we
leave everything behind.

Most of the human race is not able to digest this reality and
considers it to be the world's biggest unsolvable problem. Not
only is death such a big problem because of the loss of all our
material possessions, the problem is that at death, all our
relationships also snap. Our parents, our children, our loved
ones are lost in that moment where we lose our breath. The
sight of a dead body being cremated or lowered below the
earth and left for the worms to feed on, is a huge problem for
man. Finally, man is bewildered with the problem of death
because of the fear of the unknown and what lies beyond
death. He has no clue as to where he will go, and what his
future will be. Only a rare few who Realize the Truth and are
Enlightened, solve the mystery of death. These truly wise
ones not only solve the death problem but consider it to be a
celebration as it liberates them from all misery that they suffer
on earth. They realize that Death is the doorway to God!

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 13. RELATIONSHIPS

Ajay and Reshma were in love. They spent a few years dating and
even lived with each other for a while. Life was beautiful and they
decided to tie the knot. Soon after the celebrations of their marriage
were over, something strange happened. The intense love that
existed between the two suddenly disappeared. As the relationship
changed from that of lovers to that of husband and wife, the
expectations changed and so did the equation between the two. In a
few months, they separated and filed for divorce.

Haven't you heard of similar stories? Bad relationships are a

common problem. Issues between people who have a
beautiful relationship emerge to destroy Peace and
Happiness. What is the cause of these problems related to a
relationship? In relationships, there is always the need of
understanding between those who are in the relationship. It
may be between two or more people. Relationship issues are
not only between lovers, but could be between friends or
within a family.

Kishen, Prithvi, Danny and Amjad were great friends. They used to
party and dine together, go for holidays and vacations, always as a
group. Their relationship lasted 20 years. Then, as each got married,
the bond broke. It was no more the relationship between the friends
that mattered. But it was now the understanding amongst the wives
which had no synergy. Why is it that we lose our Happiness in
broken relationships?

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 14. HEARTBREAKS

People of all countries in this world have another common

problem. It does not matter whether they are Americans,
Indians or Chinese. They all experience heartbreaks. What is
the cause of broken hearts? The problem is love.

Why should love be a problem? Love is a beautiful emotion

that creates a fountain of Joy. It is love that makes this world a
paradise. The emotion of love inspires people to do
impossible things. Why then is there a global problem of
heartbreak?

The problem of heartbreak is not caused by love, but by the

lack of true love. True love is bliss, not just a kiss. When love is
just hugs and kisses, hearts and Valentine's, it is sure to end
with broken hearts. True love is unconditional and Divine.
Because the world has not understood the true meaning of
love, more often than not, love stories end in heartbreak.

Roger and Malti claimed to be madly in love with each other. Then,
what caused their heartbreak that broke them apart? Roger met
Shiny, a stunning model and fell in love with her. He was so madly
in love with his new princess, that he forgot his bond with Malti.
While his life had been full of love and joy with Malti, he left Malti
with a broken heart to cry. The problem of love is universal. Love
makes a heart bloom just as it makes a heart break. Very few people
discover true unconditional, Divine love.

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 15. POSSESSIVENESS

Kavita was in love with Milind, and Milind loved her too. In fact, he
courted her for many years, before they got married. They had two
beautiful children and life was beautiful. But in 5 years, they were
separated forever. What caused such a beautiful family to break
apart?

Kavita was very possessive. She would watch every move of Milind.
Every night she would secretly see all the messages on his mobile
phone, just as she would check and track his E-mails. Her so-called
love for her husband had become so intense, that it had turned into
doubt. She would spy on him, and would occasionally turn up at the
office to check on him. She became so obsessed and insecure, that one
day when he was traveling on a business assignment, she believed
that he was actually with a female colleague and tracked him to that
destination.

Milind was fed up with this possessive love. He tried very hard to
save their relationship, but Kavita’s love wanted her husband to be a
caged parrot. As she tried to rob Milind of his freedom and his space,
she not only lost his love but also lost him forever.

Why do people become possessive? Why does love turn to

doubt? Why does a lack of trust break people apart? Those
who live in this material world without faith, hope, belief, fill
their lives with negativity and ultimately suffer. A very few
find a solution to this problem.

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 16. ATTACHMENT

One hidden problem in this world is the problem of

attachment. Attachment appears disguised as love, but it
steals our happiness. Mr. Smith loved his daughter and was very
attached to her. He was ever worried about her safety and security.
He used to drop her at school every day and even pick her up. She
grew up, but his attachment never ceased. One day, she did not
return home from school. As usual, he waited for her to come, but
there was no sign of her. He rushed to the school to find nobody there.
He frantically called all her teenage friends with whom she used to
return home, either in a public bus or one of their cars. Nobody had
any idea. Mr. Smith started calling all the nearby hospitals to check
if there was anybody with that description admitted due to a road
accident. When he could not track her till late in the evening, he
decided to call the police and file a case. Just then, a car stopped
outside the house and his daughter walked in. He was so upset and
screamed, 'Where did you go?' The daughter replied, 'I had mentioned
to you last week that I was going for a Buddhist chanting session today
along with my classmate. Thus, my mobile phone was switched off.'

Mr. Smith now sleepishly remembered that she had told him.
His love was attachment and 'attachment' is a big problem in
the world today. Why do we get attached to people and even
sometimes to things and ultimately suffer? Those who
Realize the Truth about life, live peacefully and joyously with
detachment.

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 17. FAMILY ISSUES

Why do families fight? Why are there so many issues between

members of a family? If they are one family, then, there
should be no reason to fight. But still, they fight. They fight
over property issues, just as they fight over issues of power
and position. One brother hates the other because they have
differences of opinion. Instead of trying to reconcile and co-
exist peacefully, they let their disagreements grow into feuds
that can last forever.

Pradeep and Rajesh were twin brothers born minutes apart and they
looked similar too. But their philosophy of life was just opposite.
Thus they could not see each other eye to eye as they fought not only
on family and financial issues but also social, cultural and political
ones. They never learnt the art of agreeing to disagree and created
stress and anxiety for the whole family. When they started an
argument in the family chat, others in the family would dread the
consequence.

Why do families have problems? Why does a father hate his

son, just as a mother cannot get along with her daughter?
While we consider ourselves to be one family, practically we
do not live as one unit of love and understanding. There are
wars and battles fought at the dining table every day, just as
we break several remote controls fighting over which
television channel we should watch? The family feuds that
cause problems are endless. What is the solution?

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 18. EXAMINATION
ANXIETY

In today's world, there is a new problem that has emerged –

the problem of examination anxiety. Students of all ages and
across all spectrums of education seem to have anxiety for
both examinations and education itself. What has caused this
problem? In the past, there were limited options for students
to choose from. But because the world has moved at a very
fast pace in the last few decades, education has so many
super-specialities that youngsters are confused. Earlier it was
a rat race only for adults, but today, the race starts right from
the time you are in school.

Therefore, the anxiety of examinations has enhanced. The

competitiveness in students has reached a level of
tremendous stress. They are worried about what job they will
get and how to make it to the list of billionaires. Everybody
wants to be on the front page of the Time magazine or be in the
Forbes list of the wealthiest people in the world, but do we
not know that this is not possible? The anxiety that grips
youngsters makes them scramble for a career that ultimately
makes them so busy that they forget to live and discover life.
Whether they succeed or fail, it hardly matters! They pick up
the habit of creating problems during their exams and
continue to live with stress and anxiety, right till they reach
their end. Isn't there a way to teach students how to live a
peaceful and meaningful life that is not filled with problems?
How can the process of learning and examinations be a source
of pleasure and not pressure?

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 19. POVERTY

What about those who live in poverty? Those who do not

have enough to eat, who cannot clothe themselves, and who
do not have a roof over their heads. Their intense poverty
makes them suffer as they try to survive in this world. Most
people who suffer because of poverty, suffer it in their mind.
In this world of immense opportunity, there are enough
opportunities for people not to cry and ask, 'Why am I poor?'
If there is no opportunity in the place where they live, they
can move to a place of opportunities and survive. There are
some countries in this world that have poverty because of
their high population, low economic development and
unemployment. The lack of capital and investment exists, but
all this grows from the basic roots of the inability of people to
satisfy their basic needs.

Some people live and die as they look at the sky and question,
'Why?' Instead of trying to understand the cause of their
problem and finding a solution, many people accept their
state of misery, as they blame their luck. They curse their fate
just as they blame God for their miseries. Isn't there a solution
to this problem? Steven and Ramesh were neighbours in the same
village. They grew up in poverty, but Steven wanted to find a way
out. He had faith in God, just as he believed in himself. He used the
power of his intellect and moved out of his village into a city nearby.
Years later, when he returned to the village, he was prosperous, but
he could see that Ramesh was still languishing in his misery. Didn't
Ramesh also have a choice like Steven?

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 20. FAILURE

One of the biggest problems in the world today is failure. The

inability to succeed, manifests as fear, worry, stress, and
anxiety and even leads the thoughts of suicide. What is failure
in reality?

Failure is a problem that occurs when we fail to achieve our

goals, when we are unable to fulfil our dreams and we fall
short of our desires. Who is it that is creating these dreams,
these goals, and desires? We ourselves set unrealistic targets
for our life and become miserable when we do not reach them.
Why are we inflicting this problem on ourselves?

In this fast-paced world, most of us just run and run till life is
done. Instead of enjoying this beautiful journey called 'Life',
we are running in a race to be an ace and we get caught in a
maze of problems. We create the problem of failure and then
we blame everybody else for it. Instead of living with a smile
on our face, and surrendering our life with grace, we continue
to chase problems disguised as our dreams and goals.

Some people have never tasted success. They have only

experienced failure. There are others who have experienced
success, but for sure they have passed by failures on the
highway of achievement. The challenge is - how to deal with
failures? The realization about what life truly is, will solve the
failure problems in our life.

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 21. SUCCESS

While some people suffer because of the problem of failure,

there are others who suffer because of their success. They are
miserable because their success does not satisfy them. For
them, enough is not enough as they let their need become
their greed. Soon life is over and now, they have wealth, but
no health to enjoy their wealth.

Are all successful people happy? If money equals happiness,

then the rich should be glad. But turn around and you will
find many of them are sad. They always believe that success is
happiness, and they achieve a lot of success, but they do not
achieve any happiness. They chase success not realizing that
it is like a shadow – the more you chase it, the further it goes away.
Very few people Realize the Truth that Success is not Happiness.
Happiness is Success. They are the ones that solve the problem of
success. Many people in the world experience the roller coaster of
success. Before they realize it, the screen of their life displays –
'Game over!' In their pursuit for success, they forget to live.

Isn't this a big problem – that something like Success can

become our biggest failure and cause us many problems?
There is no contentment and fulfilment, as we are lost in the
swirl of achievements. Unfortunately, from the time we are
kids, we are taught the myth – Success is not the main thing, it
is the only thing, and we believe in this fairy tale all our lives.
When we discover the peak of Enlightenment, our problem is
solved.

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 22. PAYING BILLS

To many people in this world, the biggest problem is paying

their bills. There is always a gap between their income and
their expenses, and they struggle to make their ends meet. In
fact, some people consider this to be the biggest problem of
life. They have one common nightmare – it is called EMI. They
take loans beyond their means and throughout their life, try
to solve the problem of their income being lower than their
fixed expenses. Then they resort to fair and foul means and
create further problems in their life.

When we come to this planet, do we carry a file of bills

payable? While we have a choice to live a comfortable Life,
our desires, cravings, and greed makes us seek material
possessions that create a shower of bills that ultimately make
us drown in our desires. We do not realize a simple Truth, that
nothing belongs to us. All the bills that haunt us, are because
of us being trapped in the illusion called Life. We have unpaid
bills because of our home, our assets and luxuries, our family,
and our social obligations. These bills did not appear from
nowhere. They are a result of our conscious choice. If we plan
our bills to match our income, we will not suffer the problem
of paying our bills. Who in this world is not trapped by their
own desires? Who is free from lust? Most of us crave till we
reach our grave and carry with us the big burden of unpaid
bills that we leave behind. The few fortunate ones who learn
the art of fulfillment, are free from this issue.

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 23. UNEMPLOYMENT

Why is it that although 95% of the people in the world have

employment, we still consider unemployment as a big
problem? Is it because there is actually nothing to do or
because we human beings are lazy? Because we drag through
our life without educating ourselves and without developing
the required skills, we suffer without a job.

Those who are unemployed due to valid reasons are taken

care by social security or compassionate groups of people. But
for others, the problem is different. When we have no purpose
in life, we can remain jobless and continue to let this problem
of unemployment be with us forever.

Of course, most countries have some unemployed population.

Developed countries may have an unemployment rate which is
less than 5% and some poor countries, have high unemployment
rates. However, the world today is a global market and one can
find employment anywhere in the world. It is for us to not let the
problem of unemployment make us miserable. We can employ
ourselves, doing the things we love to do at first instance. But if
there is nothing else available, then we must find options to get
some employment. Just crying about a problem will in no way
find a solution to that problem. We need action. We need to
use the gift of our intellect and solve our problems. If we do
not employ our gift of the intellect, we will continue to face
problems like unemployment. It’s a choice!

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 24. COMPETITION

Why is competition considered to be a problem in human life?

While many think of it as a stimulant to trigger success and
happiness, the essence of competition is to win by the sole
method of defeating another. There can be no competition
where there is no establishment of superiority and
supremacy. This leads to problems because we are hurting
the sentiments of another and creating enmity. The act of
competition also creates stress, worry, and anxiety in our life.

Boris and Steve were the best of friends. But they competed in
everything. It started with studies, then went on to sports, debates,
quizzes, and singing. As kids, they were taught to live with a
sportsman spirit and so, their friendship was intact. Unfortunately,
as they grew up, they fell in love with the same girl and started
competing for her attention. The end result was hatred, and their
friendship was broken. The irony was that love had also became a
competition. We carry this competitive spirit in our blood, and
we grow up with it, fighting with one another as we try to
become a champion. We are so busy in this fight that we do
not switch on the light to realize that competition is stealing
our peace and happiness. The problem with competition is
the attitude that seeks to defeat somebody. It is not like
'excellence' where one is competing against oneself, trying to
better their own best performance. Why do we create
competition and lose our peace and tranquillity? Probably
because we have not understood what life is all about.

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 25. GREED

Every human being has needs. We need food, shelter, and

clothing to exist. However, when we let our need grow
beyond our means, it becomes greed. That ends up as a huge
problem. The Mind and the Ego, the ME, together create this
misery called greed. 'I want a new Mercedes car that is better than
my friend's BMW. I need more money in the bank. I want to wear
branded clothes, not just anything from the hypermarket.' Along
with the mind, the greed creates unlimited desires. Our need
becomes our greed and we become disappointed when they
are not fulfilled. The problem is – Enough is not enough! We
human beings are never satisfied. Because there is no
contentment and fulfilment, our greed takes us up the peak of
achievement, until we fall off the cliff and die.

Greed can never be fulfilled, only needs can. Greed is a sure

way to live a life full of problems. Ramu was a beggar. He was
always looking at the rich eating in fancy restaurants, while he had
to eat street food. He was never satisfied with what he had to eat. His
greed led him to steal, and he was caught. Pinky's greed was
different. Although she had one-carat and three-carat diamonds, her
eyes were on the bigger, more exotic gems of the world. She was
always unhappy as her greed made her compare her possessions with
others and made her suffer. Instead of choosing to live with greed, we
must discover a way to live with contentment, counting our
blessings.

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 26. ADDICTION

Some people in this world do not just pass by problems as they

live. They create problems for themselves. Although they know
that addictions are bad, they get addicted to alcohol, drugs, or
other pleasures of the skin and they suffer due to their
addictions. Some addictions are far more harmful, but all
addictions are bad.

What happens when we develop the problem of addiction? We

lose our freedom to live a peaceful and blissful life, as we
become a slave to our addiction. An addiction creates such an
urge in us, that it destroys the power of the intellect to
discriminate. The problem becomes so obsessive that we are
unable to live a normal life, because of the passion caused by the
addiction.

The problem of addiction has become very intense in today's

world just as it has become common. People are not just
addicted to alcohol or cigarettes, but when drugs like weed,
cocaine, and heroine take charge of our life, we become puppets
and helplessly suffer. The problem with addiction is that it is
very difficult to give up and those who are addicted, live their
life with this problem and not only suffer, but also create misery
for all their near and dear ones. What is the cause of these
addictions? Who is addicted? Is there any way to prevent
addictions rather than be afflicted and spend our life in a
rehabilitation centre? Why do we choose to kill ourselves with
this problem? We must realize the cause of this problem.

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 27. FINANCIAL
PROBLEMS

Who does not have financial problems? Isn't it strange that

everybody does? Whether it is an ordinary executive or a
millionaire, both have financial problems. What is the mystery
behind this?

What is a financial problem? To understand it in simple terms,

it is a state where our expenses are more than our income. If we
have more financial resources than we need, then there are no
financial problems. But if we expand our financial needs to a
level where we cannot meet our commitments, then we create
financial problems for ourselves.

Somebody rightly said, 'Debt is the enemy of financial

freedom'. Instead of being free from problems caused due to
cash flow, we create investments in our life that make us
suffer. Instead of planning our EMIs to be within our capacity,
we invest like bulls and suffer like bears.

Bhavna created her own financial problems. She worked to earn a

living but wanted to make a quick buck. She invested all her money
in the stock market. She had even taken a loan to that effect. But the
market crashed, and so did her life. Many business persons like
Bhavna, overinvest only to land their life in financial
complications. When will we realize what we are trying to
earn, will only be left behind for somebody else to burn? In the
bargain, we suffer and become miserable due to our financial
crisis.

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 28. DESIRES

Most people think that desire is a positive trigger, not a

problem. Therefore, they encourage people to desire and to
achieve success. It was the Buddha, the Enlightened one, who
stated that desire is the root cause of all problems. He
analyzed that while it seems that desires and cravings create
excitement and Happiness as we fulfil them, the satisfaction is
only temporary. Desire becomes a fire that ultimately burns
us. When there is desire, we become attached to the result that
we seek. Ultimately, all desires are not fulfilled, and it leads to
suffering. This is a subtle problem but can become the root of
many problems.

Akshay was a happy man, but he could not give up his desires. A
th
Spiritual Master advised him on his 60 birthday – 'You have just
sold your business. Now give up the desire for material success, and
more wealth and enjoy the rest of your life seeking the meaning and
purpose of life. You love to travel. It is an opportunity to discover the
world.' Akshay was excited with the advice, but he let it pass because
his desire to multiply his wealth made him start a new and even
bigger business. Today, Akshay is 80 and he is still a slave to his
desires. He may have increased his net worth, but he is an unhappy
man! He is suffering from cancer and doctors have given up hope.
Soon he will die and leave everything behind. Akshay regrets that
he spent the last 20 years with his desires that created many
problems, stress, and anxiety. He wishes that he should have
taken an exit but he did not overcome the root of all his
problems – desire. But now it is too late.

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 29. DISAPPOINTMENTS

Who has not experienced disappointments? Every human

being becomes disappointed when his desire is not fulfilled,
and such is this world that all desires will not always be
fulfilled. This creates discouragement as well as struggles to
deal with defeat.

What is the cause of disappointments? The real cause is fixing

our mind on the result expected post our action. By itself,
disappointment does not appear as a problem. When we fail
to accept whatever happens in our life, we create
disappointments and become unhappy.

Priya was very fond of branded handbags and her husband would
spend all his hard-earned money to get her a new designer handbag
on each of his trips to Europe. She had dozens of bags, Hermes,
Michael Kores, Jimmy Choo, Prada, and Chanel. But she was always
unhappy. She would look at the latest bags that she did not have and
become disappointed.

We human beings get disappointed at every little thing – at

the way our pizza is made, the bed in the hotel that we stay in
and even the gifts our friends give us on our birthday. Instead
of being glad, our disappointments make us sad. Why do we
let disappointments become a problem? Is there a way to
overcome this and to accept whatever comes our way with joy
and Bliss? Of course, there is!

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 30. LONELINESS

The problem of loneliness is huge, just as it is strange. It is not

just about being alone. For instance, it is not about living for 6
months in a research centre in Antarctica all by oneself. It is
about living midst people and still feeling lonely. One may
live in the centre of Manhattan, but still feel alone.

We human beings are social animals, and we must have

interaction and relationships to live a life of contentment and
fulfilment. When we do not have that bond with somebody,
we become depressed because of loneliness.

Danny was a comedian. He was very active in social circles and was
often seen at parties making people laugh. But when he came back
home at night, he would cry in his loneliness. He had nobody to share
his deepest secrets with, nobody who was concerned about his health.
There was nobody special in his life whom he loved, nor did he have
any true friends. Danny lived like a laughing machine, trying to
make everybody smile while he himself suffered from the problem of
loneliness.

Why is loneliness such a big problem in today's world?

Although we are all connected through Facebook, Instagram,
E-mail, and WhatsApp, we still feel very lonely and sad. Who
is the one who is feeling lonely? When we realize our true
identity, we will overcome loneliness that is experienced by
body and mind.

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 31. HELPLESSNESS

Ajay and Rohit were cousins, just as they were friends. They ran
independent businesses but would look forward to meeting in the
evenings and then going out for dinner. But there was one stark
difference between the two. While Rohit was happy and successful,
Ajay seemed to carry loads of problems on his head. Rohit would
discuss how he solved all the issues of the day, while Ajay would
share all the problems he struggled to cope with. Ajay seemed to have
a problem of helplessness. He felt so pessimistic that he always
looked gloomy and tired.

One day, Ajay asked Rohit, 'How come you seem to be so full of cheer
and enthusiasm? Don't you also have unsolvable problems?' Rohit
took the opportunity to explain to Ajay. 'Everybody has problems! The
challenge is not to have the absence of problems, but the ability to deal
with them.' He shared with Ajay how he lived a life of faith, hope, and
trust. This led to enthusiasm that made him surrender his problems to
the Power that was capable of solving any problem.

It is unfortunate that many of us do not go in quest of this

Power and discover a way to eliminate the problem of
helplessness. While it is natural for all of us to face situations
in life where we feel disappointed, discouraged, and
defeated, we do not go in the quest to realize the magic
solution that can make us flip over from negativity to
positivity. There are hundreds of books that will say 'Think
Positive', but what is the way to stop the mind from negative
thinking? There is a way to tame the monkey mind.

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 32. STRESS

Radhika's biggest problem was stress. It was such a serious issue

that it used to cause anxiety attacks. But she did not realize that the
problem was stress. Radhika was stressed about everything - that
her son would fail in his exams, or her domestic help would not turn
up. She feared that her mother would die, that she would lose her job,
that she would contract a serious disease. She was highly educated
and had read about how stress is created. It is our own mind that
bombards us with thoughts that create stress and makes us imagine
problems that do not exist. While none of her problems were real, her
stress was. She would sweat and shiver, and have palpitations. She
not only lost her peace of mind but also became very miserable. She
went to a doctor who prescribed her some medicines. This gave her
momentary relief, but soon the stress returned.

Don't you have a Radhika around you? Some of you see such
a person in the mirror every morning. Why do we let the
problem of stress steal our Peace and Bliss? What is the cause
of this unhappiness? Today, far more dangerous than the
most serious physical diseases, is stress itself. It not only
triggers several diseases, but it worsens the health of our heart
and brain and increases the risk of getting many other
diseases. How can we eliminate the grandfather of all
problems – stress? The Solution is Simple!

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 33. DEPRESSION

When we let fear, worry, stress and anxiety grow in our life,
and lose the virtues of faith, hope, trust and enthusiasm, we
can be caught by the biggest problem of all – depression. Then
life becomes a journey of suffering, as we hate every moment
that we live.

Deepika was a star, but she often spoke of depression. She constantly
complained of being unhappy and feeling low, although she had
everything in this world that one could dream of. Not only was she
rich, wealthy, famous, and successful, but she also had caring
friends, a good family, and a kind social circle. She travelled the
world, wore the best attire, and drove in the most sought-after cars.
Why was Deepika living a life of depression?

Many of us, like Deepika, fall in this valley of gloom and then,
we let depression lead us to our doom. We resort to taking
psychiatric help and sometimes, are subject to placebo
treatments. We even join fancy yoga courses and take the help
of Ayurveda, Reiki, and every possible remedy that the world
has to offer, but we remain in a state of depression. Is there a
solution to this monster-like problem? When we Realize the
Truth that it is our own mind that is causing the depression,
then we start our journey out of it. Many of us know it is our
mind, then why do we continue to suffer from depression?
Because we have not realized a way out of it.

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 34. SUICIDAL
THOUGHTS

Suicide is a major problem in the world today. It seems to be

an easy way to end all our problems. But suicide is not the end
to our problems. It only creates more problems for now and
for the future. Unfortunately, some of us become victims of
suicidal thoughts that lead us to this deadly sin. If suicide was
an end to all problems, then anybody could commit suicide.
But we know its futility very well, don't we? We very well
understand that by ending our life unnaturally, we will not
only have to deal with all the pending problems we had but
also, adding to it, we will have to repay for the deed of suicide!
While this is not easy for everybody to understand, we know
that death is not the end. There is something beyond.

But what is the cause of suicide? The problem is much greater

than suicide itself. It is the problem of suicidal thoughts.
When our stress, worry, and anxiety cross the ultimate level
of depression, then there is nothing else left. The mind
manipulates us to commit suicide. These constant suicidal
thoughts not only rob our Peace and Bliss, but they also steal
every moment of our life as they suggest that suicide is the
solution for all our miseries. Why do we let suicidal thoughts
become our life's biggest problem? Why do we want to end
this beautiful gift called 'Life'? Why do we let our mind
bombard us with negative thoughts and become the cause of
our own misery? We do not use the gift of our intellect and
either we live with these suicidal thoughts or end our life,
without Realizing the Truth that death is not in our hands.

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 CONCLUSION PART A:
PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS,
PROBLEMS…
The whole world seems to suffer from problems. It is rare to
find somebody who says, 'I have no problems!' If it is not fear,
worry, anxiety, and stress that leads to depression or suicide,
then it is hate, revenge, jealousy, and anger that make us
miserable. Some of us suffer the physical pain of the body, be
it a disease or a disorder. We are constantly taking care of our
health and well-being and trying to escape from the ultimate
reality of death.

Many of us continue to be unhappy because of the pain we

experience in our relationships. Whether it is heartbreak due
to the loss of a loved one, or attachment that creates a fear of
loneliness, we seem to create our own problems. We become
possessive and spend our life, solving family issues. If it is not
love that is the root cause of our problems, then it is money,
wealth, name, and fame. To some success is a problem, while
to others it is failure and poverty. People struggle to pay their
bills because of unemployment, while the rich are busy
competing with each other, becoming prisoners to their greed
and their addictions.

Everybody has problems, don't they? Whether it is a financial

problem or an emotional problem of loneliness and
helplessness. There are very few in this world who focus on
solutions, not on problems. Among them are the truly fortunate
ones, who get to the root of their problems. They Realize the
Truth as they find the one cause of all their problems.

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 PART B

HEART FAMILY
BREAK ISSUES

DESIRES

SICKNESS STRESS
SUCCESS
ANXIETY

THE CAUSE
HATE OF PROBLEMS HEALTH

FEAR
REVENGE
DEATH FAILURE

POVERTY

ANGER WORRY

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 PART B
THE CAUSE OF
PROBLEMS

What is the cause of our misery?

What is the cause of our stress?
What is it that steals our smile and causes our unhappiness?

Who does not experience problems? We suffer from fear,

worry and anxiety, from anger, hate and revenge, from
diseases and disorders, from heartbreaks and loss of love,
from poverty, unemployment and failure. We all experience
some or many of these problems. Some people in the world
seem to be doomed with bigger problems like depression and
suicidal thoughts that may arise from different issues
associated with the body or mind.

While we are all aware of the global issues that humanity

faces, not many of us know the cause of the problems. What is
it that actually makes us miserable? Are all the problems of
our life beyond our control? Are we meant to suffer and die? If
we get to the root of the problems, we will Realize the Truth.

Every 'body' experiences pain and ultimately every 'body'

dies. This is the reality of life. Can we escape from this Truth?
While we cannot escape from this, we can find a solution to
this problem by realizing the cause of it. Let us understand
who has problems, who suffers, why we suffer, and how we
can overcome our suffering and find a solution to all our
problems. There are many problems, but the solution is ONE!

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 1. CAN WE CLASSIFY
OUR PROBLEMS?

Are all our problems the same? Is the problem of a heart

attack the same as that of a heartbreak? Do the problems of
fear and anger have the same cause? We understand that
different problems have different causes. What causes
poverty and unemployment, may not cause a disease. Family
feuds may have many reasons and they are quite different
from the problem of addiction. While the problems are many,
we can broadly classify them into 4 categories.

The first type of problems are the problems of the body. They
are to do with our bone and skin and all that is within. Then
there are problems of the mind. The mind creates many
problems and these sometimes also lead to problems of the
body. But they are different. Ego problems are the third kind
and they agonize us to a state of ultimate misery. These 3
classifications of problems can be easily segregated to
understand the cause of our problems. But beyond this, there
is a fourth category. The fourth category is problems beyond
our control. What is the cause of these problems and how do
we deal with them? Once we classify our problems to
understand the cause of them, we will head towards the
ultimate solution to all our problems. But first, we must
classify all our problems. We must segregate our problems
and put them in different bins. We should not mix all our
problems because the cause of each of these is different, while
the sufferer is one – you or me. Let us get to the root, then we
will Realize the Truth.

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 2. PHYSICAL PROBLEMS
OF THE BODY

Every 'body' suffers from physical problems. Right from the

time we are children, we experience pain again and again. We
fall and break our bones and it seems there is no other way to
grow up other than this. As kids, we suffer when we burn our
skin. Some of us, unfortunately, are born with certain
disorders or diseases. A few amongst us are physically or
mentally challenged. Every 'body' has problems.

As the body grows, the problems grow. We develop heart

issues, or our kidneys fail. Some of us have to undergo an
open-heart surgery, while others have to go through the
ordeal of kidney dialysis every other day of life. Each of our
organs is subject to a different kind of pain and suffering.
Some of us lose our eyesight and suffer blindness, while
others may become deaf. While we develop these problems,
some of us may be born dumb, deaf or blind and suffer these
throughout our life. Every human being who is alive, will
experience some or the other physical problem. The body will
ultimately die, but sometimes, before it dies, there will be
disease and decay. Sickness is a reality, just as suffering from
a disease is. Can we stop the body from experiencing these
physical problems? Is there a way to escape from all the
problems that the body faces? If we Realize the Truth about
the problems of the body, about the suffering it causes, we
will be able to find a solution to all our physical problems. But
till we don’t, every physical problem of our body will
continue to make us suffer and cry till we die.

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 3. EMOTIONAL
PROBLEMS OF THE MIND

The physical problems that we face are quite different from our
emotional problems. Emotional problems are caused by the
mind. Just like our computer has different problems relating to
hardware and different problems pertaining to software, we
must classify our subtle issues and not confuse them with
physical ones. The mind has a subtle existence. Where is the
mind? You cannot find! But it is constantly producing thoughts.
It thinks a new thought practically every second and this
amounts to up to 50,000 thoughts a day. It is the mind that
causes us to worry and causes our stress and anxiety.

All our emotional problems are caused by our mind, the subtle
'Thought Factory' of our existence. The mind causes us to fear
when there is no real danger. It leads us from our worries and
anxieties into depression and ultimately, even creates suicidal
thoughts. It is a thought that becomes a feeling and ultimately
becomes an action. Thus, the issue of stress manifests in our
body although it is a problem of the mind.

Haven't you seen people living with loneliness? They may be

living in a crowded city with many people in their homes, but
they feel very lonely. This is caused by the mind. The mind
causes many problems. It makes us feel helpless, just as it
creates pessimism and makes us live with hopelessness. We
live with doubt and the mind steals our faith, courage, hope,
and enthusiasm. Is there a way to overcome all the problems
of our mind?

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 4. THE AGONY
OF THE EGO

What causes a burst of anger in us? We scream, even resort to

physically abusing somebody when we lose control of
ourselves. Later on, we may regret it, but what caused it?
Another agony that we face is hate. We become so bitter and
unfair that we spit our poison on others. The third form of
agonizing ourselves is vengeance. We want to take revenge
against somebody who has done us harm. What causes all
this agony in us? Instead of appreciating others, we become
jealous and lose our own peace and happiness.

We all experience anger, hate, revenge, and jealousy, but very

few of us realize the cause of it. The root cause of all these
poisonous emotions is our own ego. We all know the ego, the
one that says, 'I', 'me' and 'mine'. Our existence is because of
the ego. The moment we say there is no ego, there is no
existence and the moment there is existence, there is the ego. If
the ego is such an integral part of our Life, and it causes so
much agony, what can we do about it? There is a solution to
our ego problems. There is a way to transcend the ego. If we
overcome the ignorance that we live with and we Realize the
Truth, we can let go of our ego, and live with humility and
tranquillity. Most of the world suffers deep misery because of
the ego. While there is suffering due to physical pain, and
there is misery due to our negative thoughts, the ego causes
agony, beyond the problems of the body and mind. But there
is good news. We can overcome the ego and its agony.

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 5. PROBLEMS BEYOND
OUR CONTROL

For every problem under the sun, there is a remedy or there is none.
If there is one, try to find it. If there is none, never mind it! Many of
us have heard these soothing and calming words. What do
you do when you face problems that are beyond your
control? If you are suffering from burns, you can apply a
cream on your skin. If your mind is creating misery, you can
try meditation. If your ego is bursting with anger, you can
learn to discipline your ego. But what about those problems
that come from nowhere? What about those challenges that
are beyond our control?

Many of us face problems that seem to have no solution. We

live a virtuous life, but suddenly we are faced with a tragedy.
We look up at the sky and we cry, and we ask 'Why?' But there
are no answers. Nobody can explain why these unforeseen
problems descend upon us and steal our Happiness.

Then we resort to religion or we try all the superstitions that

the world has to offer. In Africa and the Caribbean, people try
Voodoo, magical rites to do with spirit possession. In India,
people try Reiki and Vaastu. They break the doors of their
home and reposition them so that their problems disappear.
The Chinese try Feng Shui to solve their problems. Is there a
way to deal with these problems that are beyond our control?
Yes, there is!

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 6. WE SUFFER
THE TRIPLE SUFFERING

Whether our problems are due to our hardware, our gross

physical body or our miseries are caused by the software – the
subtle invisible mind or further still, if our suffering is due to
the agony caused by the ego, we human beings experience
this triple suffering once we arrive on planet earth. Nobody
who is alive can escape from this triple suffering. It seems that
every human being is gifted pain of the body, misery of the
mind and agony of the ego the moment they are gifted life on
earth. Is that the reason why when a child enters this world, it
comes out screaming and crying, not giggling and laughing!
It already knows that it is going to suffer the triple suffering.

The Buddha, the Awakened One, called this Dukkha. He

categorically stated that every human being will suffer. To
him, suffering was that of disease, old age, and death. But the
problem of suffering he discovered was much deeper. It was
fundamental unhappiness caused by our dissatisfaction due
to our desires. Because we crave, we take our problems to our
grave. He advocated Nirvana, to overcome all the suffering.

Whatever religion we follow, and whatever be our

nationality, all of humanity experiences this triple suffering.
The moment we live as the human-computer, with body,
mind, and ego, we face problems, and we suffer due to our
problems. But the one question we do not ask is - Who
actually suffers?

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 7. WHO ACTUALLY
SUFFERS?

'I feel so miserable', screamed Rekha. 'My daughters do not obey

what I say, and my son is impossible! I wish I could die. I am so
miserable!'

'If I could get a chance to kill Robert, I would not only kill him, cut
him into pieces and feed him to the dogs!' said Dominic. Hate and
anger had made him obsessed with thoughts of revenge.

'I will die,'pleaded Ramesh as he lay on the hospital bed suffering

from cancer. The suffering was beyond what he could bear. He was
writhing in pain.

Who actually suffers? No doubt the body experiences various

kinds of pain. It may be a fracture, a root canal, a burn or even
cancer. Every 'body' suffers physical pain. The mind becomes
miserable. We experience the poison caused by negative
thoughts and feel disgusted, disappointed and lose our Peace
and Tranquillity. Our ego not only becomes angry, and burns
within, but gets agonized with hate, revenge, and jealousy.
But ultimately who is the one who is suffering the problems?
The human being that comprises the physical body and the
subtle Mind and Ego, ME, experiences this triple suffering. It
is not three different people, who suffer – it is one human
being. But in reality, while the body suffers pain, the mind
becomes miserable, and the ego gets agonized, 'I', the one who
has a body, mind and ego, do not really suffer! What causes
me to experience this suffering?

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 8. OUR IGNORANCE
MAKES US SUFFER

For somebody reading this for the first time, it is a matter of

wonder when we ask, 'Who suffers?' Of course, 'I' suffer
physical pain, mental trauma, and the agony of hate, anger
and the likes. What we do not realize is that the cause of our
suffering is our ignorance. No doubt the body will experience
physical pain, the mind, miserable thoughts and the ego will
get angry, but I am not the body, mind and the ego.

No doubt I am alive in this body, but 'I' am not the body. I have a
body. That is why I say, 'This is my hand, my head and my heart.'
But I am not the body, mind and ego. Just like I live in a house, I
live in this body and suffer the physical pain of the body,
because I am ignorant that the body suffers. 'I' need not suffer
the physical pain that the body does. Only the body suffers it.

Because we are ignorant, we become miserable thinking we

are the mind. But where is the mind, we cannot find. It is just a
bundle of thoughts. It is these miserable thoughts that make
us suffer. Because we perceive ourselves to be the mind, our
ignorance makes us miserable. Our biggest ignorance is we
do not realize 'I am not 'I'.' I am not the 'I' that will die. I am not
the body and mind that I look at in the mirror. Because I think
this is ME, the Mind and Ego, it envelops me in ignorance and
makes me continue to suffer the problems of the body, mind,
and ego. What causes this ignorance? What is the cause of all
the problems of the body, mind and ego, that causes our
suffering?

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 9. WE BELIEVE IN
FAIRY TALES

We human beings love fairy tales. We listen to traditional folk

tales and folklore and enjoy imagining witches and ghosts.
We wait every year for Santa to bring us gifts and we feed the
elephant-God sweets. We grow up believing in the myth and
that is why we never Realize the Truth. We believe that we are
the body that must suffer, the mind that must become
miserable and the ego that must necessarily get agonized
when in reality, we are none of these. Not only do we create
problems for ourselves, but our belief in fairy tales envelops
us in ignorance that makes us continue to suffer the triple
suffering of life.

Some fairy tales are obvious, but some, very subtle, very
natural. We say, 'I am John,' but this is a lie! We were not John
when we were born and when John will die, the 'I' in John will
leave John, and we will say, 'John passed away, John departed!'
Then comes another fairy tale – 'Let us pray for the departed
Soul.' 'RIP – Rest In Peace,' we pray, when in front of us, the
body turns to ashes. We continue to be enveloped in the
darkness of ignorance and we never Realize the Truth – what
is the reality? Who actually dies? Who passes away? Who are
we in reality? Who is the one who suffers? Is there a way to
overcome all our problems and suffering? As long as we
believe in fairy tales, we will live with the myth, we will never
Realize the Truth, and we will take our problems and our
suffering to our graves. When will we stop believing the lies
that we are told and discover the Truth?

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 10. WHAT IS THE REAL
CAUSE OF PROBLEMS?

While there are many problems, and they are classified as

problems of the body, the mind, and the ego, if we contemplate
and investigate, there will be one great realization - the realization
that there is one solution to all problems. For somebody who
has not realized the Truth about life, this may not make much
sense now, but, by the end of this journey of reading this book
– Many problems, One solution, we will realize beyond doubt
that the cause of all problems is one.

Look at a tree. It has a trunk, it has branches, leaves, flowers

and fruits. Each of these is different from the other, but all of
these are caused by one seed and the sap that flows to all of
them. The cause is one.

Isn’t your nose different from your eye? Isn't your heart
different from your brain? Of course, you will agree that they
are all different from each other. But what about the cause?
They are caused by one cell, one zygote. So also, our problems
are caused by ignorance. Because of ignorance, we do not
Realize the Truth. Because we do not Realize the Truth, we
suffer physical pain of the body, misery of the mind and
agony of the ego. The suffering caused by problems that are
beyond our control is also due to the same ignorance. When
we look at the solution to our problems, we will get clarity
about the root cause of all our problems. The real problem is
not fear or depression, not anger or suicidal thoughts, not
even failure and poverty; it is IGNORANCE!

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 11. IS THERE A SOLUTION
TO ALL OUR PROBLEMS?

What is the solution to all our problems? If there is one cause,

and we have dozens of problems, then what is that one cause?
Our life may be made up of many shoots and fruits, but what
are the roots of our problem? It is a dream for every individual
to live a problem-free life, a life where there is no suffering of
body, mind, or ego. But how can we reach that state of
Ananda, of Bliss, Joy, and Peace?

When we look at a tree that is 200 feet tall, is it easy to believe

that its millions of leaves and thousands of branches all
sprouted because of one seed? The seed of all our problems is
Ignorance. If we eliminate the seed, there will be no tree. If
there is no ignorance, we would not have any problems. It
would lead to the end of all our suffering on earth.

While we know that our problems are many, the solution is

one, ‘Overcoming Ignorance!’ How will we overcome this
ignorance? How will we Realize the Truth? How will we be
Enlightened? Unless we ask questions and investigate, we
will never realize that one solution to our many problems.
There is a solution, and it is a simple solution. But as long as we
live as the body and mind, driven by the ego, we will continue
to sink in this material world and suffer. Only a few amongst us
will be blessed with Enlightenment to Realize the Truth and to
find that one solution to all the problems of our life.

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 CONCLUSION PART B:
THE CAUSE OF
OUR PROBLEMS
Suffering caused by diseases and physical pain, misery of the
mind and agony of the ego, is something we all experience. As
we live in this world, we experience all kinds of problems and
there is no end to it.

Not many of us stop to find a solution to all our problems. We

believe that this world is meant for us to suffer, and problems
will accompany us till our last breath. Sure, they will, but just
because we have problems, we do not have to suffer, we do
not have to become unhappy. There is a way to overcome all
the suffering that is created by all the different types of
problems of our life.

Start the journey now. Realize that your body suffers, not you.
Observe the mind as it becomes miserable, creating fear,
worry, and anxiety. Stop the ego from making you angry or
jealous. You are the witness. You are the observer. You live in
the body. But one day, at death, you will leave the body and
go. Don't you know this Truth? Then why are you continuing
to suffer the triple suffering as the body, mind and ego?

We know by now it is our ignorance. Because we have

believed in a fairy tale, we are all prisoners in a jail behind the
prison bars of problems that stop us from enjoying this
beautiful journey of life. Now that we know the cause of all
our problems is living as body, mind and ego, let us find a
solution to it. It is undoubtedly a journey of Enlightenment.

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 PART C

HEART
FAMILY
BREAK
ISSUES

DESIRES

SUCCESS SICKNESS STRESS

ANXIETY

THE
HATE SOLUTION HEALTH

FEAR
DEATH FAILURE REVENGE

POVERTY

ANGER WORRY

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 PART C
THE SOLUTION

Problems are Many but the Solution is One

When we Overcome our Ignorance, then Suffering is None

Is this some kind of a magic show? One magic wand can create
so many tricks. The wand of Enlightenment can sweep away all
our problems as it Enlightens us with the Realization the Truth.

Those who are ignorant of this possibility, will continue to live

with their problems and continue to suffer. However, there will
be those who will find a way to leave all problems behind. They
will leave fear, worry, stress and anxiety behind. They will
transcend loneliness and heartbreak. Failure and poverty will
be nothing to them. The problems of this world cannot touch
the one who is Enlightened with the Truth.

While most of us will continue to not only live with our

problems but also with suffering, the one who realizes the one
solution to many problems, overcomes the ignorance that
causes all the misery and lives a Blissful and Peaceful life.

What is the way to discover this magical solution to all our

problems? It is not magic! It is simple logic! But unless we
transcend our biggest enemy, ME, our Mind and Ego, we will
continue to live in ignorance and suffer the assault of our
problems, from birth to death. Let us take a breath and start.

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 1. WHAT IS THIS IGNORANCE
THAT CAUSES SUFFERING?

We human beings are ignorant about who we truly are and

why we are here. We consider ourselves to be the ones we see
every morning in the mirror when we wake up. We do not
believe who we are, we know it. For instance, somebody says,
'I am Vikram Singh. I am a Sardar. I am an Indian. I own the Singh
Mills. I am the father of Gurpreet, husband of Tanu, son of Mrs. and
Mr. Harbhajan Singh. I am 42 years old, and President of the Wheat
Mills Association.' What we do not realize is that all this is a lie.
This is ignorance. Maybe he is 42-years old today, but last
year he was 41. He is Vikram Singh only as long as he is alive
in that body and he will not continue to be the President of the
association always. Because we are so enveloped by our
ignorance, we do not realize who we truly are and we suffer the
pain of our body, misery of our mind and agony of our ego.

We do not even know why we are here. Are we born just to

live, eat, laugh, grow up, earn, procreate, and die? There is a
purpose for our life, but we are ignorant about what it is. The
moment we overcome our ignorance and we Realize the
Truth of who we are and why we are here, we start solving the
many problems that we have. Overcoming ignorance will
help us overcome all our life problems. But, as long as
ignorance continues to blind us, we continue to suffer, day
after day, not knowing that we are not the ones who are meant
to suffer all the problems that seem to be ours.

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 2. WHAT IS THE TRUTH
ABOUT LIFE?

Our journey of life starts not on the day we are born on earth.
It starts when the zygote takes birth. When two cells of our
parents experience a fusion and there is conception in the
womb, the journey of life starts. Do we not see an embryo with
all its organs intact before it is delivered on the planet? There
is no mystery about how the human body is created and how
it starts from one single cell that has life. Some of us, do not
develop a limb or a critical organ in rare cases. But the journey
of our creation starts 9 months before we see the light of the
sun.

Then, we are given a name. We are baptized into our religion,

sent to a school and university. We are made to marry and to
procreate. Eventually, we grow old. The body may
experience decay and disease, otherwise, it just grows old and
dies. Because we are not the body that dies, our relatives burn
the body or lower it under the soil and leave it there for the
worms. Why? Because the one who was alive, passed away,
departed, expired, or moved on. Isn't this the Truth about life?

Throughout life, we do not realize that we are that Power, that

energy that started as a single cell and that left the body. We
believe ourselves to be that 'body' all through our life and we
suffer all the problems of that body, which we are not. When
we realize this truth, in that flash of a moment, all our
problems are solved!

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 3. LIFE IS LIKE A DREAM

Suppose you dream that you have lost a lot of money in your
business. There are hundreds of people calling you, waiting outside
your door and nagging you for their dues. You are so helpless that
you sell your cars, your home and your properties. You have nothing
left. In that moment of poverty, your wife takes your two young sons
and walks out of the house, leaving you to be miserable alone. You
have no option but to commit suicide. You consume poison and
damage all your critical organs, but you do not die. You are crying
and suffering like nobody on earth! Then, you wake up from the
dream! What happens to your poverty, your sickness and your
broken family? Nothing! There was no problem. It was just a
nightmare, a horrible dream!

While we understand that a dream is a dream, we do not

understand that life too, is like a dream. The only difference is
that we wake up from a dream in the morning, while we wake
up from the dream called 'Life' at death. Have you seen a dead
person carrying all their problems to their graveyard? No! All
problems are temporary. But we become miserable because
we think they are real, and we suffer, instead of putting our
problems in proper perspective. When we realize our body
may suffer physical pain, our mind may be miserable and our
ego, agonized, we, the one who is alive within, need not own
all the problems of this body and suffer. The moment we
realize life is like a dream, our problems are no more!

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 4. WHO ARE WE IN REALITY?

What is the Truth about our life? Is there any doubt that we
have a body, but we are not the body, just like we may have a
car or house, but that is not us? Because we seem to be that
person, we suffer all the problems of that individual.

Then, the mind is miserable with many problems. We fear we

will contract a serious disease, we worry about the loss of love
and losing our relationships. We are anxious about every
little thing in our life. But who is anxious? It is the mind.
Where is the mind? Let us try to find the mind. We can find
our nose, our ears, and our feet. We can even see how each of
our critical organs looks like in an X-ray or scan. But have you
ever seen a picture of your mind? No, never! How can you
when it does not exist? It only creates problems for the one
who is alive, when it becomes the ME, the Mind and Ego, and
stops us from realizing who we are in reality.

The ego thinks 'I am 'I'. This is me, and that is mine!' It is
because of this ego that we suffer anger, hate, and jealousy.
We are so worried about our image and the embarrassment
we would face if something went wrong to this ego in a body
and mind, that it creates major problems in our life.

It is ironical that we are neither the body nor the mind or ego,
but we suffer all the problems of body, mind and ego. When
we realize the reality that we are the Divine Soul, we are
liberated from all our problems.

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 5. AM I THE BODY
THAT SUFFERS?

Of course, the body experiences pain and it suffers. Haven't

you gone through a painful, decaying tooth? Have you ever
experienced a broken bone, a ruptured ligament, or a muscle
tear? Chances are that you must have suffered physical pain
of the body. Sarah, unfortunately, had cancer. It had been detected
too late and she was given a few months to live. But Sarah had
realized that her body was not who she was. She had Realized the
Truth about life and was determined to live happily till she died.
Unlike some of us who will cry at the slightest pain in our bone or
skin, Sarah used the power within to transcend the severe pain.

Sarah was very clear – 'I do not have cancer, my body has! It will
soon die, but nobody can escape death!' She asked to be given all the
possible opioids – morphine, methadone and took every possible
treatment to relieve the pain. She embarked upon a journey to her
dream mountains, exotic beaches. She shifted her thoughts to being
happy. Every day, she would post an inspirational thought on social
media where her tagline was, 'I am not the body that suffers cancer!'
How many of us are like Sarah who realized that she was not the
body that was suffering from cancer? How many of us kill the
pain, before the pain kills us? Because we think we are this
body, we cling to it and we continue to suffer, even worrying
about the side effects of medicine when we know for sure,
that this body will die!

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 6. AM I THE MIND
THAT IS STRESSED?

'I am so depressed,' said Sheela. 'I keep getting anxiety attacks. I feel
miserable.' Many of us like Sheela are stressed out in Life. We
live with fear, worry, stress, anxiety, and depression.

Tenzin was a Buddhist. She too used to get stressed and depressed.
One day, a Spiritual Master told her, 'I will remove all your stress
and depression. Just bring your mind to me.' Tenzin tried hard but
could not find the mind. She realized that the monkey mind was a
rascal. It was just a bundle of thoughts and nothing more. She
further realized that if she lived as a witness and observer, with
mindfulness, which is nothing but consciousness or thoughtlessness,
she could transcend the mind that seemed to be stressed.

What is the problem caused by the mind? It is that part of our

subtle existence that creates dozens of problems, but the
moment we realize we are not the mind, though we seem to
have a mind, we can transcend all the stress, worry, anxiety it
causes. Unfortunately, we think the mind to be me, just like
we think the body is who I am. The moment we realize we are
not the mind, and we use our intellect to discriminate
thoughts, all stress and worry will disappear as the mist
evaporates in the morning sun. But if we do not, we will
continue to live with all our mental problems, till our ultimate
moment of death. Kill the mind before the mind kills you.
Tame the monkey mind and make it a monk!

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 7. AM I THE EGO
THAT IS AGONIZED?

Amongst the biggest problems in the world, are anger, hate,

revenge and jealousy. They create agony and the poison
within us leads to so much suffering.

From the time we become conscious of ourselves, the most

common word we use in our life is 'I'. All the time, our focus is
on 'I', 'me', 'mine'. This makes us different from 'you', 'him'
and 'her'. It creates duality and makes us suffer in agony. We
hate somebody else only because we think we are different
from them. But are we the ego that suffers this poison? The
moment we realize that we are not different from each other,
we will be free from this suffering. Have you ever seen the left
leg kicking the right leg? Never, because by nature we will not
cause harm to ourselves. The ego makes us take revenge on
somebody else who has harmed us. We hate another because
of a past episode, in which they may have insulted us. We are
angry at others because they may not fulfil our expectations,
just as somebody else makes us jealous because they are more
successful, wealthier, healthier.

The moment we realize our true identity, that we are not the
body that suffers pain, nor the mind that is depressed, nor the
ego that is agonized, all our problems are solved. Because of
our ignorance in not knowing who we truly are, we suffer as
the body, mind and ego. The solution lies in discovering the
Truth of who we are in reality.

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 8. WE ARE THE
DIVINE SOUL

All our problems in life can get solved if only we realize the
simple truth that - We are the Divine Soul. We have discussed
many problems in this book, but when we analyze the problems,
we realize that the suffering is of the body, the misery is of the
mind and the agony is of the ego, but we are none of these. We
are the Divine Soul.

Because we are ignorant of this Truth, we live and die with

problems. We know the difference between a hardware and a
software in a computer. Both are needed for the device to
function. So also, we understand that the hardware of our
body, everything that exists between the bone and the skin,
needs the software, the mind, intellect, memory, and the ego,
to function. However, can the computer function if the
battery is dead, if there is no electricity, power bank, or an
alternative power source? The computer would be dead.
While we understand what a battery is in a gadget, we have
not realized the Power within us, that gives us life. There is an
energy that makes us walk and talk. There is a Power that
gives us breath till our death. We are that Power, whether we
call it the Soul, the Spirit, or the Atman.

Because we do not realize we are the Divine Soul, hundreds of

problems seem to circle our life. These problems exist, but
they do not belong to us. When we realize this, we find a
solution to all the problems of our life.

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 9. THE SOUL NEED
NOT SUFFER

If a bulb in our house breaks, does it affect the electricity that

gives it power? The bulb may be in pieces, but it makes no
difference to the energy that made it glow. The air conditioner
may catch fire and be destroyed. But it does not destroy the
electricity that triggered its motors. Just as we understand
that there is energy all around us, we must realize that we are
that energy, that gives life to the human being that we seem to
be.

It is very difficult for us human beings to Realize this Truth –

that we have a body, but we are not the body. We seem to have
a mind, but where it is, we cannot find. Throughout life, the
ego says 'I', but it will last only till we die. Then people will
say, ' He passed away, he departed, he moved on.' The
moment we realize that we are the one who departs at death,
we are the Power that was all along giving breath, we need
not suffer anymore. The suffering doesn't belong to us. If my
car has an accident, I do not have to suffer. My car is smashed.
So also, the suffering of the Mind and Ego, ME, does not
actually belong to me. When we realize this, then we are free
from all suffering.

The Soul need not suffer. The Soul is birthless and deathless. It
is a Power, energy that gives life to a human body. When we
realize we are that Soul, and not the human body, all our
problems are solved because the problems do not belong to us
in the first place!

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 10. BUT THE 'ME'
MAKES ME SUFFER

What is the cause of our problems and our suffering? If we are

not the body that experiences physical pain, then why does
this body create so many problems? Why do we suffer from
the fear of death of this physical body? Because we think we
will lose everything that we own and all that is known, just as
we fear the beyond that is unknown. But we are not this body.
Then, why this suffering? The mind makes us suffer.

The ME makes us worry and fear. It is the Mind and Ego that
fools us into believing that we are this body, although we
know beyond doubt that we are the Divine Soul. Not just that,
it continues to make us live with regrets of the past which is
gone. We can do nothing about the past. But the mind takes us
there. The problem is caused by the mind. It also makes us
fear the future. People call us by our name millions of times,
and ME, the Mind and Ego believes we are that name that we
are called by. Thus, the ego suffers, because it does not realize
that this is just my name and not me. Because the Ego lives
with the false identity, along with the Mind, it becomes the
ME and it continues to create problems throughout our life.
As long as we believe we are the Mind and Ego, ME, problems
will be. It is the ME that is making us suffer from birth to death
and there is a solution to realize that we are not ME. In this
Realization, lies the One Solution to our Many Problems.

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 11. HOW TO TAME
THE MONKEY MIND?

To find the one solution to all our problems, we must learn to

tame the monkey mind and make it into a monk. As long as
the monkey lives in our head, we are dead. We must tame the
monkey, cut its tail, and convert it into a silent monk. The tail
is the 'EY' of the 'MONKEY', the Ever-Yelling, Ever-Yearning
aspect of the mind that is the cause of all our problems.
Unfortunately, we are ignorant about this. We think the mind
is king, it is everything when in reality it is our biggest enemy.

The mind is a thought factory. It is constantly producing

thoughts. It produces a thought practically every second. This
can be 50 thoughts a minute or even 50,000 thoughts a day. It
does not stop its monkey business even when we go to sleep.
It bombards us with dreams and nightmares and makes us
miserable. It is this constant thinking that causes worry and
stress. It is the mind that causes fear and anxiety. Most of our
problems are imagined by the monkey mind, as it disables
our intellect to discriminate.

To tame the monkey that is our mind, we must stop its ever-
yearning. The mind is constantly desiring, and this craving is
the root cause of our problems. Along with its ever-yelling,
the noise it creates, the monkey mind creates a pandemonium
within. Inadvertently, we lose our Peace, the very foundation
of Happiness. We must learn to silence our mind by using the
intellect to control it just as we observe it and witness its
jumping from thought to thought.

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 12. HOW TO TRANSCEND
THE EGO?

If we want an end to all our problems, not only must we tame

the monkey mind but we must also transcend the ego. It is the
ego that makes us angry and upset when our expectations are
not met. It is the ego that causes jealousy as we compare our
possessions with others. If we transcend the ego, we can give
up all this agony, including hate and revenge, which creates
poison in our life. But how can we transcend the ego?

The ego is part of our ignorance that needs to be uprooted as

the one solution to our many problems. The moment we
eliminate the supremacy of the ego, we are free from all these
toxins. But how? We have to let go of the ego. The moment we
stop clinging to 'I', 'me' and 'mine', we will be fine. Because we
will not consider ourselves as separate from others, there will
be no inferiority complex, and we will eliminate our sense of
insecurity as we realize we are all part of the one Supreme
Power. The moment we transcend the ego and realize we are
nothing, everything in our life will change. Our problems will
disappear, as we live as the Divine Soul, not the body, mind,
and ego that we appear to be. It is not very easy to transcend
the ego. Along with the mind, the ego fights very hard and
makes us believe the lie about who we are. The moment we
are Enlightened with the Truth, the ME will cease to exist.
Thus, the ego fights hard along with the mind, to keep us
imprisoned in the cosmic illusion.

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 13. ASK, INVESTIGATE,
REALIZE

By now it seems quite clear that there seems to be a solution to

our many problems. But where do we start from? We must
question everything if we want to Realize the Truth and get to
the root of our problems. We must not hesitate in questioning
our parents, our mentors, even our religion and our scriptures.
The solution lies in busting the myth that we live with. We
cannot go beyond fairy tales unless we ask questions. Who is
the one that suffers? Why do we suffer? What is the cause of our
problems? Why must we suffer? What happens at death? We
should not hesitate to question everything.

Not only must we ask questions, but we must investigate. We

must contemplate all possible answers and discriminate the
myth from the truth. We must tear open all our beliefs just as
we unentangle our complicated problems to understand
what causes them. When we continue this quest of asking
questions and investigating, we will realize that we are not
the body that suffers physical pain, not the mind that is
miserable, nor the ego that is agonized. We will realize the one
solution to all our problems when we discover the Ultimate
Truth of life. We are the Divine Soul.

This is the Ultimate Truth? It is quite simple, but as long as we

live with ignorance, it is very complicated. The only way to
overcome ignorance is to Ask and to Investigate, till we
Realize the Truth. Then we will be free from all problems.

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 14. METHODS OF
REALIZATION

Who would not like to solve all their problems? I am sure you
would too. There was once a motivational speaker who asked his
audience, 'How many of you have problems?' They all raised their
hands. The second question was, 'How many of you want to solve
your problems?' Again, there was unanimity. He, then asked them
with a smile, 'If I take you to a place where there are no problems,
how many of you would like to go?' The crowd cheered – 'Me! I want
to go!' 'Let's go,' he said, 'we are going to the graveyard. How many
of you will join me?' There was pin-drop silence. Nobody wanted to
give up their life to be free from problems.

But you don't have to die to be free from all suffering. You
need Realization. Realization is the crystallization of
knowledge into an inner intuitive experience. When we open
our 'Real Eyes', we 'Realize' the Truth. There are many
methods of Realization. Any method can be used. The
moment we overcome our ignorance and there is Realization,
we will be Enlightened and free from all misery and sorrow.
Some people use the method of Causation to realize we are
only the effects. The Divine is the cause. Some people use the
method of Elimination - I am not the body and mind, but I
exist. I am the Soul. Others use the method of the Seer versus
the Seen. They differentiate the subject from the object to
Realize the Truth. There are many methods including the
scientific method of the Wave-Particle Duality that can make
us realize we are Divine Energy. What method are you going
to use?

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 15. THE REWARD
OF LIBERATION

Once there is Realization of the Truth that we are not the bone
and skin, we are the Power within, then there is Liberation.
Liberation is freedom from all problems. When we realize we
are not the body, the body may suffer physical pain, but we do
not need to. When we overcome our ignorance, the mind may
try to make us miserable, but we can transcend this misery.
Once we are Enlightened that we are not the ego, there will be
no agony of hate, revenge, jealousy, and anger. All our
problems will in fact, disappear on Realization. We will be
liberated from all suffering.

The reward of Liberation is a life without problems. Let us

imagine some scientists performing a virtual experiment to
peel a person's body layer by layer. They preserve every cell
on the table of an airtight room to realize who he truly is. In
the end, the life within escapes. If they virtually try to put back
the organs and stitch the skin around the skeleton, they cannot
put the 'Life' back. Realization that we are that Life Energy that
escaped, not the body, mind, and ego that we seem to be, carries
with it the reward of Liberation from all suffering.

Unfortunately, Liberation cannot happen unless we

overcome ignorance and Realize the Truth that we are not the
body, mind and ego that suffers. The reward is phenomenal –
a solution to all our problems. But only a rare few amongst us
are fortunate to climb to the ultimate peak of Enlightenment
and to be rewarded a problem-free life.

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 16. FREEDOM FROM
THE TRIPLE SUFFERING

Whatever be our problem, the biggest problem is the

suffering caused by the problem. Whether it is fear, worry or
anxiety, or stress and depression caused by the mind, we
dread the suffering. Why is it that we do not like jealousy,
revenge, hate, and anger? Because 'I' becomes agonized and
unhappy. We are scared of a disease because of the physical
suffering it will cause us. Every problem of our life is a
problem, not just because it is a problem, but because it steals
our peace and happiness. We are anxious about our
examinations because the results may make us unhappy. We
cry when our heart breaks because we suffer the loss of a
loved one. We suffer loneliness and helplessness, poverty,
and failure. What is the way to overcome this suffering? If we
overcome all suffering, then haven't we conquered all our
problems?

The moment we realize we are not the physical body made of

bone and skin, the body may continue to experience pain, but
we do not. The moment we realize we are not the mind that
we cannot find, the misery of the mind is nothing more than a
movie we are watching on television. We observe the misery,
but we do not suffer it. The moment we transcend the ego,
and realize we are the Soul, we transcend all the poisons like
anger, hate, revenge, and jealousy. We no more worry about
failure and poverty because we realize that this life is just a
show. We come and we go. Realization leads to Liberation
from the triple suffering that we experience on earth.

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 17. THERE IS NO
NEED TO WORRY

Why do we worry? We worry because we have a problem. We

worry because we will suffer due to our problem. If there was
no suffering, then would we worry? And if there is no
problem, then what is the need to worry?

The whole world lives with worry. We sweat at the small stuff
without realizing it is all small stuff. One can understand the
worry if there is a serious problem. But if there is nothing we
can do about the problem, then why do we worry? Instead of
accepting the situation, we worry and create another
problem, other than the unsolvable problem that already
exists. If there is something we can do about our problem,
then instead of worrying, shouldn't we do something to solve
the problem? Why worry? Worrying will only make the
problem worse! So, regardless of whether we can do
something about our problem or not, there is no need to
worry, and regardless of whether there is a problem or not,
there is no point in worrying!

Realization of this Truth liberates one from this unnecessary

habit of worrying. It makes one realize that worrying is like
sitting on a rocking chair. You may rock all day long but reach
nowhere. The Enlightened one learns to live a life that is free
from all worry. Whether there are problems or no problems, it
hardly matters! Worrying is not a solution to the problem. It is
a choice. We must break the habit of worrying and rather
choose to be happy.

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 18. DEATH IS CERTAIN,
ACCEPT IT

One of our biggest problems is death. Most of us get paranoid

at the very thought of it. We are scared to die. But eventually,
we have to die. Every 'body' has to die. No 'body' can escape
death! Then, how does it become a problem?

The problem is not death. The problem is fear and worry that
causes stress and anxiety. We fear we will lose all our
possessions, our money, our property, and everything that
belongs to us. We worry about our loved ones and how all our
relationships will snap in a moment. But do we have a choice?
Death is not a problem. It is a reality. But stress and anxiety
are a problem. Because we are ignorant that we are not the
body that dies, we get an anxiety attack at the very thought of
death. But those who are Enlightened with the Truth, accept
death gracefully. Some even celebrate death as they consider
it to be a doorway to Liberation, freedom from all problems
and suffering on earth.

Despite reading this Truth about the certainty of death, the

problem of death does not disappear. The fear continues to
haunt us as we worry about the consequences beyond death
that are unknown. The solution is simple. Accept the reality of
death. Realize the Truth that death is not the end, it is just a
bend to transcend. The solution once again lies in overcoming
our ignorance about death. Once we are Enlightened, all
problems connected to death will disappear – Many
Problems, but One Solution!

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 19. FEARS ARE
NOT DANGERS

Why has Fear become such a big problem and is there a

solution to it? Today, the whole world is living with the fear of
a virus. Countries have locked down their borders and
stopped trade and commerce. Why has a virus literally put a
stop to the entire world? Because people fear death due to the
virus. If the virus was not causing death, there would not be
such a serious problem. Fear has made the wolf bigger than it
is. The danger is not as big as it is being made to be. But fear
has blown it out of proportion and so there is a big problem. In
fact, it has become one of the biggest global problems of the
last century.

Are fears dangers? No! A 'FEAR' is – a False Expectation

Appearing Real. It appears that there is a big problem. It
appears that people will die. It appears that the world will be
devastated like the devastation caused by the Spanish flu of
1918 and this possibility is a big problem. The virus is not as
dangerous as the fear of the virus. Mahatma Gandhi said –
'More people die out of the fear of a disease than out of the disease
itself.' Confucius said, 'Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito', but
today, the entire world is bringing down the house to kill a rat!
The solution, kill fear before fear kills you. Overcome
ignorance before the ignorance overcomes you. The solution is
no different. It is the same solution – to become Enlightened
with the Truth. Are you too living in fear? Are you too worried
that the virus will make you disappear? Remember, we all have
to die. Let's take precautions but surrender and live with faith
knowing that death is in the hands of the Divine.
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 20. MY BODY ACHES,
BUT I AM OKAY

Ramakrishna had cancer. It was so advanced that it caused great

pain. But he did not 'suffer' from cancer. He smiled, he laughed, he
lived. He Realized the Truth that his body had a disease. His body
would soon die, but he did not suffer the disease and the pain. He took
all possible medication, but more than that, it was his spirituality,
his Realization of the Truth, that made him embrace the problem
with courage. For sure, he had killed cancer before cancer could kill
him! Can we be like Ramakrishna?

Most of us cry as we complain, 'I am sick!' We say, 'It hurts so

bad,' when our body aches. We consider the problems faced
by the body to be our problems and we suffer. But suppose we
said, 'My body aches, but I am okay,' then we would have
found a solution to many a problem of life.

Can we stop little aches and pains from passing by? Pain is
like a zooming train. Sure, it comes, but it never stays. Has any
pain lived with you forever? Instead of suffering from the
pain, we should realize we are not the ones made of skin and
bone. If that is our tone, then we will destroy the pain before
the pain destroys us. The solution is not in having life without
aches and pains. The solution is in acceptance and responding
gracefully with a smile. Realize the Truth – there will be
pleasure and pain, sun and rain, loss and gain, but we must
laugh again and again. Pain can never kill us; we can kill the
pain.

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 21. POVERTY IS A
STATE OF MIND

Some people suffer because of poverty. They suffer from the

problem of having less than what they need. Some let greed
take charge of their life. Let us analyze the problem of poverty.

Who suffers more from poverty? It is not the poor; it is the

rich. The thought of poverty kills them. Those who are poor
are content with whatever little they have. They count their
blessings and accept problems without fear or a tear. But the
ones who are rich suffer because although they have enough,
enough is not enough. The problem of poverty is an attitude.
They confuse their needs with their wants and thus, they
suffer. In fact, they create the problem of poverty. They
believe in the myth – Money equals Happiness. If this were true,
then the rich should have been glad, but if we look around,
many of them are sad. Poverty is a state of mind. The problem
is not with poverty, the problem is with the mind.

What is the solution to poverty? To realize that despite having

less, we can have a smile on our face. If we have less than our
basic needs, there is enough opportunity for us not to sink
into poverty. Further, there are enough philanthropists who
reach out to those who cannot fend for themselves. The
solution to the problem of poverty is to eliminate the beggarly
thoughts from our mind. Look out of your window, and you
will find that people who seem to have less wealth, seem to
have far more in terms of the treasure of happiness as they
have eliminated poverty from their mind.

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 22. SUCCESS IS
NOT HAPPINESS

From the time we are kids, we are taught to be winners. We

have been brainwashed into believing that the goal of life is
achievement. We should be rich, wealthy, and famous. In school,
we were told, 'You should become the class leader,' and later, 'the
school captain'. Life is basically thought of as a competition and
we work hard to get into the soccer team or the quiz team. Our
entire focus is on success. As we grow up, the game changes, but
not the goal. The goal is still to be a champion. This creates stress
and anxiety in our life, but this is something we are never taught.
We are not taught how to solve our problems.

Why are we taught to succeed? Because we are made to

believe that 'Success is Happiness'. Who doesn't think that if
you are not successful, you cannot be happy? Unfortunately,
we are taught the wrong equation. Success is not Happiness,
Happiness is Success. The pursuit of success becomes a big
problem and then, the only bigger problem that arises is,
when we do not achieve success. Then the problem is about
disappointments and frustration. The paradox is quite
ironical because even if we come second and get the silver
medal in the Olympics, we cry because we fail to get the gold.
What is the solution? To exit from the first peak of
achievement, transit the plateau of contentment and
fulfilment, and reach the destination of Enlightenment. It is in
overcoming our ignorance and Realizing the Truth that we
attain the state of Eternal Peace and Everlasting Happiness as
we are liberated from all misery and sorrow.

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 23. THE HEART CAN
NEVER BREAK

How often have you experienced a broken heart? Isn't it common

to cry when we lose our loved ones? We even grasp our chest as if
to hold our fragile heart from breaking. When will we overcome
the myth that our heart is breaking - the heart never breaks! If it
did, we would be dead. It is just a trick of the mind. It gushes
blood to the heart and makes the heart the organ of emotion.
Another unfortunate illusion that only adds to our problems!

But we do experience heartbreak when our love affair ends.

What is the cause of this problem? It is our deep ignorance
about our relationships, we think that our relationships will
last forever. Although we see that we come alone into this
world, and we go alone, we still expect our loving
relationships to be eternal and everlasting. This is our
foolishness. Our ignorance lies in not realizing that the body
will die and that nobody can escape death. Relationships in
this world are only temporary and when we fall in love, at
that very moment we must be prepared to lose the one we
love because eventually, nobody can escape this. Still,
heartbreak is one of the world's biggest problems. Kings and
monarchs as seen in history were willing to give up their
kingdom, their crowns and thrones for the sake of the one
they loved. The solution lies in not only loving and enjoying
the ecstasy and happiness that comes with love, but to Realize
the Truth that True Love is Bliss, not just a Kiss! It is the Divine
unconditional love of the Soul that is immortal. As long as we
do not realize this, we will continue to live with the problem
of a broken heart.
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 24. WE ARE NEVER ALONE

Many of us experience the problem of loneliness. What is

strange is that although we are in the midst of thousands of
people, we still experience the misery of being lonely. What is
the real problem and what is the solution to the problem?

The problem lies in us living as this body-mind complex, with

an identity that is defined by our ID card. Everything on our
ID card is fake. Our name, our date of birth, our nationality
and photograph fool us into believing we are this, and then
limit us to being this personality as per these credentials.
Obviously, there will be a problem of loneliness because we
separate ourselves from others who in reality are the same
Divine Soul that we are.

Imagine the right hand was kept separate from the left hand.
Would there not be loneliness? Sure, both the hands need to
function together for the body to be whole. So also, to
overcome the problem of loneliness, we have to think beyond
our physical existence and experience the oneness with the
power that is all around us. When we realize we are the
Divine Soul, then where is the question of being lonely?
Unfortunately, we do not realize that we are not the name that
says, 'I am'. We are not even the reflection we see in the mirror.
When we realize we are the energy that throbs in every cell,
we will find the solution to loneliness. We are never alone!
The Divine exists in every cell of our body and in everyone
and everything around us. We must Realize this Truth.

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 25. LET'S CONTROL
OUR REACTIONS

The problem in life is we do not like whatever is happening

around us. So, we cry, and we look up at the sky and ask,
'Why? Why was she rude to me? Why did he make me the last
priority? Why was I given the least share of property by my
father?' All the time, we are questioning people's actions and
becoming miserable. It seems like we have handed over the
control button of our life to other people and they seem to be
in charge of our problems! Have you not got upset when you
opened your box of pizza to find it was not what you had
ordered? Or when the Amazon packet did not carry the
merchandise you saw in the picture! The bag you brought
home, did not carry the gift you had selected for your loved
one. We all get upset and angry at other people's actions.
What is the solution?

The solution is to realize that we cannot control other people's

actions, but we can control our own reactions. If something is
done, we have to learn to accept and surrender to it. Yes, we
have an opportunity to take action before the task is completed
by another. But once it is over, it is over! Our reaction is the
biggest problem as it leads us to becoming unhappy and
bitter as we carry the disappointments in our head till we are
dead. When will we Realize the Truth that this life is just a
show? We come and we go. Every action is performed by an
actor, who is a part of this Divine drama called 'Life'. The
solution is to accept, to surrender and to control our reactions.

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 26. HAPPINESS IS
IN THE 'NOW'

What is the biggest problem related to Happiness? We do not

know what Happiness is and we do not know how to be
Happy, while there is nobody in this world who does not
want to be Happy. If you ask anybody the question, 'What are
you seeking?', the chances are the reply will be – Happiness.
But do you have a list of the 10 Happiness triggers of your life
right now? Not a list that is vaguely present in your memory
or subconscious mind. Do you have a printed list, from 1 to 10,
that lists the most effective source of Happiness in your life?
The problem is that we all want to be Happy, but we do not
realize that Happiness belongs to the 'now'. If we want to be
Happy, we must be Happy right now!

We cannot be Happy in yesterday, nor can we be Happy in

tomorrow. Even if they are pleasant memories and exciting
plans, the Happiness belongs to this moment, the 'Now'.
Therefore, if anybody has a problem of unhappiness , they
must do a simple thing – they must make a Vow to be Happy
in the 'Now'.

Life is all about moments. Moments create minutes that

become hours, that finally form days, weeks, months, and
years. If you lose the moment, you lose life itself. Many people
live an unhappy life because they do not know how to be
Happy in the moment. It is very simple, just pull one of your
Happiness triggers. Make that list now and do not put off that
action even for another minute.

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 27. THE PAST IS GONE,
THE FUTURE
NOT YET BORN
Can you go to New York, New Delhi or New Zealand? Of
course, you can! But can you go to yesterday? You cannot! The
past is gone, and the future is not yet born. Many people have
big problems of stress, depression, poverty, loneliness, even
suicidal thoughts because they swing like a pendulum, first to
yesterday, and then to tomorrow. They lose the present
moment of Bliss. Most of our problems are caused because of
this swinging from the past to the future and then to the past
again. Even if somebody is enjoying a beautiful sunset in the
Maldives, they are worried about an incident that happened
in their last snorkelling trip or are more concerned about
taking a picture to upload on social media. They lose the
present moment of ecstasy. When will we learn to be
conscious of our life and not lose it in yesterdays and
tomorrows? We have a choice, but we have made it a habit to
lose our Happiness. We have let our monkey mind take charge of
our life and it makes us swing here and there and it causes many
problems. Haven't you heard – tomorrow never comes? Even if it
comes, it comes as today. Stop for a moment and ask yourself – all
the dozens of problems that I have, are they killing me now? The
answer is 'No!'. We can escape from all the problems of our life in
this moment. Then, the challenge is to repeat the act again to
live moment by moment, without problems.

Leave the problems of yesterday and the challenges of

tomorrow where they are. Life is about today, about 'Now'. In
this moment, there are no problems!

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 28. WHATEVER WILL BE,
WILL BE

In this world, there are two types of people. One, who live
with problems and second, who have no problems. What is
the solution found by people who have no problems? The
Realization – Whatever will be, will be.

We live with our ego and we believe that we can make the
impossible, possible. What we don’t realize is that sometimes,
despite our best efforts, the possible becomes impossible.
Why does this happen? We live with the ignorance that we
are in control of all our actions and thus, the fruit of our
actions lies in our hands. We don’t realize that there is a factor
beyond our comprehension that controls the results of all our
actions. There is no doubt that if we plant mangoes, we will
get mangoes and not apples. But what if there is a drought or a
flood or if insects destroy our tree? There are factors beyond
our control that control what will be. When man does not
learn to accept this Divine factor that is beyond our control,
we live and die with problems.

What about the one who accepts whatever will be, will be?
They do their best but leave the rest to the Divine factor. They
even hand over their problems to that Divine factor that is
more powerful than them. The problems get resolved by
themselves. And whatever doesn't get solved, they accept it
and do not think of that as a problem. This is the simple way to
find a solution to all our problems.

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 29. THE ART OF
ACCEPTANCE
AND SURRENDER
What is the way to a problem-free life? Accept, do not wonder.
Replace hope with surrender. As long as we live with regrets, we
nurse, we curse, and we rehearse our problems. This will
continue to fester and create more pain. We must learn to
accept, to let go. Some people continue to wonder why the
problem arrived long after it has departed. They cling to their
problems. But the ones who overcome their problems, never
look back at them. They realize – If behind, at our problems, we
were meant to see, then at the back, not in front our eyes would be.
They look forward and they move on, accepting the journey of life,
they do not live in the realm of – I would have, could have, should
have! What do they do?

They learn to surrender. They know that they cannot stop

what is unfolding in their life. Therefore, they accept what is
happening and they surrender to whatever will happen. They
have no problems because they have learnt the art of Divine
acceptance and surrender. This is the way to overcome the
fear of death, to go beyond worry, stress, anxiety and
depression. They redefine FAITH as – Full Assurance In The
Heart, and HOPE – Having Only Positive Expectations.
They live with TRUST – Total Reliance Unconditional
Surrender To The Almighty. Thus, they have no problems.
By living with acceptance and surrender, they have found
one solution to all their problems. They have learnt the simple
secret about problems – What you resist will persist!

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 30. ENJOY THE SHOW
CALLED LIFE

What is life all about? Life is a show. We come and we go!

Problems are part of the drama. They make life exciting.
Imagine how boring life would be if there were no problems!

Unfortunately, we do not realize that life is just a game. We

fight with one another, we are ready even to kill somebody for
money, or property or rivalry. But ultimately, nothing will
belong to us. When we were kids, we had a game-playing
attitude. When we played a game like monopoly, we had fun
buying hotels and using paper money. Our innocence made
us enjoy the game. In the end, we would put the game back
into the box and laugh. But as we grow up, we forget to smile,
and our misery sticks with us all the while, and becomes
longer than river Nile! We forget that life is just a game, just a
show and thus, we do not enjoy it.

What happens in a drama? One actor attacks another on the

stage. But when the drama is over, they do not carry the
problem back in their heads. They realize it was just a drama.
They let go of whatever happens. But we human beings don't
realize that everything that is happening in our life is nothing
more than a drama, a show. If only we realized that our
problems were not real and that ultimately, the show would
be over, we would not carry our problems with us till our
grave. Even if we want to, our problems will not come with us
beyond the show called 'Life'.

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 31. CAN APPLES GROW
ON A MANGO TREE?

Do you believe in the Law of Karma? Do you acknowledge

the principle – As you sow, so shall you reap? Do you accept the
law of the boomerang, what goes around, comes around? What
you do, will come back to you. What you give is what you will get?
This is the reality of life. Those who understand the Law of
Karma find a solution to all their problems.

Karma means action. As per the Law of Karma, the seed you
plant determines the fruit on the tree. So also, the deed you
plant determines your destiny. If there are apples growing in
your garden, you do not worry, and wish and pray that
mangoes should appear on the tree. If you really want
mangoes, you will plant mango seeds. So, the ones who
overcome problems in this world realize that problems are
only the fruits of their past actions and as long as there are
deeds of thorns that they have planted, they will not only
anticipate those problems but welcome them and then, face
them, fight them and finish them! This is the way to deal with
problems.

The solution lies in Realizing the Truth that in this world,

there is nothing like luck, fate or serendipity. Everything that
happens is governed by Universal Laws. It may be the law of
Action and Reaction or the Law of Cycles that causes day and
night and seasons to change. If you want an end to all your
problems, the one solution lies in understanding and
accepting the Law of Karma.

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 32. LEARN TO LAUGH
THROUGH LIFE

Who are the ones who live with problems? They are the ones
who have not learnt to laugh through life. Does the world
deny that laughter is a tonic that works on all problems? No!
But the challenge is how to laugh when you have problems!

We must learn to put problems in a proper perspective. We

must remember that every problem has a limited lifespan.
Problems will not last forever and if some do, eventually, they
will cease to be, because we do not last forever. Therefore, is
there any doubt that every problem will come to an end
sooner or later? Those who realize this learn to laugh through
the problems of life.

Problems are guidelines. Problems are not stop-signs. Just

because there are boulders in its path, does the river stop
flowing? The stones create a mystical music as the river
dances over it, under it or besides it. What does the river teach
us – we must be unstoppable. We must not let our problems
stop us. Those who learn this secret, remind themselves that a
problem is not a stumbling block. It is a stepping stone. They
climb over their problems and reach the top with a smile. A
life without problems is an illusion. It is like a mirage in the
desert. But the One Solution to All Problems is a reality. It is
not an illusion. Those who are Enlightened with the Truth,
laugh their way through life as they overcome the darkness of
ignorance. As the darkness of ignorance disappears, their
problems also disappear.

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 33. ELIMINATE ANGER,
HATE, REVENGE
AND JEALOUSY
Do you want to find the one solution to your many problems?
Then resolve that you will never be angry. Anger is a fire that
will burn you before you spit it on the one who makes you
angry. It is caused by ignorance where we think others to be
separate from us. The right eye never gets angry at the left eye.
They know we are one. So, if we overcome our ignorance, we
will be able to eliminate anger. Overcoming ignorance will
not only eliminate anger, but when we realize that others are a
part of us, the one Divine Supreme Soul, we will also
transcend hate. The deep negative dislike that creates so
many problems will disappear from our life. Many of our
problems are rooted in anger, hate, revenge, and jealousy.
The moment we become one with others, there is no question
of jealousy, just as revenge becomes irrelevant. Do we ever
take revenge against ourselves?

The moment we Realize the Truth of who we are, these 4

monsters disappear from our life. They were the cause of our
major problems. However, very few amongst us are blessed
to transcend the ego that is agonized by anger and hate. Very
few of us are able to transcend revenge and jealousy. Because
we continue to live in our ignorance, the duality between us
and others, separates us from one and another and continues
to cause problems. Let us realize we are all one, just like the
waves of the ocean that may appear different, but ultimately,
they are part of one ocean.

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 34. CAN WE CARRY
A PIN BEYOND DEATH?

There was once a very greedy man. He was very rich, but somehow, he
lived a beggarly life. He was stingy and did not have any philanthropic
inclinations. A wise old man came to him one day and requested him
to find him a refill for a unique pen that somebody had gifted him.
The man agreed and took the pen. Later that evening when he told
his wife what had happened, his wife scolded him, 'What if the old
man dies tonight? How will you go to heaven or hell to return his
pen?' Realizing this was true, the man hurriedly left with that pen
to return it. He was honest with the old man and shared his genuine
concern – 'How will I be able to return this pen if something were to
happen to you?' The wise man took the opportunity and said, 'You
cannot carry a small pen into the afterworld. What will you do with
all your money and wealth?' The man had the Realization that all
his wealth was of no use. One day he will leave it all behind. Then,
why was he carrying all the problems of his life just to become richer
and wealthier?

Are not many of us like this man? We spend our entire life
trying to earn and earn, but we do not realize that others will
burn what we earn. In the bargain, we carry so many
problems, so much stress and anxiety, when in the end,
nothing will belong to us. When we Realize the Truth, we can
be free from most of our monetary problems. The solution is
the same – Enlightenment. It is magical way to solve all the
problems of our life.

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 35. ARE RELATIONSHIPS
IMMORTAL?

We human beings are attached to the people we love. We

become possessive and this attachment creates a passion for
the ones we love. We live with the fear of losing them, just as
we become disappointed when our expectations are not met.
All the problems caused in relationships have one source –
ignorance. Somehow, we have been made to believe that our
relationships will last forever when we know beyond doubt
that no relationship is immortal. Either relationships break
when we are alive, or if not, they ultimately end at death.
Because we are ignorant of this Truth, we create so many
problems – we experience heartbreaks, just as we fall into the
trap of loneliness. Some people let this ignorance take them
into a state of depression, some even have suicidal thoughts.
Why? It is because we are attached to people. We become
addicted to them. We create all these problems ourselves.

What is the solution to this problem? We must love as many

people as we like, but we must be attached to none. We must
have no expectations and there must be no conditions in our
love if we truly want to go beyond all the problems that are
caused by our relationships. Human beings find it so difficult
to be detached because we are caught in the cosmic illusion. A
woman gets so attached to her child because she gave birth to
it. She does not realize that the child came through her and
does not belong to her. Thus she suffers. When will we
overcome our ignorance?

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 36. FLIP FROM NEP TO PEP

Will anybody believe that all the problems of our life can be
conquered if only we learn to flip – flip from NEP to PEP? What
is NEP and PEP? NEP is Negative Energy Poison and PEP is
Positive Energy Power. NEP consists of all those negative
emotions that create poison in our life. Toxic emotions like
anger, fear, hate, worry, revenge, anxiety, jealousy, envy,
depression, doubt, and pessimism. These negative emotions
create toxic energy that becomes the poison that causes
problems in our life. But to overcome all these problems, we just
need to do one thing – Flip from NEP to PEP.

PEP is the gamut of positive emotions that creates energy in

our life, that nourishes us to face all our problems and
challenges - Positive emotions like faith and confidence,
courage and compassion, hope and trust, enthusiasm and
cheerfulness, forgiveness and optimism. These positive
emotions help us battle the problems of life and make us come
out as winners. The challenge is - how do we flip over from
NEP to PEP?

We human beings live in ignorance. We do not realize that we

have been blessed with an intellect, we have been given the
power to discriminate and choose. We are the only ones who
have a willpower. Alas, we live without realizing this and we
take this gift of the intellect to our graves along with all our
problems! If only we are Enlightened and use our intellect,
our problems will be no more!

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 37. NOT THIS, NOT THIS,
WE ARE THAT

Who do you think you are and what does everybody in this
world think they are? Most of us think we are the ones whom
we see every morning in the mirror. We see ourselves and
know that we are that person that stares back from the glass.
We know our height and weight. We know our name,
nationality and occupation. We know many things about
who we are and what we are. But we do not know the biggest
cause of our problems – we do not know who we are in
reality!

We think we are this body, but we are not this body. We think
we are the mind, but we cannot find the mind. The ego says 'I'
and continues to say it till we die. But we are neither the body
nor the mind and ego. We are ignorant of who we are. We are
in reality, the Power that keeps us alive from birth to death.
The moment the Power leaves, there will be no breath. If we
were the body and the personality that we consider ourselves
to be, would our near and dear ones cremate our body or
lower it for the worms to devour below the earth? Because we
are not this body, it is set on fire or left to disintegrate below
the soil. If this is the Truth that we observe at death, then it is
the Truth throughout our life. The moment we realize we are
not the body, mind and ego, we will find a solution to all our
problems. In fact, the problems are not mine. They belong to
somebody else, so why should I worry about them? When
will we realize that we are the Power?

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 38. THE HUMAN COMPUTER

Don't we understand what a computer is? It is made up of

hardware, the motherboard, the screen, the keyboard, just as
it is made up of the software or the operating system that runs
through the hardware. Our body too is made up of hardware
consisting of the skin, the muscles, the blood, the flesh, and
the bones. The hardware includes critical organs like the
brain, heart, kidneys and lungs. To make the human
hardware work, we have the subtle aspect of our existence or
the software – our mind, memory, intellect and ego. Just like
the computer cannot work without hardware and software,
the human-computer too needs the gross physical body and
the subtle body to function. But what if the computer had no
battery or power? It would be dead.

The human-computer or body too, has a Power supply.

However, unlike a computer, it is not tangible like a battery, a
power cord and an adapter or a power bank. The Power in a
human being is a mystery. It arrives when we are conceived
as a zygote and it departs at death. It is around this Power that
starts as a single cell after fusion that the embryo grows. The
Power within enables the tiny baby to eat, walk, and grow, till
one day it becomes an adult. Finally, the body grows old and
dies. This happens when the Power leaves the 30 trillion cells
we are made of. We are that Power that starts as one cell and
ends as trillions. We may call it the Soul, the Spirit or the
Atman. When we are enlightened with this Truth, we find the
one solution to all our problems.

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 39. THE ULTIMATE GOAL

What is the Ultimate Goal of our life? Is it just to solve

problems? When our life is over, all our problems will anyway
be solved. Our goal is to live a life without problems. How can
we do that? When we realize we are the Divine Soul, the Power,
the Spirit, the Atman within, then we attain the Ultimate Goal.
This is called Self-Realization. It happens when we overcome
all our ignorance and when we are Enlightened with the Truth.
Then we realize that we are not the body, mind or ego. We are
the Divine Soul. Once we achieve this goal, all our problems
disappear as if by magic. Why?

All the problems belong to the body, the mind, and the ego.
None of the problems belong to the Soul. Unfortunately,
because we do not realize we are the Divine Soul, we suffer the
triple suffering. We experience physical pain, mental trauma,
and anguish. These appear to us as problems. But in reality,
they are all due to our ignorance. The Power that we are, the
Divine Soul, neither has problems nor does it suffer. Still, we
suffer because we have not discovered our true identity. We do
not evolve from Self-realization to God-Realization. We do not
attain the Ultimate Goal to live as the Divine Soul. Thus, we
suffer the innumerable problems of life, when in reality, we do
not need to. The moment we achieve our Ultimate Goal, we are
free from problems. But instead of pursuing this, we waste our
life in trying to achieve success and create more problems than
finding a solution to all our problems.

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 40. THE SOUL NEVER SUFFERS

We human beings are ignorant about the Soul. Some of us do

not know anything about it. But a few who do, think we have
a Soul. We think, 'We are human beings having a spiritual experience.
We do not realize that we are the Spirit having a human experience.' We
do not have a Soul. We are the Soul. When we realize this, we
have found a magical solution to all our problems. The body
suffers physical pain, just as the mind becomes miserable and the
ego is agonized. But what about the Soul? The Soul never suffers.
It is a Power that gives Life to the body-mind complex, from birth
to death. The Soul is Divine Energy, and this is not just a fairy tale.
Even science endorses this fact.

Science, through its experiment called Wave-Particle Duality,

has concluded that we human beings are not the mass of 30
trillion cells that we appear to be. Every cell is nothing but
energy. The smallest particle, smaller than an atom and
molecule, smaller than electrons, protons, and neutrons, is a
particle called the quark. Each quark is nothing but energy.

When we Realize this Truth that we are nothing but energy,

all suffering and all problems cease. This happens because of
our Enlightenment that we are the Divine Soul or Spirit. The
energy of the spirit is like electricity. It gives Power to the
human machinery to live till we die. But when we realize this
truth, we no longer need to cry. All our problems disappear
with the Realization that we are the Soul. The Soul never
suffers.

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 41. SWEEP AWAY
ALL IGNORANCE

How do you remove all the dirt from your house? You use a
broom to sweep away the dust or a vacuum cleaner to suck
the muck! For all that dirt that does not go, you even use a
water spray. But you clean your home of all the rubbish. We
must similarly sweep away all our ignorance. The solution to
all our problems lies in this one act – to clean up all the
ignorance that has filled our life since we were a child. We all
have been taught many fairy tales and we have been
brainwashed by mythology. Somehow, we have permitted
ourselves to be enveloped in ignorance. Because of this, we
suffer from so many problems. How can we sweep away all
the ignorance?

Ignorance is darkness. The darkness stops us from seeing the

light of Truth. If we were in a dark room, we would see
nothing. But the moment we switch on the light, there would
be brightness and the darkness would disappear. Most of our
problems are caused by the darkness of ignorance. We need
Enlightenment. We need to switch on the light, not in our
room or home, but within so that we realize who we are. We
are the Divine Soul. Until we sweep away the darkness of
ignorance, we will continue to believe in the myth and suffer
all the problems of life. All our problems lie in one solution –
the solution is Enlightenment, moving from darkness to light.
This will happen when we eliminate all our ignorance. As
long as we are enveloped in the darkness of our ignorance, we
will continue to suffer many of the problems in our life.

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 42. BUILDING A DIVINE
CONNECTION

The simple solution to our many problems cumulates in

building a Divine connection. It is no different from the
solution we have been discussing so far. It is just one step
ahead on that path of that solution. The solution starts with
Overcoming Ignorance and it goes on to Realizing the Truth.
This is Enlightenment – that we are the Divine Soul that does
not suffer. The moment there is this Self-Realization, this will
lead us to the next step of God-Realization through building a
Divine connection between our Soul and the Supreme Soul
that manifests all around us in everybody and everything.

The moment we realize we are the Divine Soul, and we are

liberated from the triple suffering, we become Conscious of
our true self. We live in this Consciousness of the Truth in
bliss, as we experience Divinity not only within us, but we
realize that every living organism is a Divine manifestation.
Be it man or beast, bird, fish or flower, everything that
breathes has a Power within. This Power is the Power of the
Divine. When we realize we are the Divine Power, not the
body that we appear to be, we realize the presence of that
Divine Power in everybody around us and thus build a Divine
Connection. This helps us overcome all the problems that we
have, with everybody around us because of the Realization that
we are all part of one Divine Energy. In this state of Bliss and
everlasting Happiness, our Divine connection makes us feel the
presence of the Divine all the time, everywhere around us.
Where is the question of any problem to survive?

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 43. A PROBLEM FREE LIFE
IS NOT IN THE GRAVEYARD

Most of the world believes that problems are a part of life, that
a problem-free life is an illusion and that the only place where
there is no problem is the cemetery. But this is a myth. It is
possible to find a solution to all our problems and to live a life
where there are no problems. You do not need to go to the
graveyard to leave behind your problems and your life! You
can be alive and not have problems if you are Enlightened
with the Truth that you are the Divine Soul. The Soul never
suffers. Our challenge is to convert this knowledge into
Realization. We may read this Truth a hundred times that we
are not the body that suffers, we are not the mind that is
miserable, we are not the ego that is agonized, but still, we
may not Realize the Truth! Such is the ME, Mind, and Ego. It
makes us live and die with our problems. Steven was a slave of
his mind. He thought he was a rat. He used to wake up in the middle
of the night and run around the house like a rat. He would even open
the fridge looking for cheese. His wife took him to a psychiatrist. The
specialist used all methods to make him realize he was not a rat. He
showed him pictures of a rat, a cat, and a human being and explained
how we have 2 legs and not 4 limbs like the rodent! After many
sessions, Steven finally thanked the doctor. When Steven left the
clinic to go to his office, he suddenly saw a cat. Suddenly he barged
into the clinic again. 'Doctor,' he said. 'I understand I am not a rat,
but how can I be sure that the big cat sitting outside also knows that I
am not a rat?' Unless we conquer the monkey mind, we will
live like a rat with many problems.

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 44. LIVE WITHOUT
PROBLEMS

We have a choice. We can live with the many problems that life
offers us or we can live with the one solution that eliminates all
our problems. If we do not realize that one solution, then left
and right, up and down, we will find problems everywhere.
The one who is Enlightened says, 'Problems are nowhere,' while
the one who has not Realized the Truth says, 'Problems are now
here.' The one who finds problems everywhere lives in the
darkness of ignorance. But the one who finds the one solution to
many problems is Enlightened with the Truth.

What do you seek? Do you want to continue living with

problems or do you want to go in quest of that one solution?
Although problems will be popping like how corn pops in a
popcorn machine, you will munch with a crunch and enjoy
your lunch. You will not fear the flowing of problems nor
worry about the consequences of it because you realize that
everything is part of one Divine drama, a cosmic illusion.
Everything is like a dream. In the end, nothing will matter.

But unless you Realize the Truth and are Enlightened,

problems will remain problems. You need that one solution
to eradicate all problems of body, mind and ego.

One look at a person and you can make out what they have
chosen - Many Problems or That One Solution. The one who
lives without problems, lives in the Consciousness of the
Truth and experiences eternal Joy, Peace, and Bliss.

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 CONCLUSION PART C:
MANY PROBLEMS,
ONE SOLUTION
By now we know that a human being faces many problems in
life. He suffers not only physical pain, mental misery, but is
also anguished by the agony of the ego. But we have a choice.
We can let go of all these problems. There are many ways to
Realize the Ultimate Truth of life and to be free. The Truth is
that we are the Divine Soul, but because of our ignorance, we
do not achieve this Ultimate Goal of Enlightenment. We live,
we suffer due to all our problems, and we die. But it's still not
over. The body dies, but the ME, the mind and ego, that has
already suffered, returns to earth in another birth, only to
suffer again and again. This cycle goes on.

Do you want to suffer again and again? Do you want to face

Dukkha as the Buddha called it or do you want to be liberated
once and for all, from all your problems, forever? Then, get
hold of the cause of the problem and master the solution. Do
not focus on the problems. The more you do, the more they
will multiply. The problems are not yours. They may belong
to your body or could be created by the illusory mind and ego.
But you are none of these. You are the Divine Soul.

The many problems of our life have one solution –

Enlightenment, Realization of the Truth, overcoming our
ignorance. All these are a part of the One Solution that will
defeat and eliminate all the problems of our life. Start a quest
for that One Solution and you will be free from all problems.

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 AFTERWORD

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
We can never obtain Peace in the outer world,
until we make Peace with ourselves. – Dalai Lama

This is no magic! When I was Enlightened with the Truth that

all our problems can have One Solution, it inspired me to
write this book to help people overcome all problems just by
Overcoming Ignorance and Realizing the Truth. Who doesn't
have problems? When I look around, I find people struggling
to combat their problems. The whole world wants to be
Happy. We seek pleasure just as we run away from pain. But
while I see this, I feel sad that people have not discovered a
solution to their problems. I too had problems…many, many
problems! I have experienced severe pain in my vocal cords
and was advised to do a surgery. I met an ENT specialist – Dr.
Medikeri and he made me Realize the Truth. One month of
voice rest would do the trick! Yes, as if by magic it was cured.

I faced problems of fear and worry because I was stressed and

burdened with a loan of nearly Rupees 50 Crores, which
amounted to USD 10 million at that time. But my spiritual
Master, my Guru – Dada J.P. Vaswani made me realize that all
this was Maya. It was a cosmic illusion. I was Enlightened
about this Leela, this theatre called 'Life' that unfolds every
day on earth. Dada also helped me overcome my ego and

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with it the problem of anger and hate.

Like anybody else, I had many problems, probably many

more than a normal man would have. There were heartbreaks
and family feuds, just as I went from the stress of success to
the agony of failure. My writing this book is not just some
theory. I have experienced poverty where I was without a
penny. How did I overcome all my problems?

It was by overcoming my ignorance and Realizing the Truth. It

was Enlightenment. All my problems disappeared with just
one solution. My fear, worry, stress, anxiety and depression,
and my anger and hate, along with the problems and
challenges I have mentioned just disappeared when I Realized
the Truth about life. Therefore, I was inspired to write this book.
It is a practical guide that will help us face our problems and
then, defeat them with Enlightenment. Enough has been said
about problems, the cause and the One Solution. Now it is time
to act. Anybody can solve their problems with the Realization
of the Truth, or we can live with our problems, cry, look up at
the sky, ask 'Why?', till we die.

I had faith in the Divine, in my Lord, my God and this helped

me connect with my Spiritual Master who guided me
through. The process of Realization is an effort. There will be
the nesting stage when we start, and then the testing stage
with problems. We will further be challenged by the arresting
stage, but finally, we will reach the cresting stage. But for this,
we need the investing stage. What did I do? I went on a quest.

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Took dozens of books, from various scriptures, philosophies,

and masters. I scanned them all to separate the myth from the
truth. Finally, I saw the light, the light that solved all my
problems.

Do you want to solve all the problems of your life? It is

possible! You must first believe that your Many Problems
have just One Solution. You do not need to reinvent the
wheel. Just like I did, take the cue from the many masters who
have trodden the path, and as you follow the road less
travelled, you will find that you have left all your problems
behind.

Let us learn to enjoy this drama called life. Let us realize that
all the problems are like a movie projected on the screen, they
are not real. They are like a dream. At the end, it will be GAME
OVER. So, why do we worry? Why do we fear? Why do we
waste our life in problems that are nothing but illusions?

This book can change your paradigm of life, like it changed

my perspective and put problems in their proper place. It can
liberate you from all problems and suffering. Just overcome
the ignorance, Realize the Truth and this will be the One
Solution to all your life’s problems!

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MANY PROBLEMS...
ONE SOLUTION
Problems, Problems are everywhere
My life is in such a mess
I feel so sad and miserable
With worry, anxiety and stress

It all started when I was a child

My exams made me cry
And then, it was heartbreak
I looked up at the sky and asked ‘Why?'

And then, I tried to succeed

But failure came in the way
My life was full of sleepless nights
I faced problems every day

I was worried and there was fear

And this stress cost me very dear
I had anxiety attacks in my mind
My depression left all Peace behind

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Everybody has problems as I looked around

There is hate and revenge on the ground
Jealousy and anger are here and there
The problem monsters are everywhere

But then I stopped and I took a pause

Everybody has problems but what is the cause
Who is the one who suffers the pain
I searched for the answer, not in vain

I could see the misery of the mind

Suffering of physical pain, a different kind
But far worse was the agony of the ego
This triple suffering was part of the show

So are we meant just to cry and to die?

As the problems trouble, must we just lie
Aha, no! I found there was a magic
One solution with a clear logic

Who is it that suffers the pain?

Body-mind-ego cries again and again
But when I Realized I was the Divine Soul
There were no problems, I achieved my goal

My problems disappeared like the morning mist

Peace, Joy and Bliss I kissed
It was when I Realized the Truth
When I went to the bottom of the root

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We suffer because of our ignorance

Problems are because we are blind
We think we are the one that is ME
The body, the ego, and the mind

When we are Enlightened with the Truth

We can catch the evil brute
The mind is the biggest enemy of all
Along with the ego, it makes us fall

I saw the mind was full of junk

I tamed the monkey and made it a monk
And as I transcended all evil thoughts
All my problems I had fought

For the problems don't actually belong to me

Ignorance makes me live with the wrong identity
When I Realize I am the Divine Spirit
Then all my problems disappear with it

For then I know life is just like a dream

No need to worry, no need to scream
At the end it will be time to go
Forget your problems, it is just a show

Poverty is a state of mind

Don't you know you leave everything behind
But though we see this at every death
We are greedy till our last breath

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Problems are many, but the solution is one

Realize the Truth and the battle is won
Enlightenment will leave all problems behind
Bliss, Peace and Happiness you will find

For problems are many, this for sure we know

But problems are all a part of the show
Nothing is real, we come and we go
When we realize this, problems are zero

Yes, it’s a magical solution but it’s true

All our problems will disappear like dew
The Realization of the Truth will remove all stress
And give us Peace, Joy and Happiness

The One Solution to many a stress

Is overcoming our ignorance
The moment we realize the Truth in life
We will have no problems, no misery, no strife

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AUTHOR

AiR- Atman in Ravi

A
iR – Atman in Ravi, is an
Embodied Soul whose only
mission in life is to 'Help
People Realize the Truth'. He was born
in Bangalore on October 15, 1966. At a
very young age, Ravi V. Melwani
mastered the craft of business and
became a very successful businessman
who revolutionized retailing in India
with the stores KidsKemp, Big KidsKemp,
and Kemp Fort. After making millions, he realized that life is not
just about making money. He shut down his business at the
age of 40 and started making a difference doing H.I.S. work –
Humanitarian, Inspirational and Spiritual work.

As a part of the Humanitarian initiative, 3 charitable homes

were set up to provide free medical treatment and care to the
poor, destitute, and needy. Today, over 600 suffering
homeless people who are picked up from the streets are
served and cared for in 3 destitute homes and provided with

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free shelter, food, clothing, and medical care. AiR built a

Shiva Temple in the year 1995 in Bangalore, which is now
known as the Shivoham Shiva Temple. AiR now believes that
religion is just a kindergarten of Spirituality, and people
should go beyond religion to truly realize God.

One day, his Guru inspired him to introspect and find

answers to the following questions: Who am I? What is the
purpose of my life? Is life just meant to seek pleasures and to
live and die without any purpose? What happens after
death? Will I be reborn? Who is God? Where is God? What is
God? What is the Soul? Where are heaven and hell? What is
Enlightenment? Several questions like these took him on a
quest, a search for the Truth. He gave up his life of
Achievement and Fulfilment in search of the final peak of life:
Enlightenment.

After a few years of intense search in retreat, deep in the

mountains, he realized that we are not this body. We are the
Soul, the Atman. He changed his name to AiR – Atman in Ravi.
He metamorphosed to AiR and gave up his entire life as Ravi
V. Melwani and started living as an instrument of God doing
His Divine Will. This led to several Realizations that formed
his new mission of life – to Help People Realize the Truth.

Since then, AiR's life has been dedicated to reaching out and
helping people to eradicate the ignorance that they live in.
Based on his realizations, AiR has published over 40 books,

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composed and sung about 1190 bhajans written several

blogs, quotes, and poems. He has taken up various other
initiatives that can lead people towards the Truth like
conducting AiR Spiritual Retreats and giving talks that help
people evolve on their spiritual journey. He is a TEDx
speaker and is also invited to speak at several organizations
like YPO (Young Presidents' Organization), Rotary Club,
Lions Club, and at many corporates, schools, and colleges.
He conducts webinars every week on Zoom and Facebook
Live to help people realize the ultimate purpose of their life.

AiR has realized the Truth that we are not the body, the mind,
or the ego; we are the Divine Soul. And to realize this is our
Ultimate Goal. He lives his life with just one mission – to help
people Ask, Investigate, and Realize the Truth. Being blessed
with everything, he seeks nothing except to fulfil this mission
of life.

Started with nothing…

Became something…
Achieved everything,
Only to realize we are nothing!

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1. Talaash

Talaash means 'search' or a 'quest'. This

book by AiR recounts his own spiritual
quest for the Ultimate Truth that led him to
the Realization that we are neither the body
nor the mind, but the Divine Soul.

2. 3 Peaks of Happiness

This book talks about the universal quest of

humanity—Happiness. It explains the ways
through which people can reach the third peak of
Happiness—Enlightenment which lies beyond
the two peaks of Happiness—Achievement and
Fulfilment. The third peak liberates us from
the prisons of misery and sorrow and gives
us eternal joy and bliss.

3. My Guru, My Mentor, My God on Earth

This book is AiR's tribute to his Guru, Dada

J.P. Vaswani. AiR shares his experiences
with Dada and how Dada's philosophy and
teachings were instrumental in guiding him
to begin his spiritual quest and bringing
about the transformation in him.

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4. I will Never Die, Death is Not “The End”

In the journey of his life, AiR Realized

many truths. One of the truths is a
revelation—we never die; Death is not the
end but a bend to transcend. The body will
die, but the one who lives in the body never
dies. This book explains this truth in detail.

5. Death is Not “The End.” Death is “Liberation”

The second book by AiR in the series of

books on 'Death' touches upon the secret of
Kathopanishad which talks about what
happens after death. One of the two things
can happen: if we think we are the Body and
Mind as a doer, we are reborn, but if we
realize that we are the Soul and not the body
and mind, we are liberated to eternal joy
and peace.

6. I Am Not I. Who Am I?

This is an insightful book by AiR which

talks of his quest and Realization that we
are not who we think we are. We have a car
but we are not the car. Similarly, we have a
body but we are not the body. Then, who
are we?

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7. The Mind is a Rascal

You always thought that the mind is king—it

is everything. But it's a rascal! Try this. Sit
quietly for an hour, and try to find the mind.
Where is it? You will realize that the mind
doesn't exist. This book by AiR will show us
how the mind makes us suffer. It is time to
find the rascal and kill it before it kills us.

8. A Cosmic Drama

This book challenges the reader to explore the

illusory nature of this world—whatever is
happening in life is not real; it is nothing but a
Cosmic Drama. If we understand this simple
truth, we can enjoy the show called life.

9. Who is God? Where is God? What is God?

These questions might seem simple enough

but nobody really knows the answers. We
all know that God exists. We pray to a God
as per our Religion but what is the Truth
about God? Has anybody seen God? Where
is God? This book will change your
perception and belief about God and help
you Realize God.

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10. The A to Z Karma

Most people are aware of the concept of Karma

– the Universal Law that states, 'What you give
is what you get.' But not everybody knows the
A to Z of Karma that we can actually transcend
Karma, escape from all misery and sorrow, and
ultimately attain Liberation or Moksha. This
book reveals the secret of eternal joy and
peace—a life without any misery or suffering.

11. Who Are You and Why Are You Here?

This is a simple book that prompts us to ask

the right questions to discover the secret of
our life—who we are in reality and what the
purpose of our life is. The answers to these
questions hold the key to a meaningful and
blissful life.

12. The 4th Factor

Man gets upset when his efforts don't bear fruit.

th
This is because man is ignorant about the 4
Factor that is beyond human comprehension.
Without its consent, even the possible becomes
impossible. This is an informative book that
makes the readers understand why things
happen the way they happen!

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13. Be Happy in the NOW!

Every human being on earth wants to be

happy. There is nobody who enjoys pain.
But what is the secret of eternal joy, bliss
and peace? It is being happy in the NOW.
With this book, AiR hopes to inspire people
to live life moment by moment if they really
want to be happy.

14. Questions You Must Answer before you Die!

Most of us live and die but we don't ask the

question—Why? We just exist! This book
presents a series of important questions
with answers that can guide us to the
Realization of the Truth and help us live
with meaning, purpose, and joy.

15. Suffer No More

'Suffer No More' is a personal experience of

overcoming anguish, anxiety, distress, and
grief. It is an analysis of suffering, what
causes it and how we can overcome it. While
there is pain, we can do away with suffering.
This book will tell us how.

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16. Success is not Happiness, Happiness is

Success

People want to win because this makes

them happy, just as failure makes them
miserable. This book explains how success
does not bring happiness and how this
belief is only an illusion. In fact, instead of
chasing success, we should try to be happy!
That is true success.

17. God = Happiness

In his quest to discover Truth and the

purpose of life, the author realized that
people didn't know where exactly to search
for happiness. This is a book that takes us
far beyond religion to Realize the Truth
about God and how God is Happiness.

18. Life! Realized!!

This book is a personal reflection of the

author on his several realizations while on
his quest for the Truth about everything
that matters in the journey of life.

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19. True Love is Bliss...Not Just a Kiss

Love, which is a source of joy and happiness,

is not really understood by the world. This
book is an attempt to explore True Love.
True Love is White Divine Love from the
Soul that manifests as the 7 colours of human
love from the day we are born till the day we
die.

20. True Meaning of Yoga

Yoga, today, is primarily taught as a set of

body postures and breathing exercises. But
this is not true Yoga! Yoga, in reality, is a
constant union with the Divine. This book
attempts to explain how through Yoga one
can be liberated from the cycle of death and
rebirth.

21. The Ultimate Goal of Life, MEN —

Moksha, Enlightenment, Nirvana

The three most tenable concepts—Moksha,

Enlightenment, Nirvana are discussed in
this book that can help us reach our
Ultimate Goal of Liberation and then
Unification with the Divine.

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22. Religion! A Kindergarten to Spirituality!!

This book discusses how Religion is only

the first step towards God-realization. We
do not realize that Religion is only a
Kindergarten, of which Spirituality is the
University, and together they can lead us to
God-realization.

23. Why Bad Things Can't Happen to Good

People!

This book helps us understand that this world

has been created by the Divine and it operates
through certain Universal Laws that need no
intervention by the Creator. Bad things can
never happen to good people, just as apples
can't grow on mango trees!

24. LIFE is...Liberation from Ignorance and Finding true

Enlightenment

Most people just exist but they don't truly live.

They just zoom from womb to tomb, and then
life is over. They don't stop to think about their
life's true purpose. In the pursuit of happiness,
success and achievement, people don't realize that
though they lose their most precious gift—life
itself. This book reveals what life is all about.

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25. The Ladder to Heaven

Most people believe in God and aspire to go

to their God in heaven one day. It doesn't
matter what our religion is, there is a way to
reach God. There is a Ladder that can take us
to heaven but we need to ascend the rungs
of the Ladder to Heaven. This book shows a
step-by-step way to God-realization.

26. FEAR- False Expectations Appearing Real

The world has changed today because of

Coronavirus. But it's up to us to live with FEAR
or FAITH. There is a difference between Fear
and Danger but most of humanity lives with
the constant fear of disease and death.
Through this book, the author inspires people
to live with courage and not panic.

27. Soul – We don't have a Soul... we are the Soul!

The Soul is mysterious. We are alive because

of our Soul. But what exactly is the Soul? We
cannot see the Soul, but we all believe that
we have one. This book will help genuine
seekers of the truth to do some Soul
searching and realize - we don't have a
Soul...we are the Soul!

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28. But We Pray!

The whole world prays to God. Every

religion claims that their God is the real God
and their prayer is the most effective form of
prayer. Unfortunately, we don't even know
the God we pray to nor do we understand
what we say in prayer. This book will help us
build a Divine connection through prayer.

29. 100 Diamond Quotes

Our life needs a spark and a simple quote can

make this difference. This book is a selection of
AiR's inspiring quotes on happiness, liberation,
realization, spirituality, and enlightenment that
can trigger a metamorphosis in us in the quest
for the true meaning of life, giving us more
happiness than all the diamonds of this world.

30. Let go of your Ego and you will find God

Are you seeking God? There is a way to find

God. All you have to do is to let go of your Ego.
Our biggest enemy, ME - Mind and the Ego,
envelops us in ignorance and we go round and
round in circles without discovering God
within. If only we let go of our Ego, we will
move from Self-realization to God-realization.

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This book will transform your life. It will show you the way to
God just as it will guide you on how to let goof your Ego.

31. Life Manual - How to live life?

Whenever we get a new gadget, we read

the operating manual before we start
using it. But have we ever read a manual
on life? Is there such a manual? There is no
simple document that tells us what life is,
how we should live it and how we should
make the most of it. The 'Life Manual' is
just the book we have been waiting for.

32. PEACE... When the Monkey becomes a Monk!

We human beings are enveloped in

ignorance. We seek peace of mind but we
don't realize that peace is not an external
thing; it is our original state. It is our own
mind that steals our peace by constantly
jumping from thought to thought. Unless
we tame the monkey mind and make it into
a monk, we will never be able to experience
true bliss. This book will show us the way.

33. SatChitAnanda - Consciousness of the Truth is Bliss

Very few people go in search of the true meaning of life. If

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they become conscious of the truth, they

experience Ananda, a bliss unknown to the
common man. This book reveals the secret
of SatChitAnanda and shows us the way to
live every moment of life with seamless joy
and peace.

34. Neti Neti, Tat Twam Asi - Not This, Not

This, Thou Art That

What is the way for a common man to be

enlightened and realize the truth? This
book reveals the key to opening the door to
this profound realization. It is Neti Neti, Tat
Twam Asi, Not This, Not This, Thou Art
That. To realize the truth of 'Who am I?', the
first thing we must discover is 'Who I am
not'.

35. Discover the SECRET within The LAW of AttraCTION

Many of us believe in the Law of Attraction,

that we can realize our dreams through this
magical, mystical law. But then, why aren't
some people able to translate their dreams
into reality despite believing in this law?
This book reveals the 'real secret' within the
Law of Attraction that actually works. It is
the law of Action.

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36. Satyam Shivam Sundaram - Experiencing Divinity in

Beauty

This book, based on the ancient chant

Satyam Shivam Sundaram - the Truth is
God is Beautiful, will help us realize a
profound truth, that Beauty is Divinity. It
will make us experience God in everything
beautiful. This book will change the way we
pray and build a closer connection with
God, as we realize the Divine in the temple of our heart.

37. My Enlightenment Lifebook

This book is unlike any other book. It is a

treasure of crystalized wisdom that is put
together in a simplified manner to help one
Realize the Truth. It is a book of life. It is a
weapon to cut through the myth and to
Realize the Truth about the Divine. It is not
a textbook of knowledge. It is a workbook of
Enlightenment where every page on the left is offered to the
reader to make notes, jot down thoughts and questions as one
progresses on the path of Realization.

38. When you overcome the FEAR of DEATH, You start to

LIVE

The fear of death stops us from living life. While we are all

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‘alive’, we are paralyzed by fear. FEAR is a

False Expectation Appearing Real, but
when we fear death, we are unable to move.
We begin to live with phobias. We become
paranoid. Everything we do makes us fear
that we will die. And because we fear we
will die, we refrain from doing things that
otherwise we could do. Unless we
overcome the fear of death, we don’t really
start to live. Are you living with fear or are you living with
faith? This book will help you overcome the fear of death and
inspire you to celebrate every moment of life!

39. World Peace! A Simple Solution

The world is in pieces. It is fragmented by

differences, endless disputes and wars. We
all want Peace, yet Peace eludes us. There is
a simple solution to World Peace! What is
the way out of these conflicts? If only we
Realize the Truth of who we truly are and
why we are here, all this bloodshed will end
and this world will become a Peaceful
Heaven on earth. But for the world to
transform, we must first transform ourselves. This insightful
and inspiring book by AiR offers a simple but sure solution to
World Peace.

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And Now...

40. Many Problems, One Solution

Coming Soon...

41. LIVE LIFE, Moment by Moment

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 MANY PROBLEMS...
ONE SOLUTION
If you are alive, chances are you have problems. Everybody has
problems. But not everybody nds the one solution to all our
problems.

Whether it is fear, worry, anxiety, depression, or it is hate,

revenge, jealousy, and anger, we all suffer. It may be physical
pain or heartbreak, poverty or broken relationships. Is there
anybody who has no problems? Ah, yes… they say there is a
place where there are no problems – the graveyard.

But this book will help you discover that one solution to all your
problems while you are still alive. It will show you a way to
overcome the triple suffering – the pain of the body, the misery of
the mind and the agony of the ego. If only you are patient to
understand the cause of all the problems, and if you are
persistent, you will go on a quest and discover the one solution to
your many problems. Are you ready to start the journey to a
problem-free life?

By

A.i.R.
AiR Institute of Realization
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