You have a disposition.  It is the net of the sum total of the effect your life experiences have had upon you.

It is the tone with which you hold your self, your cells, you psyche, your beliefs.

More than anything else, it determines your life.

Seek to evolve your disposition.

With all that is going on in your life and in the world, it can feel like a challenge to remain positive.  But positivity is not about the surface.  It is about the depth.

What is life’s deepest purpose?  What is your deepest relationship with God and how does that determine the course of your life?  In fact, how does that determine the course of all of life?

Being positive simply means knowing and remembering the answers to such questions and remaining committed to those answers as the underlying theme and purpose of your life.

Yes, of course, you must tend to the surface.  That includes the joy as well as the difficulties.  But they must never overshadow your deepest purpose.  You are here to evolve… not only yourself, but also all the world.

By holding that in your heart, and living with steadfast commitment to that, you are living a life of positivity.  Forward, forward…. be it knee deep in mud, flood, or famine, or basking in the joy of the bright sunshine… do not be distracted.

Positivity means unyielding commitment to the Divinity within you.

Mojo is a term made popular from the southern blues music era.  It means a charmed, almost magical, component to your life.

I am sure you have noticed how some people seem to lead a charmed life in one form or another.  Some always seem to get a nice place to live, some always seem to have people around that help them out, others may have a knack at making money, or even winning the lotto.

You have a deep relationship with the Divine.  It is unique to you.  You do well to explore the nature of that relationship and do all you can to cultivate it, nurture it, evolve it.  That is the art of cultivation of mojo.

In the west, it is called ‘luck’.  In the Vedic Tradition, it is called ‘support of nature’.

By living in harmony with your own true nature, you live in harmony with all of nature, and thereby receive the support of all of Mother Nature.  That is the ‘stuff’ mojo is made of.

Your mojo is unlike any other person’s mojo.  Pursue it.  Discover it.  Live it.  ”How?” you ask.  By meditating, coming to classes (i.e. reflecting deeply within in a manner that take you out of the confinement of your preconceived notions), visiting Mount Soma and Sri Somesvara Temple, and doing your best to live life in accord with what you learn from those experiences.

In the words of Will Rogers, “I would rather be lucky than good.”  Translated into Vedic understanding,  ”By living in harmony with nature, you gain the support of all of Nature.”

In the words of the southern blues movement, “Get your mojo workin’ “.

 Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill

Relative existence is the field of imperfection.

Therefore, life is a series of failures.

Life is all about “relationship with…”

In the words of the poet, “There’s no success like failure, and failure is no success at all.”

Life is paradox.

Persistence reaps reward.

Just don’t stop.

What you long for lies beyond this world, yet can only be attained through this world.

There is no greater gift than the human physiology. It is the vehicle that you ride to the field of perfect.

Karma and Dharma… it is all there is.

Right attitude is dharma.  Wrong attitude is karma.

‘Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.’ – Winston Churchill

Lovely quote, but in this context… understated.

It is not so much the thing, as it is your relationship with the thing.

The Truth is, there is no-thing.  There is only relationship with.

There is the Knower, the Known, and the Process of Knowing.  It is all constructed by the Beautiful Hand of Maya.

Dharma frees.  Karma binds.