SILENT MUTINY

Book excerpt: Life problems generally have subjective issues, and the habit of cigarette smoking is no exception. Unless these subjectivities or the individual perceptive mindsets are internally observed or understood ‘as-it-is’, the problems cannot be resolved through external remedies alone. Silent Mutiny is the nectar of the Author’s personal self-explorative journey and contains approaches that are individualistic, independent and also touch upon lessons learned or insights into universal strategies. INTERESTED READERS CAN WITNESS AN EXPERIENTIAL STORY FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE. 44 Transformational stories made the author's inward journey meaningful and to move closer to realizing 'The Truth'. Prologue Am I holding my smoking habit for fun? Or, does the addiction fasten me to hold on? Can I fix something else responsible? Or, can I deny I’m not sensible? Can I ever breathe ‘freedom’? Or, do I have the guts to explore my wisdom? Am I the Body or the Mind? Or, can I find out who is governing me? Am I an intelligent person? Or, can I employ my intellect? Am I the user of my intellect? Then who am I? Many such questions came up in my mind, Long after drawn into this smoky wind; Not successful in my attempts to quit, As the needed attention not given to it; Been searching solutions outside unknowingly, And reacted to get answers to these questions foolishly! Sat back and worked out to discover the secret, And paid special attention to understand my habit; For the smoking routines, cultivated abilities to respond, And tried to understand the ‘nature of mind’; Then happily harvested the yields of harmony, Buried deep inside the Body, Mind, Intelligence and Intellect. Often feared on seeing shadows in smoky darkness, Remained in it and waged futile fights; Lacked courage to face life’s meanings, Failed to experience beyond the practice of smoking; Had good skill in lighting cigarettes even in stormy wind, Realized to focus my Mind – Intellect – to ‘light a lamp’ in my Heart! T.N. Venkatasubramanian