I have often come across the notion, especially supported by some of the spiritually inclined people, that there is something wrong in wishing to be unabashedly happy, to be in great physical shape, to have highly satisfying personal relationships, or to enjoy prosperity. One or more of these things are deemed to be “unspiritual” for some strange reasons, as if it would take one’s attention from what really matters in life.

Yet how can one bring more light to others if one’s own light is dimmed by the life struggles? To heal anyone if one’s own body is in disarray, help anyone if some little voice within oneself is crying for help? In order to spread happiness we need to, genuinely, have it ourselves.

Are you one of those people who wish to be of help to others, who wants to make life better – for oneself, as well as for those around you? Let’s then crack on! Let’s clean up, let go of things that no longer support us, heal the wounds, and become the change we want to see around us.

The practical, no-nonsense way of the Sufis blends seamlessly together with the methods of the life-coaching, energy healing, and forms of “inner parts” work.

In the times of  profound change that we are all going through right now, when ideas, systems, ways of doing things that underpin the old way of life stop working at what feels like a lightning speed, how can we decide which path to take when the very ground seems to be moving, sometimes daily, underneath our feet? How can we build an inspiring vision for our life that would keep us going ahead no matter what falls apart in the world?

If there is one thing that one should not, cannot rely on, it is our mind alone. Mind is supposed to be our servant, not the ruler of our life! The direction of our life, all our most important decisions must come from the deeper place in us if we wish for our life to be a success. Taking the mind under control, or more precisely putting it in its own proper place, is perhaps the single most difficult task that one can embark on. Yet without accomplishing it we are bound to struggle through life and spend it in totally unnecessary suffering.

Meditation is just one of the methods, albeit probably the most renown, to “deal” with our mind. And yet one of the most important things that you can do for yourself right now, as far as the health of your life is concerned, is to decide what you want your life to be. If you don’t know the answer to this question, your mind will not serve you properly whichever great practices you employ. If you do, all winds will rush into your sails.