Sometimes, I take a break from fundamental analysis and stock research, and I ponder about the mysteries of our world. This is one of those posts. So, if you’re following me purely for the investment content, you can skip this one!
It’s 2014. Somewhere in Jaipur, on a cold breezy night.
I’m in the balcony with my earphones plugged in. Listening to my trance playlist. My eyes are closed. I can feel the wind. I’m in the moment. The music slowly building to a crescendo. There is a surge of energy in my body. A state of transcendence. A moment, when you lose all track of time.
The wind is getting stronger. It’s trying to communicate with me. I feel this weird pull towards the universe. I look at the stars and it feels home. A strange feeling of belonging. Something inside of me, belongs there.
You see, trance music doesn’t have any lyrics. It’s pure music. A rhythm of beats. And when you listen to trance long enough, you start deriving meaning out of those rhythm of beats. And that’s what happened that day.
In the music, I could sense something being relayed to me. Not words, but a feeling. A feeling, that I could do anything that I set my mind to. A feeling of endless possibilities. A feeling that I was unstoppable.
How could a rhythm of beats carry a message that could make me feel so amazing?
More importantly, who was sending this message?
In an instance, I knew the answer. It was me. I was communicating with myself.
Fast forward to the year 2020. Mumbai.
Post workout, I sit down to wind down. I meditate for 10 minutes, listening to trance music. My mind wanders, taking wild turns with every beat. Unbridled. Free. The music, trying to talk to me. Again.
A strange feeling overcomes me. A feeling of being connected. With all the versions of me — past & future. And all of a sudden, I am talking to these versions, transmitting a feeling across all wave-lengths to all the versions of me. A feeling which says something like:
‘Hey man. I don’t know what you’re going through right now. But if I could tell you one thing, it would be this.
You can do anything. You’re unstoppable. You’ve got unlimited potential. A path filled with exponential growth. With love. With freedom. With endless possibilities. So you go out there, and you conquer the world. Because that’s who you are.’
Every-time I sit down to meditate, I communicate with all the versions of myself. Sometimes the connection is strong. Sometimes, I don’t feel anything. But regardless of that, I still do it. Because, for the mind, there is no time. Whatever I say (or think) can travel backwards, forwards, sideways, in all directions.
My message, is embedded in music. Music, which can transcend the boundaries of time. Instead of words, I communicate in feelings. Because that’s the purest form of communication.
In my day to day life, I forget about these messages. I get distracted. I get busy chasing my dreams. But when I slow down, when I let the music flow within me — the messages reappear. I am re-minded of who I am. And I am exposed to a world without time. Because, time is an illusion.
The universe, is always talking to us. The question is, are you listening?