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The fine line between faith and superstition | Neha Jain | TEDxBESC


today while coming for the top guess

today while coming for the top guess what happened with me a black cat cross

what happened with me a black cat cross

what happened with me a black cat cross my way and when the black cat cross my

my way and when the black cat cross my

my way and when the black cat cross my way

way

way I still kept moving on and when I

I still kept moving on and when I

I still kept moving on and when I reached here my iPhone 10 fell off and

reached here my iPhone 10 fell off and

reached here my iPhone 10 fell off and the screen Brooke so what is the first

the screen Brooke so what is the first

the screen Brooke so what is the first thing that flashed your mind the black

thing that flashed your mind the black

thing that flashed your mind the black cat right so friends I’m a poor cat this

cat right so friends I’m a poor cat this

cat right so friends I’m a poor cat this is exactly what the superstition looks

is exactly what the superstition looks

is exactly what the superstition looks like so position is nothing but a very

like so position is nothing but a very

like so position is nothing but a very convenient way for our minds to blame

convenient way for our minds to blame

convenient way for our minds to blame something outside whereas faith is

something outside whereas faith is

something outside whereas faith is having confidence and faith in the most

having confidence and faith in the most

having confidence and faith in the most auspicious thing on earth that is nobody

auspicious thing on earth that is nobody

auspicious thing on earth that is nobody but your inner self so today I’m here to

but your inner self so today I’m here to

but your inner self so today I’m here to share a short journey of my life where

share a short journey of my life where

share a short journey of my life where by breaking superstitions and have an

by breaking superstitions and have an

by breaking superstitions and have an instilling faith how my life has turned

instilling faith how my life has turned

instilling faith how my life has turned from darkness to light so whenever we

from darkness to light so whenever we

from darkness to light so whenever we have a superstitious mind it makes our

have a superstitious mind it makes our

have a superstitious mind it makes our mind vailable whereas faith helps us

mind vailable whereas faith helps us

mind vailable whereas faith helps us discern so we all reach the crucial

discern so we all reach the crucial

discern so we all reach the crucial stage of our life where we are supposed

stage of our life where we are supposed

stage of our life where we are supposed to choose our career and when we reach

to choose our career and when we reach

to choose our career and when we reach that stage there is everybody and

that stage there is everybody and

that stage there is everybody and anybody I am giving us various

anybody I am giving us various

anybody I am giving us various suggestions same thing happened to me I

suggestions same thing happened to me I

suggestions same thing happened to me I did I actually pass out through seven to

did I actually pass out through seven to

did I actually pass out through seven to eight different types of careers in my

eight different types of careers in my

eight different types of careers in my life most of them were inspired by

life most of them were inspired by

life most of them were inspired by somebody else and some were just because

somebody else and some were just because

somebody else and some were just because they were trending unless I asked myself

they were trending unless I asked myself

they were trending unless I asked myself what is it that I’m truly passionate

what is it that I’m truly passionate

what is it that I’m truly passionate about so normally we choose careers

about so normally we choose careers

about so normally we choose careers based on what others are suggesting so

based on what others are suggesting so

based on what others are suggesting so whenever we are stuck in life we end up

whenever we are stuck in life we end up

whenever we are stuck in life we end up asking many people around us what do I

asking many people around us what do I

asking many people around us what do I do

do

do what should I do and we choose things

what should I do and we choose things

what should I do and we choose things based on God others face without

based on God others face without

based on God others face without validating that whether it is mental

validating that whether it is mental

validating that whether it is mental me or not same thing happened to me many

me or not same thing happened to me many

me or not same thing happened to me many people suggested me many things and I

people suggested me many things and I

people suggested me many things and I chose careers based on what others said

chose careers based on what others said

chose careers based on what others said and what was trending until one fine day

and what was trending until one fine day

and what was trending until one fine day because I was not hiring inner peace

because I was not hiring inner peace

because I was not hiring inner peace inside one fine day I asked myself what

inside one fine day I asked myself what

inside one fine day I asked myself what is it that I am truly passionate about

is it that I am truly passionate about

is it that I am truly passionate about and what I felt inside was I wanted to

and what I felt inside was I wanted to

and what I felt inside was I wanted to become a healer I wanted to become a

become a healer I wanted to become a

become a healer I wanted to become a healing instructor and I wanted to set

healing instructor and I wanted to set

healing instructor and I wanted to set up healing centers so that we can touch

up healing centers so that we can touch

up healing centers so that we can touch lives of many many people the moment I

lives of many many people the moment I

lives of many many people the moment I started having faith in this pot I

started having faith in this pot I

started having faith in this pot I decided to make this as my career in

decided to make this as my career in

decided to make this as my career in today’s date it wasn’t in the past and

today’s date it wasn’t in the past and

today’s date it wasn’t in the past and even not even today it is not considered

even not even today it is not considered

even not even today it is not considered as a profession and many people would

as a profession and many people would

as a profession and many people would still look at me as a hobby but in just

still look at me as a hobby but in just

still look at me as a hobby but in just last five years we have set up six

last five years we have set up six

last five years we have set up six centers and we have a team of 75 plus

centers and we have a team of 75 plus

centers and we have a team of 75 plus healers across all the centers who

healers across all the centers who

healers across all the centers who believe in the same thing to stand up

believe in the same thing to stand up

believe in the same thing to stand up for your passion like healing and making

for your passion like healing and making

for your passion like healing and making it as your profession and we have so

it as your profession and we have so

it as your profession and we have so many healers with like-minded people

many healers with like-minded people

many healers with like-minded people joining our hands and living for their

joining our hands and living for their

joining our hands and living for their passion so this helped me choose my

passion so this helped me choose my

passion so this helped me choose my career now this stage of my life I

career now this stage of my life I

career now this stage of my life I realized that we have to stand up for

realized that we have to stand up for

realized that we have to stand up for what we believe in inside

what we believe in inside

what we believe in inside we are all born with a destiny to

we are all born with a destiny to

we are all born with a destiny to manifest and then we have faith in it

manifest and then we have faith in it

manifest and then we have faith in it and we stand up for it it helps us

and we stand up for it it helps us

and we stand up for it it helps us achieve success in many stages of our

achieve success in many stages of our

achieve success in many stages of our lives so this was the first stage I went

lives so this was the first stage I went

lives so this was the first stage I went through the next thing so position often

through the next thing so position often

through the next thing so position often brings a lot of fear inside us so

brings a lot of fear inside us so

brings a lot of fear inside us so another crucial stage that we have in

another crucial stage that we have in

another crucial stage that we have in our life is to choose our life partner

our life is to choose our life partner

our life is to choose our life partner so in a typical Indian family the moment

so in a typical Indian family the moment

so in a typical Indian family the moment you decide that you have to get marriage

you decide that you have to get marriage

you decide that you have to get marriage you have all the people around telling

you have all the people around telling

you have all the people around telling you all sorts of things and instead of

you all sorts of things and instead of

you all sorts of things and instead of sort of fear insight so somebody will

sort of fear insight so somebody will

sort of fear insight so somebody will tell you oh if you couldn’t Lee doesn’t

tell you oh if you couldn’t Lee doesn’t

tell you oh if you couldn’t Lee doesn’t match something wrong will happen if

match something wrong will happen if

match something wrong will happen if your profession doesn’t match or if the

your profession doesn’t match or if the

your profession doesn’t match or if the business is not right something

business is not right something

business is not right something bad will happens if the city is not

bad will happens if the city is not

bad will happens if the city is not right something bad will happen

right something bad will happen

right something bad will happen same thing happened to me when I decided

same thing happened to me when I decided

same thing happened to me when I decided to get married I had everybody around

to get married I had everybody around

to get married I had everybody around telling me all sorts of things and

telling me all sorts of things and

telling me all sorts of things and instilling so much fear in sight I chose

instilling so much fear in sight I chose

instilling so much fear in sight I chose my life partner everything was going

my life partner everything was going

my life partner everything was going fine until one of the astrologer said

fine until one of the astrologer said

fine until one of the astrologer said that your marriage will not last for

that your marriage will not last for

that your marriage will not last for more than six months friends unhappily

more than six months friends unhappily

more than six months friends unhappily marriage for the last 13 years my

marriage for the last 13 years my

marriage for the last 13 years my husband is right here happily married

husband is right here happily married

husband is right here happily married with three beautiful kids and with is

with three beautiful kids and with is

with three beautiful kids and with is not even a single thought of breaking

not even a single thought of breaking

not even a single thought of breaking the marriage sojourn I realized that

the marriage sojourn I realized that

the marriage sojourn I realized that superstition is brings a lot of fear so

superstition is brings a lot of fear so

superstition is brings a lot of fear so when we say no an astrologer said

when we say no an astrologer said

when we say no an astrologer said something or somebody said something but

something or somebody said something but

something or somebody said something but if you break that card we as human

if you break that card we as human

if you break that card we as human beings has a power have the power to

beings has a power have the power to

beings has a power have the power to think and whenever we make a thought

think and whenever we make a thought

think and whenever we make a thought whatever we put faith whenever we put

whatever we put faith whenever we put

whatever we put faith whenever we put faith in back thought that turns out to

faith in back thought that turns out to

faith in back thought that turns out to be a reality so when we decided to get

be a reality so when we decided to get

be a reality so when we decided to get married we decided that it’s okay

married we decided that it’s okay

married we decided that it’s okay whatever comes we will fight it away and

whatever comes we will fight it away and

whatever comes we will fight it away and we had confidence in the love and the

we had confidence in the love and the

we had confidence in the love and the bonding that we shared and we stood up

bonding that we shared and we stood up

bonding that we shared and we stood up for it and got married and we are

for it and got married and we are

for it and got married and we are successful about it today

superstitious mind actually superstition

superstitious mind actually superstition is not just about a gemstone or

is not just about a gemstone or

is not just about a gemstone or direction or maybe a coin or maybe

direction or maybe a coin or maybe

direction or maybe a coin or maybe certain colors or maybe certain numbers

certain colors or maybe certain numbers

certain colors or maybe certain numbers superstition is actually a mental block

superstition is actually a mental block

superstition is actually a mental block that block which stops you from seeing

that block which stops you from seeing

that block which stops you from seeing reality so whenever we accept rumors

reality so whenever we accept rumors

reality so whenever we accept rumors whenever we accept any information

whenever we accept any information

whenever we accept any information without filtering it without validating

without filtering it without validating

without filtering it without validating it it turns into a superstition

it it turns into a superstition

it it turns into a superstition so superstition is often attached to

so superstition is often attached to

so superstition is often attached to form whereas faith is attached to a

form whereas faith is attached to a

form whereas faith is attached to a sense so we are going to discuss

sense so we are going to discuss

sense so we are going to discuss something in detail about this all of us

something in detail about this all of us

something in detail about this all of us have heard about the law of karma in

have heard about the law of karma in

have heard about the law of karma in fact even if you ask the small kid today

fact even if you ask the small kid today

fact even if you ask the small kid today everybody knows what you saw is what you

everybody knows what you saw is what you

everybody knows what you saw is what you read what goes around what comes out but

read what goes around what comes out but

read what goes around what comes out but how many of us truly have faith in this

how many of us truly have faith in this

how many of us truly have faith in this love

love

love so the moment I started having faith in

so the moment I started having faith in

so the moment I started having faith in this law my life took another turn and

this law my life took another turn and

this law my life took another turn and I’m going to share some stories here I

I’m going to share some stories here I

I’m going to share some stories here I learned it from my spiritual teacher GMC

learned it from my spiritual teacher GMC

learned it from my spiritual teacher GMC KS but how to apply the law of karma in

KS but how to apply the law of karma in

KS but how to apply the law of karma in our life and have faith in this lot

our life and have faith in this lot

our life and have faith in this lot so then the next page of my life I was

so then the next page of my life I was

so then the next page of my life I was going through some relationship problems

going through some relationship problems

going through some relationship problems I would stay away from many people there

I would stay away from many people there

I would stay away from many people there are a bit list of people whom I would

are a bit list of people whom I would

are a bit list of people whom I would not like I’m making my own distance from

not like I’m making my own distance from

not like I’m making my own distance from them I would have certain amount of

them I would have certain amount of

them I would have certain amount of relationship problems with them again I

relationship problems with them again I

relationship problems with them again I ask myself why am I feeling like this

ask myself why am I feeling like this

ask myself why am I feeling like this why I’m not comfortable with all types

why I’m not comfortable with all types

why I’m not comfortable with all types of people and then I realized that if

of people and then I realized that if

of people and then I realized that if anybody is judging me always passing the

anybody is judging me always passing the

anybody is judging me always passing the comment on the way I’m living my life or

comment on the way I’m living my life or

comment on the way I’m living my life or on the lifestyle that I have all of the

on the lifestyle that I have all of the

on the lifestyle that I have all of the choices that I make any time somebody

choices that I make any time somebody

choices that I make any time somebody pokes me or comments or judges me on my

pokes me or comments or judges me on my

pokes me or comments or judges me on my life side I would stay away from those

life side I would stay away from those

life side I would stay away from those people and ask myself what is bothering

people and ask myself what is bothering

people and ask myself what is bothering me

me

me what is triggering me and I realized

what is triggering me and I realized

what is triggering me and I realized that judgments would bother me a lot now

that judgments would bother me a lot now

that judgments would bother me a lot now if we truly implements the law of karma

if we truly implements the law of karma

if we truly implements the law of karma in our life if I’m reaping judgments

in our life if I’m reaping judgments

in our life if I’m reaping judgments that means I’m sowing them to somewhere

that means I’m sowing them to somewhere

that means I’m sowing them to somewhere if we have faith in the law if we are

if we have faith in the law if we are

if we have faith in the law if we are not sowing something we cannot leave it

not sowing something we cannot leave it

not sowing something we cannot leave it so then I try to see my life where am i

so then I try to see my life where am i

so then I try to see my life where am i showing this and in my inner reflection

showing this and in my inner reflection

showing this and in my inner reflection I realized that I was sowing judgments I

I realized that I was sowing judgments I

I realized that I was sowing judgments I think almost all the time and I think I

think almost all the time and I think I

think almost all the time and I think I was very good at that like even if I’m

was very good at that like even if I’m

was very good at that like even if I’m going to a shopping mall my mind will

going to a shopping mall my mind will

going to a shopping mall my mind will keep passing judgments on all the people

keep passing judgments on all the people

keep passing judgments on all the people that would pass by oh this person looks

that would pass by oh this person looks

that would pass by oh this person looks like

like

like that disposes looks good this person

that disposes looks good this person

that disposes looks good this person looks bad this person has worn something

looks bad this person has worn something

looks bad this person has worn something nice continuously if I’m sitting with my

nice continuously if I’m sitting with my

nice continuously if I’m sitting with my family the family members are talking

family the family members are talking

family the family members are talking about something my mind would keep

about something my mind would keep

about something my mind would keep passing comments and judgments and then

passing comments and judgments and then

passing comments and judgments and then I realized that I was doing it all the

I realized that I was doing it all the

I realized that I was doing it all the time

time

time sometimes verbally and sometimes

sometimes verbally and sometimes

sometimes verbally and sometimes mentally and the moment this realization

mentally and the moment this realization

mentally and the moment this realization came I realized that I need to stop this

came I realized that I need to stop this

came I realized that I need to stop this and guess what when I stop this and that

and guess what when I stop this and that

and guess what when I stop this and that phase of my life

phase of my life

phase of my life I was suffering with asthma it’s a

I was suffering with asthma it’s a

I was suffering with asthma it’s a breathing disease and my disease just

breathing disease and my disease just

breathing disease and my disease just disappeared simply because I had so much

disappeared simply because I had so much

disappeared simply because I had so much peace inside so much happiness inside

peace inside so much happiness inside

peace inside so much happiness inside and my mind was no more occupied by

and my mind was no more occupied by

and my mind was no more occupied by judging what others are doing what

judging what others are doing what

judging what others are doing what others are saying but it was occupied in

others are saying but it was occupied in

others are saying but it was occupied in just accepting people as they are so

just accepting people as they are so

just accepting people as they are so this was one amazing realization and a

this was one amazing realization and a

this was one amazing realization and a very good phase of my life the second

very good phase of my life the second

very good phase of my life the second one so in my profession I often meet

one so in my profession I often meet

one so in my profession I often meet people where people come for healing

people where people come for healing

people where people come for healing they come for counseling and they’re

they come for counseling and they’re

they come for counseling and they’re looking for some light in their life so

looking for some light in their life so

looking for some light in their life so I had an amazing experience so once

I had an amazing experience so once

I had an amazing experience so once there was this lady who came up to me

there was this lady who came up to me

there was this lady who came up to me and she was feeling very sad and very

and she was feeling very sad and very

and she was feeling very sad and very depressed so I asked her why are you

depressed so I asked her why are you

depressed so I asked her why are you feeling like this so she said that I do

feeling like this so she said that I do

feeling like this so she said that I do a lot of hard work I work in my house I

a lot of hard work I work in my house I

a lot of hard work I work in my house I do I have a very good career a very good

do I have a very good career a very good

do I have a very good career a very good profession but nobody appreciates me

profession but nobody appreciates me

profession but nobody appreciates me nobody gives me credit for all the hard

nobody gives me credit for all the hard

nobody gives me credit for all the hard work that I am doing she went on and on

work that I am doing she went on and on

work that I am doing she went on and on to give me enough validations and proofs

to give me enough validations and proofs

to give me enough validations and proofs of how she was working hard but nobody

of how she was working hard but nobody

of how she was working hard but nobody around was appreciating her or

around was appreciating her or

around was appreciating her or recognizing her efforts this whole thing

recognizing her efforts this whole thing

recognizing her efforts this whole thing created a lot of uneasiness and

created a lot of uneasiness and

created a lot of uneasiness and depression inside her now I started

depression inside her now I started

depression inside her now I started apply this law of Carmack’s are having

apply this law of Carmack’s are having

apply this law of Carmack’s are having this faith in the law of karma in my

this faith in the law of karma in my

this faith in the law of karma in my life and I thought but why not help our

life and I thought but why not help our

life and I thought but why not help our patients who come to the healing center

patients who come to the healing center

patients who come to the healing center with the same law so I told her that do

with the same law so I told her that do

with the same law so I told her that do you appreciate people and give them

you appreciate people and give them

you appreciate people and give them recognition and credits when they do

recognition and credits when they do

recognition and credits when they do something nice she said yes of course I

something nice she said yes of course I

something nice she said yes of course I do

do

do I still have down to that statement so I

I still have down to that statement so I

I still have down to that statement so I gave her a pen and a paper and I told

gave her a pen and a paper and I told

gave her a pen and a paper and I told her why don’t you write all the

her why don’t you write all the

her why don’t you write all the appreciations and recognition that you

appreciations and recognition that you

appreciations and recognition that you have given to people in the last 10 days

have given to people in the last 10 days

have given to people in the last 10 days and guess what she was like she could

and guess what she was like she could

and guess what she was like she could not recollect anything and then I could

not recollect anything and then I could

not recollect anything and then I could see it on her face that she got the

see it on her face that she got the

see it on her face that she got the answer as to why she was not reaping

answer as to why she was not reaping

answer as to why she was not reaping appreciation and credits so I told her

appreciation and credits so I told her

appreciation and credits so I told her it’s never too late why don’t you start

it’s never too late why don’t you start

it’s never too late why don’t you start it now why don’t you start appreciating

it now why don’t you start appreciating

it now why don’t you start appreciating people give credits to people for the

people give credits to people for the

people give credits to people for the good things that they are doing she

good things that they are doing she

good things that they are doing she started doing that she was a good

started doing that she was a good

started doing that she was a good student she started doing that and I

student she started doing that and I

student she started doing that and I received a call from her after one week

received a call from her after one week

received a call from her after one week and she was so much filled with joy so

and she was so much filled with joy so

and she was so much filled with joy so much filled with happiness then suddenly

much filled with happiness then suddenly

much filled with happiness then suddenly people around her started recognizing

people around her started recognizing

people around her started recognizing her so I was appreciating her for the

her so I was appreciating her for the

her so I was appreciating her for the efforts that she was doing and then she

efforts that she was doing and then she

efforts that she was doing and then she didn’t like I never knew that it was so

didn’t like I never knew that it was so

didn’t like I never knew that it was so simple

simple

simple friends this is a law made by God or by

friends this is a law made by God or by

friends this is a law made by God or by universe even if you don’t believe in

universe even if you don’t believe in

universe even if you don’t believe in God made by universe and if we just

God made by universe and if we just

God made by universe and if we just follow it the results will come it will

follow it the results will come it will

follow it the results will come it will be shown become now what is one fruit

be shown become now what is one fruit

be shown become now what is one fruit that everybody wants to reap including

that everybody wants to reap including

that everybody wants to reap including me that is the fruit of success right

me that is the fruit of success right

me that is the fruit of success right all of us want to reap success so again

all of us want to reap success so again

all of us want to reap success so again in the like around five years back we

in the like around five years back we

in the like around five years back we will

in the because in my hands so if I would

in the because in my hands so if I would like to share so I get a list of all the

like to share so I get a list of all the

like to share so I get a list of all the seats failure was

[Music]

[Music] I was in uniform but you cannot open the

I was in uniform but you cannot open the

I was in uniform but you cannot open the energy distance between so then either

energy distance between so then either

energy distance between so then either these are what you call as the seeds of

these are what you call as the seeds of

these are what you call as the seeds of failure so number one be happy

as in there

as in there [Music]

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