The Forgotten Harmony: A Story of Life-Is and Self-Me.
🌱 Prologue: The Whisper of Life.
Once upon a time, in a quiet village surrounded by forests and rivers, there lived a little boy named Aarav. From his childhood, Aarav loved watching animals, birds, and trees. He noticed something peculiar:
🐦 Birds sang at dawn without fear of tomorrow.
🌳 Trees swayed with the wind, never worrying whether the wind was too strong or too weak.
🐕 Dogs played freely, their tails wagging in pure joy.
Every being seemed to live in a natural rhythm — as if they knew a secret harmony.
But when Aarav looked at people — his parents, neighbors, teachers — he saw something different. They were often stressed, comparing themselves to others, rushing for more money, and worrying about the future.
One night, lying under the starlit sky, Aarav whispered:
“Why do humans live with so much disharmony while all other beings live so freely?” 🌌
That question followed Aarav throughout his life.
👶 Chapter 1: Born in Harmony.
Aarav’s grandfather once told him:
“My child, when a baby is born, it comes with pure harmony. Its breath is the rhythm of Life-Is, and its smile is the innocence of Self-Me.”
💡 At birth, every human is like any other creature — in perfect synergy.
- The baby doesn’t compare itself with other babies.
- It doesn’t worry about tomorrow.
- It doesn’t chase material things.
Life-Is (cosmic consciousness 🌌) and Self-Me (individual existence 🧍) flow together like two rivers merging as one.
But as Aarav grew older, he saw how humans gradually lost this harmony.
🎭 Chapter 2: The Masks of Self-Me.
By the time Aarav was 10, he noticed how children in school were taught to compete.
- “You must be first in class!” 📚
- “Look at Sharma ji’s son, he is smarter than you!” 👀
- “Without money and success, life is nothing!” 💼
Each phrase became a mask that children wore on their Self-Me.
🌊 The natural flow of Life-Is was still there, but now the masks started blocking it. Aarav realized that disharmony begins when Self-Me forgets it is part of Life-Is and starts believing it is only the mask.
Other beings didn’t need masks. 🐾 A sparrow never pretended to be a peacock. A tree never compared itself with another tree. But humans? They wore masks every day.
⏳ Chapter 3: Trapped in Time.
When Aarav turned 18, his thoughts were filled with the past and future.
- “I should have studied harder in school.” 📖
- “What if I fail in college?” 🎓
- “How will my career shape up?” 💼
He felt pulled like a rope between yesterday’s regrets and tomorrow’s worries.
One day, he sat by the river and saw fish swimming joyfully. 🐟
They weren’t worried about the past or the future — they simply swam in the flow of Now.
🌌 Aarav understood:
Life-Is is always present. But Self-Me lives in illusions of past and future. This time-trap creates disharmony.
⚔️ Chapter 4: The Desire to Control.
As Aarav grew older, he entered the corporate world. He worked hard, earned promotions, and tried to control everything — his career, relationships, even his health.
- But Life-Is had its own flow. 🌊
- A sudden illness shook him. 🏥
- A close friend betrayed him. 💔
- A business project collapsed despite his effort. 📉
He realized the truth: Self-Me craves control, but Life-Is moves in its own rhythm.
Other beings, like birds migrating in winter or trees shedding leaves in autumn, simply flow with Life-Is. 🌿 But humans resist. That resistance creates friction — the spark of disharmony.
🏃 Chapter 5: Comparison and Competition.
At 30, Aarav saw his friends buying cars 🚗, houses 🏠, and expensive phones 📱. He compared himself constantly.
- “Am I doing enough?”
- “Why is he ahead of me?”
- “When will I reach that level?”
Comparison turned into competition. Competition fueled endless aspirations. Aspirations led to overwork and exhaustion.
He felt like a hamster running in a wheel 🐹 — moving fast but going nowhere.
🌼 Meanwhile, a butterfly outside his window fluttered freely from flower to flower 🌸. It didn’t compete with other butterflies. It simply lived.
Self-Me’s endless comparison and competition disconnect it from Life-Is’s effortless joy.
🏭 Chapter 6: The Trap of Materialism.
By 35, Aarav had money. He bought gadgets, branded clothes, and traveled to exotic places. But deep inside, there was still emptiness.
He consumed more and more — food 🍔, entertainment 📺, social media 📱 — but the emptiness only grew.
One night, his grandmother said:
“Consumption fills your hands but not your heart. Only Life-Is can fill the emptiness within Self-Me.”
Aarav realized: Other beings take only what they need. But humans, driven by Self-Me’s greed, consume endlessly and lose touch with Life-Is.
🧠 Chapter 7: The Prison of Overthinking.
At 40, Aarav’s mind never stopped. He analyzed everything:
- “Why did my boss say that?”
- “What if my child doesn’t succeed?”
- “Should I invest in stocks or property?”
Overthinking created storms 🌪️ in his head. He couldn’t sleep peacefully.
But when he looked at his dog sleeping soundly 🐶, he wondered:
“How can animals rest so easily while humans keep struggling with thoughts?”
The answer came from within: Self-Me creates mental noise; Life-Is is silent presence. Harmony is lost in the storm of thoughts.
🌪️ Chapter 8: Ego and Social Roles.
At 45, Aarav was a respected manager, father, husband, and community member. But his ego grew with every role.
- “I am successful.”
- “I am important.”
- “I know better than others.”
Yet with ego came fear of losing everything. The more he identified with roles, the more fragile he felt.
🌱 Other beings didn’t carry this burden. A cat remained a cat. 🐱 A tree remained a tree. 🌳 They didn’t cling to roles or egos.
Self-Me’s ego blocks Life-Is’s infinite humility.
💀 Chapter 9: Fear of Death.
At 50, Aarav began fearing death.
- “What will happen to me?”
- “Will I exist after death?”
- “Can money or rituals save me?”
Existential anxiety kept him restless. He saw others visiting temples, priests, and gurus, seeking guarantees against death.
But when he saw autumn leaves falling 🍂, he noticed they fell without fear, becoming soil for new life. Life-Is continued its cycle endlessly.
Other beings died naturally in Life’s embrace. Humans alone resisted, fearing the inevitable. That fear deepened disharmony.
📜 Chapter 10: External Religion vs Inner Awareness.
To ease his fear, Aarav turned to religion. He followed rituals, donated money, and prayed to gods. Yet he felt no inner peace.
One day, a wise sage told him:
“You seek Life-Is outside in rituals, but Life-Is is already breathing inside you.” 🌬️
Aarav realized: True harmony doesn’t come from external religion but from mindful awareness of Life-Is within Self-Me.
🌌 Chapter 11: The Turning Point – Chetasyog.
At 55, Aarav discovered Chetasyog. Unlike religions, philosophies, or therapies, Chetasyog didn’t ask him to believe or follow rituals.
It simply showed him how to observe Life-Is in every moment of Self-Me:
- In each breath 🌬️
- In each heartbeat ❤️
- In each sunrise 🌅
- In each relationship 🤝
Slowly, the masks fell. His mind quieted. His fear reduced. He began experiencing the harmony he had seen in birds and trees as a child.
🌈 Chapter 12: Living in Harmony.
By 70, Aarav wasn’t chasing wealth, status, or control anymore. He lived simply. He smiled more. He felt connected to Life-Is flowing within him and all around.
When people asked, “What is the secret of your peace?” he replied:
“Chetasyog — the mindful awareness of Life-Is and Self-Me in harmony.”
He explained that disharmony comes from:
1. Identification with Self-Me 🎭
2. Conditioned mindsets 🧠
3. Illusion of time ⏳
4. Desire for control ⚔️
5. Comparison and competition ⚖️
6. Over-consumption 🏭
7. Overthinking 🌪️
8. Ego and roles 🪞
9. Fear of death 💀
10. Reliance on external religion 📜
11. Lack of direct experience 🌀
12. Disconnection from nature 🌳
13. Emotional baggage 💔
But harmony returns when we awaken to Life-Is within Self-Me. 🌟
🌅 Epilogue: The Whisper Returns.
One evening, sitting under the same starlit sky where he once questioned life, Aarav felt the answer clearly:
“All beings live in harmony because they never forget they are Life-Is. Humans forget — but they can remember. That remembrance is Chetasyog.”
And in that moment, Aarav no longer feared death, for he knew:
Life-Is never dies. Self-Me only returns to its source. 🌌
🌸 Closing Reflection.
The story of Aarav is the story of every human being.
We are all born in harmony, lose it in the noise of life, and seek it again in different ways.
Chetasyog is the gentle path that reminds us:
✨ You are not just Self-Me.
✨ You are Life-Is flowing through Self-Me.
✨ Harmony is your natural state.