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REAL LIFE

Changingthe selfLike a lot of people

from my generation, Igrew up believing that

life is really hard and

that only a select few

born with silver spoons

in their mouths have it

easy. I believed in luck,

astrology and karma as

playing a pivotal role in

a persons success. I

had completely given

up on the idea ofbeing financially

abundant and

successful. It was

during a very clueless

phase, that I started

reading a lot of books

on success,

achievement and all-

round abundance. And

slowly, I realised that

everyone is deserving

and capable of

astounding success. Toachieve this change, the

biggest thing I had to

do was change my

belief-system.

Facing lifeInitially, it was very

scary. I woke up one

morning and realised

that most of my past

beliefs were wrong! But

on the flipside, it was arelief. One book that

made a deep impact on

my mind wasAsk and

it is givenby Abraham

Hicks. It said that a

belief is just a practised

thought. That

resonated with me

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Howonething

KRISHNA MARATHEDETERMINED SPIRIT

changed m y life

oming from a middle-class family, 32-year-old musician Krishna Marathe had neverthought that she would reach dizzyingheights in her career until she completelychanged the very way she thought. Hereshow changing her perspective turned her lifearound. Over to Krishna.

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because I came to the

conclusion that most of the

beliefs were not even my own!

They became mine because

they were repeatedly said to

me. When my beliefs started

changing, my life changed too.

The big changeBelonging to a middle-class,

spiritual household, I had

heard the phrase desire brings

misery many times over. Therewas this guitar that I wanted to

buy. But this brilliant piece of

engineering was way beyond

my budget. It suddenly

occurred to me that I should

be able to upgrade my music,

my livelihood, without any

financial planning. I was

miserable even without any

fancy desires. That experience

turned things around for me. Iread in the book that desire in

itself doesnt bring misery; its

the belief that the desire will

not be fulfilled which brings

misery. That logic hit me like a

freight train and my life

changed.

Renewed attitudeI have started to believe thathumility is overrated in

middle-class households,

and we dont teach our

children the importance of

healthy self-confidence.

Self-belief is what changes

the whole game. Luck,

destiny, karma may or may

not be true; but self-belief

always works. Like Henry

Ford says, Whether you

think you can, or you think

you cant - youre right.

Music my firstlove and livelihoodI am a full-time guitarist and

singer-songwriter now. I have

just released my debut album,

Soul Hum,with the Art of

Living and I would classify its

genre as spiritual rock. I alsoplay live satsangconcerts for a

living. I really enjoy what I do

and its safe to assume that I

have 100 per cent job

satisfaction!