Someone has very aptly said that life is very simple, but we make a success of complicating it. Man’s growing needs, greed, overpowering desire to control others, and possessing everything in sight lead him in only one direction  - a life full of complexities. More the desires, more the complications; more the complications, more the struggle. Is there a way out of life full of struggles then? Yes, there is!

As youngsters, we would cycle our way to school. Our town had a huge grains market, where farm tractors tugging trolleys full of grain was a common sight on the roads. Pedaling up to the rear of a trolley and holding onto a chain dangling at the rear end was a source of great thrill to us. It was our version of enjoying a free joy ride, as the tractor would pull us the rest of the way.

The Solution Unfolds
In this experience seems hidden a solution to one of life’s major problems. Re-enacting the whole experience, let us see how a very important aspect of life unfolds before our eyes. Holding onto the tractor-trolley frees a person from making an effort, as he cruises along gingerly. If a second cyclist holds on to the first cyclist, and a third to the second cyclist and so on, forming a chain of cyclists connected to the tractor-trolley, none of them would have to use extra energy to keep rolling on. The tractor acts as the primary source of energy. Now, if the first cyclist releases his hold, he would have to struggle to pull the chain of cyclists even a short distance, and the entire chain may come to a grinding halt.

Here is the key. Consider the first cyclist to be you, and the chain your family, friends, and associates. You are struggling in life because you are cut off from the primary source of energy. What and where is this source of energy? We are all connected to the source of Divine or Cosmic Energy through a thin cord called “antakharana” which enters our energy body through the sahasrara (crown) chakra. If we are connected to the source, then why are we struggling? The antakharana in most people is as thin as a strand of a spider’s web. To enhance the flow from a mere trickle to a gushing flow will require efforts to thicken the antakharana, which can be achieved through regular meditation. As the size of the antakharana grows, the energy flow improves and your struggles start to disappear.