India, Aug. 3 -- Life's real journey is from a frustrated 'I don't know' to a blissful one filled with wonder. Astonishment awakens us, dissolves dullness, and reveals the infinite beauty woven through creation. In that space, awareness expands and consciousness blossoms

Life is a journey from a frustrated "I don't know to a beautiful 'I don't know!' If you are amazed, astonished, wonderstruck, just close your eyes with a smile and stay in it. Astonishment is the beginning of one's spiritual journey. It is amazing how this creation is so full of astonishing things, but we take them for granted. That is when inertia dawns and dullness sets in. Tamas, or lethargy, increases, and we become inactive and unaware.

A sense of astonishment brin...