Everything in the universe is in vibration. Laws in physics and astronomy and deep insights by mystics confirm this.

Bodies, cells and atoms, too, are creatures of complex vibrations.

A wrong meal means wrong vibration and the stimulation of better-subdued forces.

Water and fire in disharmony. Too little Yin or Yang. Unbalanced levels of female or male energy.

But adjusting vibrations, octave or pitch, is possible.

It takes moral empathy to balance the cold logic of skills and self-awareness in finding security. We are individuals but also members of communities.

‘Good Vibrations’ is a good goal in life.

Sustainable lifestyles, no matter the persuasion, have in common the fact that they offer a key to the long and winding, energising, and magic road to the mystery of the universe: discipline.

Know the traffic rules to get a driver’s license. Graduation includes personal ability and community approval. For example, drinking is allowed, but driving drunk in public can have consequences; driving inebriated may be dangerous to self and others.

One consumes animal worldviews: the vibrations of a chase or hunt, the fears in adrenaline at an abattoir – the nightmares of being caged.
The truth is surprisingly simple: you are what you eat.

If one is unhappy with society’s storms, calm the internal winds first and then look again. It may be a gale in one’s teacup or expose a fundamental flaw or need in the community.

Society is still predominantly an omnivore collective with the features of affected organisms. It sometimes thinks like packs of wild dogs, but it may also cater to opportunist economies, selectively enforcing power through lobbying, dark money, intolerant rules, secret deals, etc.

No wonder many people complain of double standards.

The secret of vibration is neither the leaf in the wind nor the rock in the surf, but both.

Go with inner feelings. Deep down in our hearts, we already know.
Why else pursue sustainable lifestyles?

Since the materialist often circumnavigates the rules or outright cheats, the path to so-called ‘success’ is paved by opportunism: vibrations that flaunt the moral codes of togetherness.

Success may buy temporary comfort in life, but it doesn’t often make a person happy.

Meanwhile, a less ‘successful’ but wholesome person can balance themselves and their family, possibly learning to live on little but valuing all experiences and liking nature.

The individual who tries to maximise their personal wants against community desires, often fails in the end. Indeed, some individuals may elude legal consequences but cannot escape their own conscience or judgment.

It may feel fine to win confrontations and satisfy immediate gratification, but the bill will be presented.

What goes up must come down. The forceful approach may succeed momentarily, but the best memories count in the long term.

To fly a kite, one needs mild wind.

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Opinion piece by our contributor, Anand Gandharva.

Image owner, ED.