Varun Gehlot
@varungehlot.bsky.social
Experienced Meditator (10+ years)
Founder @ http://silentrevolution.in 🌱
Helping Individuals Grow in Self-awareness Through Meditation. ✨
Founder @ http://silentrevolution.in 🌱
Helping Individuals Grow in Self-awareness Through Meditation. ✨
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Varun Gehlot
@varungehlot.bsky.social
· Oct 5
🧵 Meditation is just for peaceful and calm mind. WRONG! ❌
It is a science to evolve human beings to the greatest heights of experience and capability. An inner science to evolve and mature. Here's how. ⬇️ (1/6)
It is a science to evolve human beings to the greatest heights of experience and capability. An inner science to evolve and mature. Here's how. ⬇️ (1/6)
Peace doesn’t come from fixing every thought. It comes from seeing them without rushing to fix anything.
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Peace doesn’t come from fixing every thought. It comes from seeing them without rushing to fix anything.
People who embrace mistakes as learning opportunities have higher dopamine levels when they’re wrong. Your brain literally rewards curiosity over being right - being a lifelong learner is neurologically pleasurable.
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
People who embrace mistakes as learning opportunities have higher dopamine levels when they’re wrong. Your brain literally rewards curiosity over being right - being a lifelong learner is neurologically pleasurable.
Fulfillment comes less from chasing meaning and more from noticing it. Most days already contain fragments of what you’re running after.
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Fulfillment comes less from chasing meaning and more from noticing it. Most days already contain fragments of what you’re running after.
Spending money on experiences rather than things creates longer-lasting happiness because memories appreciate over time while possessions depreciate. Your brain gets better at remembering the good parts.
November 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Spending money on experiences rather than things creates longer-lasting happiness because memories appreciate over time while possessions depreciate. Your brain gets better at remembering the good parts.
Your brain can’t tell the difference between real and vividly imagined experiences. Mental practice activates the same neural pathways as actual practice - visualization isn’t just motivation, it’s training.
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Your brain can’t tell the difference between real and vividly imagined experiences. Mental practice activates the same neural pathways as actual practice - visualization isn’t just motivation, it’s training.
Optimism isn’t about ignoring problems. It’s about training your brain to look for possibilities even when it wants to shut down. That habit changes how reality feels.
November 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Optimism isn’t about ignoring problems. It’s about training your brain to look for possibilities even when it wants to shut down. That habit changes how reality feels.
Insecurity is the price you pay for being judgmental.
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Insecurity is the price you pay for being judgmental.
Joy isn’t found in big moments.
It’s built from how you interpret the small ones.
It’s built from how you interpret the small ones.
November 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Joy isn’t found in big moments.
It’s built from how you interpret the small ones.
It’s built from how you interpret the small ones.
Thinking about what’s going right trains your brain to notice more of it.
Attention decides your reality.
Attention decides your reality.
November 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Thinking about what’s going right trains your brain to notice more of it.
Attention decides your reality.
Attention decides your reality.
People who help others live longer. Studies show volunteering reduces mortality risk by 22% - being kind literally adds years to your life, not just life to your years.
November 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
People who help others live longer. Studies show volunteering reduces mortality risk by 22% - being kind literally adds years to your life, not just life to your years.
Expressing gratitude for just 5 minutes a day has been shown to increase long-term happiness by over 10%.
A simple ‘thank you’ rewires your brain for positivity.
A simple ‘thank you’ rewires your brain for positivity.
November 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Expressing gratitude for just 5 minutes a day has been shown to increase long-term happiness by over 10%.
A simple ‘thank you’ rewires your brain for positivity.
A simple ‘thank you’ rewires your brain for positivity.
Your brain can’t feel anxious and grateful at the same time.
Practicing gratitude rewires your mind for calm.
Practicing gratitude rewires your mind for calm.
November 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Your brain can’t feel anxious and grateful at the same time.
Practicing gratitude rewires your mind for calm.
Practicing gratitude rewires your mind for calm.
🧵 Meditation is just for peaceful and calm mind. WRONG! ❌
It is a science to evolve human beings to the greatest heights of experience and capability. An inner science to evolve and mature. Here's how. ⬇️ (1/6)
It is a science to evolve human beings to the greatest heights of experience and capability. An inner science to evolve and mature. Here's how. ⬇️ (1/6)
October 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🧵 Meditation is just for peaceful and calm mind. WRONG! ❌
It is a science to evolve human beings to the greatest heights of experience and capability. An inner science to evolve and mature. Here's how. ⬇️ (1/6)
It is a science to evolve human beings to the greatest heights of experience and capability. An inner science to evolve and mature. Here's how. ⬇️ (1/6)
Meditation isn’t about escaping thoughts.
It’s about training with them, the way weights train your muscles. Each sit is mental reps.
It’s about training with them, the way weights train your muscles. Each sit is mental reps.
October 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Meditation isn’t about escaping thoughts.
It’s about training with them, the way weights train your muscles. Each sit is mental reps.
It’s about training with them, the way weights train your muscles. Each sit is mental reps.
I thought discipline was my problem. It wasn’t. I just didn’t know where I was headed.
Clarity did more for me than any motivational trick ever could.
Clarity did more for me than any motivational trick ever could.
October 2, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I thought discipline was my problem. It wasn’t. I just didn’t know where I was headed.
Clarity did more for me than any motivational trick ever could.
Clarity did more for me than any motivational trick ever could.
Question what you know.
Notice what you feel.
Transcend what you believe.
Notice what you feel.
Transcend what you believe.
September 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Question what you know.
Notice what you feel.
Transcend what you believe.
Notice what you feel.
Transcend what you believe.
Silence strips away everything you think you are until only what's real remains.
Most people fear it because it tells the truth your busy mind has been hiding from you.
Most people fear it because it tells the truth your busy mind has been hiding from you.
September 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Silence strips away everything you think you are until only what's real remains.
Most people fear it because it tells the truth your busy mind has been hiding from you.
Most people fear it because it tells the truth your busy mind has been hiding from you.
Every selfish activity you do for your own growth is the most selfless thing you can do for humanity.
Because by growing and transforming yourself, you have already transformed a part of society.
Because by growing and transforming yourself, you have already transformed a part of society.
September 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Every selfish activity you do for your own growth is the most selfless thing you can do for humanity.
Because by growing and transforming yourself, you have already transformed a part of society.
Because by growing and transforming yourself, you have already transformed a part of society.
🧵 Q: What is the meaning of life?
The more importance we give to our intellect, the more we begin to see everything through it. Intellect is a mental faculty essential for survival, but not for thriving. (1/4)
The more importance we give to our intellect, the more we begin to see everything through it. Intellect is a mental faculty essential for survival, but not for thriving. (1/4)
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🧵 Q: What is the meaning of life?
The more importance we give to our intellect, the more we begin to see everything through it. Intellect is a mental faculty essential for survival, but not for thriving. (1/4)
The more importance we give to our intellect, the more we begin to see everything through it. Intellect is a mental faculty essential for survival, but not for thriving. (1/4)
🧵Can you feel peace without needing a reason?
Yes.
Peace does not come from a reason, it is your natural state when you stop tying your inner experience to outside conditions. (1/4)
Yes.
Peace does not come from a reason, it is your natural state when you stop tying your inner experience to outside conditions. (1/4)
August 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🧵Can you feel peace without needing a reason?
Yes.
Peace does not come from a reason, it is your natural state when you stop tying your inner experience to outside conditions. (1/4)
Yes.
Peace does not come from a reason, it is your natural state when you stop tying your inner experience to outside conditions. (1/4)
🧵 Can you truly be yourself if you've never spent time alone with yourself?
You cannot really be yourself if you have never been alone with yourself. Most of what you call ‘you’ is a collection of ideas and stories shaped by parents, teachers, and society. (1/4)
You cannot really be yourself if you have never been alone with yourself. Most of what you call ‘you’ is a collection of ideas and stories shaped by parents, teachers, and society. (1/4)
August 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🧵 Can you truly be yourself if you've never spent time alone with yourself?
You cannot really be yourself if you have never been alone with yourself. Most of what you call ‘you’ is a collection of ideas and stories shaped by parents, teachers, and society. (1/4)
You cannot really be yourself if you have never been alone with yourself. Most of what you call ‘you’ is a collection of ideas and stories shaped by parents, teachers, and society. (1/4)
🧵Why do we measure life by achievements instead of the depth of experience?
August 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🧵Why do we measure life by achievements instead of the depth of experience?
🧵What’s the real reason people resist sitting alone in silence? 😌
Most people avoid sitting alone in silence because, when everything goes quiet, all the stuff we’ve been pushing aside, our worries, regrets, doubts, comes rushing into our heads. (1/5)
Most people avoid sitting alone in silence because, when everything goes quiet, all the stuff we’ve been pushing aside, our worries, regrets, doubts, comes rushing into our heads. (1/5)
August 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🧵What’s the real reason people resist sitting alone in silence? 😌
Most people avoid sitting alone in silence because, when everything goes quiet, all the stuff we’ve been pushing aside, our worries, regrets, doubts, comes rushing into our heads. (1/5)
Most people avoid sitting alone in silence because, when everything goes quiet, all the stuff we’ve been pushing aside, our worries, regrets, doubts, comes rushing into our heads. (1/5)