A lot of people don't know how to pull themselves out of their

“A lot of people don't know how to pull themselves out of their rut and how to change realities. In technology, you routinely have an 'upgrade' for your phones and computers. Our personal inner software needs upgrading too.” – Pooja Bedi

In these radiant words, Pooja Bedi speaks not merely of machines and programs, but of the spirit within each human being—the living consciousness that hungers for renewal. Her quote, though dressed in the language of the modern world, is rooted in ancient wisdom. For centuries, sages and seekers have spoken of the need to renew the mind, to cleanse the heart, and to awaken the soul. Bedi, with the insight of a modern mystic, reminds us that just as our devices require an upgrade to perform better, so too must our inner selves evolve to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world.

In this age of glowing screens and humming machines, people rush to update their phones, polish their profiles, and master the latest technologies. Yet how few pause to examine the outdated programs of the mind—the fears, the grudges, the limiting beliefs—that keep them trapped in cycles of pain and monotony! Bedi’s wisdom calls upon us to look inward and ask: what systems within us are still running on old code? What parts of our spirit have frozen under the weight of habit? For she knows that every person carries within them both the problem and the potential for transformation.

In the days of the ancients, there lived a philosopher named Marcus Aurelius, emperor of Rome, who faced endless wars and personal loss. Yet in his solitude, he wrote: “The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.” Like Bedi’s teaching, his words reflect the truth that we cannot change the world until we change the self. When his empire faltered, he did not despair; he simply upgraded the system within—discipline, patience, understanding. And so he ruled not by sword alone, but by mastery of the mind.

The rut, as Bedi describes, is a silent trap. It is not a prison made of stone, but of repetition—of thoughts that circle without end, of fears that whisper we cannot grow. To be caught in it is to live with the body awake but the spirit asleep. The ancients would call this the “stillness of the soul’s wheel.” Yet Bedi offers a remedy born of both modern wisdom and eternal truth: perform an inner upgrade. Refresh your thoughts. Replace resentment with gratitude, fear with courage, routine with purpose. For life, like technology, evolves—those who do not evolve with it are left behind in the dust of their own habits.

Consider also the story of Helen Keller, a woman born blind and deaf, who could have lived forever imprisoned within her limitations. But through the fierce guidance of Anne Sullivan, she learned not only to communicate but to think anew. Each day she rewrote the software of her inner being, turning darkness into light. Her life became a testament to the truth that no obstacle is greater than the will to transform. She upgraded her inner world until even silence and blindness could no longer confine her soul.

Pooja Bedi’s message is both timeless and urgent. We live in an era where the outer world changes faster than our hearts can follow. We must therefore become conscious architects of our evolution. If our phones demand updates, how much more do our spirits? When we feel lost, we must not wait for the world to shift—we must shift ourselves. Learn something new. Forgive an old wound. Break a useless pattern. Delete the virus of self-doubt. Install the program of self-belief. For this is the sacred art of renewal.

The lesson is clear: growth is not automatic; it is intentional. Just as the body needs nourishment and the mind needs learning, the soul needs upgrading. Each morning, ask yourself, “What version of me will live this day?” Do not fear change; embrace it as the sculptor embraces the chisel. For every upgrade of the inner world brings us closer to wisdom, peace, and power. When you evolve within, the outer world bends to match your light.

So let Pooja Bedi’s words echo as a mantra for all who seek awakening: “Our personal inner software needs upgrading too.” The body may age, the world may shift, but the soul—ever luminous—can renew itself endlessly. Be your own creator, your own engineer, your own sage. For when you upgrade your spirit, you do not merely change your life—you transform reality itself.