6 January 2009
Thoughts
It is very easy in life to have more than others but what works in life is when you have MORE FOR OTHERS
THE MOMENT IS WHAT IT IS
One of the most famous discourses Buddha gave was when he sat to give his speech to the sangat , and without uttering a single word, he just raised a flower in his hand.
He held it there for a moment, and then he left.
That was all he had to say.
Only one among the thousands that had gathered to hear him understood the profound hidden meaning of his gesture.
On realizing it, he became enlightened.
Buddha was teaching that all we have is this moment.
In this moment, everything is perfect.
There are no creations of the mind, no problems – just awareness of this flower in the stillness of the mind.
Outside the moment, life is suffering.
He held it there for a moment, and then he left.
That was all he had to say.
Only one among the thousands that had gathered to hear him understood the profound hidden meaning of his gesture.
On realizing it, he became enlightened.
Buddha was teaching that all we have is this moment.
In this moment, everything is perfect.
There are no creations of the mind, no problems – just awareness of this flower in the stillness of the mind.
Outside the moment, life is suffering.
Somebody - Nobody
When a SOMEBODY does SOMETHING - Nothing will happen.
When a NOBODY does NOTHING - Everything will happen.
Let your Action be merely the byproduct of your INACTION, and not allow your ACTION to make you INACTIVE.
Let your Inaction bring out the SIGNIFICANCE and RELEVANCE of your ACTS (ACTIONS) and not not your ACTIONS lead you to insignificance and irrelevance.
When a NOBODY does NOTHING - Everything will happen.
Let your Action be merely the byproduct of your INACTION, and not allow your ACTION to make you INACTIVE.
Let your Inaction bring out the SIGNIFICANCE and RELEVANCE of your ACTS (ACTIONS) and not not your ACTIONS lead you to insignificance and irrelevance.
Dumb Decision, Intelligent Decision or Wise Decision.
When any dispute, dislike, miscommunication or misunderstanding arises in a relation one can take a
Dumb Decision, Intelligent Decision or Wise Decision.
Dumb decision would be to remain stuck with the issue and keep resisting it either passively or actively. Make your togetherness with that person conditional and go on insisting and demanding the change. By this we give the POWER of our life to that person and situation and convey that he is the authority over us.
Intelligent decision would be to Accept that neither you are able to change the situation the way you want and nor you are able to accept the situation or other persons perception about the situation, and go for a mutual termination of that relation with grace and respect rather than hurt and accuses. By this we take the charge of our lives and allow us the POWER to shape our lives.
Wise decision ……. I leave it to you as wisdom comes from within and cannot be given by anyone else. Only the clue I can share is the wise decision allows you to EMPOWER neither that person only (as in first case) nor you (as in second case) but the RELATIONSHIP ITSELF.
Dumb Decision, Intelligent Decision or Wise Decision.
Dumb decision would be to remain stuck with the issue and keep resisting it either passively or actively. Make your togetherness with that person conditional and go on insisting and demanding the change. By this we give the POWER of our life to that person and situation and convey that he is the authority over us.
Intelligent decision would be to Accept that neither you are able to change the situation the way you want and nor you are able to accept the situation or other persons perception about the situation, and go for a mutual termination of that relation with grace and respect rather than hurt and accuses. By this we take the charge of our lives and allow us the POWER to shape our lives.
Wise decision ……. I leave it to you as wisdom comes from within and cannot be given by anyone else. Only the clue I can share is the wise decision allows you to EMPOWER neither that person only (as in first case) nor you (as in second case) but the RELATIONSHIP ITSELF.
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