A dear friend Letz, in his good morning message to me said: Regretting over Yesterday and Fear of Tomorrow are the two thieves which steal our Present! It cud not have been worded any better than that. Often we find ourselves reminiscing about the past be it triumphs or failures. Regretting about past actions. Maybe I shud have planted that tree 2 inches to the left or maybe i shud have woken up 2 minutes earlier yesterday or maybe i shud have knocked Sean's head when i had the chance...hmmm what delightful thots!
And we also have this constant fear for the unknown quantity. Tomorrow is always an unknown quantity. I have a friend who always tells me, I dont know whats going to happen to me tomorrow and i really dont know where i stand. I normally have only one thing to tell her. My dear, that same blazing sun you saw today will come out in all its brilliance tomorrow too and that the little bit of space that you need to stand on, will still be below your feet. Am I being too optimistic living in an uncertain world like ours?
Really, i refuse to get bogged down by negativity. Joey likes to say that I live dangerously. Joey and I hang out at the centre quite a bit and whenever we are together somewhere at the back, she would insist on making sure that every lock, every bolt is fastened. And when i tell her to chill, she will say we cant take any chances. She calls herself careful but I call her joeyparanoia. Just as she calls me obsessive compulsive. Of course it is good to be careful but when it borders on paranoia (like it is with joey) it hinders growth! People, people...u must remember that i love joey right?
But even i have to agree that throwing caution to the wind; like how i m most of the time is living quite dangerously. But not regretting past actions, moving on to new ventures and soldiering on to tomorrow and the day after and the day after that without any fear or favour would be the ultimate way to live. Past actions are a thing of the past. They look good on photo albums or back up discs but not in our lives. Many use it as yardsticks of measure or things i wud never do again. Whatever it is, it is important to learn from past mistakes. A man who does not learn from past mistakes is condemned to repeat it. Lets not mistake this with regretting past actions. Regretting past actions bogs you down and hinders growth. It will always be a stumbling block in your life.
My swamiji says nothing new is going to take place in your life. He points out that the world has been in existence for an infinite length of time and in that period everything has already happened. If any incidences visit you it is most probably something that has happened before. So where is there room for fear? Fear is only for the dark and unknown!
Once again swamiji has hit the nail right on its head. Now can i drive that straight into joey's head? But Joey u know that I love you, right?
Thursday, May 15, 2008
the present mind
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Smiley you are beyond dangerous-daa. I have another friend, a mirror image of you. Shakt-i, insist on leaving the doors wide open and she says God will take care....umm, you take care first-laa, He comes with reinforcement only when needed.
Love you too Smiley:)
Lets go for dinner tonite.
Smiley you are beyond dangerous-daa. I have another friend, a mirror image of you. Shakt-i, insist on leaving the doors wide open and she says God will take care....umm, you take care first-laa, He comes with reinforcement only when needed.
Love you too Smiley:)
Lets go for dinner tonite.
Hello! jus wanted 2 share dis fm 'A New Earth' by Tolle. Its like the story re: this lost ring. Dis dying cancer patient he was visiting 1 day, had lost her diamnd ring n was telling him that its precious, as her grandmum had given her. She was angry n had accused 1 of the ladies who comes 2 her home to clean up. Eckhart felt that 'she had not .. become present enuf .. look within n 2 disentangle her reaction from event ...' So he askd her 3 questions: Do u realise that u will have 2 let go of the ring at sum point, perhaps quite soon? How much more time do u need b4 u will be ready to let go of it? Will u become less when u let go of it? The last question shocked her n it made her realise n she said her mind said, "Yes, of course u hv been diminished" but then she askd the question for herself again, "Has who I am become diminshed?" She said that she cud feel the I Am-ness that she never felt b4. She then began giving tings away n even gave tings 2 the lady she thot had taken diamnd ring. When she died her mother foun diamnd ring in her medcine cabinet in toilet. Anyway, Eckhart says 'when u observe ego in yourself, u are beginning 2 go beyond it.' Cheers.
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