Our spiritual texts speak of the third
person perspective. A common parlance is also to be clinical. To keep your
emotions away to stay out of involvement. But really, if you learn to observe
people, it is an extremely interesting pastime. A study of humanities,
humaneness and inhumanity as well. Without judgment and as an observer.
I have found that if you start doing this,
gradually that observation starts to turn into introspection. Because you start
sensing your own response, however clinical you may try to be. It is impossible
to be 100 percent clinical. Even sadhus have feelings. But they are better with
detachment than we are.
There is a constant learning this way, both
at the macro and micro levels. And there is a wonderful side effect in that you
feel light and happy, and hopefully, wiser, too.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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