Friday 17 May 2024
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Desire
EGO! An interesting story! Mullah Nasruddin was sitting in his house when someone entered to meet him. Mullah Nasruddin asked him” who are you?” The man was offended that he was not even asked to sit down.
He said” do you know who I am? I
am an MLA. “Mullah Nasruddin said, “please sit down. “But the man was still petulant!
Again, he said, “I am soon to be Minister”.
Mullah Nasruddin said, “then
please sit on TWO chairs!”
Moral: we desire and expect
praise, accolades, respect. so many desires to name and fame. But within us, we
are full of inferiority. If we were not, none of this would matter. The more we
sit on our ego, the less confidence we really have.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday 9 May 2024
Tuesday 7 May 2024
Divine Truth
What is the meaning of
mindfulness and to live in the present moment? What is the connection?
We need to understand that time
is transient. It is flowing constantly. Even as we speak in the present moment
which is extremely short, that moment has become the past. And every future
moment becomes the short present before it becomes the past. So, really
speaking, both the past and future have no permanent existence.
The divine truth that is within
us and eternal shines through in that present moment. This is the only moment,
the present moment, where we can feel the divine energy. Mindfulness is just
this, the divine shining through the present moment.
Once we start living in the
present moment, we will realize that we need to go beyond the present moment
even, to feel the divine presence. Beyond time is where we realize that we are,
in fact, divine consciousness itself.
For example, the fraction of seconds between two “on” chants,
that empty space is where the divine presence can be felt. Meditation can help
in reaching this divine residence.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Thursday 2 May 2024
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