Perspective

 

If we believe that every opinion is just a perspective, then isnt it contradictory that we have such an ego that we are always right ? How can a perspective always be right ?

So, here we are between perspectives and  facts. And how do we differentiate between the two ? We only act out of what APPEARS to be right by our standards , our values  or sometimes, a lack of them, too.  And only later do we understand what the outcome has been. Which also means that when the outcome itself is unpredictable, there is something beyond us that is set in motion, unseen and not immediately apparent.

Wisdom therefore , is also beyond  changeable perspectives and lies within deep convictions born of transcendental experiences.

Surekha Kothari

www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com

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Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

Experiences

 Opinions are generally generated from personal experiences. I am realising more and more that bickering about opinions and trying to prevail over others is such a futile exercise ! How do you really know if your experiences are the same as those of others ? Experiences become convictions and life is lived with those convictions. Experiences become convictions and life is lived with those convictions. Experiences become convictions and life is lived with those convictions.

The inherent danger here is that when we form opinions about people according to our experiences with them, we have already locked in the image of them . The fact is that we don’t allow for any changes in people whereas, we all change on a daily basis.

The irony is, we hold permanent grudges in a transient world where nothing can BE permanent.

Surekha Kothari

www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com

surekhakothari.wordpress.com

Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

Quote of the day

Quote of the day

Knowledge

I don't believe that anyone can really teach anyone anything as per their own convictions. Unless the mind is open. And the mind opens to listen to another if there is respect for the person teaching . However much the teacher tries, the response has still to come from within each individual.

Learning comes only when and from where it is supposed to come. Did we necessarily learn from the wisdom of our elders ? No. We were busy defying them at that point. Years later, when we arrived at the same point, we realised that our elders HAD told us this but we never listened.

This is the story of most people's lives. If pure knowledge is sought, it really doesn't matter if it comes from someone we consider our worst enemy. But we probably will shun anything that comes from that source because we perceive the "enemy", not the "knowledge". And thus, out of our prejudice , we tend to remain on the same level as before. We forgo that source of knowledge which was a god given opportunity that came with a test which we did not pass. And this becomes such a habit that we don't think about it twice. It becomes a normal pattern. How much we stand to lose we cannot even imagine !

As it is said , don't ask a sage what caste he belongs to. Just take the knowledge he has to impart. By implication, the rest is really none of your business. Is it ?

Surekha Kothari

www.BodyMindSoulCentre.com

surekhakothari.wordpress.com

Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari