Showing posts with label Humility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humility. Show all posts
Monday, 17 February 2025
Monday, 26 August 2024
Humility
Reality is not perceivable unless
we distance ourselves from our own prejudices and dislikes first. When we
dislike someone, even a good action from them appears a questionable act. And
when we like someone, there is a tendency to become blind and we are unable to
see the wrong they do.
It is always and always OUR mind,
either loving, graceful and clear OR polluted, clouded and partial. Of course, not many of us can, with humility,
acknowledge our perspectives, colored or clear, and find it tough to make the
change to a pure mind. We would rather live in pollution because we don’t WANT
to acknowledge that we may be toxic to ourselves. So, we live within this
energy.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
Humility
Never lose your grounding.
Whatever your status in life, keep your feet on the ground and plea of mercy
with eyes and heart towards heaven.
Actually, we ourselves get so led
away by the illusory aspects of this world that we lose sight of our
priorities, our values and our humility. This kind of slumber is dangerous.
This lack of awareness can cause us abject spiritual
Poverty and grief in times to
come. Awakening can be very, very difficult because we would have paid a very
high price for the years we lay inert, thoughtless and careless.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Sunday, 2 October 2022
Consequences
An open and educated mind thinks beyond personal desires and looks at the various angles of its actions. The options available as also the different consequences that might arise. There are a number of people who seem to be living in a bubble, in an alternate world, beyond objective reality and these are, for sure, more prone to shock waves from life. Why? Because they never figured out that what they wanted might not actually happen and something else might happen. They never thought of alternatives. And God forbid, there could be a heavy price to pay.
We
forget that the unseen hand of God strikes hard sometimes when you are
oblivious to everything other than yourself. Definitely, there is merit in
observing certain good principles in life and support those who are an integral
part of your life. Who YOU chose to bring into your life. And out of all
options, know that compassion goes hand in hand with support. AND that we all
have feet of clay without exceptions.
We
may be born with a silver or even golden spoon in our mouths. But humility
before our karmic experiences along with understanding where we are straying
will go a long way in bringing balance to our lives. And compensate for actions
we are not proud of.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Tuesday, 31 August 2021
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Humility
We have a lesson to learn from the tree. You know, we are also shaped like a tree and we stand tall too. The tree has roots to ground it . And the roots are as deep as the tree is tall, for its stability and firm anchoring. And its highest branches and leaves touch the sky as if they had a connection with the Divine energy.
Most trees have fruit all over.
All the fruit laden trees automatically bend with the weight of the fruit.
Humility.
The tree stands in the sun,
braves drastic weather conditions but never refuses shade to the humans.
Generosity and compassion must be learnt from a tree.
But we humans are unable to
balance ourselves. Both grounding (ego identity) and spiritual (soul) activity
must be equally important in life. And the wiser you get, the more you have to
bend with humility, like the tree.
These are truths of life and
lessons from nature. Everywhere we turn, there are lessons we must learn. And
all the elements of the earth teach us something valuable.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Life moments
The beauty of life’s moments holding your
new born child. The first time she calls you”ma”, the joy of that moment when it would be as
joyous as if it was the last word you heard. The warm hugs and the little arms
around your neck as you get “spitty “kisses which glisten in your eyes, not
your cheeks.
And when this child becomes an adult, she
does the same with her kids. The tradition of motherhood continues but she has
forgotten that warmth and fuzzy feeling of being held by her mom forgotten that
even if a child becomes sixty, she is still the same loveable and huggable kid
to her mom.
Ironically, her inner child leaves her
while her mom has hung on primarily to those wonderful memories of that little
child who, as an adult, has moved into another phase. That’s life. You live
with your memories. And live with the fact that life is full of phases. And you
must move on. Or life will make you do so.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Sunday, 29 March 2020
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Sunday, 22 March 2020
Emotions
One basic fact and truth is , never give
too much of your emotions to anyone. There is no value and what develops is a
recipe for your devaluation. Often, it happens that those you loved, protected
and fought against the world for , took abuse for, are the ones who become
abusers . Somewhere, something is not quite right. If we think that there would
be love and gratitude in return, we would probably be naive. Life doesn’t work
exactly that way.
People say its all about respect and
respect is earned. I believe respect is earned , too, but for yourself, from
within , for yourself, with a noble heart and pure intentions. Respect
yourself. This is the main core issue in humans. That we don’t respect ourselves
and only look for endorsements outside. Actually, It is between you and the
Divine. Nothing else matters .
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog:
www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Thursday, 27 February 2020
Journey in darkness
From small excuses to big lies is a journey
in darkness with many pitfalls and no one to light a candle. Everyone makes
excuses once in a while. The danger is when these excuses become frequent and
become lies because the formula works each time!
But the difference between lies and truth
is a big one. Truth is clear and you live by it. Lies however, need a hiding
place. Truth is never “found out”. Lies ARE Truth, even if harsh, is respected.
Lies are not.
So, we must bring in more awareness into ourselves
and try and clean up our act, our habits which don’t really serve us in the
long run, and may ruin our relationships as well.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday, 9 January 2020
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
Consequences
Living for you is no art. It comes
naturally to people. Self interest is usually top priority amidst all the
external banter. We have become masters of banter. I must get what I want at
any cost, is the usual philosophy of life.
But the fact is, we can't survive happily
like this. To quote Sadguru once again, and I seem to be doing this a lot
lately, we must learn to look at things as they are. Like, we call a tree
"wood". Like we call a human being a "body" the moment
death occurs.
We forget that Prana is in trees too. They
breathe. They live. The same oxygen connects us. Imagine if that oxygen was
taken away from us ! We would not survive. Amazing how we wear blinkers. At
least horses are made to wear them. We wear them ourselves very conveniently.
We are facing severe consequences on the
constant onslaught on nature and everything connected, including humans, and
will continue to do so until the price for our foolishness is paid. Like
someone cutting the very branch he is sitting on. Aren't we doing pretty much
the same?
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Thursday, 1 August 2019
Sunday, 19 May 2019
Perspectives
Someone said the other day, and many others
say it too, that there should always be a balance of heart and head. Using only
the heart doesn't work and neither does using only the brain. The former
results in much pain and being taken for granted and the latter might make you
hard and calculating.
But, to complicate matters a bit, there are
changing proportions on a daily basis. How much of each would make for a
working balance. And therein lies the catch.
The heart is automatically made synonymous
with goodness. And the brain with logic, intelligence often moving down the
grid to being calculative, many perspectives and several ways of looking at
this.
However, the underlying truth is that both
must be used.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Sunday, 12 May 2019
Choice
Someone asked me what one should do if
someone hurts you with either speech or behavior. It becomes simple when: You
accept that getting hurt is choice we make.
When you accept that the one you get hurt
by is unhappy in some way and reacts in a way that hurts you and that we are
attached to that behavior personally with our ego
Just as anything you throw at a wall will
fall on the ground after hitting the wall, so much other people's deeds fall to
the ground if YOU let them.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Tuesday, 1 January 2019
Perception
Setting examples! The common belief is that
parents and elders should set examples to their children to follow. From
generation to generation, this hasn't changed. And while that is true, many
parents have to also face a lot of flak and criticism for not coming up to the
mark by setting adequate examples worthy of being emulated.
In all of this, I often wonder! Are we
setting good examples for ourselves first? Or is it that counseling and
advising others on how to live life is easier? For sure, in most cases.
So, how do I appear to me be the moot questioned
because it is only that perception which can be changed if we don't look good
to ourselves? We can't mute that inner voice that speaks to us like we can mute
a chat group with a click today.
So, it is most worthwhile to start
improving our image in our own eyes and take our own advice, which we generally
give others. Be your own example and let others emulate it if they so wish.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Tuesday, 18 September 2018
Humility
The more successful and sought after you
become, the more humble you must be. This is called "digesting" your success.
With this comes congeniality and genuine praise from people.
It's like a beautiful person who is
completely unaware of her beauty. She is loved for being just herself. When
arrogance sets in, even a beautiful or successful person begins to seem
unattractive and often, starts to lose friendships both inside and outside the
family. Losing sight of the niceness of those around you and whatever they have
sacrificed or done for you is a trait that comes in with the ego that develops
with success. Do not succumb because soon, even your success will begin to feel
a little hollow.
This is the mantra for living. Be humble,
because anything can be taken away: success, beauty, anything. What remains
with you is you humility, genuineness and consideration for others. It is not
everyone that can remain with feet on the ground whatever status they acquire.
Absolutely essential to introspect and mend your ways, as you leave others to
mend theirs.
A tree laden with fruits bends its branches
more than one that does not bear fruit. So, with success should come the humility.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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