Showing posts with label Lessons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lessons. Show all posts
Tuesday, 16 November 2021
Sunday, 10 October 2021
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
Thursday, 6 February 2020
Interpretations of Karma
One of the most beautiful interpretations
of karma was sent to me recently. Being in Hindi, I am posting the English
version here.
Translation:
The eyes saw a fruit on a tree. They
desired the fruit. But because the eyes could only see, the feet walked to the
tree. Now since the feet could not pluck the fruit, the hands went up to pluck
it, the mouth ate it and the stomach digested it.
Now, let’s see. The one that saw the fruit
couldn’t go. The one that went didn’t pluck. The one that plucked didn’t eat.
The one that ate couldn’t keep it because the stomach took over.
When the gardener saw this, he beat up the
person with a stick on his back, whereas, the back had not been at fault at
all. But when the back became black and blue, the eyes shed the tears because
the eyes were the ones that had first spotted the fruit.
This is karma.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Monday, 21 October 2019
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
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
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Slice of confidence
Being true to ourselves! How many of us can
honestly claim this about ourselves? This in current times is the singularly
hardest thing to do. Because the consequences of this we humans cannot take.
We are constantly saying and doing things
for the wrong reasons either to be accepted. Or not be isolated or for being
popular. Could we ever have the courage to be true to ourselves? Yes, it
requires lots of courage, to be different. To stand out among a group that
encourages herd mentality. To face even dislike, criticism, ostracisation even,
if I were to state extremities.
If I feel something, can I say it? If I am
being compelled to be someone else, would I refuse? Be ABLE to refuse? Would I
risk the wrath of the people who give me my identity?
Yes, it does take a large amount of courage
and a large slice of confidence to go it alone, for it sometimes would mean the
falling away of many who aren't able to do the same and would therefore, not feel
too good about themselves if they were in your company.
But, be true to yourself anyway.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Wednesday, 9 January 2019
Sunday, 6 January 2019
Attitudes of people
There is a very wise saying in Hindi which,
translated, means, and “never throw stones in still waters". Let things
be. Let sleeping dogs lie. Don't create ripples unnecessarily, so relevant for
life and attitudes of people. When things are moving smoothly, there will
always be people disturbing the peace, people who get restless when there is no
problem. Peaceful
Existence also becomes intolerable for
some. I think peace is also a habit, like any other. There are those who can't
live any other way. But living in a world of dualities, many will spring up
around you to threaten your peace.
But, I wonder if that is not too placid a
way to exist. That turbulence is also required to grow. If stones are not
thrown into still waters, the water may stagnate. And sometimes, when you let
sleeping dogs lie, your home may be burgled.
The core issue is to know when to and when
not to throw a stone.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Sunday, 15 July 2018
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
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