Monday, 8 April 2019
Consequence
We have become very good at pinning the
blame somewhere, as long as no fingers point at us. History evolves every day,
with new events, new thoughts, and new ideologies. But to be honest, all these
are inspired by one or a few controlling men. We have more sheep like people
who are followers. Naturally then, if there is a no mind situation, the
stronger will get stronger and rule the no mind ones. And history keeps
documenting the changes.
But we never learnt to live in the present
moment and never tried to influence the masses to action resulting in peace.
Gandhiji did, with a lot of sacrifice and got killed but we only talk about his
character and morals today. And that too, sitting in our comfortable homes over
a glass of wine, probably feeling important just discussing what the channels
are airing, blaming someone or another again.
We have lost ourselves, however much we
might have gained materially. Of no consequence if we have lost our souls.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
Essence of life
Can knowledge ever be claimed as knowledge
if one has not put it into practice? What one hears, sees and believes is not
knowledge. If the same thing is experienced, it does become knowledge.
I have met some scholars who know a lot of
theory. More power to them for their scholastic abilities. But it IS an intellectualization
of knowledge, not knowledge itself.
If I make a lecture out of topics I have
read in books, magazines and articles, am I qualified to
Impart knowledge?
I think many have opened shops through
workshops where the teaching is not experiential. But there ARE some masters
who are teaching from experience. That is the path which will take us
somewhere. Otherwise, we go nowhere.
And yet, nowhere can be transformed into
"now" "here" and that is the essence of life the present
moment. It's right now and right here. Not was nor will be. It IS. To capture
the essence of each moment is the key to happiness. Experience what
"now" holds for us and become illuminated.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Monday, 1 April 2019
Pile up
Right from the time we become adults, we
accumulate and hoard. Then, in the sunset years, we need to declutter and give
away. Similarly, we build larger homes and then shrink them into apartments. We
know that everything has to be downsized ultimately. Yet, we keep accumulating
more than we actually need.
I believe that the bigger the space you create
the more clutter you will pile up. Every empty wall needs to be filled up.
Yet, our heart has huge spaces in it. We
call it a void. Because
ironically we downsize the heart very early in life, which we are not supposed to. No clutter there. Whereas, the more full it is, the more abundance there would be; a completely opposite reality the main difference between the physical world and the non physical world.
ironically we downsize the heart very early in life, which we are not supposed to. No clutter there. Whereas, the more full it is, the more abundance there would be; a completely opposite reality the main difference between the physical world and the non physical world.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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