Friday, 31 March 2023
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Goodness
The deeper you go into yourself, the more
you can understand your motives for your actions. An analysis can really shock
you. Because you can see the stark truth. The mind has so many layers that we
ourselves cannot fathom the deviousness of our actions which appear to arise
out of “ goodness”. We fool ourselves many a time.
The moment there is a tendency to adhere to
mere appearances, there develops a cleverness in the mind. Anything that comes
from the heart will be real. But the heart is not used much. The brain largely
has an upper hand .
We stand revealed to astute people who can
decipher the reasons for the overt expressions of bonhomie. Perhaps, if we knew
that, we would be careful and perhaps, even reform.
We are not meant to use virtues as tools,
to be used sometimes and with some people only. Yes, wisdom does teach us
boundaries so that goodness cannot be taken advantage of. At what personal cost
is goodness , is a matter of debate .
However, goodness is certainly a matter of personal evaluation. No certificates required other than your own. Because you know the how and why of everything that transpires within your awareness. More than anyone can know about anyone else.
Unfortunately, our personal happiness
depends on belonging to people , not to ourselves. This is the main cause of
our compromising what we might actually believe in but cannot actualise in our
life. Our needs for human contact determine our ability to balance our virtue
with the demands of the external world.
If we work on ourselves continuously, at
some point, the balance begins to get easier to achieve. But, it is undoubtedly
hard work , to learn what does not work and relearn to become wiser with every
experience.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Tuesday, 14 March 2023
Spiritual Practices
As the candle burns the brightest before
getting extinguished, so , when pain is the highest in intensity during its
transitiory phase , and before it disappears to provide the relief.
Ofcourse, this is evinced after rigorous
spiritual practices to empty the mind of memories and seek salvation through a
superimpisition of positivity on every
negative factor seen within us.
It is not quite right to assume that pain
and suffering won’t recur. But with regular practice, their impact can be
minimised . With an understanding of why it is returning and with the wisdom we
have hopefully acquired .
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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