The First
Life brings with itself events that one does not anticipate. After going through many sets of experiences one tends to become immune to the starkness and extreme emotion in all of them. What happens to be the biggest argument of the century to one person, seems to me the most insignificant event in the entire era.
How I have developed the ability to cope with sad and outrageous things in life by just letting them pass is something I do not know. I am somehow too unaffected by things - and the fact that someone else in my place would have been devastated makes me feel like I am powerful. When I have the knowledge that nothing can be so bad, I release myself from worries, pain and stress. I am so relaxed in life. Its not that I have no drive, no enthusiasm, or that I freeze in panic. I take actions as per my knowledge. And I am perfectly calm while I go through them.
If anything perturbs me it is the unexpected behaviour of companions. It angers me that their outlook of things does not match mine, or their course of action is unappealing to me. I wonder why a person like me should get angry at something that should be dealt with understanding. And deal with understanding something that would cause most people to fume.
In a word the lesson I have learnt today is that I am a very different person and the solution to my anger lies somewhere within me.
posted by Lotus at 2/09/2005 11:39:00 PM
5 Comments:
Wow and wow again. I was in awe when I read your post. At quit a few times in my life I have felt the same way. I feel such incidences make us a more powerful human being emotionally.
Life is like a roller coster ride only the brave and strong ones survive and enjoy the ride.
All the best.
im glad you liked it guys.
From what I know, Bhudda was a great "breather". In Bhuddism, they have this thing were they learn to breath. I heard of one story, where a Monk had one of his students experience drowning, to appreciate the breath that he takes for granted.
The Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him), was the best at taking breaths. He never ever lost his cool.
In Sufi understanding, we believe that wrath is wrong, however indignation in the way of a greater good (ie God) is allowed. Its a subtle thing that not everyone gets, not even many muslims these day, cause they dont study their religion.
Now any tribulation that comes to us, we are taught that we are always being witnessed by God, and in our tribulations we in turn must never forget the witnessing of God. Thus we must see them as tests, tests that are opportunities for us to please God; so no reason to get angry at God for these tests.
My Shayk has currently told us, to never be headless of our breaths, but to breath in with Allah, and our with Hu, or in with Al and our with lah.
Then, how can we forget God and our breath, which is given by Him to us, and can be changed or taken at any moment.
thank you. i have just read the bhagvad geeta, and it tells me that god is with me as a supersoul always, and he witnesses all my activities. i believe you, and i am glad that all religions profess the same absolute truth.
All of what you say is true. I wanted to comment at your most recent post but the comment feature is not available. One can only email the post. You are one of those very lucky people who have a more clear idea of how it works. This makes the suffering so much less than it might be otherwise.
Thank you for your kind words and gratifying emotions over at my place. I really appreciate that and I want you to know that.
Warm Regards,
Les Visible
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