What animal walks on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening, yet has only one voice?
– The riddle of the Sphinx
The human being
– Oedipus’s solution to the riddle Continue reading
Month: October 2011
Gratitude
Gratitude is the antidote to desire. While desire sees lack, gratitude sees abundance. Desiring is a subtle way of complaining about what is, while gratitude is rejoicing in what is. These are very different states of consciousness. Which state would you prefer to live in? You always have a choice. Continue reading
Why me?
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease”?
To this Arthur Ashe replied: The world over — 500 million children startplaying tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the Grand Slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, *When I was holding a cup I never asked GOD “Why me?”. And today in pain I should not be asking GOD “Why me?”
Nature
We depend on nature not only for our physical survival. We also need nature to show us the way home, the way out of the prison of our own minds. We got lost in doing, thinking, remembering, anticipating – lost in a maze of complexity and a world of problems. Continue reading
Inner and outer purpose
The most important thing to realize is this: Your Life has an inner purpose and an outer purpose. Inner purpose concerns Being and is primary. Outer purpose concerns doing and is secondary. Continue reading
In giving we receive!
“For it is in giving that we receive.” We often act as if we believe it is in grabbing that we receive. If we don’t take what we want, we are afraid we won’t receive anything at all. Saint Francis is telling us just the opposite: the more we give, the more we receive. Continue reading
Marriage and Relationships
” It takes a long time to be really married. One marries many times at many levels within a marriage. If you have more marriages than you have divorces within the marriage, you’re lucky and you stick it out”
– Ruby Dee Continue reading
Laughter
“This is worth considering. It is significant. The first thing to understand is that except for man, no animal is capable of laughter. Continue reading
What is Awareness?
ONE TUSK 