Dalai Lama: Your religion is not important!

Osho~Transforming Your Emotions – A Zen Approach

Dear Friends,

Here is a meaningful story by Osho …

                                   

“…Once a Zen master was invited as a guest. A few friends had also gathered.  Suddenly there was an earthquake. The building that they were sitting in was a tall building, so life was in danger. Everybody tried to escape. The host, running by, looked to see what had happened to the master. The Zen master was sitting there quietly with his eyes closed, without even a ripple of anxiety on his face. All the others had already fled. The host felt a little guilty, so he stopped himself although he was trembling with fear, and he sat down by the side of the master.

                              

The earthquake came and went, the master opened his eyes and continued his conversation once again at exactly the same sentence …as if nothing had happened. The host was now in no mood to listen, he was in no mood to understand, as the fear was still there. He told the master, “Please don’t say anything now because I will not be able to grasp it, I’m not myself anymore. The earthquake has disturbed me completely. But please tell me, how could you sit so quietly, unperturbed?”

The master responded, “I also escaped, but I escaped inwardly. Your outward escape was meaningless, because wherever you ran, the earthquake existed there too. But, I escaped to a point within me where no earthquake ever can reach. I entered my center….!”

 

Moral of the Story ….

Friends, one can remain in the world but untouched and away from it if one learns to be always in touch with one’s inner center.

In Zen there is a beautiful expression …

”The one who has attained to his inner center can pass through a stream, but the water never touches his feet!” 

This expression indicates the world within ….the beyond within. Nothing touches it, everything remains outside, on the periphery….when the center is untouched, it remains pure and innocent…!

Have a Wonderful Day My Friends!

Mrs. Sangeeta Hegde

4 Principles

It is not important whether you believe in spirituality or not, the four principles of spirituality apply to all from the moment one is born and will remain there till the end!

Four principles of Spirituality

The First Principle states:

                                             

"Whomsoever you encounter is the right one"

                      

This means that no one comes into our life by chance. Everyone who is around us, anyone with whom we interact, represents something, whether to teach us something or to help us improve a current situation.

                   

The Second Principle states:

"Whatever happened is the only thing that could have happened"

 

                                       



Nothing, absolutely nothing of that which we experienced could have been any other way. Not even in the least important detail. There is no "If only I had done that differently, then it would have been different". No. What happened is the only  thing that could have taken place and must have taken place for us to learn our lesson in order to move forward. Every single situation in life which we encounter is absolutely perfect, even when it defies our understanding and our ego.

                   

The Third Principle states:

"Each moment in which something begins is the right moment"

 

                                           
Everything begins at exactly the right moment, neither earlier nor later. When we are ready for it, for that something new in our life, it is there, ready to begin.

                           

The Fourth Principle states:

"What is over, is over"

  

It is that simple. 
When something in our life ends, it helps our evolution. That is why, enriched by the recent experience, it is better to let go and move on.

 
                

Think it is no coincidence that you're here reading this.

If these words strike a chord, it's because you meet the requirements and understand that not one single snowflake falls accidentally in the wrong place!

                                           

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