Food for Thought
1. Did you know that suffering begins primarily in the mind and the cause and effects during that period are merely the projections of the same thoughts that repetitively reside in the thinker?
2. We often make resolves to make ourselves more peaceful but in the midst of the same resolve we often watch its gain and unknowingly return ourselves to fears and fear’s judgments.
3. Did you ever consider that we all say that we wish to be peaceful…and we wish to make others happy, but seldom do we realize at that very moment that we have silently declared our present nature is to be restless and to be selfish?
4. We all want to change yet we all want the change known to ourselves first then to others. Most of us fail to realize that this desire itself is the biggest obstacle to change.
5. We often read the stories of the noble souls that received the knowledge of the Self while enduring great physical and mental tribulations. Yet when it comes to us we wish it to be smooth…with all our desires unhindered and with our egos completely unhampered. Little do we realize that when all is taken away… including mind, intellect and ego, it is then alone that knowledge remains as the Self of all selves.
6. We make those happy that are already happy…we make those happy that make us happy. But how many of us make those happy that refuse to be happy? It is when we work hard to always try to make those that refuse to be happy…happy…it is then that we shall find the true value of happiness that lies within us. For when we can remain happy with those that are stubborn to receive it and we constantly try to spread that joy…it is then that we will not wish to be happy…we will simply be happy…in inner happiness.
Think…Ponder…Derive…Strengthen…Rise…Serve…Love…And just be!
Part of the book: 'Inspiring Thoughts'
By Seema M. Dewan
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