The truth seeker story - we already have the clues

Dear friends,

Let this blog find you collecting clues to answers you are seeking in life.

Here is a short story of a truth–seeker:

The Seeker Of Truth

 

After years of searching, the seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well. 'Ask the well what is truth', he was advised, 'and the well will reveal it to you'. Having found the well, the seeker asked that most fundamental question. And from the depths came the answer, 'Go to the village crossroad: there you shall find what you are seeking'.

Full of hope and anticipation the man ran to the crossroad to find only three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold wood, and thin wires were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one there seemed to have much to do with the revelation of truth.

Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to demand an explanation, but he was told only, 'You will understand in the future.' When the man protested, all he got in return were the echoes of his own shouts. Indignant for having been made a fool of - or so he thought at the time - the seeker continued his wanderings in search of truth. As years went by, the memory of his experience at the well gradually faded until one night, while he was walking in the moonlight, the sound of sitar music caught his attention. It was wonderful music and it was played with great mastery and inspiration.

Profoundly moved, the truth seeker felt drawn towards the player. He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. He became aware of the sitar itself. And then suddenly he exploded in a cry of joyous recognition: the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like those he had once seen in the three stores and had thought it to be without any particular significance.

At last he understood the message of the well: we have already been given everything we need: our task is to assemble and use it in the appropriate way. Nothing is meaningful so long as we perceive only separate fragments. But as soon as the fragments come together into a synthesis, a new entity emerges, whose nature we could not have foreseen by considering the fragments alone.

May this story remind you to integrate and synthesize the clues in your life into profound insights.

Warm regards,

Rohan

We are on the same side as this world ! story of a wave

Dear Friends,

Let this blog find you experiencing oneness with the creation.

We have been researching on “How can one experience Success, Joy & Peace in life, especially at work?”

We asked many people - what does ‘Joy’ mean? Joy means:

• Beginning each day with gusto
• Being energetic at work
• Feeling charged up even at the end of day
• Celebrating life
• Being at ease, being fully self-expressed in all situations

It appeared opposite of fear, separateness, disengaged, focused on self alone, being on guard, defensive, calculative, jealous, etc.

Someone commented: “I am joyful when I feel that me and the world are at the same side.” We found this very apt.

Here is a short excerpt from “Tuesdays with Morrie”.

Story of a little wave

The story is about a little wave, bobbing along in the ocean, having a grand old time. He's enjoying the wind and the fresh air - until he notices the other waves in front of him, crashing against the shore. "My God, this is terrible", the wave says. "Look what's going to happen to me!"

Then along comes another wave. It sees the first wave, looking grim, and it says to him: "Why do you look so sad?" The first wave says: "You don't understand! We're all going to crash! All of us waves are going to be nothing! Isn't it terrible?"

The second wave says: "No, you don't understand. You're not a wave, you're part of the ocean."

Source: "Tuesdays With Morrie" by Mitch Albom

May this blog & the excerpt remind you of the deeper soul you are beyond the apparent body & mind.

Warm regards,

Rohan

A mail received on generosity received !

Dear Friends, Let this blog find you practicing unconditional generosity in your life and discovering a new level of success, peace & joy.   I had sent a mail in Feb 2014 on Gift-iv-ism, a video talk by Pavi Mehta. In reply to this mail, I received the following very touching mail. The sender consented to share this more widely (with changed names) (email received on 13 Feb 2014) Just a few days ago I was myself hit. Yes I say ‘hit’ by a priceless act of generosity. My son is now studying in class 12 and is up for his board exams. Being dyslexic he needs a writer from a class junior to him to write for him. Until he was in school this was all taken care of by his teachers but this time I was staying in the loop as he figured this out. Kids from class 11 were asked to volunteer and I was not in a completely trustful space and feeling anxious about the whole business. I had myself spoken to the child who volunteered as well as to the teacher but after the first day of the prelims the boy who had volunteered dropped out. This added to my feelings of not being in control, not trusting etc. and I was soon losing sleep over it. Then the class teacher called and asked me to talk to a girl who had volunteered and fix things. I spoke to the girl ‘Reshma’ and asked to speak to her mum too –  as the class 11 exams would be happening simultaneously and I wanted to be sure that her mother was ok with her helping my son Abhishek. When I asked to visit her home, Reshma said it was not possible as her home was being renovated – and so with no chance to meet her mum, my reservations and worry sustained. I was finding it hard to sleep and tossing in bed and praying like crazy when at 10.50pm the phone rang – it was Reshma’s mom – instantly I was worried thinking she wanted out from the commitment but instead she warmly told me that she was praying for my son to do well as was Reshma’s grandma. She said that they would ensure that Reshma came on time and that she was a good student and would manage to handle her own exams as well – she said it was karma that we had connected.  She said we have a small home and Reshma was not comfortable for me to visit her but she herself did not think it mattered and was keen to meet me and reassure me. I met Reshma the next day and told her that what she and her mom were doing for us was priceless – big home small home was no matter – I too came from a small house and a big family but the caring and the sharing that we lived with was more important and that she should always count her blessings for example a warm and generous family. They opened my heart and until I saw this film I have been thinking of how to repay them – now I know – I have to pass it on. May this mail inspire you to pass on the generosity that you receive in life! Would you like to share your experiences of priceless contribution? Click here Warm regards, Rohan