Documenting Eruditions
Posted in Attitudes on Apr 22nd, 2010
Past few weeks I had been diligently editing my teacher’s entries for his work. From the first time I ‘officially’ took on the job, I felt a kind of flow through me while reading and editing his entry. There was a sort of clarity and surety in it which I am unable to express or […]
Posted in Attitudes on Apr 22nd, 2010
The other day one of my teacher’s entry which I was editing screwed up my mind a little. I thought I had understood what he was saying and had worded it distortedly, but apparently it only proved that I had a fixated view on it. When I finally got hold of him for purpose of […]
Posted in Attitudes on Apr 22nd, 2010
The other day I was having a chat with one of my teachers over Skype. He commented how much I had grown in my journey and that I was resonating with his teachings. At that moment, although I was sure he was right, there was sheer shyness obviously stemming from the sense of unworthiness. The […]
Posted in Attitudes on Apr 22nd, 2010
We think we can hide our pain, our shame, our guilt by hiding behind a strong facade, a victim facade, or a happy facade; the truth is even if we are able to deceive others, we could never lie to ourselves. And we think that as long as no one knows, we are ‘safe’. That […]
Only ideas meet ideas and compromise on the somewhat similar qualities that seems to meet or so they think; and bundle with each other thinking or convincing that it’s the same idea to later result in conflict. ===== I asked a loved one when he was profusely complaining about his student, “Do you know him?” ===== I […]
Posted in Attitudes on Apr 22nd, 2010
Each experience is of its own and is independent by itself. To sum up all future experiences based on a past experience is only another form of self-betrayal. Do our future experiences equate to our past experiences? Actually, our past experiences limit our future experiences. Try to answer this – Does a bad past experience makes you […]
Posted in Attitudes on Apr 22nd, 2010
Alice forwarded me this. It touched her, so she decided to share with others. It touched me, so I am now sharing it with you… ===== Dr. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence, in his June 9 lecture at the University of Puerto Rico, shared the […]
Posted in Attitudes on Apr 22nd, 2010
In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?” “Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before telling me anything, I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter […]
The good you find in others, is in you too. The fault you find in others, are your faults as well. After all, to recognise something, you must know it. The possibilities you see in others, are possible for yourself as well. The beauty you see around you, is your beauty. The world around you […]
Posted in Attitudes on Apr 22nd, 2010
I used to think that our minds are evil – fear based, ego based and etc… and that only the heart is good. But now I have a new understanding of the mind – it is in fact just a tool which has been programmed by default to help us get what we want. It […]