- For years I have sought enlightenment – said the disciple. – I feel I am near it and want to know how to take the next step.
- A man who knows how to seek God knows also how to take care of himself. How do you support yourself? – asked the master.
- That is just a detail. I have rich parents who help me along my spiritual path. Because of that, I can dedicate myself entirely to sacred things.
- Very well – said the master. – I will explain to you the next step: look at the sun for half a minute.
The disciple obeyed.
When he had finished, the master asked him describe the landscape around him.
- I can’t. The sun’s brightness dazzled my eyes.
- A man who looks fixedly at the sun ends up blind. A man who only looks for Light, and shifts his responsibilities onto the shoulders of others, never finds what he is seeking – was the master’s comment.
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soo true!
Alegria (allegria in italian), is the blossom of Agape in our soul.
We simply can’t stop nore hide it.
It’s eternal.
Love.
Chris
Oh, very very true and beautifully put here. I am reading it with humble feeling for I too have been too depending towards my loved ones when pursuing my dreams.
It means, we shouldn’t be selfish in this life. We exist not just for ourselves. We exist and created for others too.
The Duties? It is necessary to do the way free, forget the family, father and mother, as this has done the Jesus. It is necessary to forget the mother and this word “mother”. The mother is spare.
Cuando empezamos algo todos tenemos las manos vacias, aunque las creamos llenas, ya que en ellas aun no se encuentra nuestro esfuerzo y dedicacion para conseguir lo que nos proponemos, hasta que luchamos por nosotros mismos paraobtener nuestrso triunfos, es cuando podemos decir que tenemos algo que ofrecer a los demas, por que eso realmente nos peretence.
Tengo que salir de este agujero, de nuevo me siento diferente, pero no consigo salir al exterior, dependo para subsistir de los ahorros y de los trabajos de los que me van llamando ocasionalmente, tengo que empezar a salir al mundo, a buscar de nuevo, me cuesta dar ese paso, el momento es malo pero me cuesta salir al mundo, no se por qué pero es así, aunque mi situación me angustia, suponto que a medida que evolucione me costará menos, no es fácil estar en esta situación.
Hasta pronto.
Living with equilibrium between the spiritual and worldly aspects of life known as honoring both zahir and batin; din and duniya; inner and outer dimensions of life, which are ultimately ONE when living in Dharma–in and on purpose.
Yes, it is the teaching of Al-Quran.
Yes, I think you said it. Dharma is one of the four purusharthas. Great Acharyas like Sri Sankara, Swami Vivekana had dwelt in detail on the real essence of Dharma.
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