Our world is an energy field connected with thoughts. The thought which arises in us doesn’t get wasted; it goes round and round the world and comes back to us. In a small cell phone we press 4 to10 buttons and talk to people all over the world. Don’t we? Such a small instrument and just pressing those buttons it enables us to talk to people in America, England, Australia and everywhere else. I feel the trust that we have, over the cell phone; we do not have on our own mind. We trust the cell phones, and it is foolish not to trust the brain which created it! This brain has enormous energy in it. That which brings out this energy is spirituality. If there is no spirituality, there is no happiness in life; no love, no peace. So we need to have a deep involvement in spirituality. We think spirituality is going to temple, worship and come back. But it is not that. We break the coconut and that’s the end of our spirituality. Spirituality really is a deep feeling that is inside us. Our body is the wick and our heart is the light, which continues burning throughout. The wick has to be induced/kindled with ghee so as to make the light burn brighter and longer. This is what is called “Sadhana”.
When an outstanding person is created and when there is enough of strength in him Education becomes meaningful. Our lives should be like the coconut. Our involvement should be like the husk of the coconut. Our body should be like the coconut shell and our mind should be like the white kernel and our heart should be like the sweet coconut water.
Poojya Guruji Sri Sri Ravishankar
Feb 13th 2008 , Coimbatore, TN
“Our body is the wick and our heart is the light, which continues burning throughout.” What a beautiful way to express spirituality and I will, if I may, borrow your lovely words?
Yes, we trust mobile telephones and don’t trust our ability to connect to everyone and everything, yet we are a part of it and everything is connected to each of us; aren’t we foolish? I think this is very close to how I would define magic – knowing that I am connected to every atom in the world and understanding that what I think and what I say will affect everything else.
Thank you for this, it lifted my heart and made me smile.
sure you can its words of my lovely master Sri Sri Ravishankar who is visiting USA soon, http://www.artofliving.org.
bye
I particularly like the expression : Our lives should be like the coconut. Our involvement should be like the husk of the coconut. Our body should be like the coconut shell and our mind should be like the white kernel and our heart should be like the sweet coconut water.
If the heart is like the sweet coconut water – the mind will automatically spin clean thoughts like the white kernel. The body will act with all of out total involvement surrounding it.
seeking Guruji’s Blessings always
= v.vijayamohan