MOMENT of CHOICE

Received the following in a mail from a group which i follow: 
Fantastic example to concentrate and just focuses on one positive subject with faith. 

Stochastic Probability Theory - Pregnant Deer Scenario
Consider this scenario: In a remote forest, a pregnant deer is about to give birth to a baby.

It finds a remote grass field near by a river and slowly goes there thinking it would be safe.
As she moves slowly, she gets labor pain. at the same moment, dark clouds gather around that area and lightning starts a forest fire.

Turning left she sees a hunter who is aiming an arrow from a distance.

As she tries to move towards right, she spots a hungry lion approaching towards her.

Stochastic Probability Theory - Pregnant Deer Scenario:

What can the pregnant deer do .as she is already under labor pain ?

What do you think will happen?

Will the deer survive?

Will it give birth to a fawn?

Will the fawn survive?

OR

Will everything be burnt by the forest fire ?


That particular moment ?

Can the deer go left ? Hunters arrow is pointing

Can she go right ? Hungry male lion approaching

Can she move up ? Forest fire

Can she move down ? Fierce river

Answer: She does nothing. She just focuses on giving birth to a new LIFE.

The sequence of events that happens at that fraction of a second (moment) are as follows:

In a spur of MOMENT & a lightning strikes (already it is cloudy ) and blinds the eyes of the Hunter. At that MOMENT, he releases the arrow missing and zipping past the deer. At that MOMENT the arrow hits and injures the lion badly. At that MOMENT, it starts to rain heavily and puts out the forest fire. At that next MOMENT, the deer gives birth to a healthy fawn.
In our life, its our MOMENT of CHOICE and we all have to deal with such negative thoughts from all sides always. Some thoughts are so powerful they overpower us and makes us clueless. Let us not decide anything in a hurry. Lets think of ourselves as the pregnant deer with the ultimate happy ending.
Anything can happen in a MOMENT in this life. If you are religious, superstitious, atheist, agnostic or whatever you can attribute this MOMENT as divine intervention, faith, sudden luck, chance (serendipity), coincidence or a simple dont know'.
We all feel the same.
But, whatever one may call it, I would see the priority of the deer in that given moment was to giving birth to a baby. because LIFE IS PRECIOUS.Hence, whether you are deer or a human, keep that faith and hope within...  Source: Raigroup@googlegroups.com

From Death to Immortality. An interesting article. 

http://www.indiadivine.org/articles/749-death-immortality.html

வாழ்கை ஒரு வட்டம்

ஒரு ஊரில் கல் உடைக்கும் தொழிலாளி ஒருவன் இருந்தான். அவன் தன் வாழ்க்கை நிலை பற்றி அதிருப்தியும், கவலையும் அடைந்திருந்தான். ஒரு நாள் ஒரு செல்வந்தனின் வீட்டின் வழியே சென்றான். வெளியில் இருந்து பார்த்தான், செல்வந்தனின் செல்வச் செழிப்பும், அவன் வீட்டிற்கு வரும் பெரிய மனிதர்களைப் பார்க்கும் போது பேராசையும் பொறாமையும் அடைந்தான். கடவுளிடம் தன்னை செல்வந்தனாக மாற்றிவிடுமாறு வேண்டினான். கடவுளும் இசைந்து அவனை செல்வந்தனாக மாற்றினார்.
செல்வ வாழ்க்கையை அனுபவித்துக் கொண்டிருந்த அவன் வீட்டிற்கு, வருமான வரித் துறை அதிகாரி தன் சகாக்களுடன் காரில் வந்து இறங்கினான். அந்த அதிகாரியின் பேச்சைக் கேட்கும் ஊழியர்கள், அவனுக்கு இருக்கும் மரியாதை ஆகியவை செல்வந்தனாக இருந்த தொழிலாளியைக் கவர்ந்து விட்டன. உடனடியாக வருமான வரித் துறை அதிகாரியாக ஆசைப்பட்டான். கடவுளும் அவனை வருமான வரித் துறை அதிகாரியாக மாற்றினார்.
வருமான வரித் துறை அதிகாரியான அந்த கல் உடைக்கும் தொழிலாளி எல்லோர் வீட்டிற்கும் சோதனைக்குச் சென்றான். அனைவரின் வெறுப்புக்கும் ஆளானான். கோடை காலம் வந்தது. வெந்து தணிந்தது அவன் உடம்பு. சூரியனைப் பார்த்தான். யாருக்கும் பயப்படாத, எல்லோரையும் சுட்டெரிக்கும் சூரியன் போல் மாறிடத் துடித்தான்.
கடவுளும் அவனை சூரியனாக மாற்றினான். தன் கதிர்களால் பிரகாசமான வெளிச்சத்தையும், சூட்டையும் வாரித் தெளித்த சூரியனை விவசாயிகள் திட்டினர். பெரும் மேகம் ஒன்று வந்தது. சூரியனின் வெளிச்சத்தை அது மறைத்தது. இருட்டாக்கியது. மழை மேகமாய் மாற்றி விடுமாறு கடவுளை வேண்டினான்.
மழை மேகமாய் மாறி, மழையாய்ப் பொழிந்து, வெள்ளமாய் பெருக்கெடுத்து விவசாயிகளின் வயிற்றெரிச்சலைப் பெற்றான். மேகமாக மாறிய அவனை ஏதோ சக்தி மிகுந்த ஒன்று இழுத்துச் செல்வதைப் பார்த்தான். காற்று என அறிந்ததும், காற்றாகி விடுமாறு கடவுளை வேண்டினான்.
காற்றாக மாறி, சந்து பொந்துகளில் எல்லாம் புகுந்து வந்தான். கூரை வீடுகளையும், மரங்களையும் சாய்த்தான். ஆனால் தன்னால் பெரும் பாறை ஒன்றினுள் புக முடியாததை எண்ணி தன்னை பாறையாக மாற்றி விடுமாறு கடவுளை வேண்டினான்.
பாறையாக மாறிய அவன் தன்னைப் போல் சக்தி மிகுந்தது இந்த உலகில் எதுவும் இல்லை என்று பெருமிதம் அடைந்தான். உடனே தன்னை சுத்தி மற்றும் உளியால் பிளக்க வந்த தொழிலாளியைப் பார்த்த்தும், கடவுளிடம் தன்னைப் பழையபடி கல் உடைக்கும் தொழிலாளியாகவே மாற்றிவிடும் படி மன்னிப்புடன் வேண்டினான். கடவுளும் வாழ்க்கையை உணர்ந்த அவனை கல் உடைக்கும் தொழிலாளியாகவே மாற்றிவிட்டார்.
கருத்து: வாழ்க்கை என்பது முடிவும் தொடக்கமும் ஒன்றாகவே அமைந்த ஒரு வட்டம். - ஜென் கதைகள்  - Source  Boldsky Limitless Living

Peaceful Co-existence

Peaceful co-existence
- (published in “The Hindu” dated 22.03.2012)

Often we find that we are unable to get on with our parents, or siblings, or spouses. The reason is no one is without the thought of self. No one is without an ego. So there is bound to be friction when people are thrown about in each other's company for a long time. But what then is the solution? Should one shun one's relatives, in the desire to avoid friction? How much importance should we give to our independence? The refusal to make even minor adjustments to accommodate one's own family has led to members of a family not even keeping in touch with each other. Siblings who grew up together, no longer tolerate each other, when they are adults. It is sad when they can hardly bear to be in the company of their extended family for long. But we must learn the art of peaceful co-existence, Suki Sivam stressed in a discourse.

Children of the present era use the word ‘self- reliant' with abandon, thinking that human beings can be dispensed with and that life can go on merrily if one has enough money for creature comforts. But human beings are not dispensable. Nor can they be cast aside once their services are no longer needed. In fact one must realise that one cannot live in isolation, and that it is one's family that rallies round in times of need.

The need for co-operation and gregariousness has been demonstrated in the animal world. There was a time when there was an unusually cold winter, in a place where there was a colony of porcupines. To keep warm, the porcupines huddled together. Because of the bristles on their bodies, they were injuring each other, but they still kept close to each other for, if they moved away, they would die without the bodily warmth of the other porcupines. So although there was a lot of discomfort, the porcupines stayed close together and survived. Likewise, a family is not without its share of annoyances and irritations and even quarrels. But if we cite this as a reason for moving away from our kith and kin, then we will be left with no one to help us in times of need. We need each other for our very survival. So we must learn to co-exist peacefully with others, so that our life on this earth does not become difficult.

Happiness Always……..

Demolishing Anger’s Walls

When anger has no outlet it can morph into resentment and carries the potential to cause great turmoil.


http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2012/31693.html

Sitting and Watching

Post written by Leo Babauta. Have you ever felt that we are rushing through life, that we get so caught up in busy-ness that life is passing us almost without notice? I get this feeling all the time. The antidote is simple: sitting and watching. Take a minute out of your busy day to sit with me, and talk. Take a moment to imagine being in the middle of traffic — you’re driving, stressed out by the high amount of traffic, trying to get somewhere before you’re late, angry at other drivers who are rude or idiotic, completely focused on making your way through this jungle of metal on a ribbon of asphalt. Now you’ve gotten to the end, phew, you made it, wonderful, and you’re only a few minutes late … but did you notice the scenery you passed along the way? Did you talk to any of the other people along your path? Did you enjoy the ride? No, probably not. You were so caught up in getting there, in the details of navigating, in the stress of driving, that you didn’t have time to notice your surroundings, the people nearby, or the wonderful journey. This is how we are in life. Now imagine that you pulled over, and got out of the car, and found a grassy spot to sit. And you watched the other cars zoom by. And you watched the grass blown gently by the wind, and the birds making a flocking pattern overhead, and the clouds lazily watching you back. Sit and watch. We don’t do this, because it’s useless to do something that isn’t productive, that doesn’t improve our lives. But as Alan Watts wrote in The Way of Zen: “As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.” It’s interesting, too, what we see when we sit and watch. We will notice others rushing, and worried, and angry, and in them see a mirror of ourselves. We will notice children laughing (or crying) with their parents, and remember what we’re missing when we rush to improve our lives. More interesting is what you see when you sit and watch yourself. You learn to step outside yourself, and act as an observer. You see your thoughts, and learn more about yourself than you ever could if you were rushing to take action. You see your self-doubts, and self-criticism, and wonder where they came from (a bad incident in childhood, perhaps?) and wonder if you are smart enough to let them go. You see your rationalizations, and realize that they are bullshit, and learn to let those go too. You see your fears, and realize what hold they have over you, and realize that you can make them powerless, by just sitting and watching them, not taking action on them. By sitting and watching, you come to know yourself. You learn the most valuable lessons about life, by sitting and watching. And as we know from the observer effect in physics, by watching, we change what we watch. Take a few minutes today, to sit and watch. It might change your life.  Source: ZEN HABITS

Life

I need to be grateful towards life for giving me the lesson in a way 

I understand best, rather than complaining. 

- Sanna Gosavi

A rich man was passing through the desert towards his destination. It was a new experience for him as he was without all the luxuries and comforts that he had been used to. The hot sunrays were piercing through his skin and the sand was reflecting back immense heat. The hot air ran past and slapped his body, head to toe. It was getting difficult for him to carry on as he was beginning to get dehydrated and his water reserves had depleted. As he struggled and moved ahead, his eyes fell on a small tent at a distance. Gathering all his energy he somehow managed to reach the tent. He saw an old woman inside and dropped at her feet, begging for some water. 

The old woman immediately filled a dusty cracked mud bowl with water and offered it to the man. He readily drank enough of it, thanked the old woman endlessly and when he felt a little better, carried on with his journey. The most important thing for the man at that point of time was water because only water could help him to survive and move ahead. It would have been unwise of him if at that point, owing to his status, he cribbed about the condition of the mud bowl and blamed the old woman. Interestingly he thanked her for her help, without bothering to complain about the bowl. 

"Every event that happens in my life - whether favourable or unfavourable, is only a vessel carrying a lesson for me."

And that lesson is necessary for me at that point of time. The condition of the vessel is not important then. Understanding is that wisdom is in taking the learning along and leaving behind the vessel with all gratitude for it had served me. At times the experience may be something I enjoy: at times it may be something that is totally opposite to my expectation. It may cause pain, it may cause hurt, it may shake me up, but ultimately it has come to teach me a lesson of life and help me evolve to the next level. 

My responsibility is to find out the lesson I got to learn from a particular event. If I learn fast, I go to the next stage faster; if I don't, then I will manage to overcome this experience. But similar experiences will continue to happen to me until I eventually learn out of them. 

It is as simple as I will not be promoted to class six until I clear the examination of class five, no matter in how many attempts. Just as the man was thankful to the old woman, I need to be grateful towards life for giving me the lesson in a way I understand best, rather than complaining. 

If that's with life, then how can I even blame my fellow beings for anything? They are simply playing their part in this whole play and I need to be grateful to them too.  

- Frozen Thoughts October 2011 - Page 58