Maybe, Said the Farmer
"शायद", किसान ने कहा१२ मई २०१४
एक ज़माने की बात है| एक बुढा किसान था जिसने काफी सालो तक अपनी फसल पे काम किया था| एक दिन उसका घोडा भाग गया| यह सुनकर उसके पडोशी उससे मिलने आये और सहानुभूति से कहा "कितनी बुरी किस्मत"
किसान ने उत्तर दिया "हा, शायद"
अगले दिन सुबह उसका घोडा वापस आ गया और अपने साथ अन्य तीन जंगली घोड़ो को भी साथ ले आया| "कितना अद्भुत" पडोशी ने जोर से कहा |
"शायद" , बूढ़े किसान ने उत्तर दिया|
अगले दिन किसान के बेटे ने एक अदम्य घोड़े पर सवारी करने की कोशिश की, वह पटका और उसका पैर टूट गया| पडोशी फिर एक बार इस दुर्भाग्य पर सहानुभूति देने आये |
"शायद" , किसान ने उत्तर दिया|
दूसरे दिन, लश्करी दल उसके बेटे को अपने साथ सेना में भर्ती करने के लिए उसके गांव आये|
बेटे का टुटा हुआ पैर देख कर वह वहां से चले गए| चीज़े अच्छी तरह से निपट जाने पर पडोशी ने किसान को बधाई दी|
"हा, शायद" किसान ने उत्तर दिया
- ज़ेन परबले
विचार के लिए कुछ मूल प्रश्न:
आप संतुलन और समभाव का अभ्यास किस तरह करते है? क्या आप एक अंगत अनुभव बता सकते है जब आपने अपने संतुलन को खोने की लालच के बावजूद अपना संतुलन बनाये रखा हो? हम अपने आपको एक ही समय पे उदासीनता और भावुकता से कैसे बचा सकते है?
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: How do you practice equanimity? Can you share a personal experience of a time when you were able to keep your balance inspite of temptations to lose it? How do we protect ourselves from indifference and sentimentality at the same time?
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On Jun 25, 2024 Sande wrote :
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On Dec 10, 2023 Arushika Srivastava wrote :
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On Jun 3, 2023 Beverly wrote :
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On Aug 17, 2022 Neha wrote :
Protect yourself from indifference and sentimentality by - having contentment, confidence, faith and belief
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On May 24, 2022 wrote :
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On Feb 23, 2022 Carolyn wrote :
Often when faced with a situation I am feeling strong emotions about I try to breathe and say nothing. I apply the hockey rule for parents, “ don’t say anything for 24 hours. Think about it, let the emotions boil over, then speak rationally about it.â€
Being a teacher and seeing children in “unacceptable parenting “ homes often made me want to lose it. However, I knew that I could not lose it and become angry. There were many times I went home and cried or was worried about a child. Yet I could do nothing. Growing a “thick skin†was part of teaching for me.
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On Jan 17, 2022 Patrick wrote :
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On May 21, 2014 Lori wrote :
Love this! It sums up a discussion in which I participated last night re: Everything has value.
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On May 15, 2014 xiaoshan wrote :
Living a life free from specific expectation, judgment, and (mostly fear-based) survival instinct (for preserving both one's physical body and non-physical ego), what would it be like?
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On May 14, 2014 Bradley wrote :
My son took a bad fall in Germany this past summer and ended up hospitalized for a week; this brought our vacation to an abrupt end. He was very depressed for a couple of months and has had to give up his favorite sport. But, this has given him a chance to pursue singing and theater. I also remind him how lucky he is to be alive and how his accident could've sent a message about our plans to traverse the hundreds of miles of semi-dangerous (or so I've been told) roadways in Norway. Although we don't always (ever?) understand why things happen, they still happen and maybe even for a purpose. Looking for that "purpose" is often futile and leads nowhere.
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On May 13, 2014 Johan Strydom wrote :
This story is from a Taoist Book, I think the Chuang Tshu.
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On May 13, 2014 amit wrote :
"How do we protect ourselves from indifference and sentimentality at the same time?" Can we explore and find out who is this OURSELVES?
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On May 12, 2014 geneviève wrote :
Life is not an addition of single event. Every action, every event is part of the whole. Trying non to detach the single from the whole helps me to keep my balance
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On May 11, 2014 david doane wrote :
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On May 11, 2014 rahul wrote :
I've heard humility defined as, "Suspending judgment to allow what is, to arise." How natural it is for the farmer to be humble, how difficult for us, with our multiplicity of wants, needs, desires, and views. Remembering personal history, and how often things which seemed like victories came with barbs and traps, while that which often felt like defeat was actually a gateway to brighter vistas is of great help to me in staying balanced with the present moment.
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On May 11, 2014 Kristin Pedemonti wrote :
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On May 9, 2014 Abhishek wrote :
We were singing today in the car, and to share what I was feeling, I sang a hindi song - "Ohre Taal mile Nadi ke jal mein"
(The lake merges with the river....the river merges with the sea....but which water does the sea merge with....no one knows!)
So the 'I don't know' feeling is very alive for me at the moment - the very same action that we may consider helpful may actually be causing harm at other levels (and vice versa)
Which leaves me just having the present moment, and my spontaneous feeling as a space to act from - there, I can rest in knowing that what I did was natural, from the right intent and will have its own unfolding
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On May 9, 2014 susan schaller wrote :
I love and think of this story often. Being hit by a truck while riding my bicycle to high school led to a "bad" concussion and my being excused from classes and teenage restlessness. This led to me meeting Deaf people and their beautiful visual language, changing me and my life. Being neglected - left out of the dinner conversation - in a big family set me up to be empathetic and present when life confronted me with a languageless adult who opened a door I would never have seen. I am now continuing to follow the unknown, traveling with no destination, after giving up my room and most of my "good" stuff, practicing letting go of my judgments and showing up where ever I am invited to share stories of losses, gains, wild horses, broken legs, and life and living in spite of war.