With Wayne Dyer passing away, i have been glued back to all the books written by him and the videos and the talks that i had collected over a period of time. And i loved the way he said "obscurity outcasts the obvious". He said that over and over again for a reason. This is a line from Tao's philosophy and makes a lot of sense once you put some thought to it. The essence of the line basically directs us to the light which is invisible and cant be seen and does nothing and still leaves nothing undone. This light is the essence of each one of us and nothing else actually exists. Tao says, to which i agree completely is that you are water and water is you. Think about the first nine months of your life after conception: You lived in, and were nourished by, amniotic fluid, which is truly unconditional love flowing into you . . . flowing as you. You are now 75 percent water (and your brain is 85 percent), and the rest is simply muscled water. Think about the mysterious magical nature of this liquid energy that we take for granted. Try to squeeze it, and it eludes us; relax our hands into it, and we experience it readily. If it stays stationary, it will become stagnant; if it is allowed to flow, it will stay pure. It does not seek the high spots to be above it all, but settles for the lowest places. That is what i essentially talking about!
The inherent problem with mankind is that every soul of his body screams "notice me" and one leads his life craving for it. When attention feeds it one feels good and craves for more. Everybody, i mean everybody has this inner longing to be looked at. As Helen Keller also rightly says seeking attention is the only nature of man. It is so difficult to not seek attention or not wanting to get noticed. The very thought about it leaves us with a lot of emptiness and sense of void. It is very difficult but that is the nature of obscurity. The sea and the ocean always stays low so that it can take the flow of the rivers, streams and lakes. This again gets evaporated and comes back to them as rain. It maps out nothing and plays not favorites. It doesn’t intend to provide sustenance to the animals and plants. It has no plans to irrigate the fields; to slake our thirst; or to provide the opportunity to swim, sail, ski, and scuba dive. These are some of the benefits that come naturally from water simply doing what it does and being what it is. We actually tend to absorb the inherent wisdom of the universe which finally gives us a sense of peace and fulfillment. The whole process is to not do anything and "just be" and still you will see nothing is undone.
Live as water lives, since you are water. Become as contented as is the fluid that animates and supports you. Let your thoughts and behaviors move smoothly in alignment with the nature. It is natural for you to be gentle, and low and oblivious to allow others to be free, and to be as they need to be without interference from you. It is natural to trust in the eternal flow, be true to your inner inclinations, and stick to your word. It is natural to treat everyone as an equal. All of these lessons can be derived by observing how water, which sustains all life, behaves. It simply moves, and the benefits it provides occur from it being what it is, in harmony with the present moment and knowing the truth of precisely how to behave. Be true to only your intuition, they somehow already know what you want to get that sense of fulfillment. At the same time be humble, let the physical being be low while your inner self seek the universe.
The inherent problem with mankind is that every soul of his body screams "notice me" and one leads his life craving for it. When attention feeds it one feels good and craves for more. Everybody, i mean everybody has this inner longing to be looked at. As Helen Keller also rightly says seeking attention is the only nature of man. It is so difficult to not seek attention or not wanting to get noticed. The very thought about it leaves us with a lot of emptiness and sense of void. It is very difficult but that is the nature of obscurity. The sea and the ocean always stays low so that it can take the flow of the rivers, streams and lakes. This again gets evaporated and comes back to them as rain. It maps out nothing and plays not favorites. It doesn’t intend to provide sustenance to the animals and plants. It has no plans to irrigate the fields; to slake our thirst; or to provide the opportunity to swim, sail, ski, and scuba dive. These are some of the benefits that come naturally from water simply doing what it does and being what it is. We actually tend to absorb the inherent wisdom of the universe which finally gives us a sense of peace and fulfillment. The whole process is to not do anything and "just be" and still you will see nothing is undone.
Live as water lives, since you are water. Become as contented as is the fluid that animates and supports you. Let your thoughts and behaviors move smoothly in alignment with the nature. It is natural for you to be gentle, and low and oblivious to allow others to be free, and to be as they need to be without interference from you. It is natural to trust in the eternal flow, be true to your inner inclinations, and stick to your word. It is natural to treat everyone as an equal. All of these lessons can be derived by observing how water, which sustains all life, behaves. It simply moves, and the benefits it provides occur from it being what it is, in harmony with the present moment and knowing the truth of precisely how to behave. Be true to only your intuition, they somehow already know what you want to get that sense of fulfillment. At the same time be humble, let the physical being be low while your inner self seek the universe.
great and yet so simple.
ReplyDeleteThe "Way".
...empty of obscurity
the way forward
is obvious...