मेरे अपने गुस्से की असली जड़ क्या है? क्या यह अपने अहंकार को बचाने की छटपटाहट है, या इसके पीछे सबकी भलाई की इच्छा छिपी है?
What is the real origin of my own anger? Is it the ego defending its territory, or is it something that has its source in the desire for the well-being of all?
What is the real origin of my own anger? Is it the ego defending its territory, or is it something that has its source in the desire for the well-being of all?
एक बार फिर हमें याद दिलाया जाता है कि जागृति या ज्ञान, बौद्ध धर्म की बपौती नहीं है, ठीक वैसे ही जैसे सत्य ईसाई धर्म की जागीर नहीं है। न तो बुद्ध और न ही ईसा मसीह उस समुदाय के अकेले मालिक हैं जो उनके नाम पर बने हैं। वे तो उन सभी नेकी चाहने वालों के हैं, उन सभी के जो अपनी साँसों और चेतना की गहराइयों में छुपे रहस्य के प्रति जागरूक हैं।
Once again, we are reminded that awakening, or enlightenment is not the property of Buddhism, any more than Truth is the property of Christianity. Neither the Buddha nor the Christ belongs exclusively to the communities that were founded in their names. They belong to all people of goodwill, all who are attentive to the secret which lives in the depths of their breath and their consciousness.
Once again, we are reminded that awakening, or enlightenment is not the property of Buddhism, any more than Truth is the property of Christianity. Neither the Buddha nor the Christ belongs exclusively to the communities that were founded in their names. They belong to all people of goodwill, all who are attentive to the secret which lives in the depths of their breath and their consciousness.
यदि आप बौद्ध हैं, तो बोधिसत्व के बारे में सोचकर खुद को प्रेरित करें। यदि आप ईसाई हैं, तो ईसा मसीह का स्मरण करें, जो दूसरों से सेवा करवाने नहीं, बल्कि आनंद, शांति और उदारता के साथ उनकी सेवा करने आए थे। क्योंकि ये बातें महज़ शब्द नहीं हैं, बल्कि ऐसे कर्म हैं जो अपनी आखिरी साँस तक साथ निभाते हैं। यहाँ तक कि उनकी मृत्यु भी एक उपहार है, और ऐसी ही मृत्यु से पुनर्जन्म होता है।
If you are a Buddhist, inspire yourself by thinking of the bodhisattva. If you are a Christian, think of the Christ, who came not to be served by others but to serve them in joy, in peace, and in generosity. For these things, these are not mere words, but acts, which go all the way, right up to their last breath. Even their death is a gift, and resurrection is born from this kind of death. (157)
If you are a Buddhist, inspire yourself by thinking of the bodhisattva. If you are a Christian, think of the Christ, who came not to be served by others but to serve them in joy, in peace, and in generosity. For these things, these are not mere words, but acts, which go all the way, right up to their last breath. Even their death is a gift, and resurrection is born from this kind of death. (157)
कभी-कभी हमें कठिनाइयों, रिश्तों के टूटने और आत्म-सम्मान पर चोटों से गुज़रना पड़ता है, जो हमारे उस झूठे और मनभावन अहंकार को चकनाचूर कर देती हैं जो हमने खुद के बारे में पाल रखा था। ऐसा इसलिए ज़रूरी होता है ताकि हम दो सच जान सकें: एक तो यह कि हम वो नहीं हैं जो हम खुद को समझते थे; और दूसरा यह कि किसी प्यारे सुख का छिन जाना ज़रूरी नहीं कि सच्ची खुशी और सुकून का छिन जाना हो।
Sometimes we must undergo hardships, breakups, and narcissistic wounds, which shatter the flattering image that we had of ourselves, in order to discover two truths: that we are not who we thought we were; and that the loss of a cherished pleasure is not necessarily the loss of true happiness and well-being.
Sometimes we must undergo hardships, breakups, and narcissistic wounds, which shatter the flattering image that we had of ourselves, in order to discover two truths: that we are not who we thought we were; and that the loss of a cherished pleasure is not necessarily the loss of true happiness and well-being.
किसी बात पर सिर्फ़ इसलिए आँख मूँदकर विश्वास न कर लें क्योंकि आपसे ऐसा कहा गया है, क्योंकि दूसरे उस पर यकीन करते हैं, क्योंकि वह किसी परंपरा से जुड़ी है, या क्योंकि आपने उसकी कल्पना की है। सिर्फ़ सम्मान के वशीभूत होकर अपने गुरु की बात पर भी तुरंत विश्वास न करें। उसी को सच मानें, उसे ही अपना मार्ग बनाएँ, जो गंभीर जाँच-परख के बाद आपको सभी जीवों के कल्याण में सहायक प्रतीत हो।
"Do not believe anything merely because you are told it is so, because others believe it, because it comes from Tradition, or because you have imagined it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect. Believe, take for your doctrine, and hold true to that, which, after serious investigation, seems to you to further the welfare of all beings."
"Do not believe anything merely because you are told it is so, because others believe it, because it comes from Tradition, or because you have imagined it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect. Believe, take for your doctrine, and hold true to that, which, after serious investigation, seems to you to further the welfare of all beings."
हमें अपनी किसी भी तकलीफ़ से चाहे उसकी वजह कुछ भी हो, बहुत ज़्यादा बंधना नहीं चाहिए। हम उसे सहर्ष स्वीकार करके ब्रह्मांड की भलाई में अपना योगदान देते हैं। जब हम किसी बीमारी या अवसाद को केवल अपना व्यक्तिगत दुख न मानकर पूरी कायनात का दुख मानते हैं, तो हम उन सभी जीवों के साथ एक हो जाते हैं जो इस तरह के दर्द से गुज़र रहे हैं।
We need not become fixated upon our own suffering, whatever its origin. We offer it up, thus participating in the well-being of the universe. When we experience an illness or depression not as our own but as the universe's, we are one with all beings who experience this kind of suffering.
We need not become fixated upon our own suffering, whatever its origin. We offer it up, thus participating in the well-being of the universe. When we experience an illness or depression not as our own but as the universe's, we are one with all beings who experience this kind of suffering.