I have had some responses to my last article about being happy. A cousin of mine is a follower of Jaggi Vasudeva (aka Sadhguru) and she messaged me as under.
(The link to the article in question is here – https://insightsandexperiences.com/what-to-do-when-you-are-not-happy/ )
Here are my cousin’s messages
Cousin: Liked how you summarized so much philosophy/spirituality so succinctly😁👍🏻👏🏻
Cousin: I have another point of view for you to consider, inspired by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev:
Being happy or sad, or miserable or ecstatic..it’s all in my body-mind system, I’m the chemical factory, the remote control is in my hands.
Now whether I care to use it, figure out how it works, respond consciously with intelligent awareness (rather than limited ignorance or automated knee-jerk reactivity) or not is also up to me. My responsibility, my making, & can be..
My emancipation…my ability to turn away from external dependence and onto what needs to be done
Cousin: Begs the question: who’s your chemical factory foreman?!
Me: God or the law of karma and you yourself at odd moments
Cousin: Hah! Convenient.. aren’t we all😅
Cousin: Seems like an impossible challenge right?🤦🏻♀️😅
Cousin: But the key is that “you make” & external circumstances don’t…
Why this is so hard to accept for most of us should be investigated!
I think that the response to the above question is given in the following three paragraphs from the book A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield. It is an excellent book and I give it 5 stars.
Two disciples of a master got into an argument about the right way to practice. As they could not resolve their conflict they went to their master who was sitting among a group of other students. Each of the two disciples put forth his point of view. The first talked about the path of effort. He said, “Master is it not true that we should make a full effort to abandon our old habits and unconscious ways? We must make great effort to speak honestly, be mindful and present. Spiritual life does not happen by accident,” he said, “but only by giving our whole hearted effort to it.” The master replied, “You’re right.”
The second student was upset and said, “But master, isn’t the true spiritual path one of letting go, of surrender, of allowing the Tao, the divine to show itself?” He continued, “It is not through our effort that we progress, our effort is only based on our grasping and ego. The essence of the true spiritual path is to live from the phrase, ‘Not my will but thine’. Is this not the way?” Again the master replied, “You’re right.”
A third student listening said, “But master they can’t both be right.” The master smiled and said, “And you’re right too.”
I’ll end here. Please explore this blog for more articles on Spirituality, Self help and Politics. If you would like to contact me the link is below.
Find this handy. Buy me a coffee
Haha… like they say, to each his own… there can never be one shoe that fits all. Each one has to decide which size and style fits him the best, and looks good on him too…
I am not sure where you’re getting your information,
but good topic. I needs to spend some time learning much more or understanding more.
Thanks for excellent information I was looking for this info for
my mission.
Hi! I could have sworn I’ve been to this website before but after reading through some of the post I realized it’s new to me.
Anyhow, I’m definitely delighted I found it and I’ll
be bookmarking and checking back often!
A year on from Qatar 2022, what’s the legacy of a World Cup like no other?
blackspfgh3bi6im374fgl54qliir6to37txpkkd6ucfiu7whfy2odid.onion
The 2022 World Cup final will go down as one of the most exciting, dramatic and memorable matches in the history of the game.
It was the scene of Lionel Messi’s greatest moment on a soccer pitch, in which he cemented his legacy as the best player of his generation after finally guiding Argentina to World Cup glory.
It was, for many, the perfect, fairytale ending to a tournament which thrilled well over a billion fans around the world. So good, perhaps, that many forgot it bookended the most controversial World Cup in history.
https://blacksprut2web.info
blacksprut2rprrt3aoigwh7zftiprzqyqynzz2eiimmwmykw7wkpyad.onion
Rewind to the start of the tournament and the talk was all about matters off the field: from workers’ rights to the treatment of the LGBTQ+ community.
Just hours before the opening match, FIFA President Gianni Infantino launched into a near hour-long tirade to hundreds of journalists at a press conference in Doha, where he accused Western critics of hypocrisy and racism.
“Reform and change takes time. It took hundreds of years in our countries in Europe. It takes time everywhere, the only way to get results is by engaging ] not by shouting,” said Infantino.
At one point, the FIFA president challenged the room of journalists, stressing FIFA will protect the legacy for migrant workers that it set out with the Qatar authorities.
“I’ll be back, we’ll be here to check, don’t worry, because you will be gone,” he said.
So, a year on from the World Cup final, what is the legacy of the 2022 World Cup?