06/11/2015

Initiative, ingenuity and inventiveness


Think of all the gadgets and conveniences that have been devised to meet our needs, no matter how trivial; machines which buff our shoes before we leave the house; ways of turning on the lights with a sound; devices acting at a distance to save us steps and movement. The inventiveness, initiative and ingenuity of human beings with respect to matters that are not life and death, testify to truth of human poverty! We show a great deal of ingenuity when it comes to our comfort and security. But our world lacks inventiveness in dealing with acts and deeds of human love - we should be creative in listening, understanding, caring, patience and ability to respond practically to the problems in our own environment, family, home, neighbourhood, friends, and life.

small deeds done are better than great ones planned!
 

04/11/2015

Let go and enjoy....

Mahatma Gandhi once summarized the Hindu religion in some words taken from one of its sacred books: "All is filled with God. Renounce it and enjoy it." To simply: all we have comes from God; we are caretakers of what is God's. Our response is to use it in love; above all, we are to take lightly property and possessions, not grasping them as if they were our true security. God knows we and all people need possessions, but there should be some looseness in our grasp of them, coupled with a readiness to let go of them, to share them, and use them well.  We live once on earth....!

“On Death and Dying“

The idea of death makes one aware of one's life, one's vital being – that which is impermanent and will one day end.   When ...