Diary Of Life

jessy

Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of
his followers. This was in the initial days. While they were
travelling, they happened to pass a lake. They stopped there and
Buddha told one of his disciples, "I am thirsty. Do get me some water
from that lake there."

The disciple walked up to the lake. When he reached it, he noticed
that right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the
lake. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The
disciple thought, "How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to
drink!" So he came back and told Buddha, "The water in there is very
muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink." After about half an hour,
again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get
him some water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the
lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in
it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be
had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and
said,

"See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be…. and the
mud settled down on its own – and you got clear water. Your mind is
also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a
little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put
in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless."

What did Buddha emphasize here?

He said, "It is effortless." Having 'Peace of Mind' is not a
strenuous job; it is an effortless process!

When there is peace inside you, that peace permeates to the outside.
It spreads around you and in the environment, such that people around
start feeling that peace and grace.

Also remember that you could be in very peaceful surroundings, where
everything is wonderfully beautiful, but if your inside is disturbed,
then that beauty is of no use to you. It does not mean anything to
you. For you to be peaceful, peace has to be generated from deep
within you - from your being to the mind, and from the mind to the
environment.
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NaughtyBoy

nice story
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stayer

Nice One
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hina

Keep it Up .... Please Continues this .. its very nice Smile

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gangsta · Loyal Member Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Posts: 418

Very Nice Rely Its Touch My Heart
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