A man who has gone out of town comes back to find his house on fire. It was one among the beautiful houses in the town, and the man loved his house dearly! Many people were ready to give double price for the house, but he never agreed for any price and now it is just burning before his eyes. Hundreds of people have gathered, but nothing can be done, the fire has spread so far that even if they try to put it out, nothing will be saved. He becomes very sad.
His son comes running and whispers in his ear: "Don't worry Dad. I sold it yesterday at a very good price ― three times of our cost. The offer was so good I could not wait for you. Forgive me." Father said, "thank God, it's not ours now!" Then the father is relaxed and became a silent watcher, just like 100s of other watchers.
Please think about it! Just a moment before he was not a watcher, he was attached. It is the same house....the same fire.... everything is the same...but now he is not concerned. In fact he is relaxed and watching it just as everybody else in the crowd. Then the second son comes running, and he says to the father, "What are you doing? You are relaxed ― and the house is on fire?" The father said, "Don't you know, your brother has sold it." He said, "we have taken only advance amount, not settled fully. I doubt now that the man is going to pay us anymore.”
Again, everything changes!! Tears which had disappeared have come back to the father's eyes, his smile is no more there, and his heart is beating fast. The silent 'watcher' is gone. He is again attached.
And then the third son comes, and he says, "The buyer is a man of his words. I have just come from him. He said, 'It doesn't matter whether the house is burnt or not, it is mine. And I am going to pay the price that I have settled for. Neither you knew, nor did I know that the house would catch fire.'" Again the joy is back and family became watchers! The attachment is no more there.
Actually nothing is changing! Just the feeling that "I am the owner! I am not the owner of the house!" makes the whole difference. This simple methodology of watching the mind, that you have nothing to do with it.. Everything starts with a Thought! Most of the thoughts are not yours but from your parents, your teachers, your friends, the books, the movies, the television, the newspapers. Just count how many thoughts are your own, and you will be surprised that not a single thought is your own. All are from other sources, all are borrowed ― either dumped by others on you, or foolishly dumped by you upon yourself, but nothing is yours.
Sow a thought, you reap an action.
Sow an act, you reap a habit.
Sow a habit, you reap a character.
Sow a character, you reap a destiny..!
Detach yourself- from worldly gains, borrowed ideas and misconceived reality.
His son comes running and whispers in his ear: "Don't worry Dad. I sold it yesterday at a very good price ― three times of our cost. The offer was so good I could not wait for you. Forgive me." Father said, "thank God, it's not ours now!" Then the father is relaxed and became a silent watcher, just like 100s of other watchers.
Please think about it! Just a moment before he was not a watcher, he was attached. It is the same house....the same fire.... everything is the same...but now he is not concerned. In fact he is relaxed and watching it just as everybody else in the crowd. Then the second son comes running, and he says to the father, "What are you doing? You are relaxed ― and the house is on fire?" The father said, "Don't you know, your brother has sold it." He said, "we have taken only advance amount, not settled fully. I doubt now that the man is going to pay us anymore.”
Again, everything changes!! Tears which had disappeared have come back to the father's eyes, his smile is no more there, and his heart is beating fast. The silent 'watcher' is gone. He is again attached.
And then the third son comes, and he says, "The buyer is a man of his words. I have just come from him. He said, 'It doesn't matter whether the house is burnt or not, it is mine. And I am going to pay the price that I have settled for. Neither you knew, nor did I know that the house would catch fire.'" Again the joy is back and family became watchers! The attachment is no more there.
Actually nothing is changing! Just the feeling that "I am the owner! I am not the owner of the house!" makes the whole difference. This simple methodology of watching the mind, that you have nothing to do with it.. Everything starts with a Thought! Most of the thoughts are not yours but from your parents, your teachers, your friends, the books, the movies, the television, the newspapers. Just count how many thoughts are your own, and you will be surprised that not a single thought is your own. All are from other sources, all are borrowed ― either dumped by others on you, or foolishly dumped by you upon yourself, but nothing is yours.
Sow a thought, you reap an action.
Sow an act, you reap a habit.
Sow a habit, you reap a character.
Sow a character, you reap a destiny..!
Detach yourself- from worldly gains, borrowed ideas and misconceived reality.
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