From Being Driven To Being Drawn
धकेलेजाने से प्रेरित होने तक रिचर्ड रोह्र
जवानी में मुझे विचार और किताबें बोहोत पसंद थीं और आज भी मै काफी पढ़ता हूँ। पर हर बार जब मै एक लम्बे आश्रम निवास से वापस आता हूँ मुझे अगले कुछ हफ़्तों या महीनो तक कोई किताब पढ़ने का मन नहीं होता। क्यूँकि मुझे पता है के शारीरिक, मानसिक और आत्मिक स्तरों पर मुझे जो अनुभव प्राप्त हुए है वो दुनिया की किसी किताब में नहीं मिल सकते।
अगर आप मुझसे पूछते हैं के मुझे क्या पता है तो मुझे आप को बताना होगा। मुझे सिर्फ इतना पता है के जीवन में एक गहरा ठीक-है का भाव है - सभी विरोधाभासों के होते हुए - जो मौन में और भी स्पष्ट हो जाता है। हालाँकि यह स्तिथि भयंकर, विरोधाभासपूर्ण, अन्यायी और असामंजस्यपूर्ण है, किसी तरह ख़ुशी और ग़म साथ में आसरा धुंध ही लेते हैं। नकारात्मकता और सकारात्मकता एक दूसरे को नहीं काटते।
जीवन में आपका जो भी ध्येय हो वह जीवन के प्रति एक बुनियादी " हाँ " से प्रेरित होना चाहिए। अन्याय और हर प्रकार के अप्रेम को आपके द्वारा भेजा गया " ना " मौन में और भी स्पष्ट होगा पर अभी तुम्हारे काम में घ्हाव भरने के क्षमता है। किसी ध्येय के लिए काम करते हुए लोगों में फर्क दिखता है : सामाजिक-न्याय के कितने सारे कामों को उन लोगों ने ख़त्म कर दिया है जो अपने संकीर्ण, स्वार्थी, गुस्से के माध्यम से लड़ते रहते हैं।
अगर आपकी प्रार्थना गहरी है तो भय और प्रतिक्रिया का आपका नजरिया बदल कर एक गहरे और सकारात्मक सम्बंद का होगा - क्यूँकि अब तुम नाजुक और अपने आप में बंद अस्तित्व से बाहर हो। ध्यान में हम अहंकार-सजगता से आत्मिक-सजगता के और बढ़ रहे हैं, बुरी भावनाओं से न प्रेरित होते हुए अंदर के सकारात्मक स्रोत के प्रति प्रेरित होना।
ध्यानपूर्ण प्रार्थना के निरंतर अभ्यास से आप देखेंगे के आप इसके या उसके बजाय सभी के बारे में सोच रहे हो। यह कला संतों और फकीरों को माफ़ करने की, दुःख को भूलने की, दयावान होने की, और अपने दुश्मन को भी प्यार करने की ताकत देती है।
मनन के लिए प्रश्न :
सभी विरोधाभासों के होते हुए जीवन में एक गहरा ठीक-है का भाव को कैसे समझते हो ?
एक निजी अनुभव बाँट सकते हो जब आप नकारात्मक प्रेरणाओं से ध्यान हटा कर अपने अंदर स्तिथ सकारत्मकता पर ध्यान लगाया हो ?
शुद्ध-उपचार और क्रोध-अहंकार के बीच हमें उपलब्ध चुनाव को याद रखने में क्या मदद करता है ?
Adapted from Richard Rohr, Dancing Standing Still: Healing the World from a Place of Prayer
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: How do you relate to the deep "okayness" to life despite all the contradictions? Can you share a personal story of a time you were able to shift from being driven by negative motivations to being drawn from a positive source within? What helps you remain aware of the choice between pure healing and impure anger and agenda?
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10 Past Reflections
On Aug 19, 2017 PLH wrote :
I am often concerned over the human tendancy to think of prayer as something you do when you lack something, and feel a need to ask our Maker for it. My response is to suggest the opportunity to think of prayer as being as much an act of dialogue where the other party is listening but not necessarily speaking (either really or metaphorically). This opens up the action to that of thanks, and admission of failures as well as petitioning for yet to be received blessings or awards. And as often as not, the blessing comes in the internal growth that arises from within as we mentally verbalsize the truths we have been denying. And Truth is alwys positive even though it may be revealing what we find unwelcome.
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On Aug 16, 2017 matt perry wrote :
Say yes to life takes courage from a place of acceptance that the universe is just right. My own experience is that even when I am not living presently and maybe caught up in a story of not enough that I can come back quickly to the realisation that all is OK that even the negative feelings I may have been experiencing were there as a lesson for me. Thanks for sharing the beautiful writing.
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On Aug 3, 2017 Sidney DeKoven wrote :
I have found that I can be both happy and in a negative mood at the same time. AND is better than or. It seems like a contradiction but on a higher level it is not. AND resolves so many problems. The opposites exist together on a higher level. Black and white thinking is the cause of so much unnecessary trouble. I resolve to stay happy AND there are many difficulties in the world.
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On Aug 1, 2017 Matthew Villarreal wrote :
This is also true about basic situations in life. Getting fired from a job might seem "bad," but it could also lead to an even better, more fulfilling job. Likewise, being rich might seem "good," but it can also lead to cravings for more and so create a lack of contentment. There is a positive and negative element to everything. That is life. That is the Tao.
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On Aug 1, 2017 k wrote :
I love the image of the horse and rider- the horse as our own will and action in the world...What creates the impetus for movement? Where does it come from? When we begin to be present and witness, it gets interesting. Do we get pulled or do we engage wholeheartedly, willingly, even into difficult situations...I like this idea very much and the image of the happy horse and rider is very cheering- (even if it is riding into the sun and the feathers attached with wax get melted off a la Icarus- at least we are together, joyful and embracing our expereince!
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On Aug 1, 2017 Amal Mohanty wrote :
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On Aug 1, 2017 C Tate wrote :
To me, it is an especially beautiful DharmaComic this week -- thank you, Leah, for sharing. The reading really speaks to me though it will take some time to sink in,. Still, I wanted to express my appreciation right now.
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On Jul 30, 2017 david doane wrote :
Life is a mixed bag, full of contradictions and dialectics that we live in the midst of and deal with. That's life. I certainly can be negative, and have become more positive as I have become more compassionate through realizing that we are one, we are in this together, and everyone has problems and struggles. The positive source within me is life itself, my knowing that growth in life is inexorable, and my gratitude for the miracle of being alive and my being part of it all. Negativity and anger are just plain not necessary, and are harmful. I've come to be more positive oriented, focused on what is, and focused on doing something constructive rather than focused on what isn't and what is wrong and tearing things down. For me, being positive is healing and I believe more healing for others around me.
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