Changing The Ways Of Life

[Mystic Warrior]

For many of us, there seem to be no good reasons to change our ways of life. We are satisfied that we are living on the lines of the great majority of us. We are after health, wealth, sex and power. We are buoyant in fair weather and depressed and despondent in adversity. We go through life like a boat without sail downstream. We could not escape birth, we do not know why we are born. We have no choice but to live and drift. When great men make their appearance in our midst from time to time and by their precept, demostrate to us the supremacy of the spirit, we applaud them, admire them, glorify them, mostly because we are, at least we think we are, incapable of rising to their heights.

We have a great teacher in life: Enquiry. All progress, all learning is the result of enquiry. The more earnest the enquiry, the deeper the insight we gain. The more we ponder over things, the firmer become our convictions. If newton had not enquired why the apple fell to the ground, how poor the world would have been. No doubt some other Newton could have made the discovery but only after asking the same question.

Enquiry is necessary not only in the realm of knowledge of phyical sciences. It is an absolute must in day to day life if we are to gain an insight into the science of living.

Are we quite aware that we are banking too much on the reliabilty of our senses, mind and interllect in assessing the worth of wordly objects? Although we know vaguely that our senses like sight, touch and smell are liable to play us false, we continue to be guided entirely by them in deciding on any course of action. We are just content to receive infomation and knowledge second hand even where we should excersise independent judgement and thought. Why? Because we are busy living our little lives and there is less room for enquiry and reasoning.

[kaur_khalistani_lioness]

very interesting and thought provoking read!=)

[Guest Papi]

thats too deep for me