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Beyond Ripples
“It is entirely your fault,” the master repeated, as the
disciple stared at him in disbelief.
“My fault?” the disciple stammered. “But Master, I try every
single day! I sit in meditation, I study the scripts, yet the
world constantly interrupts me. My mind drifts, my emotions
storm, and the peace I find vanishes in a second. How can this
be my fault?“
The master stood up without a word and gestured for the disciple
to follow him. They walked through the monastery courtyard until
they reached a large, stone well.
“Look inside,” the master commanded. “Tell me what you see.“
The disciple peered into the well.
“I see my reflection,” he said.
The master tossed a small stone into the water. Ripples spread
across the surface.
“And now?”
“Nothing clearly. The water is disturbed.”
“Did the well become incapable of reflecting?”
“No, Master. The water only needs to become still again.”
The master nodded.
“Exactly. You blame the world for every ripple. Wind will come,
stones will fall, voices will shout, and emotions will rise. Yet
you expect peace to remain without learning how to return to
stillness.”
The disciple lowered his eyes.
“So it is my fault?”
“Not because the world disturbs you,” said the master, “but
because you insist that peace depends on a world that never
will.”
And the master added:
“You do not lose peace when your mind is disturbed. You lose it
when you believe the disturbance should not exist.”
Source: As Circulated...
The Human Odyssey...
The earliest remains of the Homo
sapiens yet discovered dates back to 300,000 years.
We probably evolved in the
African region,
but then migrated to the rest of the world. Although our
physical appearance changed over time, our race didn't: we
remained human beings.
Remains of the world's
earliest religious worship site
have been discovered in Botswana, where our ancestors performed
advanced rituals, worshipping the python some 70,000 years ago.
So many religions have emerged and disappeared that no religion
can claim superiority over other religions. Religion is only one
of the
means to realize God, but
it is not an end to itself.
The central problem facing our planet is human overpopulation.
Today there are over
8 billion beings on Earth and the
population is still growing. There are too many people and
not enough resources for all of us. Yet,
we are not addressing this
problem responsibly. Do you really think your life will be
better if there are more people of your colour,
caste or creed on
Earth?
Initially used as fire for light, heat, cooking and for safety,
energy has been harnessed by humans for millennia. Today, fossil
fuels have become our main energy sources. This is leading to
climate change and global warming.
The Earth has entered a new era called
anthropocene, which marks
the beginning of the
sixth mass extinction. Many species have already disappeared
from the planet and our own days, as a species, are numbered.
Artificial intelligence has surpassed human intelligence. While
humans think they will be using
AI to win wars against other
nations, AI itself has outwitted human psychology to make us
lose each and every war. Warfare has never been a solution to
human problems...