Frog and the Scorpion

"One day, a scorpion stood on the side of a stream and asked a frog to carry it to the other side.
'How do I know you won't sting me?' the frog asked. 'Because if I sting you, I'll drown,' the scorpion said.
The frog thought about it and realized that the scorpion was right. So he put the scorpion on his back and started ferrying him. But midway across the stream, the scorpion plunged its stinger into the frog's back. As they both began to drown, the frog gasped,'Why?'
The scorpion replied, 'Because it is my nature.'

Life is like a tree

Life is like a tree;

them, us, you and me,

open your mind

and you will see,

we are all connected.

We were born on the same day.....
separated by branches,
we have migrated away,

nature and the environment,

our bodies from the earth.

If it wasn't for water

we would still be dirt.

Our origin is a mystery,

we come from a magical seed,

we are of different colors,

but we are all the same breed...

Life is like a tree

as delicate as can be,

harm one of the branches

you harm the entire tree.

Life is like a tree

them, us, you and me

open up your mind

and you will see.

(elton)

Every Thing Is Fine

To a truly contented and enlightened soul everything in the world, which means the way the world is right now, is just fine. To the unenlightened and discontented soul, this will look otherwise.
Now imagine if a group of actors go to the theatre, for their evening performance, and on entering the stage, start shifting the backdrop, altering the scenery and moving the props around.
Rather they should totally concentrate on the role they need to play to the best of their ability. And so it is with the world.The backdrop to our life is the way things are at this moment in time. The props are exactly where they are meant to be at this moment in time. Many people spend their whole lives trying to change the backdrop and move the props around, little realising the futility of the exercise.
Yes, they may succeed in altering an angle here or there. But all at the cost of the focus and the energy needed to put on their best performance.Little did they realise that if they had fully focussed on their performance and achieved their own highest standards of excellence, not only would those around them be immensely enriched, but the backdrop and the props of their life would have changed automatically.
Excellence is a much more powerful influence in the world than discontent. So everything is fine out there. No one said it's perfect. But it is exactly the way it should be ...at this moment. So if we want to influence change for the better, then the most effective way to begin is with contentment with the way things are.
The way things are, are the way things are meant to be...
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Why We Shout When In Anger

"A saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath, found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples and asked:
'Why do people in anger shout at each other?'
Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout.'
'But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner, asked the saint
Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples.
Finally the saint explained:
'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance.
What happens when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small...
The saint continued, 'When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that's all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.'
He looked at his disciples and said:
'So when you argue do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more, or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return. You may end up in divorce courts, for instance......'

Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny - he or she has something to fulfill.

Some message that has to be delivered, some work that has to be completed.

You are not here accidentally - you are here meaningfully. There is a purpose behind you.

The WHOLE intends to do something through you........OSHO

Hey brother, why do you want me to talk?
Talk and talk and the real things get lost.
Talk and talk and things get out of hand.
Why not stop talking and think?
If you meet someone good, listen a little, speak;
If you meet someone bad, clench up like a fist.
Talking with a wise man is a great reward.
Talking with a fool? A waste.
Kabir says: A pot makes noise if it's half full,
But fill it to the brim -- no sound.

English version by John Stratton Hawley and Mark Juergensmeyer

SELF

Two birds, inseparable companions, perch on the same tree.
One eats the fruit, the other looks on.

The first bird is our individual self,
feeding on the pleasures and pains of this world.
The other is the universal Self,

silently witnessing all. (Upanishad)

The Teacher We Need

"Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment.

This includes :

every mosquito,

every misfortune,

every red light,

every traffic jam,

every obnoxious supervisor (or employee),

every illness,

every loss,

every moment of joy or depression,

every addiction, every piece of garbage......

Every moment is the Guru."