Benefits Of Non-violence And Non-attachment
MK Gandhi is best known for his practice of ahimsa, or non-violence apart from e lead role he played in India's dependence movement. There are any interesting stories about Gandhiji related to non-violence and on-attachment. One day, as Gandhiji acted to board a train, one of his oes slipped off and got caught on e track. He was unable to free the one from the track; so he took off the her shoe and threw it also on the ask right at the spot where the first e was stuck. The astonished senger asked, "Why are you rowing the other shoe onto the ask? “Here plied, "The poor man 1o finds the shoe lying on the track 1l now have a pair he can use.” There are many lessons in that one cadent. First, most people would be upset about losing their one shoe at their brain would only dwell on that loss. What did Gandhiji do? He did not let the loss of the shoe affect the clarity of his thoughts. Rather, he weighed the situation, and came up with a compassionate idea. Rather than be angry or anxious, he was generous and caring. He thought he could use this opportunity to make a contribution to a needy person who might need shoes and happen to have the good luck of finding them. How many of us take a bad situation and turn it into a good one? How many of us can see the bright side of a difficult situation? How many of us can turn a negative into a positive? Gandhiji'sattitude points the way for us to learn how to use problems to our benefit or the benefit of others. The anecdote about Gandhiji also shows us another aspect of his life, which isnon-attachment If someone were attached to his shoes, then his whole train ride and rest of the day would have been caughtup in a web of anger, despair and hopelessness. By releasing his shoes, Gandhiji showed he was not attached to them. He could give them up and move on. He could spend the rest of his time in productive thoughts and not be a victim of circumstance. Let us think about how many attachments we have in our lives that keep us in bondage. Some of us may be attached to our money and other possessions. The loss of moneymight devastate us. The current moment in which we can get to work to make more money is instead spent in worry and anxiety. Wedwell on what we lost instead of turning it into an opportunity to continue to gain. Some people are attached to name and fame Theyareoconcerned about their reputation and what others think of them that if someorsayssomething criticalabout them they crack. Instead of taking the situation and turning it into a positive one, they are devastated. Instead of losing their life breat!over worry and hurt, they could looat what was said about them ina calrational manner, and see if there isgrain of truth there. They can use tas an opportunity to work on themselves to make their lives better. Th can improve their lives. If after examining what was said aboutthethey find no truth there, they can tait as a misunderstanding on the parof the other person. They can choosto fix the misunderstanding and moon, or just ignore it.
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Courtesy : Sant Rajinder Singh Speaking Tree, Times of India
Benefits Of Non-violence And Non-attachment
MK Gandhi is best known for his practice of ahimsa, or non-violence apart from e lead role he played in India's dependence movement. There are any interesting stories about Gandhiji related to non-violence and on-attachment. One day, as Gandhiji acted to board a train, one of his oes slipped off and got caught on e track. He was unable to free the one from the track; so he took off the her shoe and threw it also on the ask right at the spot where the first e was stuck. The astonished senger asked, "Why are you rowing the other shoe onto the ask? “Here plied, "The poor man 1o finds the shoe lying on the track 1l now have a pair he can use.” There are many lessons in that one cadent. First, most people would be upset about losing their one shoe at their brain would only dwell on that loss. What did Gandhiji do? He did not let the loss of the shoe affect the clarity of his thoughts. Rather, he weighed the situation, and came up with a compassionate idea. Rather than be angry or anxious, he was generous and caring. He thought he could use this opportunity to make a contribution to a needy person who might need shoes and happen to have the good luck of finding them. How many of us take a bad situation and turn it into a good one? How many of us can see the bright side of a difficult situation? How many of us can turn a negative into a positive? Gandhiji'sattitude points the way for us to learn how to use problems to our benefit or the benefit of others. The anecdote about Gandhiji also shows us another aspect of his life, which isnon-attachment If someone were attached to his shoes, then his whole train ride and rest of the day would have been caughtup in a web of anger, despair and hopelessness. By releasing his shoes, Gandhiji showed he was not attached to them. He could give them up and move on. He could spend the rest of his time in productive thoughts and not be a victim of circumstance. Let us think about how many attachments we have in our lives that keep us in bondage. Some of us may be attached to our money and other possessions. The loss of moneymight devastate us. The current moment in which we can get to work to make more money is instead spent in worry and anxiety. Wedwell on what we lost instead of turning it into an opportunity to continue to gain. Some people are attached to name and fame Theyareoconcerned about their reputation and what others think of them that if someorsayssomething criticalabout them they crack. Instead of taking the situation and turning it into a positive one, they are devastated. Instead of losing their life breat!over worry and hurt, they could looat what was said about them ina calrational manner, and see if there isgrain of truth there. They can use tas an opportunity to work on themselves to make their lives better. Th can improve their lives. If after examining what was said aboutthethey find no truth there, they can tait as a misunderstanding on the parof the other person. They can choosto fix the misunderstanding and moon, or just ignore it.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Sant Rajinder Singh kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy : Sant Rajinder Singh Speaking Tree, Times of India