On
facing our biggest foe/enemy
We all are good at recognising and branding our enemies. These are our ‘enemies from outside’. We are comfortable dumping our anger, frustration, fear, judgement, fear and all that on these enemies. We are ever ready to attack them. We find the energy to fight them. Because we think it is essential for our survival. Sometimes, these enemies are larger and bigger than us. Then, they are older to us in age, position or power. We may not be in a position to show our irritation, frustration, or anger to them – may be out of respect, fear or sheer helplessness. Yet, our anger is there within. So, are its’ related feelings? We do end up showing them in various ways if not explicit. We show it to people not related to the issue sometimes. We live our entire life harbouring enmity, and hatred on people who displeased us not knowing for once that the REAL ENEMY is the CAUSE OF THESE FEELINGS OF ANGER, HATRED AND LIKE.
But
what about dealing with and facing our greatest enemy?
We hide
from him almost always! We don’t even
know where he is. We don’t even recognise him as our enemy. And therein lies
our greatest mistake and weakness. Unless we get to accept him as our opponent,
our enemy, we’ll not get to fight him. We have to realize him as our biggest
enemy first. And that is the most difficult task. Because this enemy is not outside
for us to see. He is within us, camouflaged as ourselves. And the only means to
see him is to look within!
humne apnon ko aazmaya hai...
aap kaanton se daaman bachake chalthe hai
humne fhoolon se zakhm khaye hai...
आप औरों की बात करते हैं
हमने अपनों को आज़माया है....
आप काँटों से दामन बचाके हैं
हमने फूलों से ज़ख्म खाये हैं
you talk of others
I have tested mine.....
you protect yourself from thorns
I have been hurt by flowers....
Contd.....
# knowing self, real enemy, basis of our pain and suffering, look within, know thyself, real and unreal, knowing the Truth,
also read: https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2009/04/on-pain.html
Questions posed:
- who is the enemy we are talking about?
- What to do to catch this enemy?
2 comments:
Wow Thank you .
1. The enemy we r talking about is I .
2. I recently understood that others are our reflection shown in the mirror. If we r angry we see anger in them .
3. The same is the case with our understanding of things , conversations, people all that is around us .
4. We can catch this enemy by having a check on ourselves , observing our body how is it responding , having a check on our emotions .
5. The post enclosed also helped me to understand what I am going through.
I feel my biggest enemy is lack of confidence and fear. I will do rebirth meditation.
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