Once Buddha was walking from town to town with his followers. This was in the initial days. They happened to pass a lake and Buddha told one of his disciples, “I am thirsty. Get me some water from that lake.”
The disciple walked up to the lake and noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and he also saw a bullock cart crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid. The disciple returned to tell Buddha “The water in there is very muddy. I don’t think it is fit to drink.”
After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him the water to drink. The disciple obediently went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, “See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be and the mud settled down on its own and you got clear water. Your mind is also like that. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don’t have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen effortlessly.”
Buddha says having ‘peace of mind is an effortless process. When there is peace inside you, that peace permeates to the outside. It spreads around you and in the environment.
“It is effortless.”.
so nice….thx…
nuff sed
The simplest truths always seem to be the higher ones!
Love it.
I think he is right you don’t need alk or drugs to calm your mind.
grt thinking we all have enough power in us to handle ourselves….and rest of the the world
True! Once, recently, I went to the doctor, sat down, and the nurse took my BP. It was up..because that’s what happens when I’m anxious. The nurse had me sit for a bit, chat, and then she went to do other things for a moment. She then came back, sat down, chatted about whatever (kids,etc), and proceeded to take my BP again. It went down to a normal range..in a matter of minutes. Now to learn how to be calm and have peace of mind always. 😉
Keep Patience…..