Mind knows no bounds when …

The mind knows no bounds when it is moral. When it is physically trained and empowered by creating fulfilling material conditions of morality and goodness. It is only then that one can grow in mindfulness, in concentration, and in wisdom.

Though a moral life is the most natural state of being, sometimes our own habits create resistance and keep us from a fulfilling life. Leaving things behind that we regret. Yesterday, I lost my mind and was rude with someone, I didn’t like the way I behaved. My moral eye didn’t like it. At this point let me explain what I mean by morality, apart from the five precepts, morality means tolerance, love and generosity. Detachment has a lot to do with morality. Ease has a lot to do with morality. In simpler view, when you lose your ease, you are being immoral. Refined meditators very clearly see the link between the baser occupations of greed, lust, ill-will resulting in losing of peace, of ease. So very clearly, I will trade something very precious and hard-earned if I lose the moral path. And morality will exercise the very organs that assist meditation, and eventually enlightenment. I might be millions of aeons from the final goal right now, and this life is like a drop in the ocean, but I need to make it there drop by drop.

One of the surprising discoveries of a meditative life was the significance of a moral life in it. I did live an uneventful and a moral life earlier too, but the effect wasn’t catalysed until meditation brought a lot of self-worth to it. Awareness and mindfulness of each event, wholesomeness of each thought suddenly seemed to acquire premier significance, enabling strength.

Another thing I wanted to express was 'allowing change to happen'. This is something that needs to be done deliberately. I started meditation little knowing what it will turn me into. I was surprised by changes that happened … I suddenly seemed to be following the cult of the noble ones The attitudes start coming, in poise and demeanor. The best thing is to approach meditation with an open mind, to allow change to happen. I seemed to be ‘sacrificing’ a lot of time, I allow this change to happen. (A lot of crap came up as I meditated -- aches and pains, my body resisted, mind resisted, habits resisted and I had to deal with it, meditation after all is not pleasing!)

I was overtaken by passion for meditation, I allow this change to happen. I started making strenuous effort, I allow this to happen. I grew detached, again I balance things in the material world to the extent I could, and allow even this to happen.
Allow the change to come, bend, bow and love the change that comes, for most of us it will be a great discomfort to let these changes come in, but let go …



Five precepts: http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/precepts.html

Sunshine

Have just returned from a trip/walk in the hills. Started from the river bed and reached somewhere up there, loose gravel, alone, apart from the chap who lead me there. Have been doing yoga since the last few days. Somehow getting anchored, discovering what I want to do, or in fact, getting strength to 'not do' things I never meant to be doing. At job, home, routine. Needed a break to start afresh, to let in sunshine.