This piece was inspired by reading Venerable Thich Nhat
Hanh, known to his disciples as “Thay”.
Buddha said that we are a repository of “wholesome” traits and
“unwholesome” traits. We have to “water” the wholesome ones and nurture them like
plants and replace the “unwholesome” ones with the “wholesome” ones. On deep looking, as suggested by Buddha
When I get angry, I am angry at
this, that or the other
Anger
is in me
When I get jealous, I am jealous
at this person or that person
Jealousy is in me
I cannot get angry with anyone,
if I do not have anger in me
I cannot be jealous, if I do not
have jealousy in me.
I can love everyone, since I have
love in me.
If I do not have LOVE in me, how
can I love anyone?
Before I can love anyone else, I
have to have love in me
For love to grow in me, I have to
forgive myself.
To forgive myself, I have to
understand myself.
To understand myself, I have to
listen deeply to myself.
I have to EXPERIENCE my negative
energies
I have to EXAMINE them
I have to gently ELIMINATE them
I should not “water” them.
I have to know my positive
energies too.
so I can “water” them.
I will then be able to “water”
the strengths of others
I will refrain from “watering”
the weakness of others
I can do all this, if I can
See the Universal in every Individual
And see the Original Spark everywhere.
