Doing, having and being
The only way to really live and enjoy life is to enjoy the very doing itself.
Doing, having and being
We all function around the three axes of doing, having and being. Doing for having, without enjoying being, is the sole cause of all our misery. Doing never catches up with having! Every time you work hard and fulfill one desire, suddenly that desire loses its pull over you.
As enlightened master, Ramana Maharishi*, says beautifully, ‘The mind is such that it shows a tiny mustard seed to be a huge mountain until it is attained. As soon as it has been attained, even a mountain appears as insignificant as a mustard seed!’
As soon as a desire is fulfilled, another one starts pulling at you. You don’t even have time to enjoy it and feel satisfied. You may think, ‘Let me get this one more thing also. Then I can relax and enjoy what I have.’ Be very clear, your mind will never let it happen.
The only way to really live and enjoy life is to enjoy the very doing itself. Then automatically the doing, having and being, will be integrated and will happen.
Glossary:
* Ramana Maharishi – Enlightened master, based in Tiruvannamalai in South India. He taught the method of self-inquiry, asking oneself, ‘Who am I?’, as the path to self-realization.
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