The ability to remember and to think a lot about our previous impressions, limits us. Is it a possibility that our intelligence is our stupidity? Our ability to remember a lot of things is probably something that hampers us to explore the unexplored? Or this knowledge hampers our ability to look at possibilities beyond the past experiences that we have. Some times some things happen around us that is beyond our ability to comprehend and beyond justification of our past experience / learnings.
Is it possible that these abilities are making us limited or in some cases mad? Can we be more enlightened more aware, having attention in now? If we have an ease of forgetting things and probably a very limited attention span, is it likely that we will be more aware and be an observant. Higher the attention span it may make us intelligent compared to other animals. Is it a possibility that this boon of attention, remembering things is driving us away from the consciousness?
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How our mind thinks – we analyze, we compare, we try to create analogies and thus we tend to lose spontaneity. Our education system makes us remember things instead of being creative and spontaneous. I was thinking about all this a couple of weeks back and came across this wonderful knowledge sheet by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Guru ji).
alogies and thus we tend to lose spontaneity. Our education system makes us remember things instead of being creative and spontaneous. I was thinking about all this a couple of weeks back and came across this wonderful knowledge sheet by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Guru ji).
| Weekly Knowledge #217 Bangalore Ashram 19 Aug 1999 India |
| KNOWLEDGE AS A BURDEN – Knowledge is a burden if it robs you of innocence. Knowledge is a burden if it is not integrated into life. Knowledge is a burden if it doesn’t bring joy. Knowledge is a burden if it gives you an idea that you are wise. Knowledge is a burden if it doesn’t set you free. Knowledge is a burden if it makes you feel you are special. |
The best thing about Guru ji is – he makes complex things simple and easy to understand. At times, this simplicity makes one wonder – why a spiritual master is not that esoteric in his teachings? The beauty of the best teacher is making the most complex subject easy to understand, Guru ji does that with perfection.
Guru ji is visiting Mumbai on 28th and 29th Oct 2019. Do attend the sessions – and experience – music, meditation, knowledge and spontaneity.
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