Day 19

*Task*

Read the parable below and write down what it means to you.

Parable

This too shall pass.

There was a king and he once said to the court sages – I have a ring with one of the finest diamonds in the world and I want to hide a message under the stone that can be useful in a situation of extreme despair.  I will give this ring to my heirs and I want it to serve faithfully.  Think of what kind of message will be there.  It must be very short to fit in the ring.

The sages knew how to write treatises, but did not express themselves in one short sentence.  They Thought and thought, but did not come up with anything.

The king complained about the failure of his venture to a faithful old servant who raised him from infancy and was part of the family.  And the old man said to him:

“I’m not a sage, I’m not educated, but I know such a message. For many years spent in the palace, I met a lot of people. And once I served a visiting mystic whom your father invited. And he gave me this message. Just don’t read it, save it and open it under a stone only when there’s no way out at all. “

The king listened to the old servant.

After some time, the enemies attacked the country and the king lost the war.  He fled on his horse and enemies pursued him.  He was alone, there were many. He drove to the end of the road.  There was a huge deep cliff before him, if he fell there, it is the end.  He could not go back, the enemies were approaching, he already heard the clatter of their horses’ hooves.  He had no way out.  He was in complete despair.

And then he remembered the ring.  He opened it and under a stone found an inscription: “This too shall pass”

After reading the message, he felt that everything was quiet.  Apparently the pursuers got lost and proceeded in the wrong direction. Horses were no longer heard.

The king was filled with gratitude to the servant and the unknown mystic. Words were powerful.  He closed the ring.  And hit the road.  Again he gathered his army and returned his state.

On the day when he returned to the palace, they arranged a magnificent meeting, a feast for the whole world – the people loved their king. The king was happy and proud.

An old servant came up to him and said softly: “Even this moment is coming. Look at the message again.”

“Now I am a winner, people are celebrating my return, I’m not in despair, not in a hopeless situation.”

“Listen to the old servant,” he answered, “the message works not only in moments when everything is bad, but also in moments of victory.”

The king opened the ring and read:

“This too shall pass.”

And again he felt a silence fall over him, although he was in the midst of a noisy dancing crowd.  His pride dissolved.  He understood the message.  He was a wise man.

And then the old man said: “Do you remember everything that happened to you? Nothing and no feeling is permanent. As night changes day, so moments of joy and despair replace each other. Accept them as the nature of things, as part of life”

‼️  Friends, today, after completing the task of this day, as usual, comment “Day 19 Done”.

But also look at the events in your life (both good and not so good) while considering the words of the parable “This too shall pass.”

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Phrase:

*”Today I remember to love everything and everyone I come into contact with”*

*Mantra:*

Sat chit ananda

Sat chit ananda

Have an abundant day! ☀🍀

My inputs:

The meaning of this parable to me –

I read it and ask why I m reading is? Is this because there’s something ahead that will require me to look at this message?

I asked myself why did I distill meaning like this ?

And I knew it was because of my past experiences – the trauma and the shock I received and absorbed that made me so guarded against the future 

That made me tread life precariously with stress and I tried to control life things and exerted a lot of effort in trying to make things as perfect as possible 

Too tight too tight TPY

For once I discovered and felt the control I exerted 

And once I saw that I saw my body heave a sigh of relief—— like, so you know now? Finally TPY?

I saw again how? Our meaning making mind and habits place meanings on what we get in touch with —- so instantaneously if one weren’t aware, you would have been sucked into yet another round of reinforcement 

But now with awareness and mindfulness, this too shall pass.

This way of life, placing meanings and therefore judgments or acting out based on whatever reasons such as that of past experiences, beliefs, culture systems, societal norms and opinions, hearsays, one’s ego, for compromising in a bid to gain acceptance etc———- this too shall pass.

This too shall pass is just this too shall pass

Not too tight not too loose

Just, what it is.

Then I read about the king returning to power and the message popped up yet again.

This too shall pass 

I felt a sense of fear in me, or rather——- no

I asked myself what that was —— it was a feeling of wanting to hold on 

Why can’t good times last ? Theres a sense of control in there. Like the control freak in me being challenged and insecurity. There’s anger and frustration in it? Why again? Haven’t I had enough?

Words or events anything, people, they are like a mirror and reflect back what you are. what you hold, they distill your very core and fetch you out for yourself to see

And I realized how much of myself is affected by the past challenges 

I haven’t yet been able to see them totally as gifts for had I been able to , I wouldn’t feel this way

Or this inability as yet to see everything as abundance of the universe’s expression of creativity 

I m still living and acting out of my “story” my experiences 

This parable made me realize this – how much of me is still reacting out from that past

And in this moment of awareness I ask: for the universe’s greatest support and inspiration to let me live life in the present 

Actually I have been supported so very much

All the experiences in food tasting in video making is exactly that

And now it’s taking this intentionally and applying it to everyday life to what I do and have in life

To learn to be in the moment —— with no story, perceptions, preconceived ideas, emotions, judgements 

To be an empty glass for the moment and observe it

As everything that comes goes

If we can be at the mindful observer standpoint at the moment things happen, we would be able to go through life with more peace and ease

Audio

Life is love and love is life

What keeps body together but love 

What is desire but love of self

What is knowledge but love of truth

The Means and forms maybe wrong but Motive behind them is always love 

Love of the me and the mind

The Me and mind may be small or explode n embrace the whole universe but love remains 

Love is the most powerful force in universe

Love can heal inspire n bring us to higher self

Love is eternal never ending gift to ourselves n others

When we experience love we find ourselves

A practice of living love exemplifies unlimited abundance of universe

No matter how many pple you love you 

Can never run out because the core of your being is pure love 

Ecstasy of love is Ananda 

Or bliss consciousness 

Partake at all times 

Existence consciousness bliss

Living from love attracts more goodness to you

To experience true abundance

Live the love you r created to be, the love you r and Watch life flourish in all ways

Practice by offering a kind word or thought to everyone you meet

Recognizing he Greatest gift you can give to anyone is love

*”Today I remember to love everything and everyone I come into contact with”*

*Mantra:*

Sat chit ananda

Sat chit ananda