Two
things that I am grateful for...
I am so grateful that I do not cheat.
I feel lucky that the divine, my parents, my friends, and the community I
was raised in taught me that cheating is bad and only leads one to cheating
oneself. Our beloved Gurudev recently said that you are simply cheating
yourself and no one else. I think it's strange that people are here to go
deeper on the path, yet can't even be honest with themselves. Why would
we cheat ourselves? I can't figure out why there is so much talking
during exams...
The second thing I am grateful for is my
silence. I remember when I was younger and more immature, I would go on
talking and talking with friends about small-minded things and then later
realise how much energy I lost. What I am also very grateful for is
keeping my silence when a professor, teacher, or Gurudev is speaking.
What makes people speak so much?
One interesting thing Girin Bhaiya said recently was that if, at the end
of the day, you rewind the day, you'll notice how much unnecessary gossip /
nonsense is spoken throughout the day. Now that I am older, I have
realised that silence is the greatest gift. To listen from a space of
depth, wonder, empathy & compassion. Gurudev, in his commentary on
the Ashtavakra Gita has said that one who speaks so much after experiencing
consciousness performs a great blunder, pragyapad. I truly believe that
the constant talking is not only pragyapad, but also a fear of listening to our
own inner voice. The inner silence I believe takes us from an insecure
state of unknowing and having to deal with our inner thoughts to a state of
bliss and comfort in our own true nature. I am so grateful to enjoy my
own silence and listen to nature, to my own inner dialogue, & to all those
that have beautiful knowledge & wisdom to share in the space of
consciousness.
In honesty & silence.
Love & Jai Guru Dev.
An Aspiring Yogi
