Dear Son,
Let me tell you something, if you wish to have a better life,
begin to train yourself by beginning to do everything with good attention
and seriousness. You may begin with easy work. Pay attention to it
and see how you use your energy. Have you touched the smell, steps
and problems of the work clearly and how clear ? You may use your
energy to work fully or not. Have the feelings of attachment, concern
and seriousness arisen stably ? Were you pulled or induced to forget
and drift along in pleasure, laziness and others besides that work ? If
so, you must stop them by building up inspiration, paying attention to
your deep worry until it becomes consciousness. When you are
conscious of yourself, you will know by yourself what you want and
should do. You will accept the work which has to be done though it is
repetitive, regular, you will do it happily. Your conscience also helps you
to discover arising differences in the work because you give importance
to your work.
Such differences and consideration will enable you to use the
force of time wisely and continuously. Tolerance and perseverance
will naturally come. You will feel firm towards your own will. This
does not happen because of compulsion. It is voluntary, willingness
to work joyfully. Experiences of life occur as every moment passes
by; there will be only complete learning. Attention and carefulness,
clarity will be enlarged and you will enter the society of the world
and the universe.
These reasons will make your inner self strong. You will be
able to do things you used to think that you could not do. But you
have done it easily. Work and life will become a stage, on which you
could show the art of using force. When life is an art, you will only
be fresh, excited and clear. Work will inspire you to search for new
experiences of life continuously. You will discover the way to natural
creativity. Your deep and continuing consciousness gained from your
learning will help you to discover the light of force and wisdom.
Through work you could express your thinking. It strengthens you
and makes you brave and energetic, besides helping you to be interested
in the work. Your life will proceed in the right direction and bring you
the zest of life wherever you are. When you are able to give importance
and meaning to work, you will be overwhelmed with delight, in stead of
feeling afraid and sad.
When you understand and give value to life and work and are
brave enough to face work, easy or difficult, you go one step at a time.
I guarantee that your work and time will not be wasted. Therefore you
should look and think carefully and analyze problems. What you have
already done and what you are going to do in the future, is there anything
to be remedied ? Knowing oneself, learning and looking at oneself are
the top of knowledge. There is no school in the world which teaches you
to know yourself as much as knowledge of the Dhamma. There is no
school and no teacher who is capable of advising us to do our daily
activities correctly and without any fault in duty like the school of nature
and the school of the Dhamma and the school of Kai Nakon that you
have.
Therefore I would like to warn you with my kind heart that you
should pay more attention to learning about your life and your soul,
including actions. Then, I think happiness, excellence, success or
whatever you wish, you will certainly get some day, if you try to do it.
A Calm Person Will Discover Relaxation
Flowing water and still water which one do you think looks firm
and is ever ready for any situation ? Which one aborbs and receives
more touches ? As for me, I would choose calm water. If you don"t
believe me, throw a stone into the flowing water and observe the response.
You will see that it makes a circle in one minute, then the scattering
water will be swallowed and disappear with the flow of water. But, if
you throw a stone into still water, you will see a delicate response, clear-
cut and distinct. The heaviness and the lightness depends on the attacking
object, be it big or small, heavy or light, long or short. Finally, the
scattering waves will gently subdue and become still.
To compare these two kinds of water with human beings, what
category of people will you choose ? For me, I would compare a
confused and excited people with flowing water, a calm person with
calm and smooth water.
Now, can you see how water is connected with a person ? If
you still cannot see it, I will tell you. Confusion and excitement arise
out of pressure, tension, worries, fear, uncalmness and ignorance.
Whoever possesses these characteristics will be like flowing water,
being unable to be still, which shuts off acceptance that comes to life.
Though the touch is recognized, it will be haphazard. It does not bring
any clear benefits and sometimes it may be unbearable.
The still water can be compared with a person whose inner
self is calm and this leads to smoothness of the body and words,
similar to a person whose eyes are wide open. He can look and
respond to near and far incidents, inside and outside clearly, besides
being able to absorb deeply the taste of thing which comes to life.
His mind is distinct and open clearly. You will respond and know
yourself straight forward. Such characteristics will help you to touch
it and the environment around openly like water which is still and calm,
ready to receive the touch and absorb the taste, the odor, the shakiness
and ends-up gently.
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