Nearly two decades ago, I got a chance to play the DOS game called Budo. It was a transforming experience. Not that the game was extremely brilliant, even though good it was.
What fascinated me was that at unexpected moments a brilliant quote would flash on the screen.
Two of those quotes from that game entered my life forever, I still contemplate their meaning. Let me share them with you:
The first one:
Center yourself by accepting whatever you're doing now.
We generally rush through life, focusing only on our so called 'important' moments and activities.
We are here to enjoy life, not to run through it in a frenzied rush. After all, we can only do one thing at a time; that done well leads to the next.
Think on the above quote, and you will find that not a moment of your life will ever go to waste again. All your frustrations will dissolve, when you accept whatever you're doing NOW. You really enter into that activity. It may be the most mundane, boring task, like drinking a glass of water.
When you accept that act, it becomes the most important act of your life, and your mind settles down. A hitherto unknown kind of contentment enters your heart as you take each sip, savoring the sensation of coolness as it travels down your throat.
You realize there is no hurry, that this ordinary task is also an important moment in my life, in fact this is the most important moment now, and I can't do anything else now.
Isn't that a step towards yourself?
The original quote:
“Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.”- Chuang-tzu
What fascinated me was that at unexpected moments a brilliant quote would flash on the screen.
Two of those quotes from that game entered my life forever, I still contemplate their meaning. Let me share them with you:
The first one:
Center yourself by accepting whatever you're doing now.
We generally rush through life, focusing only on our so called 'important' moments and activities.
We are here to enjoy life, not to run through it in a frenzied rush. After all, we can only do one thing at a time; that done well leads to the next.
Think on the above quote, and you will find that not a moment of your life will ever go to waste again. All your frustrations will dissolve, when you accept whatever you're doing NOW. You really enter into that activity. It may be the most mundane, boring task, like drinking a glass of water.
When you accept that act, it becomes the most important act of your life, and your mind settles down. A hitherto unknown kind of contentment enters your heart as you take each sip, savoring the sensation of coolness as it travels down your throat.
You realize there is no hurry, that this ordinary task is also an important moment in my life, in fact this is the most important moment now, and I can't do anything else now.
Isn't that a step towards yourself?
The original quote:
“Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.”- Chuang-tzu
