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<blockquote data-quote="ENRIQUEADDS" data-source="post: 19988700" data-attributes="member: 554943">Beautiful&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Thought by Lord Buddha:Once Buddha&nbsp; was travelling with a&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; few of his followers. While they&nbsp; were passing a lake,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Buddha told one of his disciples, &quot;I&nbsp; am thirsty. Do get me&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; some water from the&nbsp; lake.&quot; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The disciple&nbsp; walked up to the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; lake. At that moment, a bullock cart&nbsp; started crossing&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; through the lake. As a result, the water&nbsp; became very muddy&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and turbid. The disciple thought, &quot;How&nbsp; can I give this&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; muddy water to Buddha to&nbsp; drink?&quot;So he came&nbsp; back and told&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Buddha, &quot;The water in there is very muddy. I&nbsp; don't think&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; it is fit to drink.&quot;After about&nbsp; half an&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go&nbsp; back to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the lake. The disciple&nbsp; went back, and found&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; that the water was still muddy. He&nbsp; returned and informed&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Buddha about the&nbsp; same.After&nbsp; sometime,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; again Buddha asked the same disciple to go&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; back.This time,&nbsp; the disciple found&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the mud had settled down, and the water&nbsp; was clean and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; clear. So he collected some water in a pot&nbsp; and brought it&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to Buddha.Buddha looked&nbsp; at the water, and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; then he looked up at the disciple and&nbsp; said,&quot; See what you&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; did to make the water clean. You let&nbsp; it be, and the mud&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; settled down on its own ── and you have&nbsp; clear&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; water.Your mind is&nbsp; like that too ! When it&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; is disturbed, just let it be. Give&nbsp; it a little time. It&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; will settle down on its own. You&nbsp; don't have to put in any&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; effort to calm it down. It will&nbsp; happen. It is&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; effortless.&quot;Having 'Peace&nbsp; of Mind' is not a&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; strenuous job; it is an effortless&nbsp; process!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; TREAT&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EVERYONE WITH POLITENESSEVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; YOUNOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICEBUT BECAUSE YOU&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ARE NICE.<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/love.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":love:" title="Love&nbsp; &nbsp; :love:" data-shortname=":love:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="ENRIQUEADDS, post: 19988700, member: 554943"] [B]Beautiful Thought by Lord Buddha:[/B] [B]Once Buddha was travelling with a few of his followers. While they were passing a lake, Buddha told one of his disciples, "I am thirsty. Do get me some water from the lake." [/B] [B]The disciple walked up to the lake. At that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy and turbid. The disciple thought, "How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink?" [/B] [B]So he came back and told Buddha, "The water in there is very muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink." [/B] [B]After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake. [/B] [B]The disciple went back, and found that the water was still muddy. He returned and informed Buddha about the same. [/B] [B]After sometime, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back. [/B] [B]This time, the disciple found the mud had settled down, and the water was clean and clear. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha. [/B] [B]Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said," See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be, and the mud settled down on its own ── and you have clear water. [/B] [B]Your mind is like that too ! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless." [/B] [B]Having 'Peace of Mind' is not a strenuous job; it is an effortless process! [/B] [B][COLOR=#0000CC]TREAT EVERYONE WITH POLITENESS EVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO YOU NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICE[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=#0000CC]BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NICE.:love:[/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]

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