I
go to Moopan just as other people go to temple or church. Moopan is my inspiration, my spiritual
succour.
“Why
don’t you let go, man?” He asked when I
mentioned my problem to him. I had come
to a situation in which I had to make a choice: whether to continue my job or
turn to something else that my heart urges me to do. “All through life people live like
shopkeepers,” Moopan continued. “How
much profit did I make today? Which
items are the most popular? What new
item can I sell tomorrow? Is this life?”
He
paused and stared at me a while. “Did
you ever live your life?” I could feel his gaze penetrating through my
heart into something that I may call soul.
“All through life people tie themselves with a chain to something: wealth,
generally. You have your monthly
salary. Each day you calculate how much
you can spend on what, how much you should save, how to evade the tax – not that
those who handle the tax are any less bastards than you....”
“Let
go the chain and see what happens,” he continued having poured himself another
drink. “Calculate a little less. Think a little less. Don’t try to understand everything. Stand in some uncertainties. Feel the wind around you. Savour the flavour in the air. Be.
Just be.”
I
understood whatever he was saying.
“Yes,
that’s precisely your problem,” he said though I hadn’t said anything. “You understand everything. Understanding is the problem.” He turned away from me as he said the last
words. I knew it was time for me to
leave him.
PS.
My earlier Moopan episode: Ghar Vapsi
Moopan
is as real a character as the ghost in A Ghost and
a Secret
Letting go the chain means facing suffering, but in the end it is worth it! That is personal experience :)
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DeleteThere is a lot,just a lot in that two letter word and six lettered phrase - "Be.Just be."
ReplyDeleteWhat the Buddha and the Christ and even our discredited Mahatma said was the same thing.
Delete'Be, Just be.' Reading this made me feel so light at heart. Here I found some connections with my life. I am happy that I read this. :)
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DeleteA wandering heart is not always lost ! As i say, be.Just be.
ReplyDeleteExperience and memories are not made sitting and thinking.
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DeleteUnderstanding is indeed the problem.We all have the answers. We just plainly learn to ignore them. A good write up.
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ReplyDeleteYou understand everything. Understanding is the problem.”
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It kills innocence.. I guess
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