Me and my wife had come to India last year on a spiritual tour and happened to visit places like Rishikesh, Varanasi, Haridwar etc etc. We happened to take a rickshaw ride in Varanasi and it was the most BEAUTYFULLLLL experience. There was heavy vehicle traffic on one side, there were cars and motor scooters and there were these camels there as well and this rickshaw guy was part of the whole thing moving in and out. It was so unique so beautiful. Back in the US we have one lane for the heavy vehicles one for cars and it so segregated. And this segregation comes into our lives as well.
On listening to this I was reminded of the quote I read somewhere "Man makes systems, but the divine is found in chaos". But this guy took this sentence to a whole new level.
Now with the backdrop of this conversation I thought of the following points which show the divinity in our traffic situation
1. Teaches you to be patient, biggest virtue of a seeker.
2. If you aint driving u can probably close ur eyes and meditate :D
3. Anger is injurious to health (as in this case it can lead to brawls)
4. In the eyes of the divine (red signal) all are equals
5. Enlightenment is inevitable...I mean the signal does turn green some time and no matter how far back you are u get to turn the corner sometime
6. A good guru (traffic cop) can show u the way in the chaos or bad one can lead to destruction, so choose wisely ;) .
7. Look around soak in the scenes, even the journey is joyous not just the goal.
8. Desire to compete, to race is most often the cause of casualties
9. Potholes (obstacles) can slow you down but can’t stop you
10. Knowledge of other routes never hurts instead it can give you shortcuts so respect all religions.
Well this is all I could think of. As ever please leave your comments and also add to list.
Cheers
SMC
2 comments:
Teaches you the value of time and path you have taken.
Also dude, this is awesome. First the joker than traffic jam.
Every Indian's Mantra: Rain in Chaos, when Chaos Reins.
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