Be Sincere, not Serious
‘Be a joke unto yourself’, said Osho jestfully adapting from Buddha’s last words, ‘be a light unto yourself’.
Life is not to be taken seriously, instead be sincere.
In being serious you mortgage yourself to the other, an expectation that arises not from the self but from the other. Seriousness is a psychological disease. In being serious you confirm to expectations that you make unto yourself: to be perfect, in every way. This idealistic notion is a phantasy, a most subtle enemy that continues to ever remind you, ‘I’m never good enough’. What is there to be serious about? Seriousness requires effort: you need to be trying all the time, to live up to an occasion. There are many, ‘who take themselves seriously’. They want it all: Power, recognition and wealth. Seriousness is about belief. Making an assumption around something. What is really true about beliefs? Beliefs are about notions we hold. We replace one belief with another: the process goes on. Replacing one false notion with yet another. Pause for a moment, close your eyes and reflect: what is the one thing I am really sure about? Are you sure? If you wish to be rich, you have to be a beggar. In other words, unless you have no beliefs, unless your glass is fully empty, you will never know. Being a Knower is different, then it is no longer a belief. A knower knows, he does not need to believe. You need to believe only if you have a doubt. Wonder why we believe in a God, but know it is now daytime? One is belief, the other is knowing.
Life is not a problem to but a mystery to be lived. The serious have questions. Life is not to answer the question: instead life is about answering the questioner. Philosophers have gone on churning questions they pose to themselves, and then they go about answering it. What do you call that: 'fool o sophy! Drop the question, life is then accepted. You don’t find the answer. You get an experience. And the experience is more blissful than an answer. Every question has a short-lived answer, held true by the assumptions of the context. Change the assumptions and you recreate doubt. As I said often on my blog, the mind can never trust, the heart can never doubt. When the question is dropped, you connect. Bering serious, is about being a questioner.
Be sincere always. Sincere is acceptance of yourself and of the other. In being sincere, you drop, being appropriate: to be something else. Sincere allows you to amplify your commitment, in your own unique way, and without the pressure of pretense. Being sincere is accepting, who you are. To accept, ‘I’m evolving and growing within. Good enough, and I could be even better. Better than I was yesterday’. Life is to be a playground, a dance, a love affair. Life should be a circus, everything should be in playfulness. Life is too short for this. What really matters? Someone once shared a wise thought: remember in every act, how does it connect to your beginning or to your end. If every act is held under probe with this lens, what would really matter?
Life needs to be lived in spontaneity. Here today, gone tomorrow: in between be Sincere, stay playful. Enjoy the mystery of yourself.
Be human, unto yourself and others.
Live Now Here, not there in Nowhere!
‘Be a joke unto yourself’, said Osho jestfully adapting from Buddha’s last words, ‘be a light unto yourself’.
Life is not to be taken seriously, instead be sincere.
In being serious you mortgage yourself to the other, an expectation that arises not from the self but from the other. Seriousness is a psychological disease. In being serious you confirm to expectations that you make unto yourself: to be perfect, in every way. This idealistic notion is a phantasy, a most subtle enemy that continues to ever remind you, ‘I’m never good enough’. What is there to be serious about? Seriousness requires effort: you need to be trying all the time, to live up to an occasion. There are many, ‘who take themselves seriously’. They want it all: Power, recognition and wealth. Seriousness is about belief. Making an assumption around something. What is really true about beliefs? Beliefs are about notions we hold. We replace one belief with another: the process goes on. Replacing one false notion with yet another. Pause for a moment, close your eyes and reflect: what is the one thing I am really sure about? Are you sure? If you wish to be rich, you have to be a beggar. In other words, unless you have no beliefs, unless your glass is fully empty, you will never know. Being a Knower is different, then it is no longer a belief. A knower knows, he does not need to believe. You need to believe only if you have a doubt. Wonder why we believe in a God, but know it is now daytime? One is belief, the other is knowing.
Life is not a problem to but a mystery to be lived. The serious have questions. Life is not to answer the question: instead life is about answering the questioner. Philosophers have gone on churning questions they pose to themselves, and then they go about answering it. What do you call that: 'fool o sophy! Drop the question, life is then accepted. You don’t find the answer. You get an experience. And the experience is more blissful than an answer. Every question has a short-lived answer, held true by the assumptions of the context. Change the assumptions and you recreate doubt. As I said often on my blog, the mind can never trust, the heart can never doubt. When the question is dropped, you connect. Bering serious, is about being a questioner.
Be sincere always. Sincere is acceptance of yourself and of the other. In being sincere, you drop, being appropriate: to be something else. Sincere allows you to amplify your commitment, in your own unique way, and without the pressure of pretense. Being sincere is accepting, who you are. To accept, ‘I’m evolving and growing within. Good enough, and I could be even better. Better than I was yesterday’. Life is to be a playground, a dance, a love affair. Life should be a circus, everything should be in playfulness. Life is too short for this. What really matters? Someone once shared a wise thought: remember in every act, how does it connect to your beginning or to your end. If every act is held under probe with this lens, what would really matter?
Life needs to be lived in spontaneity. Here today, gone tomorrow: in between be Sincere, stay playful. Enjoy the mystery of yourself.
Be human, unto yourself and others.
Live Now Here, not there in Nowhere!
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