Consciousness leads to Conscience

The master was watching a practice session in the courtyard. He realized that the presence of the other students was interfering with the bright young man’s attempts to perfect his technique. 

“What’s the problem?” the master inquired.

“I don’t know. No matter how much I try, I am unable to execute the moves properly” said the young man. The master took him to the river stream. “Look at the stream,” he said. “There are rocks in its way. Does it slam into them out of frustration? It simply flows over and around them and moves on! Be like the water.”

We don’t have control over others behavior but it is certainly possible to develop the ability to remain unaffected by others behavior. It is easier said than done. But once we understand that we all live in our own world and the individual behavior is contextual, it becomes easier to create the right context which ultimately makes us experience the joy of life which is independent of anything outside of us. 

We have to choose between the experience of joy and sadness. Let us choose the experience of Joy. Let us be aware of self and the world we live in.

Remember, Consciousness leads to Conscience which ultimately governs the behavior. 

Dr. Sushant T. Joshi