AS YOU SOW SO SHALL YOU REAP
This saying is very often quoted by most of us as a casual remark. The full depth of its meaning is being attempted now for your benefit.
THREE COMPONENTS OF YOU THE SOUL
You are the Chief Gardner as the Intellect functioning inside.
Everything depends upon the Timing & Availability of the Seeds/Sanskars sowed into the minds soil by the Intellectual Gardner.
The Quality & Quantity of the harvest in terms of Thoughts generated from the soil of your Mind inside is what you reap.
THE GATHERING OF THE SEEDS
We will start with the seeds or Sanskars first because the final product / harvest depends upon them. Every child is born with a few pure Sanskars initially & then gradually as it grows up it acquires all the wrong impure Sanskars. These seeds are in large numbers compared to the few original ones. They additionally over power the pure seeds making them dormant & pushing them into oblivion. It amounts to you having gone on a series of YARDSALE shopping spree of antique Sanskars which other people do not want themselves & wish to off load them to any one.
ORIGINAL SANSKARS / SEEDS
Peace Purity Power Knowledge Truth Love Bliss.
Shades of these additionally manifest as follows:
Appreciation Affection Care Companionship Cooperation Inclusiveness Equanimity Acceptance Cheerful Humor Smiles Lightness Joy Sweetness Courteous Loyalty Trustee Guide Clean Simple Transparent Inspire Synergy Connect Mindful Tranquil Serene Solitude Honest Comfortable Pleasant Ecstasy Grace Wisdom
ACQUIRED SANSKARS / SEEDS
Anger Impure Weak Ignorance Beliefs Lust Hate
Shades of these additionally manifest as follows :
Arrogance Righteous Passion Ego Judging Deceit Imposing Trespasses Violence Doubt Illusions Dogmas Alloyed Powerless Drained Lonely Depleted Agitated Greed Adultery
Desires Attention Wants Sex
INTELLECT OF THE GARDENER
The second aspect of gardening is the mental health of the Gardener itself. The poor person could be stuck in the Devotional mode as a result the level & sharpness of Intellect is jeopardized to a large extent. This is an important point here. Just as the productivity of an Ax depends upon the maintenance of its sharpness the same parameter is valid for the Intellect too.
DIVINE INTELLECT
Sharp Open Dense Faith Trust Hope Courage
Shades of these additionally manifest as follows:
Gratitude Reverence Benevolence Influence Radiance Mercy Humility Tolerate Magnetism Surrender Withdrawn Churn
Knowledge Meditate Discern Decide
DEVOTIONAL INTELLECT
Dull Stone Closed Confused Diffused Blunt
Shades of these additionally manifest as follows:
Overthinking Worry Gossip Inadequate Unworthy Fear Skeptical Unsure Dependent Egoist Superiority Complex
SOIL OF THE MIND
The third aspect is the almighty Mind. This corresponds to the soil where the seeds are sown to germinate & grow when watered & nurtured with nutrients. How the Gardener handles the process of cultivation largely depends upon the quality of the Intellect. The final output has basically two out comes.
HARVEST OF POSITIVITY
Flood of Positive thoughts will flow when the original pure seeds are sown & cultivated by the courageous Intellectual gardener. The controlled output will be :
Awake Attentive Alert Assertive Balance Contentment Harmony Demeanor Stability Abundance Good wishes Celibacy Austerity Innocence Forgiveness Altruistic Introversion Discipline Self Sovereignty Charity
HARVEST OF NEGATIVITY
Forest of Negative thoughts will grow when the impure seeds are of acquired kind, coupled with the cultivation by the lazy intellectual gardener. The uncontrolled output will be as follows :
Attachment Ownership Resistance Controlling Desires Addictions Indulgence Noise Asleep lazy Guilt Slave Victim Indolence Defeated Bitterness Resentment Despair Jealousy Disconnected Exclusiveness Unworthy
BACK TO SQUARE ONE
When the thought, intention, feeling or emotion has arisen inside it is deemed as a subtle action for sure. The next stage is the actual action. The emotion translates into action, which is your karma. Again the seed has been consolidated, confirmed, reaffirmed for smoother action in the future time. It is a perpetual loop. It is time to stop the loop now, dead in its tracks, for a beautiful trouble free future time to come.
NICE & SLOW
BACK TO SQUARE ONE
When the thought, intention, feeling or emotion has arisen inside it is deemed as a subtle action for sure. The next stage is the actual action. The emotion translates into action, which is your karma. Again the seed has been consolidated, confirmed, reaffirmed for smoother action in the future time. It is a perpetual loop. It is time to stop the loop now, dead in its tracks, for a beautiful trouble free future time to come.
NICE & SLOW
Sip your coffee, nice and slow,
No one ever knows when it’s time to go,
There’ll be no time to enjoy the glow,
So sip your coffee nice and slow.
Life is too short but feels pretty long,
There’s too much to do, so much going wrong,
And most of the time you struggle to be strong,
Before it’s too late and it’s time to go,
Sip your coffee nice and slow.
Some friends stay, others go away,
Loved ones are cherished, but not all will stay ,
Kids will grow up and fly away,
There’s really no saying how things will go,
So sip your coffee nice and slow.
Before you know it seasons have changed,
Those precious little moments are part of yesterday,
Most things have turned out relatively okay,
And you finally reap what you have sown,
So sip your coffee nice and slow.
In the end it’s really all about love,
For this world and it’s beauty and the stars above,
For His grace in your life , for each present moment,
Smile and breathe and let your worries go,
Just sip your coffee nice and slow.....
Rohit Khanna - IN-BOUND & IN-VALID
