What is gratitude?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Beauty has many aspects. Gratefulness is one such aspect of beauty. When you don't feel a sense of lack, then you feel grateful. You cannot be grateful and feel lack. The two cannot co-exist at the same time.
When you feel lack, grumbling begins from some corner. If you are grumbling, the grumbling and negativity will increase. For those who do not have this knowledge, there is no way out of their grumblings, because once they start grumbling, they keep grumbling throughout their life. They feel some lack today and tomorrow they feel something else is lacking. There is no end to it. http://churchofbass.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/BuddhaGratitude.jpg
That is why Jesus said, "Those who have will be given more; as for those who do not have; even what they have will be taken from them." If you are grateful, more things will flow to you. And when you complain and grumble, even what little joy, peace or love you have come into this world with, will all be lost. This is the law of nature.
Not having is just an attitude in you; it's the direction you are moving in. Whatever is, that grows. You sow the seeds and they grow; they become plenty. If the seed itself is a seed of lack, only lack will grow. Open your eyes and see what you have been given! When you understand this knowledge and through this recognise what you have been given, then you become grateful.
Why did Communism flop? It was a great policy which said — those who do not have, give to them all. So, it gave to them — i.e. to those who did not have. And what happened? They became poorer and poorer, even on the very material plane, because the whole consciousness was flooded with the lack-ness. Without knowledge, without the wisdom, there is no progress; and even the most beautiful gifts in life turns ugly.
Gratefulness comes with knowledge. Know that you are loved. The divine loves you that is why he created this beautiful universe for you to enjoy. Feel grateful about whatever nature has bestowed upon you. Have faith that this entire creation loves you. When you have this faith life becomes full. And in that faith, there is knowledge, there is joy and beauty.
Be grateful and see how everything flows to you.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Beauty has many aspects. Gratefulness is one such aspect of beauty. When you don't feel a sense of lack, then you feel grateful. You cannot be grateful and feel lack. The two cannot co-exist at the same time.
When you feel lack, grumbling begins from some corner. If you are grumbling, the grumbling and negativity will increase. For those who do not have this knowledge, there is no way out of their grumblings, because once they start grumbling, they keep grumbling throughout their life. They feel some lack today and tomorrow they feel something else is lacking. There is no end to it. http://churchofbass.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/BuddhaGratitude.jpg
That is why Jesus said, "Those who have will be given more; as for those who do not have; even what they have will be taken from them." If you are grateful, more things will flow to you. And when you complain and grumble, even what little joy, peace or love you have come into this world with, will all be lost. This is the law of nature.
Not having is just an attitude in you; it's the direction you are moving in. Whatever is, that grows. You sow the seeds and they grow; they become plenty. If the seed itself is a seed of lack, only lack will grow. Open your eyes and see what you have been given! When you understand this knowledge and through this recognise what you have been given, then you become grateful.
Why did Communism flop? It was a great policy which said — those who do not have, give to them all. So, it gave to them — i.e. to those who did not have. And what happened? They became poorer and poorer, even on the very material plane, because the whole consciousness was flooded with the lack-ness. Without knowledge, without the wisdom, there is no progress; and even the most beautiful gifts in life turns ugly.
Gratefulness comes with knowledge. Know that you are loved. The divine loves you that is why he created this beautiful universe for you to enjoy. Feel grateful about whatever nature has bestowed upon you. Have faith that this entire creation loves you. When you have this faith life becomes full. And in that faith, there is knowledge, there is joy and beauty.
Be grateful and see how everything flows to you.
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