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CELEBRATE THE WIT & WISDOM, The Mysterious Way In Which Understanding Happens by Ramesh S. Balsekar
Understanding
comes to different people through different routes. With some it scores a
direct hit with wisdom: with others is seeps in almost innocuously through the
subtle layers of wit, anecdotes and teaching stories. No one knows just
when it will strike and how.
Take
quintessential wisdom for example. Ramana Maharshi says, "All that
needs to be said has been said in Verse 170 of Adi Shankarachary's Vivekachoodamani:
In the
dream state, even though there is no contact with the outside world, the mind
alone projects the entire dream-universe of enjoyer, etc. Similarly, the
waking state is no different. All this (world of pluralistic
phenomena) is but a projection of the mind."
And then
there is the story about Perspective.
Bill was in
the habit of saying "It could have been worse" whenever he was told
of any incident. One day his friend John came to him, very
agitated. "Bill, you know what happened last evening? Tom came
home early from the office and found his wife in bed with Dick; he shot and
killed them both, and then he went to the police station and surrendered.
How horrible!"
After he
had heard the whole thing Bill, as usual, said: "It could have been
worse." John was furious, "How can you repeat your stupid
remark even in these terrible circumstances?!"
"Well,"
said Bill, "This happened last evening. Had it happened the previous
evening I would have been dead."
Come,
celebrate the wit and wisdom brought to you by one of the finest Spiritual
Masters of our time. Read and reflect. Relax and enjoy.
Published by Zen Publications 2008
Softcover 268 pages
ISBN 9788188071364 | 
