If a happy man sees that five days of working is enough, then two days he rests — goes fishing or to the mountains. If he sees that only two days working it is enough, then he works two days — in the five days there are much more important things to do.He has to play his guitar, and he has to dance, and he has to just sit with his friends and gossip. He has to meditate, be prayerful. He has a thousand and one things. His work is a need he has to fulfill. He enjoys it, but is not obsessed with it. A happy man is never a perfectionist, only unhappy people are perfectionist, only unhappy people are obsessed with their work — because that is the only way they can avoid facing themselves, they can avoid encountering themselves. They are continuously working, they will go on working; unless they fall asleep they go on working.
(an excerpt from osho’s book )
(an excerpt from osho’s book )
Effort
Practicing yoga is half the battle. Even if you don’t feel enthusiastic in the beginning, if you go on practicing you will come to feel that tremendous longing for God which is necessary if you are to find Him. Why don’t you make the effort? Whence do all the beautiful things in creation continually emerge? Whence comes the intelligence of great souls, but from the storehouse of the Infinite Spirit? And if these wonders you see about you are not enough to induce you to seek Him, why should He reveal Himself to you? He has given you the capacity for love that you may yearn for Him above all else. Don’t misuse your love and reason. And don’t misuse your concentration and intelligence on false goals.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Man’s Eternal Quest”
Practicing yoga is half the battle. Even if you don’t feel enthusiastic in the beginning, if you go on practicing you will come to feel that tremendous longing for God which is necessary if you are to find Him. Why don’t you make the effort? Whence do all the beautiful things in creation continually emerge? Whence comes the intelligence of great souls, but from the storehouse of the Infinite Spirit? And if these wonders you see about you are not enough to induce you to seek Him, why should He reveal Himself to you? He has given you the capacity for love that you may yearn for Him above all else. Don’t misuse your love and reason. And don’t misuse your concentration and intelligence on false goals.
—Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Man’s Eternal Quest”
From: Vishal - a pure soul like You.
