THE MIND WORKS BETTER WHEN IT IS FULLY OPEN LIKE A PARACHUTE

The mind is the ultimate source of all happiness and misery. For there to be happiness in the world, the mind of an individual must first be at peace and happy. Individual happiness is conducive to the happiness of society, while the happiness of society means happiness of the nation. It is on the happiness of nations that the happiness of this world is built. Here "we must use the image of a net". Imagine the whole universe as an immense net and each being as a single 'knot' in this net. If we disturb one knot, the whole net is shaken. So each individual must be happy to keep the world happy. From the lessons of life, it is clear that real victory is never gained by strife. Success is never achieved by conflict. Happiness is never achieved by accumulating more wealth or gaining worldly power. Peace is gained only by letting go of our selfishness and "helping the world with acts of love". Peace in the heart conquers all opposing forces. It also help us maintain a healthy mind and live a rich and fulfilling life of happiness and contentment. "Since it is in the minds of men that wars are fought, it is in the minds of men that the fortresses of piece must be built" The religions of the world have always maintained that human happiness does not depend merely upon the satisfaction of physical appetites and passions, or upon the acquisition of material wealth and power. Even if we have all the worldly pleasures, we still cannot be happy and peaceful if our minds are constantly obsesses with anxiety and hatred arising from ignorance with regard to the true nature of existence. Genuine happiness cannot be defined solely in terms of wealth, power, children, fame or inventions. These no doubt bring some temporary physical and mental comfort but cannot provide lasting happiness in the ultimate sense. This is particularly true when possessions are unjustly acquired or obtained through misappropriation. They become a source of pain, guilt and sorrow rather than bring happiness to the possessor. Too often we are made to believe that pleasing the five senses can guarantee happiness. Fascinating sights, enchanting music, fragrant scents, delicious tastes and enticing body contacts milead and deceive us, only to make us slaves to worldly pleasure. While no one will deny that there is momentary happiness in the anticipation of pleasure as well as during the gratification of the senses, such pleasures are fleeting. When one views these pleasures objectively, one will truly understand the fleeting and unsatisfactory nature of such pleasures. One will thus gain a better understanding of reality. "What this existence really means and how true happiness can be gained?" We can developed and maintain inner peace only by turning our thoughts inwards instead outwards. We must be aware of the dangers and pitfalls of the destructive forces of greed, hatred, and delusions. We must learn to cultivate and sustain the benevolent forces of kindness, love and harmony. "The battle ground is within us and is not fought with weapons or with any other sources but only with our mental awareness of all the negatives and positive forces within our minds." Remember!! Mindfulness makes a full man. A full man speaks with an open mind. And like a parachute the mind works better when it is fully opened. This awareness is the key to unlock the door from which conflict and strife as well as wholesome thoughts emerge. From Empty Hands, A. Rahman bin Mahadi Labis, Johore. No.Tel. 016-602 0321 07 October 2012 Next Topic: "1. Dunia Kini Dan Akan Datang Sudah Tidak Selamat Untuk DiHuni Oleh Manusia" "2. What Constitutes A Happy Family?"

DIRI KITA ADALAH DIRI KITA, BUKANNYA ORANG LAIN

Bukan semua keinginan kita akan tercapai seperti apa yang telah dijanjikan; malah kadang-kadang ia berlaku sebaliknya. Kita ingin jadi orang yang paling istimewa? Sebenarnya kita semua telah pun menerima kebiasaan kita selama ini. Seseorang yang istimewa sebenarnya tidak mahu menjadi istimewa, malah ia langsung tidak menyedari yang ia memang seorang yang istimewa. Apa saja yang kita inginkan, suatu perkara yang pasti, "sebenarnya kita bukanlah seperti apa yang kita fikirkan". Tahukah kita dari manakah datangnya keinginan dan kemahuan kita itu? Sama ada peniruan, melalui persekitaran, seperti kita melihat orang yang kaya raya, seseorang yang bijak dan terpelajar, seorang peninju, tetapi kita merasakan bahawa kita ini sangat daif dan menyakitkan. Ingat! Kita terasa daif, sedih, dan menyakitkan kerana persepsi dan konsep kita terhadap penghidupan adalah sempit. Justeru saudaraku! Perlulah kita mengambil ingatan dan catatan untuk diri kita sendiri: "Kita adalah Diri kita. Kita tidak boleh jadi seperti orang lain." Jika kita cuba juga menjadikan diri kita seperti orang lain, kita tidak akan boleh menukarkan diri kita seperti orang lain. Malah kita akan kehilangan sifat-sifat semulajadi kita seperti apa yang telah dan ditentukan terhadap kita. Ia tidak ubah seperti kita cuba menukar sesuatu yang di luar kemampuan kita seperti: "Sekuntum bunga ros cuba menukar dirinya kepada bunga teratai". Maka seluruh tenaga terpaksa ditumpukan untuk menukarkan dirinya kepada 'teratai' .... Maka ia lupa bahawa dirinya adalah 'bunga ros'. Itu ertinya seluruh tenaganya tersalah arah. Ambil perhatian! Ia pastinya 'tidak boleh menukarkan dirinya kepada teratai', kerana ia tidak punya 'benih teratai'. Pastinya tiada potensi langsung untuk menjadi 'bunga teratai'. Suatu perkara yang pasti, ia juga akhirnya tidak boleh jadi dirinya sebagai 'sekuntum bunga ros', kerana ia telah menghabiskan seluruh tenaganya kepada 'bunga teratai'. Dan siapakah yang menganggap bahawa sekuntum bunga teratai lebih baik daripada bunga ros? Kedua-duanya adalah 'indah, cantik dan hebat'. Kedua-duanya diperlukan. Sehingga sehelai rumput kecil sekali pun lebih diperlukan berbanding bintang-bintang di langit. Ingat saudaraku pembaca! "Seluruh universe ini merupakan satu KESATUAN ORGANIK". Ertinya di muka bumi ini... Tiada apa yang tanpa diperlukan dan disia-siakan. Fahamkan maksudnya bahawa... "Orang-orang yang paling diperlukan adalah orang-orang yang boleh menerima hakikat dirinya sebagai dirinya, dan menikmati apa yang telah ditentu dan ditetapkan... "Diri kita adalah diri kita, bukannya orang lain". "Jangan cuba ingin jadi seperti sesiapa, adalah merupakan 'kecemerlangan yang tertinggi di dalam kewujudan di universe ini." Jangan cuba menjadi 'istimewa'... Cuma benarkan 'alam' atau 'nature' itu membawa kita mengikut arus penghidupan yang telah ditetapkan. Dalam ertikata lain: Jangan cuba 'menongkah arus'... Ikut saja arus penghidupan itu. Jika tidak, natijahnya kita akan kalah dan menyakitkan. Ikut saja arus itu, tidak juga kita perlu berenang. Arus penghidupan yang sedang kita layan, akan membuat kita lebih seronok menari-nari di lautan penghidupan ini. Kalau kita selalu ditekankan, "Jadilah macam Si Anu itu!" Tidak hairanlah hidup ini sangat 'membosankan, merisaukan, merimaskan'. "Jangan jadi seperti orang lain, maka kita tidak ada kerisauan, tidak ada 'tension' atau ketegangan, tidak juga mimpi... Kerana kita tidak tertekan atau ditekan oleh sesiapa". From Empty Hands, A.Rahman bin Mahadi Labis, Johore Tel: 016-602 0321 18 September 2012 Next Topic: 1. "The Mind Works Better When It Is Fully Open Like A Parachute" 2. "Dunia Kini Dan Akan Datang Sudah Tidak Selamat Untuk DiHuni Oleh Manusia"

THE CONSEQUENCES OF EGO

Egoism is really a case of mistaken identity, like an actor, we pretend that we are someone who we are not, forgetting our true identity. THE CONSEQUENCES OF EGOISM The most important consequences of egoism is 'suffering'. Suffering depends upon how you react to what happens. "It is therefore distinct from pain." For instance, pain may occur when you trip and fall and bruise your body. Suffering involves the emotions like anger, embarrassment, and regret that follow. Due to egoism, you identify with such emotions, swear and lose your sense of equanimity and humor. Suffering throws you off balance. The ego can be thrown off balance. Who you truly are cannot. Who you truly are, maintains a sense of equanimity. It is therefore important to be vigilant, and notice the manifestations of the ego, before it unbalances and sweeps you away into negative feelings. These include; 1.PRIDE: This is a highly exaggerated opinion of oneself, frequently resulting in contempt for and ill treatment of others. One feels oneself to be somehow superior. It may manifest when one identifies with one's personal accomplishments, or with the accomplishments of a religion, a sports team, one's race, nationality, or whatever there is a thought of 'me' or 'us' versus 'them' pride hides the realization of our true self and makes us unable to see the underlying unity of everyone. Pride confines love. 2. GREED: Involves wanting more for yourself, rather than wanting the best for others. Greed is a practice of being self-centered with regard to everything; wanting the lion's share of everything whether it is financial wealth, food, sensual gratification, emotional gratification or spiritual gratification. One, who loves truly, is not greedy. 3. ANGER: These include all of those strong passionate feelings held towards something or someone, even oneself, when desires are frustrated. Anger itself is habit-farming. It must be rejected or re-directed. Anger always negatively affects the one who owns it most. The wise do not hold on to anger. Anger can always be re-directed into positive action to help correct a mistake. One who loves cannot hold on to anger. 4. ENVY: Envy, malice and jealousy: the bitterness on seeing others being happy or having something that one does not have. It also obscures the true inner source of joy. Bitterness restricts love so that one is not able to experience it even for oneself. 5. Desire: Imagining or fantasizing the pleasure to be derived from some object or circumstance or feeling aversion towards something, which we believe will cause us some pain or discomfort. They are fleeting, but prevent us from enjoying the present moment. Desire is a trap, for any desire will convince us that we should be "better off" if only we could satisfy that desire. It burns until it is satisfied: then there is a temporary suspension of the desire, until the next desire arises. The next time you feel desire for something, ask yourself: "Who desires?" Immediately you will turn toward your true self, and see things from its true perspective, that of the 'witness'. In truth, there is no one who desires: desires come, and then they go away. When you are satisfying a desire, again, watch yourself enjoying it. Cultivate the perspective of a detached loving observe... Remember! One who loves, desires noting. The wise see these manifestations of the ego as opportunities for self purification: letting go of what one is not, so that one can enjoy the inner source of well being and love. Those who have reached the pinnacle of human perfection or perfected one, did so because of a long process of ego purification. All genuine spiritual traditions emphasize this process. The sages said: "Listen to me, all of you, and try to understand! It is not what goes into a person from the outside that can defile: rather it's what comes out of the person that defiles." What comes out of the person is a manifestation of the ego, as described above. How to purify oneself? "The inner purity which sages and saints is emphasizing here, begins with discrimination against... thoughts, words and actions that defiles; judgment, greed, lust, anger, hatred and desire. All of these cause suffering for others and for the person harboring them. Words and actions are preceded by thoughts." So one must develop awareness of the negative mental tendencies and detach from then as soon as they begin to manifest within. Please remember! "When bound by negative thoughts, their opposites should be cultivated." This may be done, for example, by blessing others, rather than judging them, loving them, rather than hating them, repeating affirmations, auto-suggestions, and prayer. Too often we sink into worry and depression when invaded by negative thoughts. Worry and depression is meditating on what we do not want! "The wise, realizing that all manifestations begin in the mind." Cultivate best of thoughts and feelings though meditation in daily life. This entails cultivating a continuous of awareness with regards to all happenings. Awareness occurs when part of one's consciousness stands back and watches what the rest of the consciousness is engaged in. It does not do think; it watches thoughts coming and going. It does not do anything; it watches things happening. It does not feel. The witness is equal-minded loving compassion, which watches emotions arising and subsiding in the vital part of ones body. With a little practice, it becomes the foundational perspective of one's life, ensuring a state that is quite the opposite of "egoism and suffering." Being present, one is automatically aware, "and when one is aware," bliss arises. So "presence and love" replace "egoism and suffering". This is the promise of those who have successfully scaled the Mt. Everest of ordinary human nature, and arrived at the peak of 'Self-realization'. Egoism is a principle of nature by which consciousness becomes contracted around objects of experience. Every living creature experiences this contraction of consciousness primarily within the range of its senses. "The consciousness of the ordinary person, for example; is absorbed in physical sensations during childhood. As one matures, one becomes absorbed in mental and emotional movements; fantasies, fear and desires. Later, one gets caught up in thoughts; memories, ideas and problems. This contraction of consciousness around objects of experience, be they physical emotional, mental or intellectual, is due to egoism. It is not a personal defect. It is part of nature's design, which relates to the fundamental existential question: Why did the 'One' become 'Many'? And how can 'One' return to 'The state of Oneness?" According to the sages, beyond this ephemeral world of objective nature, there is a higher "causal plane" from which everything originates. "Suffering motivates everyone to go beyond the limited perspective of the ego, but with more or less wisdom." The unwise do so through distraction. The wise, perceiving the Reality beyond the surface, expand their consciousness through spiritual disciplines and secure unconditional unchallenged love in their hearts in order to purifying the ego based consciousness, and as a result, realize ever new joy in a state of Self-realization. From Empty Hands, A.Rahman bin Mahadi Labis, Johore Tel: 016-602 0321 14 August 2012 Next Topic: 1. "Diri Kita Adalah Diri Kita, Bukannya Orang Lain" 2. "The Mind Works Better When It Is Fully Open Like A Parachute"

HATI YANG SUCI BERSIH TIDAK MENGHARAPKAN BALASAN DAN PERGANTUNGAN

Halusi firman di bawah:
"Sesungguhnya Akulah Yang Menjadikan Engkau Dan Segala Perbuatan Engkau"
Surah As-Syaffaat, ayat 96

Apa saja pelakuan dan tindakan kita semuanya menjadi'alat' bagi 'PENCIPTA'. Ingat!.. "Bukan pelakuan kita". Namun apa pun pelakuan ada natijah dan akibah atau 'balasan' terhadap apa saja usaha kita.

Namun, perlu kita ketahui bahawa tidak ada undang-undang atau peraturan yang mengatakan bahawa, kita saja yang patut menikmati keseronokan hasil dari 'usaha' atau 'tindakan' kita itu... Cuba ikuti contoh ini:

Datuk nenek moyang kita yang tidak pernah pun kita tengok wajahnya atau yang masih hidup, sedang usianya jauh lebih tua daripada kita... Mereka telah menanam atau sedang menanam 'sebiji benih' yang akhirnya akan menumbuh dan menjadi sepohon pokok yang besar lalu mengeluarkan buah-buahnya yang lebat. Dan orang tua tersebut, sama ada ia bapa kita, atuk-atuk kita yang telah meninggalkan dunia ini terlebih dahulu sebelum pokok-pokok tersebut... membunga, memutik, membuah sehingga boleh dimakan.

Tetapi hasilnya, buahnya yang kita petik dan tuai, dinikmati oleh kita selaku anak dan cucunya. Di sinilah yang dimaksudkan di mana; Apa jua pelakuan, jika di 'HATI itu 'SUCI', 'BERSIH', ia tidak mengharapkan balasan dan pergantungan terhadap bakti, khidmat yang disumbangkan... Malah orang lain yang menikmati kegembiraan dan keseronokan, termasuklah burung-burung juga dapat berkongsi sama hasil tanaman orang-orang tua kita, sedangkan orang yang menanam sudah pun mati dan langsung tidak dapat melihat atau menjamahnya.

Orang tua yang menanam pokok-pokok tersebut, yang sudah berusia lanjut itu sedar bahawa ia tidak akan dapat menikmati dan mengharapkan hasil tanamannya.

Tetapi pelakuannya menanam pokok-pokok itu adalah tidak mengharapkan agar ia mesti dapat merasai, melihat pertumbuhan pokok tersebut. Tetapi keluasan dan keterbukaan akalnya adalah demi masa depan generasi anak cucunya akan datang, walaupun tanpanya selaku penanam.

Justeru hasil pemikirannya yang luas, semua hasil tanamannya yang ditinggalkannya kini dinikmati oleh kita semua secara turun-temurun.

Saudara pembaca yang dikasihi!

Apakah motif atau moral orang-orang tua kita itu menanam pokok-pokok tersebut? Adakah ia mengajar kita semua agar mementingkan diri?

Jika kita menanam sesuatu pokok, kalau kita selaku penanam tidak akan menikmati hasilnya, maka kita tidak usah menanam! Dan semua orang tidak akan menikmatinya.
Atau atuk kita itu jenis orang yang tidak mementingkan diri dan ingin menunjuk-nunjuk kepada anak cucunya dan agar segala usahanya minta dibalas, walaupun sudah ketiadaannya!

Sebenarnya begitulah sifatnya, mempunyai hati yang suci lagi baik. Kekuatan dalamannya yang mendorongnya untuk menanam adalah demi kebajikan dan kesejahteraan anak cucu, serta lain-lain makhluk, adalah menjadi keutamaan.

Suatu sikap yang sangat mulia yang tidak langsung mengharapkan balasan dan pergantungan daripada sesiapa.

Ikutilah contoh itu, suatu sikap yang sangat baik untuk diamalkan... Semata-mata bukan untuk kepentingan dirinya.


From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321

08 JULAI 2012

Next Topic: 1. "The Consequences Of Ego"
2. "Diri Kita Adalah Diri Kita, Bukannya Orang Lain"

WHERE AND WHAT IS HAPPINESS?

Can there be happiness in this world? Where and what is HAPPINESS? Please remember! "Happiness is not outside, it is a state of calmness of the mind that one should constantly strive to preserve". 'Happiness' is not to be found in good food, if food contained happiness, then by taking more food one would feel happier, but this is far from being true. "Happiness is not in the sense objects or a nice holiday" 'Happiness' is a state of mind that makes one see thing in a positive way. Please not; "the mind is restless when it goes outward, but, during the deep sleep state, it is calm and quiet. During deep sleep the mind is at rest." The senses are not working and the breath is rhythmic, if one succeeds in keeping the senses under control and in breathing rhythmically one can attain a deep sleep-like state consciously. "To reach this state one must, first of all attain a complete clean state of no thoughts and no mind." Its sound easy, but not! Everyday, we experience wakeful, dream and deep sleep states. We have three planes of existence or bodies; one is the gross body, the second is the astral and the third body is the casual body. In the wakeful state, the body, mind and senses are all active. In the dream state the gross body is not active but the astral or subtle and casual bodies are active. Our subtle body is responsible for the dreams we experience. From the dream state we enter the deep sleep state. What happen during sleep? "When you go to sleep your consciousness separates from your body, from your senses and your mind. At this point you are in a space where nothing exists any longer." In deep sleep you are in a blissful state. This bliss lasts as long as you are in that state of deep sleep. When you wake you say; "I sleep so well, I was not aware of anything! As in deep sleep the world does not exist." In the wakeful state the mind plays in the world while in the dream state it plays with the world of experiences. In deep sleep the mind plays with ignorance. So, dear readers! 'Happiness' is being in your natural state and free from all what is unnatural. Unhappiness and restlessness are unnatural. We should get rid of them in order to be constantly content and joyful. From Empty Hands, A. Rahman bin Mahadi Labis, Johore 016-602 0321 03 JUNE 2012 Next Topic: 1. "Hati Yang Suci Bersih Tidak Mengharapkan Balasan dan Pergantungan" 2. "The Consequences Of Ego"

MEMAHAMI 'TIGA DUNIA': YANG KASAR, YANG HALUS, SEBAB AKIBAT

Seluruh objek yang jumlahnya sangat banyak dan besar di dalam dunia ini, semuanya adalah kobinasi atau gabungan 'LIMA' anasir:
1. Eter (ether) 2. Tanah 3. Api 4. Angin 5. Air

Segala-galanya tanpa terkecuali, semuanya terbina daripada '5' anasir. Ingat! Hanya 'LIMA' anasir. Tidak ada yang keenam.

"DENGAN NAMA ALLAH YANG AMAT PENYAYANG LAGI PENGASIH"

Ada 'TIGA' jenis 'RUANG' yang juga boleh dianggap sebagai 'Dunia' atau 'universe'.

1. 'Dunia Kasar' yang bersifat 'fizikal'
2. 'Yang Kasar' adalah 'Dunia Akal Fikiran'
3. 'Yang Paling Halus' adalah 'Dunia Sebab Akibah', penuh penyerapan dan meliputi ketiga-tiganya.

"Segala Puji Bagi Allah... Tuhan Pentadbir Alam"
"Diri Yang Berdiri Sendiri Tidak Dikeranakan Dengan Sesuatu Kerana".

Bercakap mengenai 5 anasir tersebut: "KASAR dan HALUS'

Bagi yang bersungguh ingin mengetahui Prinsip Ketuhanantersebut, dan ingin 'mendalami kuasaNya' denganNya, perlu benar-benar memahami 'ketiga-tiga alam' yang dimaksudkan di atas. Yang Pertama adalah 'dunia fizikal' yang bersifat 'kasar' iaitu:
1. Eter 2. Tanah 3. Api 4. Angin 5. Air.

'ETER' itulah yang bergelar 'ruang' atau 'angkasa', juga boleh digelar 'udara' atasan sangat halus atau dari kayangan. Ia adalah yang pertama, anasir yang pertama di antara yang 'LIMA'... Ia menyersp dan meresap, "meliputi setiap sesuatu" dan sangat-sangatlah halus... Perlu diingat!

"Ia tidak punya sifat-sifat tertentu kecuali 'BUNYI'". Itulah yang bergelar 'ETER'.

Selepas itu baru datangnya... 'UDARA'.
'Udara' boleh 'dirasa' tetapi tidak boleh 'dilihat'.
Udara punya 'dua sifat':.. 'bunyi' dan 'sentuhan'.

Berikut ialah 'API'.
'API' boleh 'dilihat', ia lebih pekat daripada 'udara'.
'Api' punya 'tiga sifat':.. 'bunyi', 'sentuhan' dan 'rupa'.
Api boleh 'dilihat' dengan mata kasar, ia juga boleh 'dirasa' dengan 'menyentuh'.

Selepas 'Api' adalah 'AIR'
'Air' punya 'Empat sifat' iaitu:
'Bunyi', 'Sentuhan', 'Rupa' dan 'Rasa'.

'TANAH' adalah yang terakhir.
'Tanah' punya 'lima sifat' dan yang paling 'pekat' sekali di antara semua anasir.
Ia punya '5 sifat': 'Bunyi', 'Sentuhan', 'Rupa', 'Rasa', dan 'Bauan'.
Untuk pengetahuan saudara, kita dapat lihat 'tiga anasir' yang terakhir iaitu: 'Api, Air dan Tanah'... punya rupa. Pertama dan Kedua iaitu 'Eter' dan 'Angin' punya nilai tersendiri tetapi 'tidak berupa'.

Dan perlu diingat! Seluruh dan segala benda yang terdapat di dunia ini 'adalah TIDAK KEKAL', dan sentiasa saja 'tertakluk kepada PERUBAHAN', mengikut waktu, semua benda-benda tersebut akan melalui proses 'modifikasi' dari satu 'nama' kepada suatu 'rupa', ke suatu 'rupa yang lain', dan seterusnya.

Segala-galanya di dalam dunia ini 'mempunyai pergerakan' yang sentiasa berterusan... 'Terus menerus saja bergerak.'

Mari kita pergi lebih jauh sedikit ke dalam. Ke 'alam fizikal' atau 'alam bersifat kebendaan' yang mengandungi '5' anasir tersebut.

Jika kita memahami semua 'zarah'(atom) yang wujud pada setiap tempat dan di dalam setiap penentuan masa yang terkandung di dalam pelbagai objek, yang kelihatan di sana sini setiap saat. Sebaik saja atom-atom itu bergerak dan berubah atau beralih kedudukan, 'rupa-rupa yang terbentuk juga turut berubah'. Dalam ertikata lain... "Seluruh atom dalam semua objek juga menjalani perubahan yang pesat dan pantas di kedudukannya masing-masing." Dan ianya agak sukar untuk menentukan bilakah perubahan kedudukannya berlaku di dalam setiap objek tersebut, kerana ia merupakan suatu..."proses yang sentiasa berterusan". Proses itu pula adalah juga'proses perubahan rupa bentuk' yang berkembang mengikut waktu dan masa.

Perlu kita ketahui, atom-atom yang terbentuk dan membentuk tubuh-tubuh masing-masing, ia juga serupa yang terdapat pada lain-lain objek, 'berubah setiap saat dan waktu' ia juga penyebab kepada berlakunya 'modifikasi' terhadap seluruh kebendaan. Dan perubahan-perubahan tersebut adalah tidak ubah seperti 'ombak atau gelombang' yang terdapat di lautan. Di mana kita semua perlu tahu:

"Bahawa ombak atau gelombang di lautan yang kita lihat selama ini sebenarnya 'tidak punya awal dan akhir'. Ertinya: Awalnya tiada permulaan, dan akhirnya tiada kesudahan."

Kalau kita seorang pemerhati, dan suka mengamati, 'setiap titis dari air ombak atau gelombang tersebut akan kembali 'menyatu dan bersatu' di dalam setiap lipatan gelombang itu semula, begitulah seterusnya... "Pandanglah yang setitis pada yang banyak."

Di dunia ini, termasuklah di tubuh badan masing-masing adalah merupakan suatu "proses pembentukan, pengembangan, perubahan dan penyatuan dan pencantuman semula yang berterusan."

"Itulah yang perlu kita ketahui sifat alam dan tubuh badan itu". Baca dan fahamkan dengan penuh teliti agar kita faham di sepanjang penghidupan selaku penghuni di universe ini.


From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321

05 MAY 2012

Next Topic: "1. Where And What Is Happiness?"
"2. Hati Yang Suci Bersih Tidak Mengharapkan Balasan dan Pergantungan"

DEATH IS NOT THE END OF LIFE

The history of man is nothing but "how he tried to run away from death". Human beings are the only being who can understand that one day they will have to face death. "That is why they worry unnecessarily about it." Worrying about death will not make it stop, so why not accept it calmly?

We must realize that is a natural occurrence and however much we love our aged parents we have to realize the biological fact that human cells have a certain life span.

A time must come when they stop renewing themselves. It is to be expected that in extreme old age, cells lose their ability to maintain the balance of the destruction and repair process and can no longer maintain the body in a healthy manner.

The problem that people face today is how to come to terms with the death of their loved ones, and this includes parents. "We must realize, mind needs a permanent life but life creates an impermanent physical body and we take this as life. After that unsatisfactoriness disturbs the mind."

For those who have lived a long and reasonably happy life and who have strong religious training impending death can even be welcome phenomenon. When the time comes the dying person becomes composed and leaves the world peacefully, confident that he or she had lived a harmless life and contributed to the progress of man. In societies with deeply entrenched religious beliefs and unadulterated cultural patterns, the concept that is inevitable and a natural part of the life cycle is accepted. When it does occur in such societies it is treated with philosophic acceptance of the inevitable and is always treated with dignity.

Remember! Human beings are the only beings who can understand that one day they will have to face death. On the other hand, there are those who do not bother at all about the end of their lives or about what happens after that. However, the majority not only worry about the next life. "All other living beings are free from that feeling."

We have to realize that whatever method we adopt to overcome our problems, it is impossible to gain complete satisfaction in our lives until we train our mind and reduce selfish desire. The teachings of every seers or saint give us a very clear exposition of how to understand the nature of human problems and how to overcome them and how to face death without fear.

To all beloved readers!

Remember the simple saying!
"Life is uncertain and death is certain... Death is not the end of a life. In fact death is the beginning of a life and birth is the beginning of death..." another words:

"The setting sun in this country is the rising sun in another country. Therefore, birth and death are interrelated."

And also note:

"The birth of a man is the birth of sorrow. The longer he lives the more stupid he becomes. What bitterness? He lives for what is always out of reach? His thirst for survival in the future makes him incapable of living in the present."

"Birth and death are two ends of the same string."

We cannot remove death and leave existence only. First, man struggles to avoid death. After that, he prepares for death. In reality, "actually we do not exist but struggle for existence which we call living".

From Empty Hands,
A. Rahman bin Mahadi
Labis, Johore
016-602 0321

03 APRIL 2012

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