Self Motivation
Peace of mind
Once Buddha was walking from one town to another town with a few of his followers
This was in the initial days
While they were travelling, they happened to pass a lake
They stopped there and Buddha told one of his disciples, ?I am thirsty
Do get me some water from that lake there
? The disciple walked up to the lake
When he reached it, he noticed that some people were washing clothes in the water and, right at that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake
As a result, the water became very muddy, very turbid
The disciple thought, ?How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink!? So he came back and told Buddha, ?The water in there is very muddy
I don?t think it is fit to drink
? After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink
The disciple obediently went back to the lake
This time he found that the lake had absolutely clear water in it
The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to be had
So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, ?See what you did to make the water clean
You let it be
and the mud settled down on its own ? and you got clear water
Your mind is also like that
When it is disturbed, just let it be
Give it a little time
It will settle down on its own
You don?t have to put in any effort to calm it down
It will happen
It is effortless
? What did Buddha emphasize here? He said, ?It is effortless
? Having 'peace of mind' is not a strenuous job; it is an effortless process
When there is peace inside you, that peace permeates to the outside
It spreads around you and in the environment, such that people around start feeling that peace and grace
