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Freedom from Opinions.....
Freedom from Opinions....
What happens if you are given an opinion which is not up to your expectation??
He rushed towards him, took him aside and told him, "This person is very good, noble and caring. He had so many guests at his house and a lot of work, yet, he personally came to my house to give me the invitation. He treats me as his elder brother. Forget what I told you about him two days ago."
Will you still remain calm or will you get angry?
Until he had not received the invitation, his ego was not satisfied and hence, his opinion for his friend was different. Once the invitation was received and his ego was satisfied, his opinion changed.
A devotee who has attained true knowledge and who worships Parmatma will remain calm, accept his mistake and try to rectify it. An ordinary person, however, will get frustrated and comment on the person who points out his mistake, “Is he knowledgeable enough to find faults in others? His ego is at its peak because of his knowledge."
This happens with everyone-young or old.
Parmatma says all your opinions are incomplete, instantaneous and momentary ... most of the time, they are valueless.
An ordinary person gets frustrated upon hearing negative opinions from others whereas a knowledgeable man remains calm and composed regardless of any opinion expressed about him.
In a span of three days, the merchant expressed two different opinions to the trader about his friend.
What is the value of opinions, which change at every moment?
When you hear from others that someone was chatting about your son and your nature, immediately, your mind becomes active and you begin to think, "He has the nerve to say such a thing about me? Is my nature like that? Let me meet that person - I will show him my true nature. He is defacing my son, but is he aware of the pranks his son has played?"
Hence, instead of changing opinions, "I must change myself. I must not express my opinions about anyone."
Why express opinions which are valueless? It has become our habit to express our opinions about everything.
Listening to opinions is also a bad habit.
Parmatma says:
Only those who have defects will try
to cover them with clarifications. One who has not done anything wrong
does not need to clarify anything.
When you make something new, or take up a new activity, immediately, you will talk about it to others. Why? Is it because you want to hear good and positive opinions about yourself from others? You are eager to hear their praises.
When you start giving importance to others' opinions, all the wrong things begin to creep into you-wrong thoughts and vices start developing
Elders and grownups are able to ignore others' opinions because of their
Now, if an expert pinpoints a fault in your work, then???
