Today’s thought
“Love is often nothing but a favorable exchange between two people who get the most of what they can expect, considering their value on the personality market.”
– Erich Fromm
Kabir Day 14
..the couplet transliterated:
Dukh Mein Sumiran Sab Kare, Sukh Mein Kare Na Koye |
Jo Sukh Mein Sumiran Kare, To Dukh Kahe Ko Hoye ||
Translation
When in trouble, everyone finds prayer, but nary a one in peace If only we would pray when in peace, would trouble ever find us?
My Understanding
When any material or mental event troubles a person, prayer is almost an involuntary reaction – prayer seems to offer the moment that one needs to recover from each missed step. How often have our thoughts and eyes turned skywards in involuntary prayer when we are overwhelmed?
But true peace is found when we use our calm moments to prepare ourselves for the tough times that will invariably come, as surely as night follows day. However, as surely as night follows day, he who has spent a part of the day collecting firewood will lack for neither light nor warmth at night. This is what the gentle teacher Kabir is preaching – use the time offered when the mind is at peace to store up and fortify the mind for the more trying times ahead, and the trying time will not be any challenge at all!