Art of Li(ea)ving
I first came across ‘Art of living’ when I was in college. Like some of my friends, I had the attitude of ‘I know the art of living’ and even if I don’t, no course can teach me that!
Now almost three years later, with the curiosity and want for new experience, I ventured into doing the course.
First and foremost, it made me wake up early in the morning. To get up as early as 5.30 in winter season is not something I will do out of hobby!
It was exhilarating experience! Most people will dub the things that are taught in this course as ‘common sense’ things. But then, as Dale Carnegie says – “Our trouble is not ignorance but inaction”. The course can go a long way in getting you into ‘action’.
“Love thy enemy”, Christ said more than 2000 years ago. How many of us can do that? Give 100% in whatever you do. Can we put it in practice? ‘Art of living’ has the potential to ‘kick you into your shins’ and get you going.
Art of living is about acquiring new habits. Art of living is also ‘Art of Leaving’. Leaving tea, leaving coffee, leaving non-veg, leaving hatred...! Habits! Habits!! Habits!!! Something we do ‘just because we are used to do it that way’. Something we do without applying ‘intellect’.
It is a school of thoughts. Exposure to new thoughts often conflicts with our intellect. But then war hardened and still surviving new thoughts are the only ones that can appeal and stay with the intellect or rather become part of it.
In nutshell, I would recommend the course to anyone or everyone (if you disagree with their views, it would probably teach you how to be disagreeable and still remain agreeable!).
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...and you , Marcus, you have given me many things; now I shall
give you this good advice. Be many people. Give up the game of
being always Marcus Cocoza. You have worried too much about
Marcus Cocoza, so that you have really been his slave and
prisoner.
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P. S. My college friends would be amused to know that - during the course, I actually danced!!! (So what if everyone around me was dancing too and more importantly, everyone's eyes were closed!).
Now almost three years later, with the curiosity and want for new experience, I ventured into doing the course.
First and foremost, it made me wake up early in the morning. To get up as early as 5.30 in winter season is not something I will do out of hobby!
It was exhilarating experience! Most people will dub the things that are taught in this course as ‘common sense’ things. But then, as Dale Carnegie says – “Our trouble is not ignorance but inaction”. The course can go a long way in getting you into ‘action’.
“Love thy enemy”, Christ said more than 2000 years ago. How many of us can do that? Give 100% in whatever you do. Can we put it in practice? ‘Art of living’ has the potential to ‘kick you into your shins’ and get you going.
Art of living is about acquiring new habits. Art of living is also ‘Art of Leaving’. Leaving tea, leaving coffee, leaving non-veg, leaving hatred...! Habits! Habits!! Habits!!! Something we do ‘just because we are used to do it that way’. Something we do without applying ‘intellect’.
It is a school of thoughts. Exposure to new thoughts often conflicts with our intellect. But then war hardened and still surviving new thoughts are the only ones that can appeal and stay with the intellect or rather become part of it.
In nutshell, I would recommend the course to anyone or everyone (if you disagree with their views, it would probably teach you how to be disagreeable and still remain agreeable!).
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...and you , Marcus, you have given me many things; now I shall
give you this good advice. Be many people. Give up the game of
being always Marcus Cocoza. You have worried too much about
Marcus Cocoza, so that you have really been his slave and
prisoner.
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P. S. My college friends would be amused to know that - during the course, I actually danced!!! (So what if everyone around me was dancing too and more importantly, everyone's eyes were closed!).
posted by Shrikrishna at
6:48 PM
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"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life...."
An Excerpt from "Walden" by H. D. Thoreau
Do we really live the life we wish to?
How often have we been caught up in things so mundane and unworthy of our attention?
We have not time to spare for needless worries and habits, in that, i agree with Shrikrishna.
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Anonymous, at Wed Dec 29, 02:33:00 PM 2004
I see a lot of young people read and become the slave of the text. Do you guys feel anything for yourself? I understand what follows may be all collected and heaved into a garbage can of "acquired knowledge" and words alike I see in use among young thinkers.
This is not a question, as per the provision of a bog its a comment.
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Tejas, at Tue Feb 07, 06:42:00 PM 2006
I think, reading ur blog itself is sufficient for me to learn Art of Living.
Nicely explained.
But one doubt, if the things are in one's control, then why one need this type of training. Or is it like, to get out of bad habits, art of living is made?
One should try to control by own. one should be controlled in his/her limits. & After all its everyones internal power, that makes the man. Means giving credit to such courses abt our self control is somewhat illogical for me.
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Anonymous, at Fri Aug 11, 04:38:00 PM 2006
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