HUMANITY UNITE - THREE Aspects of True FREEDOM and ENLIGHTENED Living Part 1

sandalphon (62)in #life • 6 years ago

PRELUDE: In 1891, Darwin’s first book about human nature describes that human are not by nature fast, or strong, or agile, or endowed with sharp claws and huge long fangs. What we have is the ability to cooperate and to take care of each other. And he said, sympathy is the strongest instinct in human nature.

Sadly, the people that popularize Darwin ignored his message about human nature. Instead they deceived their brothers and sisters into believing that "survival of the fittest" is the law that we must abide in order to survive. Interestingly, in his book "Theory of Evolution", Darwin mentioned the words "survival of the fittest" only 2X but he mentioned the word “love” 95 times.

Unlike most of our animal cousins, humans are not born with the ability to survive on its own. We completely depend on other human beings to help us learn the skills that we need to survive. We learn how to crawl and walk with the help of our parents or siblings. We drink and eat through the love and care of our mother. We learn how to speak by imitating other people.

Democracy and cooperation is in our DNA. We are hardwired to be compassionate, to be a community, to be our brother’s keeper. And if we don’t reinvent ourselves, if we don’t unite, cooperate and be in tune with the "uni - verse", our species will go extinct.

Three are the aspects of true freedom and an enlightened living - Nonresistance, Nonjudgement, and Nonattachment. The following is a powerful Sufi story that teaches the tenets of nonattachment.

There lived a king in some Middle Eastern land who was continuously torn between happiness and despondency. The slightest thing would cause him great upset or provoke an intense reaction and his happiness would quickly turn into disappointment and despair.

A time came when the king finally got tired of himself and of life, and he began to seek a way out. He sent for a wise man who lived in his kingdom and who was reputed to be enlightened. When the wise man came, the king said to him "I want to be like you. Can you give me something that will bring balance, serenity and wisdom into my life? I will pay you any price you ask."

The wise man said, "I may be able to help you. But the price is so great that your entire kingdom would not be sufficient payment for it. Therefore it will be a gift to you if you will honor it." The king gave his assurances, and the wise man left.

A few weeks later, he returned and handed the king an ornate box carved in jade. The king opened the box and found a simple gold ring inside. Some letters were inscribed on the ring. The inscriptions read: "This, too, will pass."

"What is the meaning of this?" asked the king. The wise man said, "Wear this ring always. Whatever happens, before you call it good or bad, touch this ring and read the inscription. That way, you will always be at peace."

Sources:The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.