A Commoner's take on spirituality ......

A take on every day spirituality.....from a 'non-spiritual' person

What do I know of big big words
what do I know of philosophy.... or theories
I only know of simple things like these :
I live...want to be happy....wont hurt anyone... dont hurt me please !!!

We all own a beautiful world
lets not play the game of hit and miss !
lets spend our stay....here living and giving...
and for this.....we dont have to know..... more than this !!!

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW !!!

Do we need to renounce the material world......?
( A question often asked by people nearing the end of life....as they perceive it !....and a question that is often scorned at....by those who are young.....and who feel that they still have a lot to live for !)

My take would be :

DONT EVER RENOUNCE THE WORLD....KEEP YOUR LUST FOR LIFE INTACT !

....but PLEASE RENOUNCE THE FIXATION WITH THIS THING CALLED MATERIALISM !!!

WHAT IS FLOW ?

FLOW : This is the ZEN idea of 'NO MIND'

....When Skills and challenge are matched....FLOW emerges !

.....When attention is fully focussed on "TASK AT HAND "

.....When SELF CONSCIOUSNESS DISAPPEARS ....!!!

A flow can be experienced....

....when a player hits a shot....a difficult one.....merely by focussing on the outcome....he is experiencing FLOW.

....when an artist/painter paints 'manically' straight from the inner eye....he is experiencing FLOW...

....when a mentor/trainer transcends the 'known' rules of the academia and communicates with the students at an 'un- explained inner level'.....THIS IS FLOW !!!