2007-01-21 11:09:07 · 14 answers · asked by thunder 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
sometimes, yes. but if it is a way serious problem, i swear i go into survival mode. lol
2007-01-21 13:21:20 · answer #1 · answered by greenjellybean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Of late, I have started smiling even if I 'm in a problem.
Problems are always of the external situation ie: outside us.
Being more specific, even the human mind which we term as " My Mind" is also external.
The inner self or being is always joyous. One would realise that it's easier to find a solution to the problem when one smiles at the problem, one acknowledges that one's in a fix. Taking a view of the problem and deciding that a solution has to be found itself helps one to release the tension within . Smiling is to definitely happen.
2007-01-22 23:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if a person has learnt to witness the 'self' then there is a possibility that he could be amused to see the self tackling the problem....
Not very difficult to grasp... When we 'watch' a baby (we love), struggling to take its first step to walk, we smile, though the baby is busy, tense, anxious with this problem (how to even maintain the 'balance', and then walk !).... Note , we too are quite concerned about the baby learning to walk, but we are a sort of witness too, though we love the baby so much that it is a 'part of ourselves' in our inner experience !
2007-01-21 19:30:26 · answer #3 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. It's called putting on a brave face. Or, someone smiles you smile back. It's a reflex action.
2007-01-21 19:41:32 · answer #4 · answered by solisue 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. To not smile, won't help problem.
2007-01-21 19:58:50 · answer #5 · answered by Jill ❤'s U.S.A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!! I am beggining to love problems! They are what we live for are they not? Well I live to be happy, but without a problem i would do nothing, so i think they are what allows me to do things, thank god for problems!
2007-01-21 19:19:01 · answer #6 · answered by Nate K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Actually, I rarely smile at all.
2007-01-21 19:33:11 · answer #7 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
Swami Sukhabodhananda
Can there be harmony in conflict? By approaching conflict in harmony, you can resolve it. And harmony comes with an attitude of wonderment and open-mindedness. Buddha took a flower and looked at his students silently.
He asked them to respond. Each student interpreted it according to his own philosophy. Mahakashap got up and smiled. Buddha gave the flower to him and said, "You have interpreted it correctly".
In his smile every cell of his being was in a state of wonder. In every moment of our life why can't we see with totality and not in a partial way? Just by looking at things with appreciation, we can avoid conflict altogether.
What is the essence of the Bhagavad Gita? The Gita teaches us the art of being total. Use your actions in an attitude of karma yoga, use your feelings in devotion in bhakti yoga, use your intellect for right understanding in jnana yoga and use your being in silence in dhyana yoga.
When there is conflict we tend to counter it with conflict. War is conflict and Gita presents a harmony that could lead to inner tuning. The Gita's message is: "Create harmony in conflict".
In the art of archery, "losing the arrow" is the most important aspect... Archery is only a preparation for the final "let go" of the arrow. Similarly, in life it is the "let go" of the ego which is most important.
Like in archery the anxiety to hit the shot dilutes and pollutes one's effort to hit the target. In life the anxiety to reach one's goals ravages one's life.
In the context of war the value of spiritual lessons is more, as one experiences tension... In martial art if someone twists your wrist and if you resist it, you may break your wrist.
But if you go with the flow rather than go against the flow, you are in a state of harmony. As you go with the flow then you counter-attack your opponent in the flow. This is creating harmony in conflict.
Most difficulties in dealing with conflict arises out of stress and tension. When you are in great tension, don't fight with it, just flow with it and then see the cause of the tension and handle it.
You see, there is a sharp distinction between worrying and worrying effectively. I feel like a sheep and I want to be strong. Has the Gita got something to say about this? Arjuna wanted to leave the battlefield.
Krishna tells Arjuna to face life and not run away from the conflict. Our conflicts exist because of our unconscious. Our prison habits created by the unconscious is making us live like sheep.
A lion lives alone and has the courage to face the dangers of life. A sheep lives in a crowd and has an illusion that the crowd will protect it. The sheep represents a part of our society and the lion represents our pure inner state.
The Bhagavad Gita helps us to tune to our inner pure state and denounce the illusion of security. Life is insecure, so face it courageously, says the Gita.
Clarity, courage and wisdom are true security. Learn to draw energy from that state and not from illusion. Then you will see the difference.
2007-01-21 19:15:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2007-01-21 19:26:20 · answer #9 · answered by Alexander K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always smile.
2007-01-21 19:13:36 · answer #10 · answered by Alley S. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋