The heart of palm as peace of mind

Do you remember the story of the elephant which spent many hours in the river, searching unsuccessfully a heart of plam it lost in the water; but that it couldn't find dispite all its efforts to do so?

In fact, what was the real problem of the elephant? Simply that when the heart of palm fell down in the river, the elephant hastily and blindly started searching furiously and rageously everywhere in the river; and the more it searched, the more troubled and dirty the water became.

As a result, completelly exhausted, our hungry friend couldn't find its food, until a very small animal came passing by and which, having listened the elephant's story, gave him the following advice: "friend, if you want to find your food, stop struggling and troubling the water. Slow down, be still and relax. Let the water became clear again to enable you find where your heart of palm is".

The elephant followed the advice of our new friend and, imagine what happened. The heart of palm was right there, lying quietly under its feets!

The morality of this storyI love so much is that, whenever you are troubled for any reason, you cannot find peace or the solution to your problem with an agitated mind. Just as the elephant couldn't get its food back from the troubled water. That is impossible!

Whatever the situation you are confronted to in this moment, you must remain calm, be still and relaxed completelly. And when you are in this relaxed state physically, your mind will follow also. Now, look at the problem or situation directly. Don't try even for a moment to escape from it; instead, face it, welcome it and spend some time observing and examining it closely.

Now, start forgiving the situation and yourself for all the trouble you are experiencing. Keep doing it until you feel some sense of relief. Maintain and increase this feeling of relief with detachment before letting go. This is realized by seeing the situation or the trouble progressively fading away from you, little by little, until it disappears completelly from your sight.

At the same time, clarity, followed by love, take place in your mind little by little also, just as trouble disappears from it. And when all the troubled water-confusion in your mind- has vanished, you'll discover that the solution you were looking for was lying there, just under your feet. But you could't find it as long as you were persisting in your agitation.

But, above all, know that the only thing you have really been searching for is peace of mind. Now, you know how to find it.

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It is, has been, and will always be there

One day, while crossing a river, an elephant lost its food, a heart of palm, in the water. The animal was very hyngry, so it started searching its vegetable every where in the river. But, it couldn't find it. And, the more it searched and moved water, the more dirty and muddy it became. The elephant was angry and desperate, not knowing what else to do in order to find its food.

At this moment, a small animal was passing by. It saw the desperate elephant and asked what was its problem. After the explanation, the small animal advised :

- It's easy to find your food; very easy, indeed. Just relax, and be still. Don't move water again. And, when it becomes clear again, look. You will see it.

The elephant followed the advice and, finally, could find its vegetable. It was just there, lying under its feet.

The same thing is true for whatever you are looking for in your life, be it a solution to a problem, peace of mind, or whatever.

Your mind is just like water in the river. You will never find the solution to your problem in a troubled state of mind. However, it is, has always been, and will always be there. Just under your feet.

Quite your mind, relax, be still and look. Can you see it ?

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