We cannot function without the cooperation and get to gather amongst humans in any field of life. This cooperation and get to gather is not possible without heartfelt open-mindedness. Even in a couple, if one of them has this heartfelt open-mindedness they will have a happy union in spite of having many divisive aspects like different nature, view point and intelligence between them. If we have the desire that world must follow according to our beliefs, follow our thoughts, accept our evaluations, accept our life style or respect our feelings then we are setting ourselves for unhappiness. In the end we have the bitter experience of running after a mirage. It is futile to keep that kind of expectations from the world and even from a family. We need to keep open-mindedness for our own good.
It is proper to think, speak and act according to our own personal characteristics. But to have a blind belief that our's way is the complete truth and insist that everybody must follow it, shows the narrow-mindedness and smallness of the heart. Every body gets hurt in the end.
There is also a belief that you can keep open-mindedness towards others but not towards yourself. This is a fallacy. We can learn to keep open-mindedness towards ourselves if we have practiced to keep open-mindedness with awareness and knowledge towards others. As a result we will learn to evaluate our feelings, opinions, strengths, successes and failures properly. This will also prevent us from becoming stubborn, dogmatic and narrow-minded.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Sandesh
Edition 3; excerpts from pages 118 - 125.
It is proper to think, speak and act according to our own personal characteristics. But to have a blind belief that our's way is the complete truth and insist that everybody must follow it, shows the narrow-mindedness and smallness of the heart. Every body gets hurt in the end.
There is also a belief that you can keep open-mindedness towards others but not towards yourself. This is a fallacy. We can learn to keep open-mindedness towards ourselves if we have practiced to keep open-mindedness with awareness and knowledge towards others. As a result we will learn to evaluate our feelings, opinions, strengths, successes and failures properly. This will also prevent us from becoming stubborn, dogmatic and narrow-minded.
Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan Sandesh
Edition 3; excerpts from pages 118 - 125.
