I have seen the "seed" be used in many places as an analogy to bring life, full potential from nothingness. The following one is quite different and interesting. It is taken to show when and why you could drop your ego.
You take a seed and cut it in any direction. Can you find the beautiful flowers, feel the fragrance? No. And you know nothing can come without the seed. Well, the realisation requires a multiphase transition from the seed. Even for a man to realise his infinite potential, he has to go through many phases. One such phase is where he drops his ego, similar to the seed dropping its outer shell.
The shell has to protect the seed to an extent. Neither the wind nor the sun should be allowed to kill the seed. If that happens, the seed dies without unleashing the greenery it bears - trees would only be seed's dream. So it can no longer be allowed to protect the seed when it is a perfect time to drop it, on a wet land. The seed has to drop the shell to bring forth foliage and burst forth into flowers one day.
Similarly, you need ego. It has to protect you for your "own" survival. You can't be without ego. At the same time, you can't go on carrying it. It has to be dropped when it needs to be. Otherwise it becomes a hindrance between you and the very beauty of your life.
So drop your ego and actualise your dreams.
In business, best place to drop your ego is when you are dealing with the customer. In personal life, it is when you are with your...
P.S.: I read this a long time back and I don't remember the book but I am sure it is one of Osho's books.
You take a seed and cut it in any direction. Can you find the beautiful flowers, feel the fragrance? No. And you know nothing can come without the seed. Well, the realisation requires a multiphase transition from the seed. Even for a man to realise his infinite potential, he has to go through many phases. One such phase is where he drops his ego, similar to the seed dropping its outer shell.
The shell has to protect the seed to an extent. Neither the wind nor the sun should be allowed to kill the seed. If that happens, the seed dies without unleashing the greenery it bears - trees would only be seed's dream. So it can no longer be allowed to protect the seed when it is a perfect time to drop it, on a wet land. The seed has to drop the shell to bring forth foliage and burst forth into flowers one day.
Similarly, you need ego. It has to protect you for your "own" survival. You can't be without ego. At the same time, you can't go on carrying it. It has to be dropped when it needs to be. Otherwise it becomes a hindrance between you and the very beauty of your life.
So drop your ego and actualise your dreams.
In business, best place to drop your ego is when you are dealing with the customer. In personal life, it is when you are with your...
P.S.: I read this a long time back and I don't remember the book but I am sure it is one of Osho's books.
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