Simple Living

Simple living is effortless. But unfortunately, today our living is very complicated.

Why is it complicated? -   Our living is nothing but employing sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin) and the organs of action (arms, legs)  to achieve things. We merely exist. You can either exist in the world or you can live in the world. Most of us only exist and all our actions are primarily reactions (to situations, people and things around us). We don't execute the action, but it is anger, desire etc. that execute the action through us. Whatever desire wants to do, it does through our mind and body and then that desire goes away. Whatever anger wants to do, it does and then goes away. Finally who suffers? We suffer. 

What is simple living?-    Simple living is intelligent living. Intelligent use of the instruments (sense organs and organs of action) is called living. That means that you do what needs to be done. Period. You need not project, fancy and then do the action. We start associating desires and expectations with our actions. Do whatever needs to be done at any point of time, at any place. Do it to the best of your abilities and then move on to the next one. In short, Simple living means doing what needs to be done at that moment.

Why it is difficult to follow this?-    Because we mix up our duties with wishes. Then we find that there are many things (instead of that one task at that moment) and then get trapped. 

Should I do this all the time?-    Unfortunately there is nothing like "all the time"! It is only this moment that is there for you. This is the only moment that you should or need to handle. The past is gone and future is unknown. We are supposed to do what is needed at this point of time and let's just do it. Is it that difficult?

What happens when we live simply?-    There is continuity between your thoughts, speech and action. You are not doing something and thinking something else and then saying something totally different! What I think is what I speak and what I speak is exactly what I do. 

It is as straight forward as this!