Taoist farmer

De Taoïstische boer

There was once a poor peasant, He had only one son and an old horse.

One day the old horse runs away, and his neighbors come to pay their respects: "What horrible you were already so poor and now your horse is still way '

To the surprise of the neighbors says the farmer: ‘Het zal goed zijn’.

A week later returns the old horse with a large herd of wild horses. The neighbors come to congratulate the farmer now that he is a rich man.

To the amazement of the neighbors says the farmer again: ‘Het zal goed zijn’

De zoon gaat op een wild paard zitten, en wordt afgeworpen en breekt zijn been.

The neighbors come to pay their respects and hate it.

To the dismay of the neighbors says the farmer again: ‘Het zal goed zijn’.

The war breaks out, the son does not need to fight, because of his broken leg.

The neighbors are farmers congratulate again. And the farmer says again: ‘Het zal goed zijn!’.

The farmer lived states as certainly one of the four sublime, namely 'Upekkha'. Either equanimity and serenity. He accepts life full of ups and downs and let his mood not determined by, as the neighbors are doing.

Taoist farmer remained in its value rather than letting determined by his feelings and thoughts, which are like clouds in the sky of your values. Thoughts and feelings are usually very hit. one moment think and / or feel the opposite of the other time.

Be like the Taoist farmer and come out of your values. In my case that: giving love, parts and able to receive, respect, compassie, observe rather than judge, to name a few…