Nasreddin Hodja has aged and started to have insomnia. He tried everything (hot bath, medicine, sedative, syrup) but none of them helped. Nothing worked. And their children were disturbed, because when Hodja couldn't sleep, he wouldn't let anyone in the house sleep either. The night was a nightmare for the whole family.
Desperately, they searched every method, every medicine that would make Hodja sleep because the whole family was going crazy. They finally found a hypnotist. The children came in happiness and said to Hodja: "You don't have to worry anymore, dad. This is a man who works miracles. It brings sleep in minutes. He knows the magic of the business, so don't worry. No more fear, you will sleep. "
The hypnotist showed Nasreddin a watch with chains and said: “A little faith creates miracles. You have to trust me a little. Trust me, then you will fall asleep like a baby. Look at this clock. "
The man started shaking the clock left and right. “Left-right, left-right. Your eyes are getting tired, tired, tired. You sleep, you sleep, you sleep. "
Everyone was enthusiastic. He was happy. Hodja's eyes are closed, his head is bowed, and he falls into a deep sleep like a baby. He started to breathe regularly. The hypnotist got his pay and put his finger to his lips to tell his kids that they shouldn't bother him anymore. Then he came out quietly. As soon as he left, Hodja opened one of his eyes and said: "Is he gone crazy?"
He was making an effort to relax and therefore relaxed 'like a baby'. He started to breathe regularly, closed his eyes, but it all happened with effort. He was helping the hypnotist. He thought he was helping the hypnotist. But it required effort for him, so nothing happened. Nothing could happen. He was awake. If he were content with being passive, if he could hear what was said, if he looked at what was shown, sleep would come. He didn't have to make an effort; only passive acceptance was required. But even for you to bring your mind to passive acceptance, an initial effort is required.
So do not be afraid of the effort. Start with effort and remember that effort must be left behind, that you have to go beyond effort. But when you go beyond, you become passive, and this passive awareness works miraculously.
With passive awareness, the mind is no longer there. For the first time, the inner center of his ego appears, and for a reason. It takes effort to get anything done in the world. If you want to do anything, anything in the world, effort is required. But if you want to do something internal, effort is not required. You just need to relax. Just as doing in the external world is art, so is art there not.
Osho - "Book of Secrets 2
Source: e-motivasyon.net
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