“A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.” 
― Paulo Coelho

Moon In A Bowl of Water

One night the poet Awhadi of Kerman was sitting on his porch, bent over a vessel. 

Shams e-Tabrizi happened to pass by.

Shams: "What are you doing?"

Awhadi: "Contemplating the moon in a bowl of water."

Shams: "Unless you have broken your neck, why don't you look at the moon in the sky?"

~Massud Farzan

                                            
“We seek to find peace of mind in the word, the formula, the ritual. The hope is illusion.”
~ Benjamin Cardozo


P.S: The above story is a very interesting one for me........not because of the particular ritual as such,but because it delineates so beautifully how we seem to have complicated our lives in many,many ways.
As Stuart Wilde rightly said "Life was never meant to be a struggle."
There are scores of rituals....and they have come into existence for a variety of reasons....but the question I want to ask myself today, after reading the blog post  is....
"What if,I could simplify my life in a way that would allow me to live with greater ease and joy....and of course ......fearlessly???????"
Great food for thought!
Namaste,
Bhagya