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Rich or Poor?
A poor man didn't know he was poor till he met a rich man,
A rich man didn't know he was rich till he met a poor man.
"The Three Vinegar Tasters! "
The Three Vinegar Tasters
The Three Vinegar Tasters is a very old theme reflected in some paintings and murals.
It shows three wise men surrounding a big pot of vinegar. The three men have tasted the vinegar by dipping their fingers and now their faces show their reactions of the taste of the vinegar.
As per their expressions one man found it sour, another tasteless and the third one found it sweet.
These three men represent the concept of life of Confucious, Buddha and Lao-tse, the three figureheads of the major streams of chinese life and spirituality, which are Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
In the picture Confucious found the vinegar of life sour. The Confucious' philosophies finds life and society ab-intio imperfect and therefore has formulated the ideal code for behaviour of every person in every role to construct a happy and peaceful society. That is, in view of Confucious, the natural way of life and things are imperfect by design and needs manipulation and improvement for an ideal life and society.
Again, in the picture, Buddha finds the vinegar tasteless or bland. Buddhism was based on teachings of Buddha who in his youth as Siddartha had left his house and society to find a way to relase humans from sufferings of Sorrow, disease, old age and death. The same theme remained dominant in the various braches of Buddhism. The major perception among the followers and teachers remained that life was like a perilous yet compulsory journey, which at could be undertaken, at best, without pain and suffering by following Buddha's path of detachment and middle path.
However, in this picture, Lao Tze, the greatest master of Taoism, finds the Vinegar sweet. Taoists do not think of life as good or bad by nature. They consider life real and accept it the way it is. By accepting life and the world, they also find the way to be in harmony with the forces of life and nature, and by this harmony they find happiness.
So, the picture depicts the view of the nature of life by the Confucians, Buddhists and Taoists respectively as imperfect, at best tasteless and tasty.
However, the company of the three Masters together, at one place, also conveys a messages of co-existence and harmony of the three philosophies.
The conplete message can be summarised as, "Life is imperfect and can be full of miseries and sufferings, which can be resolved by a bit of detachment and by following the middle path, and further, the same life can be enjoyed by accepting the things as they are without judgements of good or bad and by being in harmony with forces of life and universe.
The Three Vinegar Tasters is a very old theme reflected in some paintings and murals.
It shows three wise men surrounding a big pot of vinegar. The three men have tasted the vinegar by dipping their fingers and now their faces show their reactions of the taste of the vinegar.
As per their expressions one man found it sour, another tasteless and the third one found it sweet.
These three men represent the concept of life of Confucious, Buddha and Lao-tse, the three figureheads of the major streams of chinese life and spirituality, which are Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
In the picture Confucious found the vinegar of life sour. The Confucious' philosophies finds life and society ab-intio imperfect and therefore has formulated the ideal code for behaviour of every person in every role to construct a happy and peaceful society. That is, in view of Confucious, the natural way of life and things are imperfect by design and needs manipulation and improvement for an ideal life and society.
Again, in the picture, Buddha finds the vinegar tasteless or bland. Buddhism was based on teachings of Buddha who in his youth as Siddartha had left his house and society to find a way to relase humans from sufferings of Sorrow, disease, old age and death. The same theme remained dominant in the various braches of Buddhism. The major perception among the followers and teachers remained that life was like a perilous yet compulsory journey, which at could be undertaken, at best, without pain and suffering by following Buddha's path of detachment and middle path.
However, in this picture, Lao Tze, the greatest master of Taoism, finds the Vinegar sweet. Taoists do not think of life as good or bad by nature. They consider life real and accept it the way it is. By accepting life and the world, they also find the way to be in harmony with the forces of life and nature, and by this harmony they find happiness.
So, the picture depicts the view of the nature of life by the Confucians, Buddhists and Taoists respectively as imperfect, at best tasteless and tasty.
However, the company of the three Masters together, at one place, also conveys a messages of co-existence and harmony of the three philosophies.
The conplete message can be summarised as, "Life is imperfect and can be full of miseries and sufferings, which can be resolved by a bit of detachment and by following the middle path, and further, the same life can be enjoyed by accepting the things as they are without judgements of good or bad and by being in harmony with forces of life and universe.
Ignorance!!
Ignorance is nurtured & protected by Ignorance of Ignorance!!
Awareness starts with awareness of Ignorance!!
Lockdown and Winter Depression
Winter Depression is a common observed phenomena, especially in Colder countries in North.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is depression that gets triggered by a change in seasons, usually when fall starts. This seasonal depression gets worse in the winter before ending in the spring
People with seasonal affective disorder may also have other mental conditions, such as:
Anxiety disorder.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Eating disorder.
Panic disorder.
(https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9293-seasonal-depression)
So people who have seasonal affective disorder may have signs of depression, including:
Sadness.
Anxiety.
Carbohydrate cravings and weight gain.
Extreme fatigue and lack of energy.
Feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness.
Inability to concentrate.
Irritability.
Limbs feeling heavy.
Loss of interest in usual activities, including withdrawing from social activities.
Sleeping more.
Cause :Vitamin D deficiency due to less sin exposure.
Treatment : Sunlight and Vitamin D supplement.
Many researches have also linked Vitamin D deficiency with Panic, anxiety etc.
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5922262/&ved=2ahUKEwjfkNOej9_wAhWRzzgGHSMwAckQFjAKegQIEBAC&usg=AOvVaw34y_pysL2OjHNA2xheljTA)
The Covid lockdown has also brought months of house restriction and minimal sun exposure.
In such a scenario depression, panic, anxiety etc are very likely, esp with continuous bombardment of bad news and negativity.
In such a scenario proper Vitamin D supplement may be advisable, especially if such symptoms occur.
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