The Boss

The Boss


Have you ever wonder who's the boss?

No, not the one in the office; Or the one at home.

Rather, the one who decides - what to do, the things to say, how to act.

We do.


We're the ones who decide whether we want to carry out our thoughts, our emotions.

We're the ones in-charge of ALL our speech, actions and deeds.

We decide whether or not we want to commit/perform good or evil, wise or foolish, skillful or unskillful acts and deeds.

We're the ones who decide whether we want to react (and how we are going to react), respond, fight or let go.


Take an example :

If we have a tendency towards unskillful acts, it's up to us whether we want to pull on the brakes and put a stop to it. (Read "Stop" - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2009/02/stop.html)

So, if we have a habit to tell lies, carry tales - which is unskillful,

The next time we want to tell tales, it's up to us to stop ourselves and not carry out the untruthful act. (Read "Should We Gamble?" - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2008/11/should-we-gamble.html )


Likewise, if we tend towards genuine, unconditional giving (Read "Giving" - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2008/08/giving.html),

Which is a skillful act,

Even if people were to stop/discourage us,

We give anyway, for the joy of it.

So you see, in the final analysis,

Despite all our habitual and kammic tendencies,

Who's really the one in-charge, The Boss?

We are.



"We are the ones who create this world;

We are the ones who make this world what it is today.

So let's create a whole new world that's filled with Love, Kindness, Compassion, Joy, Peace and Wisdom;

And let us ALL bring Love, Kindness, Compassion, Joy, Peace,

And most important of all, Wisdom,

Back to this place we call "Home", once again."





"We are the ones who do good and evil,

So we must be responsible for our own external behaviour.

We ourselves are the ones who receive the results of the good and evil of

whatever work or actions we do."

- Venerable Ajahn Khao Analayo





"By self do you censure yourself.

By self do you examine yourself.

Self, indeed, is the protector of self

Self, indeed, is one's refuge.

Control, therefore, your own self

As a merchant controls the noble steed."

- The Buddha




*P.S..Just as I said in

'What are we going to do about it (Part 2) : People Power' - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-are-we-going-to-do-about-it-part-2.html

and

'Happiness and the Path/Way to Happiness' - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2008/01/happiness-and-way-to-happiness.html ,
.

"I Loving and Kind, You Loving and Kind;

Soon, the whole world will be Loving and Kind."