In a quiet village beside the sacred Ganges River, lived a humble potter named Ravi. His days were spent shaping clay his nights, shaping worry. Bills mounted. His children needed more. The future loomed like a fog. Though his hands crafted beauty, his spirit felt burdened.
One evening, searching for solace, Ravi entered a nearby temple. There sat an old monk, still as stone, watching the prayer flags flutter.
“Master,” Ravi asked, “Why is my mind always noisy?”
The monk handed him a bowl of water.
“Stir it.”
Ravi stirred. The water turned murky.
“Now, wait.”
The silence grew. The sediment slowly settled. The water became clear again.
“This,” said the monk, “is your mind. When you stop stirring it with fears, judgments, and control… peace returns.”
Inspired, Ravi began practicing mindfulness. Each morning, he simply breathed. While molding clay, he focused on its texture, the spin of the wheel, and the sun’s warmth on his back. Slowly, his anxious mind transformed into calm awareness.
Soon, his work reflected this inner stillness more refined, more radiant. His smile returned. Neighbours noticed. A traveller once asked, “What changed?”
Ravi smiled and replied,
I began living in it.”
🌿 Lessons from Ravi’s Journey
Peace begins within not by changing the world, but by quieting the mind.
Mindfulness transforms the ordinary into the sacred.
Stillness is where wisdom begins.
“The still mind reflects the truth --- raw, real, and radiant.”
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