Philosophers...

One of my scattered dreams once took me to one of the works of a great philosopher.

He is really a great philosopher. But if i understood his philosophies, i cant say that he is a great philosopher. Because if I have to say he is great, I need to compare him with the not-so-great philo. But according to his views comparison only give rise to sorrow. We compare something with something and out of its result, we became happy or sorrow. But we know, most of the time we became sad.

We tend to compare our todays with yesterdays, an event with another, a girl with another, our now with then, todays success with previous ones,  and so on and on and on.. it seems to be endless.. We are doing so , in order to get that bitter feeling when we understood the fact that today wasn't as great as that day!!

So comparison brings us sorrow. So we should not compare anything. Then how can I say he is great.
It means comparison brings sorrow along with it.

Is comparison the real culprit??
Its Thoughts!! Yes our thoughts are the root cause of everything..!!
We are comparing, because we are thinking..
So what we have to do?? Become silent in our thoughts?? Is that possible??

All thoughts are old.. They are simply the memories of our old experiences.  So when we are seeing a thing, we are actually associating with our old memories and actually perceiving everything through  the image that we have created in our mind!! It may sometimes bring happiness, sadness fear and many other feelings.. So thoughts  are the real cause of all our feeling. If we wanted to be happy always, we needed to see things as they are, not through the images that we have created, not with a pre-occupied thoughts.

So we need to control our thoughts. Actually we need to be a silent mind without any thoughts, to become happy forever. How can we achieve this?? By consciously controlling our thoughts??
But when we are consciously controlling our thoughts, it creates  some sort of resistance and so some friction in our mind. So it again worsen the situation.. So what we have to do??

Complete Confusion...Right??
That was the same thing happened to me also. I jus wanted to give you the same dose..but it is a kind of very low standard dose. I am never so great to interpret a great philosopher through my views.. If I ever try to do so, its out of my ignorance only.

How many of  you think that it is a complete crap?? if you feel that way, jus lemme know..