Dear Tejal ji
Thank you for your mail on Resource Utilisation. Perhaps this is a
note that should not be read only but practised -in our daily lives.
Consumarism is eating up all our resources and our actions are no way
helping to replenish our Mother Nature.
With regards,
Purnima Dutta
Quoting Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>:
> Thank you very much, Tejal.
> Regards.
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> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:37 AM, Tejal V. <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Read the forwarded mail - Interesting story of Budhha on reduce, reuse,
>> recycle. Each one of us need to practice it if we are really concerned of
>> the available resources and the lifeforms depended on it.
>>
>> -Tejal
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>> Nurturing Grounds
>> art . ideas . actions
>> 9 8 3 3 7 0 7 5 9 8
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>> " We cannot have ecological movement designed to prevent violence against
>> nature,
>> unless the principle of non-violence becomes central to the ethics of human
>> culture." - Mahatma Gandhi
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>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Meghna Patel
>>
>> RESOURCE UTILIZATION :
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>> A key factor which adds value to performance is complete utilization of
>> resources. Following is a powerful illustration. This story is on Buddha and
>> his principle of using the available resources to the fullest extent
>> possible. Sure, you will find it to be interesting!
>>
>> Buddha, one day, was on deep thought about the worldly activities and the
>> ways of instilling goodness in human. The following is the text of
>> conversation between him and his disciple.
>>
>> One of his disciples approached him and said humbly " Oh my teacher ! While
>> you are so much concerned about the world and others, why don't you look in
>> to the welfare and needs of your own disciples also."
>>
>> Buddha : "OK.. Tell me how I can help you"
>>
>> Disciple : "Master! My attire is worn out and is beyond the decency to wear
>> the same. Can I get a new one, please."
>>
>> Buddha found the robe indeed was in a bad condition which needed
>> replacement. He asked the store keeper to give the disciple a new robe to
>> wear on. The disciple thanked Buddha and retired to his room. Though he
>> met his disciple's requirement, Buddha was not all that contended on his
>> decision. He realized he missed out some point. A while after, he
>> realized what he should have asked the disciple . He went to his disciple's
>> place and asked him "Is your new attire comfortable? Do you need anything
>> more ?"
>>
>> Disciple : "Thank you my Master. The attire is indeed very comfortable. I
>> need nothing more"
>>
>> Buddha : "Having got the new one, what did you do with your old attire?"
>>
>> Disciple : "I am using it as my bed spread"
>>
>> Buddha "Then.. hope you have disposed off your old bed spread"
>>
>> Disciple " No.. no..master. I am using my old bedspread as my window
>> curtain"
>>
>> Buddha " What about your old Curtain?"
>>
>> Disciple "Being used to handle hot utensils in the kitchen"
>>
>> Buddha : "Oh.. I see.. Can you tell me what did they do with the old cloth
>> they used in Kitchen"
>>
>> Disciple : "They are being used to wash the floor."
>>
>> Buddha : "Then, the old rug being used to wash the floor...???"
>>
>> Disciple " Master,since they were torn off so much, we could not find any
>> better use, but to use as a twig in the oil lamp, which is right now lit in
>> your study room...."
>>
>> BUDDHA SMILED IN CONTENTMENT AND LEFT FOR HIS ROOM.
>>
>> If not to this degree of utilization, can we at least attempt to find the
>> best use of all our resources - at home and at office ..
>>
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