Mohanji Speaks 1 - Expectations

In this inaugural episode, Mohanji introduces the ‘Mohanji Speaks’ podcast and offers his perspective on the problems that can arise due to the expectations we have from other people. This leads to today's food for thought - who is responsible if our expectations are not met?

Transcript

Music Hello friends,

This is Mohanji.

I used to do podcasting many years ago when I was in Dubai in the mid 2000s.

The podcast was called Mohan's World.

It was a studio run by a man called Peter Hall and it was quite a cozy,

Comfortable studio,

Makeshift studio,

Based or made in a car shed.

He has converted the car shed into a studio and it was quite nice and cozy and we used to do podcasting.

The show was Mohan's World and I used to talk about something,

One show every week.

Every week I used to have a show.

There were a lot of listeners from many parts of the world.

People used to connect to me,

Talk to me,

In a sense,

Communicate with me.

This is before Facebook started.

YouTube had just started.

So there were a lot of communication and interaction and when I stopped it,

Many people complained that we wanted back.

But due to whatever reasons,

Many years passed by,

I couldn't really put myself into a position to have a steady communication.

So now we are attempting to start a kind of communication directly from me to you and this is an attempt that we can connect from the waves of sound.

I like radio.

Radio has its charm.

We are in the world of no visual and all that.

But eyes take away most of the energy in all the senses.

In all our senses,

Eyes consume the most energy or eyes use the most energy.

So I like the idea that we can close our eyes and listen and that really makes sense to me.

I like it.

This kind of a communication that is from a place,

You can't see my face but you can only hear my voice and you will accept my sound as it comes and as you are at this point in time.

So we will try to do one podcast a week like I used to do earlier or if possible more.

Now the time of Corona,

We have probably more time and I am in one place but I will try to do more.

But the whole idea is that we are talking,

We are communicating.

So from a distance where you don't see my face and you are only listening to my voice and you accept this and you probably want to assimilate it at your own pace,

This is fine.

This is absolutely fine.

So what are the subjects that we talk about or what we talk between us?

It depends on you.

If you can tell me you have a particular subject you would like me to address,

I am happy.

I am really happy to do that.

And this subject should be relevant to the world.

It should not be personal because that doesn't make sense.

You have a personal issue and that over a podcast if I talk about it to the world,

It doesn't make sense.

So what we should talk is something which everybody can relate to.

That's very important.

So for every podcast I would choose a subject which is reasonably universal or something which I heard or something which I listened or somebody asked me or something like that so that everybody can enjoy it.

This is my idea.

So today what do we talk about?

I do not want to talk about anything serious today because this is an introduction.

We have started a podcast channel and we are now trying to get back to our old communication.

So let us keep this very simple,

Very mild and we will talk about details of various things later.

We have time.

So today I just heard a particular speech by Osho.

I didn't hear it fully actually.

I only heard it just a few minutes in which he said,

I am happy that you don't believe in me because it would have been a big responsibility for me if you believed in me.

Since you don't believe in me,

I am relieved.

I am free and if you had actually believed in me,

Maybe you would have taken revenge on me because you would have come with expectations and if you have come with expectations,

If those expectations are not fulfilled,

You might be angry,

You might be disappointed,

You might be upset and you may take revenge on me.

So I am relieved that I don't have to tackle your revenge.

It is ironical.

It is a bit of a sceptical statement or it is satirical but think in the depth of it.

Isn't that the truth?

We connect to somebody with an expectation all the time.

All our relationships have an expectation inbuilt.

Have you thought about it?

And then what happens to that expectation?

If it is fulfilled,

You are happy.

Then you will develop more expectations.

If you don't fulfil it or if it doesn't get fulfilled,

Then what happens?

Then disappointment and that can even take you to the edge of revenge or probably you will take revenge on the person.

Is that person responsible?

Absolutely not.

It is us who are connecting with an expectation responsible for our reality.

So every time our reality is completely controlled by how we are,

How we are,

What we are.

This is very important.

With that note,

Today I will leave you,

This is foot for thought.

I would like to give you foot for thought each time so that you can think about it.

You know a man who can contemplate is a man,

Is a human.

Human beings means we have the capacity for contemplation.

We have capacity for meditation.

This is human beings.

So let us contemplate.

Let us analyse.

Let us understand.

Let us assimilate.

I am with you.

I will talk to you again later.

Wish you a great week ahead and be happy always and be safe.

Lots of love.

This is Mohanji.

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