A brief spoken reflection by Brian Johnson emphasizing incremental personal change using the Buddha’s metaphor of filling a water pot drop by drop. Johnson contrasts futile attempts at instantaneous transformation (like using a fire hydrant) with steady moment-by-moment decisions that accumulate into goodness or evil.
Hi, this is Brian with another mini chapter from a Philosopher's Notes. This one's called Little by Little. The Buddha tells us that one becomes good little by little as a water pot is filled with water, drop by drop by drop. He also tells us that one becomes evil little by little. Drop by drop, by little. Decision. Drop. Little by little. Drop by drop. Little by little. Drop by drop. Now, after years of trying to fill my water pot all at once, I'm finally understanding that my attempts to change everything now were like trying to fill a beautiful, delicate water pot with a fire hydrant rather than winding up with a full pot. I pretty much sprayed the thing all around the room and nearly cracked it. Little by little, drop by drop. That's the way to roll. Moment by moment, little, decision by little. Mundane decision, day in and day out. That's where it's at. Well, there you go. Little by little. Let's make some good decisions today. Hope you enjoyed. Looking forward to sharing more with you soon. In the meantime, have an awesome day.
