3 Things NOT to have for a Happy Journey

In order to have a pleasant ride and journey on the road, we have to control our internal environment as external environments are beyond our control- aggressive drivers, bad weather and road conditions, traffic jams, just to list a few.

Here are 5 things we can control within ourselves to have a happy and joyful journey despite whatever is happening around you:-

1. Greed
When we are on the road and need to be in a hurry, we want more time and space. When this wants become excessive, we may become greedy and wanting more time and space than needed.

2. Anger
Driving angrily is not only dangerous to yourself, it is also a hazard to fellow road users, including pedestrians. We should practice paramita of patience and give way to emergency vehicles and pedestrians, even when we have the right of way.

3. Ignorance
We should follow traffic rules and regulation at all times on the road. This is a form of paramita of precept observation, meaning to be law abiding- no speeding, no illegal parking etc.

Driving without the above 3 poisons will bring much joy in your journey.
Try it and share your experience in below comments.

Driving with 3 Poisons

 “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”- Buddha

There are three poisons which all of us sentient beings are being inflicted with everyday. They are greed, anger and foolishness. When it comes to driving, these poisons fill our blood that resulted in behaviors that the driver would never be seen like road rage. Let me share the example of these poisons at work and offer suggestions that could help you.

Greed

Are you wondering how can we be greedy when driving on the road? It's not like I want to have more road or more drive (as I am greedy) than you. Well, it is because of greed that resulted in undesirable body actions, verbal actions and mental thoughts. It is because of our greedy "wants" of more time and space that we speed, want a parking lot that is nearer to the lift lobby and not giving way to emergency vehicles.

Do you have the experience when you are in a hurry and running late and there is a traffic jam? It seems like the traffic jams that you are caught in are in the direction you are heading while the opposite direction always seem to be clear (now that you are aware, how about appreciating you are in the clear traffic when you see traffic jam in the opposite direction).

This poison is at work without even you knowing it!

Anger
This poison needs no introduction when we drive on the road. The slow driver who hogs the overtaking lane, the driver who cuts into your lane recklessly without checking blind spot or the car that parked into the parking lot which you indicated your intention to park.

When events like that happens, it makes your blood boils doesn't it?

Foolishness
As a result of the other two poisons, foolishness kicks in and results in foolish action, speech and mental consciousness.

Let's all be gracious motorists on the road without three poisons.