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Discover inner peace: Lessons from the Mundakopanisad’s two birds – Times of India
The Mundakopanisad tells a profound story about two birds perched on the branches of a tree, delivering an invaluable lesson on finding peace versus being fragmented by life's ups and downs.One bird sits on the lower branches, cheerful and chirpy as it tastes the sweet berries from the tree. But soon, its happiness turns into sorrow as it encounters the bitter berries. Exhausted by this alternating cycle of joy and despair, the bird looks up and notices its twin on the higher branch.The upper bird, calm and equanimous, does not eat any berries—sweet or bitter—yet remains serene, unshaken by the winds, heat, rain, or autumn's fall. It simply observes everything, aware and unaffected. This sight fills the lower bird with wonder. How can the upper bird be so peaceful? Inspired, it decides to ...