The Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Sweet Porridge". The esoteric meaning of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “A Pot of Porridge” The Brothers Grimm A Pot of Porridge summary
Good afternoon, dear like-minded people, lovers of fairy tales! We meet again on the “fairytale field”. Today I propose to turn to the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Pot of Porridge”. Let's try to understand its esoteric meaning.
A brief retelling of the fairy tale.
One kind girl was picking berries in the forest. I met an old woman and treated her to berries. The old lady liked the treat and the girl’s kindness. She thanked her for her kindness by giving her a magic pot. All you have to do is say: “One, two, three, cook a pot!” And he will begin to cook delicious sweet porridge. And you tell him: “One, two, three, don’t cook any more!” - and he will stop cooking. The girl thanked her grandmother and took the pot to her mother. She and her mother got along very well. One day the girl was not at home, her mother told her to cook a pot. He cooked so much porridge that the whole city ate it - the porridge flowed through the streets. Mom didn't know how to stop the potty. Then a girl came and told the pot to stop cooking. He obeyed. This is such a simple and funny fairy tale.
On the one hand, people’s rose-colored dream is to have a well-fed, carefree life. But is this only the meaning of the fairy tale laid down by the Brothers Grimm? Let's turn to the Internet: dictionaries, proverbs, sayings, aphorisms. You've probably heard the following expression more than once: “my pot isn't cooking well today.” Or something else: “you can’t cook porridge with them.” Are we talking only about kitchen appliances? In folk proverbs and sayings, since time immemorial people have compared the head and the thinking process itself to a “pot”, “kettle”, “vat”, etc. that is, some kind of container in which something is cooked, boils - the necessary thing is prepared.
What is not cooked is not put in the pot.
Woe to you, it’s porridge without butter.
Not a pot pleaser, but a cook.
What can be “cooking” in our heads? Thoughts! So, the thinking process takes place in the head. What is thinking? Let's turn to Wikipedia.
Thinking
Thinking is a human cognitive activity. It is an indirect and generalized way of reflecting reality, that is, knowing the world. Thinking is related to the functioning of the brain.
The result of thinking is thought (concept, meaning, idea). Thinking is contrasted with “lower” ways of mastering the world with the help of the five senses: smell, touch, vision, hearing, taste. These are external conductors of our consciousness, making it possible to obtain initial information about the world around us, which fills the department of a person’s current memory, containing all his knowledge, even not meaningful, from the first breath to the last. All children begin to explore the world with their five senses. The first information about the world around them is given to children by their parents, then by preschool institutions, communication with peers on the street, and the main base of knowledge about the world is laid by the general education school. The further capabilities of a person depend on the quality, quantity and assimilation of this knowledge - images: either they are extensive and deep, or they are narrowly focused.
“To sell something unnecessary, you must first buy something unnecessary, and we don’t have money.” Uncle Fyodor (cartoon “Three from Prostokvashino.”
The head is chained, but the mind is free.
The son’s fur coat is his father’s, but he has his own mind.
The head is crazy, like a lantern without a candle.
A crazy head is a basket.
We choose our own food for thought. Thinking about one thing or another (object, phenomenon, event) develops the mind very well. A very important role in our conclusions is played by the accumulations of our ancestors - genetic information: preconsciousness, and even receipts from higher spheres - superconsciousness. Previously, only prophets used it. They passed on knowledge to people about the structure of the Universe in the form of fairy tales, parables, etc. that is, allegorically, because people could not yet understand directly - there was no knowledge base. Our Lord Jesus Christ said to his disciples the Apostles: “I have much to give you, but you have nothing with which to receive.”
A feature of thinking is the ability to obtain knowledge about such objects, properties and relationships of the surrounding world that cannot be directly perceived. This property of thinking is carried out through such inferences as analogy and deduction.
Analogy
Analogy is the similarity of objects, phenomena, processes in some properties.
Examples of analogy.
Iron rusts without finding a use, stagnant water rots or freezes in the cold, and the human mind, without finding a use, withers away. Leonardo da Vinci
The law of analogy in the single principle of the creation of the Universe: galaxies revolve around the core of the Universe, solar systems revolve around the core of the galaxy, planets revolve around the sun, electrons revolve around the atom. Since electrons do not rotate in a circle, but in an ellipse, then, according to the law of analogy, we can assume that all other rotations are carried out in an ellipse.
Knowledge of the existence of God from the existence of the world he created.
Metaphor
Metaphor can also be considered an analogy. Metaphor is an artistic device that is based on transferring the name of one object or phenomenon to another. In this case, an involuntary comparison of both objects arises, which contributes to a more complete understanding of the essence of the statement. Metaphor is used by those who, by occupation, deal with oral or written speech: writers, journalists, philologists, literary scholars, etc.
The term “metaphor” was coined by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who believed that art should be an imitation of real life: “...old age is to life as evening is to day, so we can call evening “old age of the day”...and old age - “evening.” life."
Deduction
Deduction is a method of thinking, the consequence of which is a logical conclusion, in which a particular conclusion is derived from the general. A chain of inferences (reasonings), where links (statements) are interconnected by logical conclusions. The beginning (premises) of deduction are axioms or simply hypotheses that have the nature of general statements, and the end is consequences from the premises, theorems. Deduction is the main means of logical proof. Example: 1. All people are mortal. 2. Socrates is a man. 3. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.
And one more thing: “And in the blue, blue sky there is order and comfort, that’s why all the clouds sing so merrily!” (B. Zakhoder and Winnie the Pooh)
“Whose cow? State! According to the receipt, we rented one red cow. So the calf is ours!” Cat Matroskin
“The peculiarity of a living mind is that it only needs to see and hear a little so that it can then think for a long time and understand a lot.” Giordano Bruno.
The smarter the head, the easier it is on the shoulders.
Your mind is the king in your head.
They become wiser not from laughter, but from life experience.
As a result of thinking, people's cognitive experience is generalized and preserved. This experience is preserved in the form of religious, artistic creativity, and most importantly, in gene accumulations. Thinking is also carried out in the form of theoretical knowledge, which, relying on previous forms (the law of succession of generations), acquires unlimited possibilities for a speculative and model vision of the world.
“Usually those who lack understanding think that they know more, and those who are completely devoid of intelligence think that they know everything.” Giordano Bruno
Thinking is studied by almost all existing scientific disciplines, being at the same time the object of study of philosophical disciplines: logic, epistemology, dialectics.
Logics
Logic is the ability to reason or the science of methods of proof and refutation, the science of the forms, methods and laws of intellectual cognitive activity. Logic as a science studies methods of achieving truth in the process of cognition indirectly, not from sensory experience, but from knowledge acquired earlier, therefore it can also be defined as the science of methods of obtaining inferential knowledge. In any science, logic serves as one of the main tools. Logic is the science of the laws and operations of correct thinking.
I think many of us remember and love the logical thoughts of Winnie the Pooh, noted and communicated to us by Boris Zakhoder. “This is not without reason. The tree itself cannot buzz. So someone is buzzing here. Why would you buzz if you're not a bee? Why are there bees in the world? To make honey! Why is there honey in the world? So that I can eat it!”
Epistemology
Epistemology of a question is an area of philosophical knowledge that considers the question in itself, the dependence of knowledge on questions, and the question on knowledge. From the point of view of epistemology, the question is represented by a subjective reality that does not lie in the external world, but arises from the facts of reality. In fact, this means the primacy of the “answer” in relation to the secondary nature of the question itself. This is clearly seen in the example of riddles: the answer already exists, and it is quite definite, regardless of the fact that in fact it could be another object. For example: “In winter and summer, one color. What is this?" The answer could be any item that has a consistent quality color quality.
Our beloved Winnie the Pooh said: “Whoever goes to visit in the morning acts wisely! But if we go to visit you, then I go to visit, but you don’t. And if we go to visit me, then you go to visit, but I don’t.” And they chose the wise option - they went to the rabbit.
Law of succession of generations
What is remarkable about the fairy tale? The girl was given a pot by her grandmother: our ancestors developed a certain amount of knowledge, developing their thinking in solving very difficult life situations. We, today, use their experience through genes (preconscious) and everything that they created. Mom told the pot to boil, and he cooked porridge for the whole city. She couldn't stop him. We already know and are able to monitor our actions: “what you put out into the world is what you get out of it.” The girl came home and stopped the activity of the potty. The task of our younger generation and their descendants: to completely master the processes of thinking, to be able to direct it in the right direction, to stop it when it is necessary to create silence in the head (in this case, a person can receive information from the subtle and, especially, from the spiritual worlds). If we are responsible for our actions, then our descendants will be responsible for their thoughts, they will learn to build their destinies by constructing mental images, coordinating them with Higher powers, that is, to control their destiny and all processes in the world.
Happiness comes to those who gain intelligence through work and study.
A pot that is watched never boils over.
In his youth, the great Russian saint Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807 - 1867) possessed the ability to stop a thought.
Thinking and language.
Language is a means of actualizing thoughts, a necessary condition for the implementation of the thought process. Thinking is inextricably linked with language and, if it exists outside of it, it is not recognized by us. Therefore, language is not only a means of objectifying thoughts, but also a way of understanding them.
Natural language is a universal sign system that has developed historically and is used by people who form a separate ethnic group: with its help, any content of consciousness, any thought can be expressed and transmitted to other people.
The advantages of natural language include: 1) flexibility, 2) the ability to express the same idea in different text structures, 3) accessibility for all members of the community who speak it.
The tongue gives the answer to the tongue, but the head realizes.
“Let's say what we think; to think what we say; let the words be in accordance with life.” L. Seneca
Intelligence
Reason is a creative cognitive activity that reveals the essence of reality. Through the mind, thinking synthesizes the results of knowledge, creates new ideas that go beyond the established systems of knowledge.
The mind and reason will be convinced immediately.
Mind is a help to reason.
A good mind is not acquired all at once.
Stupid people destroy and drown each other, but smart people love and help each other.
After the fall from Eden, man was given a physical body, an astral (sensual), and a mental (thinking) body. Human development proceeds in the following sequence: humanity has mastered the capabilities of the physical body (the longest period in the history of human development), filled the astral (sensual) body with pain, suffering, sympathy, and joy, and mastered the ability to think through survival in very difficult situations. We have already practically crossed the border (frequency) separating the Fifth Race (Eon) from the Sixth. The task of the Sixth Race is to develop intelligence. Only by possessing it can we negotiate without conflicts and wars at all levels of existence from family, neighbors in housing, co-workers, etc. to relations between states, and subsequently with neighbors in the Universe.
“Humanity will not remain forever in the planetary cradle. It will go beyond the Earth and become a full citizen of the Universe.” K.E.Tsiolkovsky
“If there were no reason, sensuality would overwhelm us. That’s what intelligence is for, to curb its absurdities.” W. Shakespeare
Fools quarrel, wise people come to an agreement.
“It takes more intelligence to teach another than to teach yourself.” M. de Montaigne
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the awakening of consciousness, continuous attentiveness in every moment of life. When, while performing any actions, there is no wandering in thoughts, and attention is directed to what is happening specifically at the moment. Everyday perception is like a half-asleep state, in which, somewhere at the subconscious level, a “frame-by-frame” scanning of what is happening at the current moment occurs. Then the information “received” in the form of images proceeds to more detailed processing using the mental apparatus. Thus, a person loses contact with pure reality, which is replaced by his (karmic - subconscious) conditioned thoughts. Mindfulness awakens the dormant consciousness. If you suddenly ask a person what he is thinking about, most likely he will not be able to answer, because he himself does not know. This happens because we do not really think, but only allow thoughts to flow through the mind in an incoherent, disordered stream. The Sixth Race is the Race of developed Mind, so you need to learn to observe your thoughts. Pure and clear consciousness will appear as a result of conscious observation of the thought process.
“Failure to cope with a task is less of a problem than indecision. It is not running water that spoils, but standing water. Some won’t take a step until you push them; and sometimes the reason is not the dullness of the mind - the mind may be insightful, but its lethargy.” Baltasar Gracian y Morales
“Strive for the smart and honest, be on your guard against the smart and deceitful, pity the honest and stupid, avoid the deceitful and stupid.” Unknown author of Ancient India
In the New Testament, our Lord Jesus Christ said: “Be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.” (Ev. from Matthew)
That is, we are given a task - the meaning of Life. How to achieve?
Spirituality
The peculiarity of a person lies in the spiritual principle, which is inherent and bestowed upon him. This is how Vedic Orthodoxy talks about it. “Spirituality in its deepest understanding is the action and life of a person for the sake of God, and not for himself or only for himself. In this regard, spirituality can be understood as that state of the human soul that is devoid of vices and passions associated with selfishness and acquisitiveness; it is a state of soul associated with the manifestation of the most sincere and unconditional love for God, people and the world based on faith in the highest virtue. In addition to innate spirituality (the level of manifestation of the spirit), there is also spirituality, as the inner intention of a person. It follows that spirituality is the degree of manifestation of the Divine Spirit in us. The soul goes through the path of growing up and the path of internal development. Thanks to this, its basis – the Spirit of the Almighty – grows and manifests itself more and more in it, it becomes more and more sublime. Thus, the higher the level of self-awareness and manifestation of the Divine in the soul of a living being, the more spiritual it is. This is an innate, constantly developing Spirituality, which to one degree or another is inherent in everyone.”
Mind and heart
The mind can be a good tool for spiritual growth, provided it is connected to the heart! If the mind remains completely stuck in the ego (astral or mental), then do not expect help from it, but if it is connected to the heart, to Love, to understanding, then it becomes a good helper.
It is necessary to create within yourself the ability to control your own thought forms, analyze these thought forms, manage temporary values, etc.
“Where you two are for My sake—heart and mind—there I am with you.” The Lord told us this in the New Testament.
Biochemistry of joy
Geneticists have carefully studied the dependence of our physical health on the direction of our thoughts.
“Modern doctors will confirm to you that the root cause of illnesses and unpleasant situations is one’s own thoughts. And if you really want to be healthy, you will have to take care of yourself.
Otherwise, medical assistance will be formal and superficial. And it will not bring the desired results. Because your internal resistance will not allow your cells to accept help. External consent does not mean internal consent. Deeply driven grievances and irritations will interfere
Blood, of course, can cleanse itself. This process is based on the enormous recycling ability of red blood cells to remove unnecessary things. But when the body is “tired” of the constant interference of low thoughts, then red blood cells begin to take on additional functions and get tired.
Knowing this mechanism, take care of yourself, monitor the thoughts that come into your heads. Think of it like a prescription.
How? – set an intention for yourself – “I keep track of all the thoughts in my head.” Intention, in essence, is a powerful tool for building both your own health and your entire life.
With our consciousness we create either illness or health. Peace and love are everything!” (Academician V.Yu. Mironova)
Good thoughts make the mind stronger. Learning forms the mind, education - morals. Everyone is smart: some first, some later (a good thought comes later).
What a treasure trove of folk wisdom has been discovered thanks to the brothers - storytellers! The “reflections” are mine, and the specific information was taken from the Internet, and from one “explanation” another immediately followed, just like Winnie the Pooh. But this is my vision of the meaning of the fairy tale, and yours may be completely different.
The Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Sweet Porridge” tells how one day a girl from a poor family went into the forest to pick berries, since they had nothing to eat.
In the forest, the girl met an old woman, and despite the fact that she had few berries, she treated her grandmother. And in return, she gave her a miracle - a pot that independently cooks delicious porridge as much as she wants. And to do this you just need to say: “cook a pot.” And for him to stop, you need to say: “don’t cook the pot.” The little girl took the pot home, and now they did not go hungry.
One day the girl went somewhere, and her mother wanted to eat. When she had eaten enough, she forgot the spell to make him stop.
At first the porridge began to fill the entire house, then it flowed out into the street and filled the entire village. At that moment a girl came and turned off the pot. And now, in order to get into the city, everyone had to eat their way through.
This fairy tale teaches kindness, respect for elders, and that kindness always comes back a hundredfold. And don't be greedy.
Picture or drawing Fairy tale Sweet porridge
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The main character of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “A Pot of Porridge” is a girl. One day she went into the forest to pick berries. In the forest she met an old woman, and she asked to treat her with berries. The girl willingly shared the berries with the woman. She liked the treat and decided to thank the girl.
The woman gave her a pot and explained that if you say the magic words, the pot will begin to cook sweet and tasty porridge. And in order for the pot to stop cooking the porridge, other magic words had to be said. The girl brought a magical gift home and gave it to her mother. The mother was happy with this gift, because now they no longer had problems with food.
One day the girl’s mother decided to eat porridge and said the right words. The pot cooked porridge, and she ate it. But the pot did not stop and continued to cook the porridge, but the woman forgot the other magic words that stopped the pot. Unfortunately for her, the girl was not at home at that moment.
The porridge began to crawl out of the pot and, after some time, it filled the house, got out into the street, and then covered the road. The girl, who was not far from the house, saw what happened and ran home. She stopped the pot with magic words, but there was so much porridge that people on the street had to eat their way through it.
This is the summary of the tale.
The main idea of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “A Pot of Porridge” is that you need to be attentive, important information should be remembered very carefully. The girl's mother forgot how to stop the magic pot, and it made so much porridge that people could neither walk nor drive through.
The fairy tale “A Pot of Porridge” teaches you to be polite and friendly. A girl in the forest treated the old woman to berries, and she thanked her by giving her a magic pot.
In the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, I liked the main character, a girl who was polite to an unfamiliar old woman and she returned the favor with kindness and provided the family with a constant source of food. The girl quickly came to her mother’s aid when she forgot the magic words.
What proverbs fit the fairy tale “A Pot of Porridge”?
They pay for good with good.
Don't be hasty, be mindful.
Whatever anyone needs, he remembers.
Everything is good in moderation.
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Once upon a time there lived a girl. The girl went into the forest to pick berries and met an old woman there.
“Hello, girl,” the old woman told her. - Give me some berries, please.
“Here, grandma,” says the girl.
The old woman ate some berries and said:
“You gave me some berries, and I’ll give you something too.” Here's a pot for you. All you have to do is say:
"One two Three,
Cook the pot!”
and he will begin to cook delicious, sweet porridge.
And you tell him:
"One two Three,
Don't cook anymore!
- and he will stop cooking.
“Thank you, grandma,” the girl said, took the pot and went home to her mother.
The mother was delighted with this pot. And how can you not be happy? Without labor or hassle, delicious, sweet porridge is always ready for lunch.
One day a girl left the house somewhere, and her mother put the pot in front of her and said:
"One two Three,
Cook the pot!”
He started cooking. I cooked a lot of porridge. Mother ate and became full. And the pot cooks everything and cooks the porridge. How to stop him? It was necessary to say:
"One two Three,
Don't cook anymore!
- Yes, the mother forgot these words, and the girl was not at home. The pot cooks and cooks. The whole room is already full of porridge, there is porridge in the hallway, there is porridge on the porch, and there is porridge on the street, and he cooks and cooks everything.
The mother got scared and ran after the girl, so as not to get her across the road - the hot porridge was flowing like a river.
It’s good that the girl was not far from home. She saw what was happening on the street and ran home. Somehow she climbed onto the porch, opened the door and shouted:
"One two Three,
Don't cook anymore!
And the pot stopped cooking porridge.
And he cooked so much of it that anyone who had to travel from the village to the city had to eat his way through the porridge.
But no one complained. The porridge was very tasty and sweet.
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A Pot of Porridge is a magical fairy tale for children of all ages, written down by the Brothers Grimm. The plot is rooted in German folk art and tells the story of a kind and sympathetic, but very poor girl. In the fairy tale, she receives as a gift a wonderful pot that can cook delicious millet porridge from nothing, just by saying a spell. One day, the girl's mother simply forgets the words that stop the magic object. By the time the young owner of the cauldron returns home, the entire city is flooded with sweet porridge, and passers-by have to eat their way through.