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| Painting by Raja Ravi Varma |
Here is another Zen story that brought a smile to me. One of these days, I will "just know" these things in every moment ...
There was once a monk who would carry
a mirror
where ever he went. A priest noticed
this one day and thought to
himself,
"This monk must be so preoccupied with the way
he looks that he
has to carry that mirror all the time.
He should not worry about the
way he looks on the
outside, it's what's inside that counts."
So the
priest went up to the monk and asked,
"Why do you always carry that
mirror?" thinking
for sure this would prove his guilt.
The monk pulled
the mirror from his bag
and pointed it at the priest. Then he said,
"I
use it in times of trouble. I look into it and
it shows me the source
of my problems as well
as the solution to my problems."
Thank you for being here and joining me
in our awakening!
