Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Dear all, A friend sent this to me via email today! I thought i will share it with you all! Here it is!!! The Buddha compared people to four kinds of clay vessels. One type of vessel has holes in the bottom. We can pour in as much water as we like and it runs right out. When this type of person hears the Dharma (spiritual truth), it goes in one ear and out the other. The second type of vessel has cracks. Though we pour in the Dharma, it seeps out slowly until the vessel is empty again. The third vessel is full to the brim with stale water--views and opinions. One can't pour anything new in, everything is already known. The only useful vessel is the fourth, without holes or cracks and totally empty. wow!!! (sunder-ji... actually, i was wondering where you were!! welcome back!! and thanx for the info ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Namaste "Adi Shakthi", thank you for sharing this message... the holes of the first two vessels maybe can be found Inside the last one ...?.... or if they are filled up with the emptyness of the last vessel...the holes disappear?.... ...(joking) with love Marc advaitin, "adi_shakthi16" <adi_shakthi16> wrote: > Dear all, > > A friend sent this to me via <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=email&v=56'>http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php?q=email&v=56">email</a> today! > > I thought i will share it with you all! > > Here it is!!! > > The Buddha compared <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php? q=people&v=56">people</a> to four kinds of clay vessels. > One type of vessel has holes in the bottom. > We can pour in as much <a href="http://www.ntsearch.com/search.php? q=water&v=56">water</a> as we like and it runs right out. > When this type of person hears the Dharma (spiritual truth), it goes > in one ear and out the other. > The second type of vessel has cracks. > Though we pour in the Dharma, it seeps out slowly until the vessel is > empty again. > The third vessel is full to the brim with stale water--views and > opinions. > One can't pour anything new in, everything is already known. > The only useful vessel is the fourth, without holes or cracks and > totally empty. > > wow!!! > > (sunder-ji... actually, i was wondering where you were!! welcome > back!! and thanx for the info ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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