Guest guest Posted May 6, 2002 Report Share Posted May 6, 2002 There was this whole bunch of Pumpkins in the garden of the Master. One day all the Pumpkins started fighting among themselves.So great was the quarrel that nearly the stage was reached where blood would flow, pumpkin blood. Hearing all the commotion the Master came out, saw the situation and said "You must Love each other". "How" asked the pumpkins. "We are pumpkins, we do not know all this love-shove" So the Master said 'OK, then meditate". Puzzled, the pumpkins had never meditated, they asked how that was to be done. "No problem" said the Master "See these Buddhist monks, meditating. Observe them and do exactly as them". The pumpkins looked and saw the shaved heads of the Buddhist monks, they in fact looked like pumpkins themselves. Not knowing what to do, they decided to follow suit. After all the Master had never asked them to do anything. The pumpkins got into the Buddha pose, closed their eyes and being innocent pumpkins, no dialectic thoughts running through them as disturbances, soon were lost in themselves. Soon there was such peace, such tranquillity, such depth of silence, that the pumpkins were astonished at what had happened. The Master came out, looked at the sea of tranquil pumpkins, then said " Now put your hands on your 7th chakra, the crown chakra". The pumpkins did that and lo behold they touched the branch connecting them to the tree. Following the gaze further, they saw it was the same tree. They all were connected to the same tree. They were in fact One pumpkin. "Now" said the Master "you know what Love is". ------------------------- >From sotozenbuddhism list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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