Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 four monks were meditating in a monastery. all of a sudden the prayer flag on the roof started flapping. the younger monk came out of his meditation and said: 'flag is flapping' a more experienced monk said: 'wind is flapping' a third monk who had been there for more than 20 years said: 'mind is flapping.' the fourth monk who was the eldest, said,: 'mouths are flapping!' ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > four monks were meditating in a monastery. all of a sudden the prayer > > flag on the roof started flapping. the younger monk came out of his > > meditation and said: > > 'flag is flapping' > > a more experienced monk said: > > 'wind is flapping' > > > a third monk who had been there for more than 20 years said: > > 'mind is flapping.' > > the fourth monk who was the eldest, said,: > > 'mouths are flapping!' > > .b b.b. > and the tifth monk said nothing.... aware of the flappings in his own silence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Nisargadatta , " iietsa " <iietsa wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " > <Roberibus111@> wrote: > > > > four monks were meditating in a monastery. all of a sudden the > prayer > > > > flag on the roof started flapping. the younger monk came out of > his > > > > meditation and said: > > > > 'flag is flapping' > > > > a more experienced monk said: > > > > 'wind is flapping' > > > > > > a third monk who had been there for more than 20 years said: > > > > 'mind is flapping.' > > > > the fourth monk who was the eldest, said,: > > > > 'mouths are flapping!' > > > > .b b.b. > > > and the tifth monk said nothing.... > aware of the flappings in his own silence :-) and all was good. well not good...but not bad. ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2007 Report Share Posted June 2, 2007 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " iietsa " <iietsa@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " > > <Roberibus111@> wrote: > > > > > > four monks were meditating in a monastery. all of a sudden the > > prayer > > > > > > flag on the roof started flapping. the younger monk came out of > > his > > > > > > meditation and said: > > > > > > 'flag is flapping' > > > > > > a more experienced monk said: > > > > > > 'wind is flapping' > > > > > > > > > a third monk who had been there for more than 20 years said: > > > > > > 'mind is flapping.' > > > > > > the fourth monk who was the eldest, said,: > > > > > > 'mouths are flapping!' > > > > > > .b b.b. > > > > > and the tifth monk said nothing.... > > aware of the flappings in his own silence > > > :-) > > and all was good. > > well not good...but not bad. > > .b b.b. > how wonderful it is to just sit in ones own silence... and let what is ... be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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