Guest guest Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 p. 167 Seven crazy men were invited to festivities in a neighboring village. More than mildly intoxicated, they were staggering home toward their own village at night when it began to rain. So they settled down for the night under a large banyan tree. When they woke up the following morning, they rent the air with mourning and wailing. " What's the matter? " asked a passerby. " Last night we huddled together under this tree and fell asleep, sir, " said one of the crazy men. " On waking up this morning, we find our limbs all intertwined and we cannot distinguish the owners. " " Easily solved, " said the traveler. " Give me a pin. " He jabbed the pin sharply into the first leg he saw. " Ouch! " said one of the men. " There, " said the traveler to the man, " that leg is yours. " Then he pricked an arm. " Ouch! " said another, identifying himself as the owner of the arm. And so on, till the limbs were all disentangled and the crazy men went merrily back to their village none the worse for their experience. ============================================== When your heart responds instinctively to other people's joys and sorrows, you will know you have lost your self and attained the experience of your " one-body-ness " with the human race - and love has finally arrived. Anthony de Mello, S.J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Nisargadatta , " Era " <mi_nok wrote: > > p. 167 > > > Seven crazy men were invited to festivities in a neighboring > village. More than mildly intoxicated, they were staggering > home toward their own village at night when it began to rain. > > So they settled down for the night under a large banyan > tree. > > When they woke up the following morning, they rent the air > with mourning and wailing. " What's the matter? " asked a > passerby. > > " Last night we huddled together under this tree and fell > asleep, sir, " said one of the crazy men. " On waking up this > morning, we find our limbs all intertwined and we cannot > distinguish the owners. " > > " Easily solved, " said the traveler. " Give me a pin. " He > jabbed the pin sharply into the first leg he saw. " Ouch! " said > one of the men. " There, " said the traveler to the man, " that > leg is yours. " Then he pricked an arm. " Ouch! " said another, > identifying himself as the owner of the arm. And so on, till > the limbs were all disentangled and the crazy men went merrily > back to their village none the worse for their experience. > > ============================================== > > When your heart responds instinctively to other people's joys > and sorrows, you will know you have lost your self and attained > the experience of your " one-body-ness " with the human race - > and love has finally arrived. > > Anthony de Mello, S.J. due the the great length of time that has elapsed since first realizing that 'experience', it is only vaguely that i remember also being struck by the fact that it was also recognized that this dependence on 'experience' was in itself a blockage within and without THAT.. Whereby in the 'Truth' and 'Great Open' Observance Occurring did separate Itself. that arrival was momentous: the Advent of Arrivals the Advent of Accomplishments the Advent of Achievements. getting over all that... and myself... all Arrivals forgotten about.. finding this fishing person... forming in the swirling mist.. and yet even 'others' appear. laughing... and casting... and singing.. and lying with our best truths among friends... and then... somebody starting pricking everything with a pin called truth.. and burst the pretty balloon oops there goes another rubber tree plant. and then It's As It Was In the Beginning.. Is Now... And Ever Shall Be one body in christ or the baba (take a pick) finally arriving beyond needing arrivals, feeling totally indifferent re joy or sorrow.. but with great compassion (he heeee!) without an ouch in the world or his many Glorious limbs, the baba says bye...for now. :-) ..b b.b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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