Fwd: Bhagavan asked: Will not the trees be hurt? (corr.)

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ThePowerOfSilence , " MIchael Cape-Meadows "

<ramanatmosphere wrote:

 

 

" Listen well, O Chaste Lady! Worms, germs, maggots, or small life-

forms,

birds and insects should not be unnecessarily destroyed by the true

devotee, neither tender shoots, flowers, buds nor any manner of

fragile,

delicate things are to be plucked in anger. "

 

 

A paraphrase of verses 69-70 of Sri Bhagavan's rendering of the

Agama,

Devilkallottara.

 

 

ThePowerOfSilence , viorica w <viorica@> wrote:

>

> DOES IT NOT PAIN THE TREE ?

>

>

> One morning K. was cutting down the ripe coconuts

> from the trees while Bhagavan was returning from the

> cowshed (gosala). Bhagavan asked K. what rod he

> was using to pluck the coconuts, whether it had a

> bamboo bit attached to the end or an iron point.

> K. remarked that it was only an iron sickle.

>

> Bhagavan asked: " Will not the trees be hurt by the sharp

> iron ? Would not a rod with a bamboo bit at the end serve

> the purpose ? " And Bhagavan did not wait for a reply.

>

> K. went on with his work , nor did he change his instrument,

> but continued to use the iron sickle every morning.

>

> A week later , at the same time as on the previous occasion,

> while K. was cutting down the coconuts from the trees, one

> fell on his forehead and struck his nose very painfully.

> This news was reported to Bhagavan.

>

> While expressing pity for the man , Bhagavan also remarked:

> " Now he will know what it is to be hurt , and also how much

> his iron sickle must have hurt the uncomplaining trees. "

>

> How like is Bhagavan, who finds all nature pulsating

> with life and light!

>

> =========================

> taken from :

> AT THE FEET OF BHAGAVAN

> T.K. SUNDARESA IYER

> =========================

>

 

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