THERE IS A SIMPLE STORY FROM ZEN MASTER AND SUFI LORE

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THERE IS A SIMPLE STORY FROM ZEN MASTER AND SUFI LORE. A pious and

philopsophical lady was fetching water from the well in two pots. As she was

doing this the two pots fell on the ground and broke into pieces. The water

spilt on the ground.

 

At this the lady started and dancing and signing. Everybody thought something

was wrong with her and that the two pots taht broke made her go mad. Then

somebody dared to ask, " Look here, the two pots broke and there is every reason

to feel bad about it. But why are you dancing?.

 

THIS ZEN MONK, the lady , said, " The two pots broke. That means for me this

pot, my body would break. My body which can be compared to a pot, would also

break. The water has started flowing in all directions. Till now, the water was

conditioned to being in the pot and was limited in the pot according to the size

of the pot.

 

Now it is flowing freely in all directions. As the pot of my body breaks, the

Supreme Self within me goes freely into the elements. The supreme being merges

with the cosmos I am happy, so I am dancing. " She had been carrying water

everyday. How it is that englightment

occured only at that moment? Things happen always like that. In a spiritual

experience there is no advance warring ot signal. There is no railway station,

bell or an annoucement.

 

Spiritual enlightment occurs suddenly, like what happened to " GURU NANIK " and

saint " KABIR " and to " TULDAS " To all of them spiritual enlightment happened at a

time when they were not aware. Hence, we see that waiting is a process where we

forget that we are waiting. We wait and forget that we are waiting. Once we

become aware that we are waiting, pain creeps in.

 

(Sharing with Sai Love)

Ram.Chugani.