story of a deranged sadhu

[Guest guest]

this is one of those tales god used to tell around the campfire.

 

it goes like this.

 

"this sadhu came to me and wanted to show me his powers. i said, ok.

straight away, the sadhu took out a knife and cut off his own right

hand and gave it to me.

 

tsk, tsk, i said. a triumph of will, but a defeat for common sense."

 

aah, such a story. when the will of mind unites with reality, what a

unity of power. until then, everything is upside down, no matter how

great we -- or others -- think we are.

 

signed,

 

a wandering sadhu, wandering [but not lost] in the concrete mazes of

wooded forests of the west.