Guest guest Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Something to remember when we want to give up. Just give it one more shot with all our might... Here is a story that I read on the web - my thanks to the unknown author. ------------------------- A man meets a guru in the road. The man asks the guru, "which way is success?" The bearded sage speaks not but points to a place off in the distance. The man, thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success, rushes off in the appropriate direction. Suddenly, there comes a loud "splat." Eventually, the man limps back, tattered and stunned, assuming he must have misinterpreted the message. He repeats his question to the guru, who again points silently in the same direction. The man obediently walks off once more. This time the splat is deafening, and when the man crawls back, he is bloody, broken, tattered, and irate. "I asked you which way is success," he screams at the guru. "I followed the direction you indicated. And all I got was splatted! No more of this pointing! Talk!" Only then does the guru speak, and what he says is this: "Success is that way. Just a little past splat." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 good one ... another way to think of it [realization and the spiritual process] is, as a life-long process ... it is not localized in time, exactly ... peace s , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Something to remember when we want to give up. Just give it one more > shot with all our might... > > Here is a story that I read on the web - my thanks to the unknown > author. > > ------------------------- > > > A man meets a guru in the road. The man asks the guru, "which way is > success?" > > The bearded sage speaks not but points to a place off in the > distance. > > The man, thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success, rushes > off in the appropriate direction. Suddenly, there comes a > loud "splat." Eventually, the man limps back, tattered and stunned, > assuming he must have misinterpreted the message. He repeats his > question to the guru, who again points silently in the same > direction. > > The man obediently walks off once more. This time the splat is > deafening, and when the man crawls back, he is bloody, broken, > tattered, and irate. "I asked you which way is success," he screams > at the guru. "I followed the direction you indicated. And all I got > was splatted! No more of this pointing! Talk!" > > Only then does the guru speak, and what he says is this: "Success is > that way. Just a little past splat." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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