When the student evolves his/her questions evolve

[Guest guest]

Swamiji had said sometime ago that he would know the stage of the

development of the student by the questions that they asked.

Personally I too find that my questions are very different when I

dont do sadhana (mostly speculation and i want PROOF that God

exists) vs when I do ( more of an inner trust and wanting to learn

how I should tune myself to the Divine) . Here is something I saw

on the web on questions and how they change when we do our practices.

 

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Once a monk Maulikyaputta asked the Buddha several metaphysical

questions - the nature of creation, the existence of God, and

the post-nirvana state. The Buddha declined to give answers just

then but promised to do so after one year on the condition that

Maulikyaputta should observe complete unbroken silence and simply

watch his thoughts as they passed through his mind.

 

Maulikyaputta agreed and spent one silent year just watching his

thoughts. At first his mind was like a humming beehive assailed by a

multitude of diverse thoughts. Gradually, these thoughts began to

subside and by year-end, the humming bees had vanished and he was

freed from the tyranny of thought processes. A year later the Buddha

called upon him and asked him to put forward his questions and he

would answer them. If Maulikyaputta did not ask, then why should the

Buddha answer and for what? He added that from his response it will

be known whether he had faithfully followed the condition of

absolute silence. Maulikyaputta came and bowing low before the

master said that he had no questions now as his mind was completely

at peace.

 

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