Guest guest Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 During a recent chat with Kaliananda, I shared this tale with her. She asked me to post it. And so.... : do you know the story of the sadhak and the genie? : there was a sadhak in a small village who had been very disciplined in his practices : he knew of a sadhu living in a small kutir outside their village : this sage was known to be able to give initiation that would provide sidhis to the recipients : the sadhak felt that he was ready to move to a new level and went to seek initiation from the sadhu : the sadhu welcomed him, told him that he could give him a practice, but must warn him... : if he did the practice a genie would appear and do his bidding : (that sounded pretty cool) : but! he must keep the genie engaged in tasks or the genie would turn on him : (hmmm) : the sadhak felt that he could give the genie lots of things to do : so he went home, did the practice that he had been given in initiation and ... : poof! the genie! : "what can I do for you?" : ahhh... how about a mango lassi? : "ok. here" - a lassi was given to him : he tasted it and it was really good! : the genie said, "now, what will you have me do?" : ok. a lovely feast : poof! instantly the genie spread a magnificent feast before him : the sadhak wanted to taste and enjoy the beautiful and sweet smelling repast, : but the genie asked for more to do : the sadhak then asked for musicians, and next, dancers : which were all manifested before him... quickly! : now he wanted to enjoy all this stuff : but the genie kept asking what he was to do : ... he thought, "I'll give him a really big task." : he asked for a huge palace : but that too was manifested about him quickly : so he told the genie that he just wanted to enjoy all that was now before him : the genie said that if he wasn't given something to do, then he would eat the sadhak : oh oh..... now he knew he was in trouble.. : so he got up ran out of the palace, out of the village & into the woods heading for the sadhu's hut : he got there with the genie right behind him : and asked the sage for help :" Ahhh. see. I told you." : "ok. here" : the sage pulled a curly hair from his long beard and handed it to the sadhak : "give this to the genie and ask him to straighten it" : so that is just what he did : the genie pulled it straight, but when he let go it curled again : so he kept pulling it to hold it straight. : the sage told him that whenever he wanted the genie to actually do something : then take back the hair and command him : when not needing the genie for a task, then give him the hair and ask him to straighten it : and that is the end of the tale, except for what it's about... do you know? : hmmm? : the genie is our mind : it can do anything we ask of it : but if we don't engage it, then it turns on us and eats us up : the curly hair is the mantram : it will keep the mind out of our way unless we have a task for it to do : [all done] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 As Mr. Burns would say, "Excelent!" Jayadeva wrote: > > > During a recent chat with Kaliananda, I shared this tale with her. > She asked me to post it. And so.... > > : do you know the story of the sadhak and the genie? > : there was a sadhak in a small village who had been very > disciplined in his practices > : he knew of a sadhu living in a small kutir outside their village > : this sage was known to be able to give initiation that would > provide sidhis to the recipients > : the sadhak felt that he was ready to move to a new level and went > to seek initiation from the sadhu > : the sadhu welcomed him, told him that he could give him a > practice, but must warn him... > : if he did the practice a genie would appear and do his bidding > : (that sounded pretty cool) > : but! he must keep the genie engaged in tasks or the genie would > turn on him > : (hmmm) > : the sadhak felt that he could give the genie lots of things to do > : so he went home, did the practice that he had been given in > initiation and ... > : poof! the genie! > : "what can I do for you?" > : ahhh... how about a mango lassi? > : "ok. here" - a lassi was given to him > : he tasted it and it was really good! > : the genie said, "now, what will you have me do?" > : ok. a lovely feast > : poof! instantly the genie spread a magnificent feast before him > : the sadhak wanted to taste and enjoy the beautiful and sweet > smelling repast, > : but the genie asked for more to do > : the sadhak then asked for musicians, and next, dancers > : which were all manifested before him... quickly! > : now he wanted to enjoy all this stuff > : but the genie kept asking what he was to do > : ... he thought, "I'll give him a really big task." > : he asked for a huge palace > : but that too was manifested about him quickly > : so he told the genie that he just wanted to enjoy all that was now > before him > : the genie said that if he wasn't given something to do, then he > would eat the sadhak > : oh oh..... now he knew he was in trouble.. > : so he got up ran out of the palace, out of the village & into the > woods heading for the sadhu's hut > : he got there with the genie right behind him > : and asked the sage for help > :" Ahhh. see. I told you." > : "ok. here" > : the sage pulled a curly hair from his long beard and handed it to > the sadhak > : "give this to the genie and ask him to straighten it" > : so that is just what he did > : the genie pulled it straight, but when he let go it curled again > : so he kept pulling it to hold it straight. > : the sage told him that whenever he wanted the genie to actually do > something > : then take back the hair and command him > : when not needing the genie for a task, then give him the hair and > ask him to straighten it > : and that is the end of the tale, except for what it's about... do > you know? > : hmmm? > : the genie is our mind > : it can do anything we ask of it > : but if we don't engage it, then it turns on us and eats us up > : the curly hair is the mantram > : it will keep the mind out of our way unless we have a task for it > to do > : [all done] > ------ > * Links* > > * > / > > * > > <?subject=Un> > > * Terms of > Service <>. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Dear Jayadeva, Thank you for posting that very interesting parable. It reminded me of one that I posted over a year ago and I would like to post it again as a reminder for us to keep at our sadhanas. My thanks to the Divine Life Society for the parable - it is titled - The boy and the candle. Jai Maa Nanda ======================================================= The father and his little son are sitting in a dark room. The son asks: "Father, I am afraid of this darkness. How can we remove it?" "Light the candle, son." The boy lights the candle. "Ah, now the darkness is gone, is it not Father?" "Yes, son," replies the father. The son blows out the candle. "Oh, it is again dark, father. I am afraid." "Light the candle, son." The boy lights the candle again. "Ah, now the darkness is gone." This way he lights and blows off the candle several times. Then the father tells him: "Son, so long as there is darkness, you should keep the candle burning. If you blow it off, the darkness will envelop you once again. But when the sun rises, you need the candle no more. Then you get light throughout the day from this supreme light of the universe." Similarly, the disciple approaches the Guru for instruction on Yoga and receives the Diksha. The disciple practises Sadhana for a little while and gets a little spiritual progress. Satisfied that he has attained the Supreme and conquered Maya, he stops the Sadhana. Darkness envelops him again! This goes on-"Yoga comes and goes"-till he learns to be steadfast in his Sadhana. Thus he keeps the darkness of Maya away till the Sun of Atma-Jnana arises in him. With the rise of the Sun of Supreme Wisdom, the darkness of ignorance vanishes for ever, and he basks in the sunshine of Sahaja Samadhi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 That is such a wonderful teaching story. Thank you. Dear Jayadeva, Thank you for posting that very interesting parable. It reminded me of one that I posted over a year ago and I would like to post it again as a reminder for us to keep at our sadhanas. My thanks to the Divine Life Society for the parable - it is titled - The boy and the candle. Jai Maa Nanda ======================================================= The father and his little son are sitting in a dark room. The son asks: "Father, I am afraid of this darkness. How can we remove it?" "Light the candle, son." The boy lights the candle. "Ah, now the darkness is gone, is it not Father?" "Yes, son," replies the father. The son blows out the candle. "Oh, it is again dark, father. I am afraid." "Light the candle, son." The boy lights the candle again. "Ah, now the darkness is gone." This way he lights and blows off the candle several times. Then the father tells him: "Son, so long as there is darkness, you should keep the candle burning. If you blow it off, the darkness will envelop you once again. But when the sun rises, you need the candle no more. Then you get light throughout the day from this supreme light of the universe." Similarly, the disciple approaches the Guru for instruction on Yoga and receives the Diksha. The disciple practises Sadhana for a little while and gets a little spiritual progress. Satisfied that he has attained the Supreme and conquered Maya, he stops the Sadhana. Darkness envelops him again! This goes on-"Yoga comes and goes"-till he learns to be steadfast in his Sadhana. Thus he keeps the darkness of Maya away till the Sun of Atma-Jnana arises in him. With the rise of the Sun of Supreme Wisdom, the darkness of ignorance vanishes for ever, and he basks in the sunshine of Sahaja Samadhi. / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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