Sunday 20 September 2015

-- Two Monks --

Hogen of Seiryo monastery was about to lecture before dinner when he noticed that the bamboo screen lowered for meditation had not been rolled up. He pointed to it. Two monks arose from the audience and rolled it up.

Hogen, observing the physical moment, said: `The state of the first monk is good, not that of the other.'

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There is a branch of psychology called Behavioral Psychology. Your behavior, your action says what's going in your mind. One monk might have rolled the screen meditatively, while other might have done it very restlessly. The other monk must not be meditating regularly and seriously. Doing same action doesn't mean that both are on same spiritual level!

सजाये रहते हैं चेहरे पे जो हँसी की किरण 
न जाने रूह में कितने शगाफ रखते हैं !!!
Means
Those who are having smiles on their faces,
At times have many cracks in their heart!

Don't be a fake person. Don't just show off to the society that you are a great meditator. Be a meditator indeed.

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