Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Thus Spake The Lord Learn a lesson from the sea. Once Dakshinmurti set out on a journey around the world. One day, standing on a beach, he was listening in rapt attention to the Pranava - like roaring of the waves of the sea. Then, swept by the breeze, two pieces of straw fell into the sea. Wave after wave rose up and pushed the straw ashore. In the meantime, some withered leaves also fell into the sea. At once, they too were pushed to the shore by the rising waves. Dakshinamurthi's vision was not merely external. He could grasp the inner significance of events. Seeing the waves push away everything, he said to himself, "Oh! the waves have taught me a good lesson today" and regarded the sea as among his twentyfour preceptors. What is the significant lesson taught by the sea? The sea does not permit even one piece of straw to get into its water because such pieces may ultimately contaminate its form if permitted to accumulate. Though the ocean is vast and mighty, it did not permit even a speck of impurity to contaminate its nature. Although man is frail and small, he allows impurities to contaminate the lake of his heart. The lake of the mind must be the happy resort of the Soham principle playing happily there. Reference: Summer Showers in Brindavan, 1979, P. 32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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