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A ninety-two year old priest was venerated by everyone in town. When he appeared
on the streets people would bow low such was the man’s reputation for holiness. He
was also a member of the Rotary Club. Every time the Club met he would be there,
always on time and always seated at his favourite spot in a corner of the room
One day the priest disappeared. It was as if he vanished into thin air because,
search as they might, the townsfolk could find no trace of him. The following
month, however, wh
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An old rabbi was lying ill in bed and his disciples were holding a whispered
conversation at his bedside. They were extolling his unparalleled virtues.
“Not since the time of Solomon has there been one as wise as he,” said one of
them. “And his faith! It equals that of our father Abraham!” said another
“Surely his patience equals that of Job.” said a third. “Only in Moses can we find
someone who conversed as in intimately with God “ said a fourth.
The rabbi seemed restless. When the disciples ha
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Buddha’s disciple Subhuti suddenly discovered the richness and fecundity of
emptiness: the realisation that everything is impermanent, unsatisfactory and
empty of self. In this mood of divine emptiness he sat in bliss under a tree when
suddenly flowers began to fall all around him.
And the gods whispered, “We are enraptured by your sublime teachings on
emptiness.”
Subhuti replied, “But I haven’t uttered a word about emptiness.”
“True,” the gods replied. “You have not spoken of emptiness, we have
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Holiness, like greatness, is unself-conscious.
For thirty-five years Paul Cezanne lived in obscurity producing masterpieces that
he gave away to unsuspecting neighbours. So great was his love for his work that
he never gave a thought to achieving recognition nor did he suspect that some day
he would be looked upon as the father of modern painting.
He owes his fame to a Paris dealer who chanced upon some of his paintings, put
some of them together and presented the world of art with the first Cez
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There once lived a man so godly that even the angels rejoiced at the sight of him.
But, in spite of his great holiness, he had no notion that he was holy . He just
went about his humdrum tasks diffusing goodness the way flowers unselfconsciously
diffuse their fragrance and street-lamps their glow.
His holiness lay in this that he forgot each person’s past and looked at them as
they were now, and he looked beyond each person’s appearance to the very centre of
their being where they were innocent
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