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When Buddha entered the capital of King Pransanjit, the King in person came out to
him. He had been a friend of Buddha’s father and had heard of the lad’s
renunciation. So he attempted to persuade Buddha to give up his life as a
wandering beggar and return to the palace, thinking he was doing a service to his
old friend.
Buddha looked into the eyes of Prasanjit and said, “Answer me truthfully. For all
your outer merriment, has your kingdom brought you a single day of happiness?”
Prasanjit lowere
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The guru sat in meditation on the river bank when a disciple bent down to place
two enormous pearls at his feet, a token of reverence and devotion.
The guru opened his eyes, lifted one of the pearls and held it so carelessly that
it slipped out of his hand and rolled down the bank into the river.
The horrified disciple plunged in after it but, though he dived in again and again
till late evening, he had no luck.
Finally, all wet and exhausted, he roused the guru from his meditation: “You saw
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People have been known to make a rich life for themselves and others with very few
possessions.
There was a group of elderly gentlemen in Japan who would meet to exchange news
and drink tea. One of their diversions was to search for costly varieties of tea
and create new blends that would delight the palate.
When it was the turn of the oldest member of the group to entertain the others, he
served tea with the greatest ceremony, measuring out the leaves from a golden
container. Everyone had the h
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True philosopher that he was, Socrates believed that the wise person would
instinctively lead a frugal life. He himself would not even wear shoes; yet he
constantly fell under the spell of the marketplace and would go there often to
look at all the wares on display.
When one of his friends asked why, Socrates said, “I love to go there and discover
how many things I am perfectly happy without.”
Spirituality is not knowing what you want but understanding what you do not need.
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There was an old Zen Master called Nonoko who lived alone in a hut at the foot of
a mountain. One night while Nonoko was sitting in meditation a stranger broke into
the hut and, brandishing a sword, demanded Nonoko’s money. Nonoko did not
interrupt his meditation while he addressed the man: “All my money is in a bowl on
the shelf up there. Take all you need, but leave me five yen. I have to pay my
taxes, next week.”
The stranger emptied the bowl of all the money it held and threw five yen back
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Here is a story a Master told his disciples to show what damage a single trifling
attachment can do to those who have become rich in spiritual gifts:
A villager was once riding past a cave in a mountain at the precise moment when it
made one of its rare magical appearances to all who wished to enrich themselves
from its treasures. He marched into the cave and found whole mountains of jewels
and precious stones that he hurriedly stuffed into the saddlebags of his mule, for
he knew the legend acco
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And Buddha said:
“This land is mine, these sons are mine,”-such are the words of the fool who does
not understand that even he is not his.
You never really possess things,
You merely hold them for a while.
If you are unable to give them away you are held by them.
Whatever you treasure must be held in the hollow of your hand as water is held.
Clutch at it and it is gone.
Appropriate it to yourself and you soil it. Set it free and it is forever yours.
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The Indian mystic Ramakrishna used to say:
God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when he hears a physician say to a mother,
“Don’t be afraid, I shall cure the boy.” God says to himself, “I am planning to
take the life of the child and this man thinks he can save it!”
He also laughs when he sees two brothers divide their land by means of a boundary
line saying, “This side belongs to me and the other side to you.” He says to
himself, “The universe belongs to me and they claim to own portions of i
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